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ADAPTING MEDIEVAL TALES INTO TTRPG ADVENTURES

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WHO WE ARE

Maniculum: little hand, pointing finger; often found in manuscript marginalia

Hi! We’re Mac and Zoe, a professional medievalist and triple AAA game developer, and together, we use modern game design techniques to uncover the origins of your favorite tropes and adventures from medieval manuscripts. 

In each episode, we explore a new medieval manuscript, its connections to modern TTRPGs, and teach you how to adapt these tales into compelling campaigns and amazing adventures. Whether you’re looking to recreate the noble Arthurian tales or incorporate weird and wacky medieval monsters into your campaign, the Maniculum Podcast has you covered.

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HOSTS

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MAC BOYLE

Purdue University

Mac is a current PhD candidate at Purdue University, specializing in Medieval Studies. He’s been playing and designing TTRPGs since high school and has decades of experience adapting history to tabletop roleplaying games.

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ZOE FRANZNICK

Trinity College Dublin 
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Obsidian Entertainment

Zoe is a narrative designer at Obsidian Entertainment and was a primary writer for the studio’s medieval mystery game, Pentiment. She also holds a Master’s of Medieval Studies and has been writing and adapting history into stories for as long as she could hold a pencil.

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PARTNERS & COLLABORATERS

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PONTIFACTS PODCAST

Ranking the popes from Peter to Francis

A THOUSAND THOUSAND ISLANDS

A Southeast Asian inspired TTRPG

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