I was thinking most likely it might be like hypnagogia, seeing as they can dream while still being semiconscious? Or maybe it's like what's referred to as "trance" outside of DnD too (i.e. a state of dissociation, absorption and suggestibility, as induced by hypnosis ‒ then again, suggestibility doesn't seem like something an elf would/should necessarily experience while trancing)? Or some sort of drug-induced state (if so, which drug)? Or something I didn't even think of?
Wouldn't even be surprised if the sourcebooks don't mention anything on this, but still curious as to how you all think of it.
The essence of it is that its a set of mental excersises that allow the elves to relive some old memories and effectively "dream". Some elves still sleep like humans do and view dreams achieved through sleep as a way to get prohetic visions. Some elves, notably among the Drow, have lost their ability to enter a trance or reverie. Although most of this info is from past editions.
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I was thinking most likely it might be like hypnagogia, seeing as they can dream while still being semiconscious? Or maybe it's like what's referred to as "trance" outside of DnD too (i.e. a state of dissociation, absorption and suggestibility, as induced by hypnosis ‒ then again, suggestibility doesn't seem like something an elf would/should necessarily experience while trancing)? Or some sort of drug-induced state (if so, which drug)? Or something I didn't even think of?
Wouldn't even be surprised if the sourcebooks don't mention anything on this, but still curious as to how you all think of it.
There is a couple of brief wiki-articles about the trance, links here: https://realmofadventure.fandom.com/wiki/Reverie and here: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Reverie
The essence of it is that its a set of mental excersises that allow the elves to relive some old memories and effectively "dream". Some elves still sleep like humans do and view dreams achieved through sleep as a way to get prohetic visions. Some elves, notably among the Drow, have lost their ability to enter a trance or reverie. Although most of this info is from past editions.