Show overview
Games From Folktales has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 604 episodes, alongside 43 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 140 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 556th season.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 5 min and 17 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 16 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 82 episodes published. Published by Timothy Ferguson.
From the publisher
A podcast that mixes historical trivia and tabletop roleplaying settings.
Latest Episodes
View all 604 episodes565 - Alvearium
564 - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 3
563 - The Lady Witch by Lady Jane Francesca Wilde
Ep 562562 - On Love by Robert Herrick
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. A range of Ars Magica materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 561561 - The Valley of Spiders by HG Wells
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. A range of Ars Magica materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 559561 - Alpine Papyrus
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. A range of Ars Magica materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 560560 - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 2
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. A range of Ars Magica materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 669559 - Herrick - On Groves
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. A range of Ars Magica materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 558558 - A tropical horror
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. A range of Ars Magica materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 557557 - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1
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. A range of Ars Magic materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
556 - Uncle Abraham's Romance (Reloaded)
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. A range of Ars Magic materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 556556 - Uncle Abraham's Romance
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. A range of Ars Magic materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 555555 - Herrick - To The Genius of his house
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. A range of Ars Magic materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
554- Herrick - To His Lovely Mistresses
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. A range of Ars Magic materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 553553 - Mirrored Life
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. A range of Ars Magic materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 552552 - Mythic Cheshire - Woods 2
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. A range of Ars Magic materials based on the Games From Folktales podcast are available on Drivethru, Itch, and Patreon. Your support allows the podcast to continue and to makes advertisments unnecessary. If you're unable to support the podcast financially, please enjoy the Pay What You Want titles for free.
Ep 551551 - A dryad for the forlorn
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. The statistics for the creatures mentioned in this podcast are at https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/30-days-30-monsters-2025/176410/7 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
Ep 550550 - The erl-kings daughter
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. The statistics for the creatures mentioned in this podcast are at https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/30-days-30-monsters-2025/176410/7 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
Ep 549549 - Mythic Cheshire - Bonesless
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. The statistics for the creatures mentioned in this podcast are at https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/30-days-30-monsters-2025/176410/7 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
Ep 548548 - The Terror of Blue John Gap
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. The statistics for the creature in this podcast are at https://gamesfromfolktales.com/2025/11/01/the-terror-of-blue-john-gap-arthur-conan-doyle/ 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