Dream World

The ' is one of ' known sub-realms to the Entity's Realm in which  takes place.

Overview
The  is used exclusively by The, other Killers do not have access to it.

The  is on a different plane of existence to the Entity's Realm, marked by thick clouds of fog, a sky streaked with black and white, and everything being drained of colour.

The overall effect is similar to as if the Entity's Realm would be viewed through an old black-and-white television set, but with some tints of colour remaining.

Entering the Dream World
The Nightmare's mere presence in a Trial slowly lulls Survivors to sleep, a state called "micro sleep", indicated by a timer on top of their icons. Once the timer reaches ', Survivors are fully asleep, indicated by a cloud-overlay on their icon, and enter the '.

The Nightmare can force a Survivor to instantly enter the ' with a successful hit; additionally, his ' automatically force one or all Survivors to begin the Trial in the .

Dream World Effects
The Nightmare is fully visible to Survivors within the Dream World; however, The Heartbeat heard within his Terror Radius is replaced with a hummed lullaby. The lullaby is quieter than the Heartbeat and is omni-directional, making it impossible for Survivors to identify The Nightmare's position relative to them.

Survivors in the  will be affected by The Nightmare's Dream Traps: Dream Snares or Dream Pallets, depending on The Nightmare's Add-ons. They are also afflicted with the  Status Effect.

Many of The Nightmare's Add-ons further penalise Survivors in the , either by hindering them directly or by empowering the Killer.

Leaving the Dream World
To escape the Dream World, Survivors must awaken from their sleepwalking state. This can be accomplished in one of five ways:
 * Being woken up by an awake Survivor
 * Being put on a
 * Failing a or  Skill Check
 * Activating
 * Using the found around the Map

Once a Survivor wakes up, they return to the Overworld and their sleep timer is reset. If they wake up by using an, they gain ' of immunity to falling asleep, during which the Micro-Sleep timer is paused (indicated by a ' timer). The Sleep immunity also extends to getting hit by The Nightmare's Basic Attack.

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