History TabletopGame / DontRestYourHead

* NobleDemon: The Wax King may be trying to drown the city in wax, but he is very nice compared to the other faction leaders. This is to the point that there's some debate over whether he's actually a Nightmare at all -- some suggest his similarities to a Nightmare are superficial and he's actually one of the Awake -- certainly a remarkably old and powerful example, and a bit changed by his time in the Mad City, but certainly not a Nightmare.

While often compared to an extremely creepy ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'', the specifics of the game, particularly some of its Nightmares, are probably closer to a deranged version of ''ThePhantomTollbooth''. The author himself notes strong influences from and similarities to ''{{Neverwhere}}'' and ''DarkCity''.

* TheHiddenHour: the Thirteenth Hour, which exists only in the Mad City. For those in the City Slumbering, it seems that the Mad City has gone forward by an hour. For those in the Mad City, it has been an hour where [[OhCrap they couldn't escape back to reality]] [[ItGetsWorse and every Nightmare takes advantage of this.]]

* OneWingedAngel: Officer Tock is normally a medium-high difficulty opponent. I say ''normally'' because he has three situational modifiers that increase the difficulty of facing him. If all three modifiers are active simultaneously, Tock is tied with Mother When as the most powerful Nightmare in Mad City.

* TheHiddenHour: the Tirteenth Hour, which exists only in the Mad City. For those in the City Slumbering, it seems that the Mad City has gone forward by an hour. For those in the Mad City, it has been an hour where [[OhCrap they couldn't escape back to reality]] [[ItGetsWorse and every Nightmare takes advantage of this.]]

* ExtremeOmnivore: One of the perks of the Innards power from Don't Lost Your Mind is that you can live on ''anything'' small enough to swallow, regardless of how harmful it would be to anyone else.

** Somebody actually managed to [[HopeSpot pry a door open during it]]. That's when '''[[TheGrimReaper Mother When]]''' entered the mad city.

Don't Rest Your Head is a UrbanFantasy and Horror TabletopGame created by Fred Hicks and produced by Evil Hat Productions.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It is possible for one of the Awake to defeat their inner demons and external foes, accomplish their goals, and return to a normal life without the constant threat of death or worse than the Awake always face. '''Possible''' and '''easy''' are not the same thing, however -- and the Mad City is full of people that failed or gave up.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It is possible for one of the Awake to defeat their inner demons and external foes, accomplish their goals, and return to a normal life without the constant threat of death or worse than the Awake always face. '''Possible''' and '''easy''' are not the same thing, however -- and the Mad City is full of people that failed or gave up trying.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It is possible for one of the Awake to defeat their inner demons and external foes, accomplish their goals, and return to a normal life without the constant threat of death or worse than the Awake always face. '''Possible''' and '''easy''' are not the same thing, however.

** It's implied to be an actual defense against the Nightmare, making it an AchievementInIgnorance. Just not foolproof.

* BazaarOfTheBizarre: Welcome to the Bizarre Bazaar, where dreams and memories, as well as other oddities can be exchanged for goods and services! Strangely, while those at the Bazaar tend to be at truce, the gathering is illegal. Oh, and it only occurs at 13 o'clock, when the Mad City is at its most deadly.

* TheBlank: The Smothered Folk
* TheGrimReaper: Mother When is believed to be an incarnation of Death, released into the Mad City the one and only time that someone managed to open one of the doors during the 13th hour.
* TheHeartless: Nightmares tend to embody the worst aspects of humanity -- hatred, sleazy journalism, police brutality and incompetence, heartless psychology, gluttony and greed, etc.
* ToHellAndBack: The whole point of the Orpheus power from Don't Lose Your Mind.
* TyrannosaurusRex: The Dino power from Don't Lose Your Mind can summon it, and - should the summoned T-Rex eat you - become it.

While often compared to an extremely creepy ''AliceInWonderland'', the specifics of the game, particularly some of its Nightmares, are probably closer to a deranged version of ''ThePhantomTollbooth''. The author himself notes strong influences from and similarities to ''{{Neverwhere}}'' and ''DarkCity''.

* NobleDemon: The Wax King may be trying to drown the city in wax, but he is very nice compared to the other faction leaders. This is to the point that there's some debate in-universe over whether he's actually a Nightmare at all -- some suggest his similarities to a Nightmare are superficial and he's actually... something else.

** The aforementioned [[LampshadeHanging Bizzarre Bazaar]].

* HurricaneOfPuns: Every single Nightmare, and some things besides. Go ahead and laugh if you think the names are funny, because their description will wipe that smile from your face.

* SociopathicHero: The player characters can swing this way.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Every single Nightmare, and some things besides. I thought some names were funny. Then I read their description.

* HeroicSociopath: The player characters can swing this way.

* HurricaneOfPuns: Every single Nightmare. I thought some names were funny. Then I read their description.

* BazaarOfTheBizarre: Welcome to the Bizarre Bazaar, where dreams and memories, as well as other oddities can be exchanged for goods and services! Strangely, while those at the Bazaar tend to be at truce, the gathering is illegal, and therefore subject to raids by the terrifying Officer Tock. Worse, it only occurs at 13 o'clock, when the Mad City is at its most deadly.