Dream Core - RPG

Setting: "Hawaii, 1980"

The world looks like an old VHS tape recording. The image is low-resolution, the colors are slightly washed out, there's visual noise, small horizontal lines, and a soft glow. It all gives the impression of having been recorded by a family video camera during a vacation that never happened.

It's a stereotypical, idealized Hawaii. Palm trees swaying in a warm breeze, golden sand beaches, a turquoise ocean reflecting the sun, hotels with tropical architecture, motels along the coast, blue-tiled pools, parked convertibles, surfboards leaning against the walls, and pastel-colored neon signs.

The air is always warm and humid. You can hear the waves, the songs of tropical birds, the wind rustling through the palm fronds, and soothing music drifting from some unidentifiable source. Everything seems to move slowly, as if summer were endless.

The sky remains clear most of the time. During sunset, the horizon fills with shades of orange, pink, and purple that the camera can barely capture. At night, the lights of the hotels and neon signs illuminate the streets with a nostalgic glow.

There are no crowds. The beaches, buildings, and streets appear to have been prepared for tourists, yet they remain almost empty. There are forgotten towels, glasses of tropical drinks, floats in the pools, and open doors, as if everyone had left just a few minutes ago.

There is no sense of danger. Only a strange tranquility and a nostalgia difficult to explain, as if you were wandering through the blurry memory of a perfect vacation that belongs to someone else... or to a life you never lived.

Stage: Frutiger Aero – The Promised Future

The world exudes the technological optimism of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Everything is clean, bright, and perfectly maintained. The air is pure, the sky is always a deep blue with soft clouds, and sunlight streams in through enormous glass windows.

Nature and technology coexist in harmony. The lawn is perfectly manicured, the trees are green and healthy, the water is crystal clear and reflects the light with an almost unreal brilliance. Tropical fish, jellyfish, and bubbles float slowly through the air as if gravity didn't apply to them.

The buildings blend glass, white metal, and curved forms. There are fountains, indoor gardens, giant aquariums, luminous corridors, quiet airports, empty shopping malls, immaculate offices, and futuristic stations with no signs of abandonment.

The technology seems advanced but retains the aesthetics of the early 21st century: old CRT and LCD computers, transparent interfaces, bright buttons, colorful icons, screens with backgrounds of water, leaves or sky, relaxing ambient music and soft electronic sounds.

There is no pollution, trash, or decay. Everything looks newly built and perfectly maintained. Yet, there are almost never any people around. The scene conveys a sense of calm, nostalgia, and an idealized future that never came to be.

The atmosphere inspires tranquility, curiosity, and a slight melancholy, as if the world had been prepared for millions of people... but no one had ever arrived.

Setting: "2016"

Everything seems like a memory frozen in time. An American high school in 2016, empty, quiet, and bathed in a warm filter with purple and pink tones. During the day, the world appears as seen through an old camera with high saturation and a slight glow. At dusk and into the night, the colors become softer and more melancholic, like a happy memory slowly fading away.

The hallways are spotless. There are colorful lockers, posters for school clubs, forgotten backpacks, and the smell of a newly opened cafeteria. Everything conveys a healthy and carefree atmosphere, like when the biggest worry was finishing homework so you could play.

The cafeteria features cups filled with colorful frappes inspired by the Unicorn Frappuccino craze. Some desks have vintage iPhones, wired headphones, and magazines or notebooks decorated with stickers.

The computer lab still has old computers. A small group of kids is playing Roblox in its early stages: simple maps, basic graphics, and innocent games. There are also computers with Minecraft running. They completely ignore visitors; you can sit and play with them if you like, as if you've always been part of the group.

There is only one other person who really seems to notice your presence.

In a classroom sits a girl with a simple yet strikingly pretty appearance. She has brown hair with a few green streaks. She isn't perfect, and that's precisely what makes her feel real, like that childhood crush many remember. She always seems calm. If you ask her directly where they are or what's happening, she responds with strange, ambiguous, or dreamlike phrases. But if you simply decide to keep her company, walk with her, or talk to her without seeking answers, the atmosphere becomes warmer, the silence ceases to be awkward, and for a moment, everything seems exactly as it should be.

A liminal space with a Dreamcore aesthetic conveys a very particular feeling. It doesn't try to be directly frightening, but rather makes you feel like you're in a place that should be familiar... but something's off.

Some of the main vibes are:

Impossible nostalgia: It seems like a childhood memory, but you can't tell where it came from. It's like remembering a dream that never happened.

Absolute solitude: There are no people, animals, or clear signs of life. Only the place exists, and the person who walks through it.

Suspended time: There is no defined day or night. Clocks may be stopped or simply not exist. You feel as if time has stopped moving.

Eerie silence: It's not a normal silence; it's so profound that even your own footsteps seem alien.

Distorted familiarity: Schools, shopping malls, parks, hallways, swimming pools, or houses that seem normal but have strange proportions, disappearing exits, or rooms that shouldn't exist.

The logic of dreams: The rules of the world change without explanation. A door can always lead to a different place, a staircase can end where it began, or a window can show a different sky each time.

Soft but unreal colors: Pale yellows, muted blues, washed-out greens and warm lights create a calm atmosphere that, at the same time, feels uncomfortable.

Absence of visible danger: There are no monsters in sight. The unease stems from uncertainty, not from an obvious threat.

Feeling of being watched: You never see anyone, but the atmosphere makes you think that something knows you're there.

Melancholy and curiosity: Instead of wanting to escape immediately, the place invites you to keep exploring to discover what lies behind the next corridor, even knowing that you probably won't find answers.

The essence of Dreamcore is to make the player constantly doubt their own memory and perception. It doesn't aim to frighten with jump scares, but rather to evoke a mixture of peace and nostalgia.

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