Time in the Dreamlands

Time flows in strange ways in the Dreamlands. To investigators from the Waking World it may seem as if a great deal of time, months or even years, has passed since their last visit. Similarly, a great deal of time within the Dreamlands may pass within the span of one night. However, time will not always flow at a set rate; an investigator may enter the Dreamlands one night and spend a week within. He may return the next night to find that almost no time at all has passed since he last left. If he were to return again the next night he might find that many months had passed since his last visit, and he might stay many years. Although the investigator may age while in the Dreamlands, the effects of such aging will not extend into the Waking World and will vanish upon awakening. The keeper should make time within the Dreamlands flow to suit the needs of his own campaign.
For investigators who enter the Dreamlands physically, time will seem to pass at the same rate as in the Waking World, and will have the usual aging effects. For instance, someone who enters the Dreamlands physically for a few weeks will be gone from the Waking World for a few weeks; someone who enters the Dreamlands physically as a young man and stays for many years will be gone from the Waking World for many years and will return to it an old man.