The Tales of Old
The Tales of Old is a Fabric decoration mod that fills a world with written books and chiseled bookshelves that carry lore from an ancient civilisation.
What it does
The mod adds books and bookshelves with written text, so that structures and rooms look as though people have lived in them and left writings behind. Chiseled bookshelves are added as new blocks for displaying these books. The stories told in the books relate the downfall of a great civilisation, and a player can read them while exploring the world.
The mod is server-side only, so players join a server running it without installing anything. Fabric API is required and must be installed on the server next to The Tales of Old. Files are published for Fabric alone, for 1.19.3 and 1.19.4, with 1.0.0 for 1.19.4 as the latest file. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Lore-filled books
Books with written stories are placed in the world, adding a sense of history to structures and rooms.
Chiseled bookshelves
New chiseled bookshelf blocks give builders a place to display the books.
Story of a fallen civilisation
The written stories follow the downfall of a great civilisation, so a player can piece the history together through the world.
Excluded book types
Some kinds of books are left out on purpose, because the author judged that they do not fit the setting.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Exploring ruins
Players who move through old structures can read the books left there and learn more of the story.
Building lived-in spaces
Builders can use the bookshelves and books to furnish libraries and homes that look used.
Who it’s for: Players who want more lore in a survival or adventure world, and builders who furnish rooms with books. Server owners can add the mod without requiring it on clients.
How it compares
Chiseled Bricks is a Fabric mod for 1.19.4 that is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it runs on client and server. Extended bookshelves is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, covers 1.17.1 – 1.18.2, and also runs on client and server. The Tales of Old is server-side only and open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tales of Old | Fabric | 1.19.3 – 1.19.4 | Server-side only | 2023-05-01 |
| Chiseled Bricks | Fabric | 1.19.4 | Client and server | 2024-01-09 |
| Extended bookshelves | Fabric | 1.17.1 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2022-05-10 |
Questions
Does The Tales of Old need Fabric API?
Do players need to install The Tales of Old?
Is there a Forge version of The Tales of Old?
In the catalog
The Tales of Old is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 9,374 mods support Minecraft 1.19.4.
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What the author says
Minecraft is a lot more Lore-filled than one might think. Enjoy the stories of an Ancient World presented in this Mod. The Mod features an Interpretation of the Lore based on the Games. It actively excludes the books from the consideration, as they include some questionable decisions that don't seem to be reflected…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-tales-of-old
- Owner
- SelfindulgentNonsense
- Published
- 2023-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-05-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15