Veritable Tales: An Illuminated Manuscript Party RPG

Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm is a party roleplaying game set in an alternate, interconnected medieval period. Create an illuminated manuscript as you play medieval minigames!

• 20+ medieval themed minigames, one approachable roleplaying game
• For 2-12+ players
• One-shot or campaign play
• Individual minigames take 10 minutes to 1 hour
• Every minigame generates an entry for The Veritable Tales, the annals of your realm, a document which acts as a save state and article of play
• Minigames vary in complexity, player numbers and materials required (indicated by a handy index), but are all set into a beautiful Flemish-inspired frame (like the pillar above) and accompanied by myriad marginalia!
• Minigames such as: 'A new monarch is Crowned' / 'The monarch has Fortunes Told' / 'The scribes doodle Marginalia'/ 'The Great Hunt begins' / 'The court makes Sport of the Fool' / 'The people speak Plague Obituaries' and more!

$8AUD: PDF only - "Folly of the Digital Kind"

Includes a digital copy of the game, Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm. Fulfilled via emailed itch.io download link. Packed with beautiful illustrations by Tallulah and 20+ roleplaying minigames!

$16AUD: A5 Printed Zine - "Folly of the Physical Kind"

A stapled A5 zine, decked with resplendent colour illumination by Tallulah. Lovingly delivered by envelope. Also includes a digital copy.

$100AUD: Print Zine with Custom Marginalia - "Folly of a Most Extraordinary Nature"

A stapled A5 zine, decked with resplendent colour illumination by Tallulah. You also receive your choice of custom marginalia, with the original illustration by Tallulah included along with your mailed zine. A pet, favourite cryptid or animal familiar would make for a great choice!

+ Plus previous year's zines are available as add-ons!

Pidj Sorensen is a game designer and long-time Zine Quest participant. She made her first zine, The Sun's Ransom, for ZineQuest 3. Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm will be her seventh kickstarted zine(!). She reads widely and enjoys mythology and pinballs and bush walks and Korean dramas. She lives and works on Whadjuk Noongar country in Western Australia.

Tallulah Cunningham has been creating illuminated manuscripts, marginalia, and medieval monsters for the Society of Creative Anachronism and private collections for nearly two decades now.  When not happily falling down manuscript archive rabbit holes she creates fantasy and scientific illustrations for indie authors, TTRPG publications, and wildlife conservation organisations. Tallulah is a freelance illustrator living on Awabakal lands in Newcastle Australia. This is her second collaboration with Pidj, the other of which resulted in being a cowinner for best artwork at the Australian Role Play Industry Awards (ARPIA) in 2025.