A Squire's Tale

A Squire's Tale is a 150,000-word, text-based interactive fantasy novel in which your choices shape the story. You play a squire whose Lady is sent on a secret mission to rescue the abducted prince of England. Saving the heir could earn you knighthood, but your search leads to a magical market in the middle of nowhere, where your loyalties and your Lady are put to the test.

The quest

As you hunt for clues and gather allies, you decide whether to join the faeries or deny their existence, travel farther from court or try to explain the impossibilities around you. The story explores the truth behind the prince's disappearance and long-hidden family secrets. You can play as a male, female or nonbinary squire.

Knightly arts and trials

You can master music, combat, riding, falconry, archery and chivalry. Compete in tournaments for glory, duel after dark, and use rhyming insults against your enemies. You can also solve faerie riddles to earn future boons, and your degree of belief shapes the wonders you encounter.

Characters and places

You can romance a faerie, a squire, an alchemist, a dancer or your own Lady. The quest also takes you to a fourteenth-century abbey, where you can ally with its prioress.