The Memory World
T
he world you enter is a dream-like place.
It is a recreation of the past, but in a way
the host experienced it. Some details will be
different, others might be missing entirely.
The most jarring are the memory people.
They lack soul and feel hollow. If a host knew
them, you might be able to have a relatively
normal conversation. Strangers, however will
have a single line of dialogue in them at best.
Y ou are an outsider in this world, know
its rules before going any further:
•  When you enter a memory world, roll a
d6 for each dose of Umarlak you used to get
there. The sum of those dice is the group's
Bond value.
•  Any time you change how the memory
plays out (player makes a standard roll while
in the memory world), the Bond weakens.
Substract d6 points from its value.
•  If Bond drops to 0 or below, all PCs wake
up in the real world, vomiting aggressively.
V damp in a sealed container to last longer.
enturing away from where the host is
in the memory world is stepping into
the unknown. The Beyond is a weird and
incomplete place, strange things live and
happen there. Curiously, those elements
tend to repeat across hosts, leading me to
believe that the Beyond is single dimension
hosting memories of all the dead. Explore the
mysteries of the Beyond at your own peril.
E ating Umarlaks is not advised, however
doing so has some peculiar effects. Once
ingested you will begin to look and smell like
a fresh corpse. You are still able to move and
speak, but at a disadvantage from feeling quite
dizzy and sick. Nevertheless, if you were to
stay still anyone would think you were dead.
Animals and other such creatures will treat
you as dead, even if you’re out and about. The
effect will wear off after some rest
and the smell after a good bath.
Dead
You found my secret
message! Reach out to
me and, if you want, I
will mail you a signed
and numbered copy of
this pamphlet printed
Memories
on some nice paper. In
return I only ask you
to not tell others how
to find this message.
Cultivating Umarlaks and other mysteries
C ut the mushroom into small pieces and mix
it into a paste with water and ash. Keep it
S
Methods & advice concerning exploration of
memory worlds and the things beyond them.
ome say that the last image before death can
T o grow more mushrooms, apply he paste
to a fresh corpse and leave in a damp
place overnight. The following morning small
mushrooms will appear on the host’s body,
be seen in the corpse’s eyes. This might be
true, but I have found a better way to explore the
memories of the dead. I have traveled to those
thought worlds. I have talked with their ghosts
and studied what lies beyond. But, I am getting too
pulsating slightly as they drain its fluids. This is old and too afraid. So, I am sharing my knowledge
enough for a d6 doses for passage to the corpse’s in hopes that others will be able to decipher it and
memories. Leaving the paste on will produce d6 continue what I started.
more mushrooms over the course of a week, but
A system agnostic mini module for fantastical roleplaying games.
doing so will turn the corpse into nothing more Made with public domain artwork & imagination by Fred Bednarski
than skin and bones. DreamJam 2019

The Fungal Passage
T here are many ways of experiencing
the memories of the dead, but using
the Umarlak fungi is the safest, quickest,
and the least disgusting method I found.
U marlak, known as Mourning Cap by the
common folk, is a mushroom growing
exclusively on bodies of the recently deceased.
It bears a pale purple cap that sits on a long,
narrow milky stalk. When dried and burned, it
produces sweet purple smoke. Inhale enough
of it and you will go into a deep and uneasy
trance, sweating, drooling and unable to
respond to any stimuli - even harmful ones.
A
ll inhaling the same smoke will find
themselves transported together to a
“memory world” playing out the last living
hours of the host on which the burned
Umarlak sprouted from. You can explore
this place just like the physical world, but
once the host dies in the memory world, the
trance ends. You will wake up in the real
world, where only minutes have passed.
The Beyond
Host’s Deep Memories
Host’s Last Hours
Faceless Monk’s Exile
Porcelain Court
Gardens of Ynn
l
Restless Web of Thorns
S a d6. Add +1 if you’re travelling between
Impressions:
1. A sudden feeling of falling and nausea.
2. Strange stonework from an unknow era.
3. The knowledge you are being watched.
4. Massive iron door leading into nothingness.
5. Enormous flock of ravens blackening the sky.
6. Eerie silence lasting uncomfortably long.
7. A path of sigils embedded into the ground.
8. Incomplete houses, fused at wrong angles.
9. Giant skull, shriveled but still slightly warm.
10. Bloated trees, crawling with slender maggots.
11. A void mass, silently blocking your passage.
12. Shapeless creatures falling from the sky.
13. A skinless man, observing you from afar.
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First Hollow Keep
Lingering Iron Husk
Sinking Vermillion Flats
Advice: b
T
ime and space is convoluted under those
twilight skies. Exploring this land is no easy
task. Maps make little sense in a world stuck in
constant flux. Even your senses can deceive you.
W
hen you trek through the Beyond, roll
landmarks. You may spend Bond 1-to-1 to add to
this roll. On 6+ choose 2, on 3-5 choose 1:
• You end up where you expected.
? • You avoid hostilities
• You meet a friendly being, discover a new
B
landmark or learn a useful secret.
eware of Hollow Men, they are mindless,
restless and agressive. Raven-folk can be
bargained with, they know many secrets. The
Living Void comes in all shapes and sizes and
can follow you back to the real world. The
Skinless One is not to be trusted!
A sk leading questions to uncover the many
mysteries this place holds. Good Luck!