A formally informal invitation to explore the magical margins of the world of Fable
In a world where sentient staircases argue with their architects, pastry betrayals are a weekly occurrence, and the constellations have an opinion about your haircut, one fox has taken it upon himself to document the absurd, the arcane, and the alarmingly underreported.
His name is Faust.
He is, by his own reckoning:
- Archivist to Dr. Anton Sable
- Fox
- Perpetually overcaffeinated
- And author of a delightful newsletter called Mr. Faust’s Footnotes
You may now begin wondering why you haven’t subscribed already. Let’s fix that:
👉 Read and subscribe at faustffox.substack.com
But if you’re the sort who needs a formal introduction—and truly, Faust would expect nothing less—allow us to explain why this dispatch deserves a home in your inbox.
📜 What Is Mr. Faust’s Footnotes?
It’s difficult to describe with precision (Faust himself might object to precision on principle), but let’s say this:
Mr. Faust’s Footnotes is a charmingly erratic, erudite, and enchantingly off-kilter newsletter documenting the curiosities, catastrophes, and conversational furniture of the fantasy world of Fable.
Each entry contains:
- Firsthand reports on magical phenomena, artifacts with moods, and unfortunate public signage
- Lexical insights for those who enjoy their vocabulary strange, sharp, and situationally useful
- Warnings and advisories for travelers, mages, and those considering opening suspicious doors
- Tea-fueled ramblings that teeter between academia and storytelling (with occasional fox-based bias)
It is, in short, a delight.
🔮 What You’ll Find Inside the Archive
🏚 Animate Architecture Reports
“Your home may not mean to rearrange itself while you’re sleeping, but it most certainly does.”
Faust has a particular talent for documenting sentient spaces and emotionally volatile furniture. Ever wanted to know how to escape a melancholic hallway? This is the newsletter for you.
📖 Glossaries of Tactical Vocabulary
Learn such essential terms as:
- Stairborne: When something falls down the stairs in an accusatory way
- Glintchronic: Objects that behave badly under moonlight
- Toastmantic: Divination by burnt breakfast
You may not need these words now, but you will—likely at the exact moment it’s already too late.
☕ Magical Etiquette (and Mild Scandals)
Faust is nothing if not a creature of formal habits. Expect tea recommendations, passive-aggressive academic notes, and commentary on the subtle social rules of enchanted societies.
For example: Never interrupt a ritual circle to correct its grammar. You’ll be hexed and also technically correct—neither of which is socially redeemable.
🌍 A Window into the World of Fable
If you’ve spent time in the realm of Fable (or merely wished you had), this newsletter is your field guide to the surreal.
The dispatches cover:
- The coastal gloom of Harm’s Way
- The bureaucratic arcana of the Commonwealth
- Forests that breathe back
- Inns that move their own furniture
- Gods that nap
- And, frequently, pastries with both agency and grudges
And if none of that sounds familiar?
Well. Now is a perfect time to get acquainted.
🤝 Who Should Subscribe?
- 🧙 Game Masters looking for strange magic, flavorful prompts, or inspiration for enchanted worldbuilding
- 📚 Fantasy writers seeking odd details, linguistic invention, and cozy-chaotic charm
- 🦊 Lovers of talking animals who prefer their critters snarky, scholarly, and slightly judgmental
- 🪄 Readers who like their whimsy laced with danger, dusted with cinnamon, and cross-referenced by footnote
📬 When to Expect It
Mr. Faust is committed to weekly dispatches, although he freely admits that time sometimes behaves unpredictably around cursed manuscripts.
You may receive more than one post in a week if fate misbehaves (and it often does).
Entries are typically short enough to enjoy over tea, but rich enough to spark stories, smiles, or mild existential dread.
🧂 Read Wisely. Pack Salt.
As Faust himself would say, the footnotes aren’t frivolous—they’re preventative documentation.
They exist to warn you about:
- Constellations with opinions
- Envelopes that open themselves
- Proverbial phrases with literal side effects
They also contain just enough style to make you question whether you’re learning anything or simply being politely enchanted.
The answer is both.
🦊 Final Verdict: Worth the Subscription? Absolutely.
Mr. Faust’s Footnotes is that rare kind of fantasy writing—cozy but weird, clever but never cold, rich with lore but never dense.
Whether you’re deep in worldbuilding, curled up with tea, or just in need of a clever sentence that involves both pastry politics and dimensional physics, Faust is your fox.
So go on.
Subscribe. Read a few issues. Smile.
Then worry about why your hallway suddenly leads to the cellar again.
👉 Join the archive at faustffox.substack.com
Welcome to the footnotes. Mind the margins.
And, as always: Pack salt.