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A podcast that mixes historical trivia and tabletop roleplaying settings.

Timothy Ferguson


    • Jun 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 566 EPISODES


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    528 - Two merfolk variants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 13:11


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Drivethru, Patreon and itch.io. https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520248/Mythic-Europe-Magazine-Issue-One?affiliate_id=1776916

    537 - Mythic Cheshire - The Wehr-wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 10:00


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Drivethru, Patreon and itch.io. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520248/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one?affiliate_id=1776916 https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one

    527 - The Monster by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 3:42


    "Faeries stole Bridget" by Caprice, refered to in the episode, is at https://youtu.be/0N837i5PUVA?si=2oeediOduL98dC2a The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Drivethru, Patreon and itch.io. https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520248/Mythic-Europe-Magazine-Issue-One?affiliate_id=1776916

    525 - Annual report

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 9:35


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Drivethru, Patreon and itch.io. https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520248/Mythic-Europe-Magazine-Issue-One?affiliate_id=1776916

    525 - Mythic Cheshire - Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 10:45


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Drivethru, Patreon and itch.io. https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520248/Mythic-Europe-Magazine-Issue-One?affiliate_id=1776916

    526 - Mythic Cheshire - Lord Lovel's Fate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 10:10


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Drivethru, Patreon and itch.io. https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520248/Mythic-Europe-Magazine-Issue-One?affiliate_id=1776916  

    538 - A stinking demon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 15:36


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Drivethru, Patreon and itch.io. https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520248/Mythic-Europe-Magazine-Issue-One?affiliate_id=1776916  

    534 - Advice to commercial Ars Magica authors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 5:52


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Mythic Europe Magazine is now available from Patreon and itch.io. https://www.patreon.com/c/timothyferguson/shop https://timothy-ferguson.itch.io/mythic-europe-magazine-issue-one   Drivethrurpg link to follow once their human-mediated approval system ensures its quality.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.

    518 - Hart's-leap well by William Wordsworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 9:59


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.

    517 - Demonic Justinian by Procopius

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 9:01


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.

    520 - Nesbit's Book of Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 28:33


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.

    523 - Man-size in marble by Edith Nesbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 35:42


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.

    519 - Sir Gualter and his lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 4:29


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast. 

    516 - Fair Ellen of Radcliffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 5:12


    he Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast. 

    515 - Heather Ale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 6:57


    Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled fantasy settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast. 

    514 - A note on the witches of Lancashire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 3:04


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast. 

    513 - Personal Vis Sources By Tom Nowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 6:13


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast. Today's guest author, Tom Nowell, is a presenter on the Arcane Connection podcast and his article has been provided by Mythic Europe Magazine.

    512 - The Wolf-woman by Grace Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 55:47


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated. Read More  

    511 - Unfinished Race by Ambrose Bierce

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 3:09


    Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    508 - Flowers of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 13:13


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    510 - Mythic Europe Magazine Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 3:34


    509 - Gibbet Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 24:51


    Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    507 - Sorcery of Aphlar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 6:06


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    504 - The Chant of the Gravedigger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 1:55


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    506 - Venice -The Invisible Grandfather

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 4:41


    Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    505 - Wood Magic by John Buchan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 2:25


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    503 - Ebony and Ash

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 4:54


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    496 - King Laurin's Rose Garden (reload)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 4:32


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    501 - Venice - Glass and Theriac

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 15:25


    Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    499 - The Riddle by Walter de la Mare

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 12:10


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    498 - The Lovelorn Cuttlefish

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 3:59


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    502 - Goethe - The King of Thule

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 8:55


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    495 - Wonderful London's Late Night Satanist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 4:07


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    497 - Goethe - The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 13:04


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    500 - Mythic Venice Player Chapter Ashcan Audio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 55:19


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    494 - Witch Stories - the bear and the plank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 12:46


    Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    492 - Goethe - Erl King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 13:37


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    492 - Venice - A revener on the lagoons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 6:07


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    491 - The Cranes of Ibycus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 13:21


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    490 - Witch stories - Ghost and Succubus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 10:38


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    489 - Goethe - The Bride of Corinth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 14:38


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    488 - The Gold Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 14:23


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    487 - Venice Zero Point One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 4:59


    487 - Angela Black - Divine Methods and Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 6:28


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    485 - Witch Stories - Historical Witch Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 24:47


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    486 - The Awful Bugaboo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 2:23


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    485 - Annual report 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 6:35


    Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.  

    484 - The Sandman by E T A Hoffmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 98:23


    The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

    482 - The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter by Padraic Colum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 32:52


    478 - Mice by Gerald Bullett

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 1:49


    483 - The Geebung Polo Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 4:52


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