Jürgen Hubert

I'll start my migration to another instance soon.

#Bluesky followers, please switch to:
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy

#Fediverse followers, you should migrate automatically - but just in case, my new account is @juergen_hubert@mementomori.social

See you on the other side!

German folk tale "Wood Women and Quergel". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

Have you checked all nearby tunnels and crevices for troublesome local spirits?

#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/where-wood-dwell-76591741

German folk tale "The Horse Skeleton". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

You know that the party was good when you regret waking up in the morning!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #witch @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/witch-parties-103158503

PSA: I will migrate my account this evening (CET). Fediverse followers ought to migrate automatically, if everything goes right.

#Bluesky followers should switch to @juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy instead.

Part 1 of German folk tale "The Possessed King’s Son". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

Part 2 of German folk tale "The Possessed King’s Son". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

From time to time, the Devil attempts to meddle in the affairs of kings.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/possessed-by-72446070

Schlesische Sagen 3 - Zauber-, Wunder- und Schatzsagen - bookrastinating.com Do you have a huge book backlog? Do you avoid doing things just to read? Do you read just to avoid doing things? Bookrastinating is here for you.

Long before #DnD was a gleam in Dave Arneson's eye, there were German folk tales of treasure hunters delving into ancient dungeons - and this book has dozens of such tales!

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Schlesische Sagen 2 - Elben-, Dämonen- und Teufelsagen - bookrastinating.com Do you have a huge book backlog? Do you avoid doing things just to read? Do you read just to avoid doing things? Bookrastinating is here for you.

Dodgy spirits from Silesian #folklore galore!

#Dragons , #dwarves , forest spirits, #nixies, mountain spirits, plague spirits, familiars, and many more! Now I just need to find the time to translate them...

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For those of you don't know, there is currently a #Kickstarter for #Pixelfed (an alternative to #Instagram ) and #Loops (a possible replacement for #TikTok ). And it looks like it will reach its funding goal on its very first day.

I was one of the first backers and pledged a significant amount […]

German folk tale "The Siege of Rogätz". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

Magic can turn the tide of a battle.

As long as nobody else figures out what you are doing, that is!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/protection-in-62185923

2024 Player’s Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook) - bookrastinating.com <p>This new and improved Player’s Handbook is the ultimate guide for fifth edition D&amp;D players. Play your way with optimized rules for character creation and advancement, exploration, combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Create fantastic heroes from an expanded selection of character origins, classes, and subclasses, revised and balanced for maximum fun.</p>

Since my #ttrpg group voted for another #DnD campaign, I suppose this purchase was inevitable.

What are people's practical experiences with this edition, compared to the previous one?

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Wir suchen für meine Abteilung einen Projektleiterfür den Standort #Oldenburg ! Wir entwickeln Leittechnik für Stadtwerke - die zentrale Steuersoftware für Strom-, Gas-, Wasser- und Fernwärme-Netzwerke.

Wenn ihr schon immer mal wissen wolltet, wie unsere Versorgungsnetze funktionieren, dann […]

Unlike many others, I have decided _not_ to leave #Facebook for the time being...

...because I want to tell the people back there about the #Fediverse . Seriously, there are plenty of people who haven't even heard of Mastodon, Pixelfed, and all the others, and are receptive to the idea. And […]

German folk tale "The Devil’s Stone near Königshain". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

Altars to the Devil can be found in remote parts of the German countryside.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devils-stones-2-66710527

The "Thank You" screen for my $500 CAN pledge to the Pixelfed & Loops Kickstarter.

I've decided to go all in.

#Pixelfed #Loops #Kickstarter #Fediverse

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks

If you work with a database and are asked to alter the table structure to comply in advance for citizenship or gender categorizations it's really important to NOT do it.

"The governor is concerned about all this stuff they want us to update our record keeping so we store both gender AND […]

The web interface of Bluesky, showing a search for #folklore . This generated the error message: "Oops! Something went wrong!"

Is it just me, or is hashtag search over at #Bluesky currently broken?

Or do you have to be logged in to search? I don't have an account but am connected via #bridgyfed .

Swiss folk tale "The Dance of the Dead". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

In the dead of winter, ghosts inhabit the high alps.

#Switzerland #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @switzerland @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-next-door-52009022

@tom @BeAware

...huh. I had not heard of #postmarks before, but I _had_ been looking for a #Fediverse alternative to Linktree. Maybe this will do.

A Bluesky feed showing an entry from Bookwyrm - to be specific, the book "Witchcraft - A History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibson, and my thoughts on it: "I got this book at the _Germanische Nationalmuseum_ in Nuremberg. While my own book on German folk tales about #witchcraft is still some years away, it can't hurt to collect some research material first..."

Well, it looks like #Bookwyrm works with #bridgyfed just fine!

Does anyone have any experiences with successfully connecting #Fediverse apps with Brid.gy _other_ than #Mastodon and Bookwyrm? I tried but failed to connect my #Pixelfed account earlier, so I […]

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Witchcraft - bookrastinating.com Do you have a huge book backlog? Do you avoid doing things just to read? Do you read just to avoid doing things? Bookrastinating is here for you.

I got this book at the _Germanische Nationalmuseum_ in Nuremberg.

While my own book on German folk tales about #witchcraft is still some years away, it can't hurt to collect some research material first...

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@bedirthan @Tim_Eagon

Added!

German folk tale "The Howling Mother". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

A terrifying specter haunts the mining town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

#Germany #ClausthalZellerfeld #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tales-of-69821962

A question to my #ttrpg peers:

I have been trying to find an overview of which RPG products have been released under the #ORC license, but without success. Can you suggest additions to this list (or add them directly)? […]

Which Android app for #lemmy do people generally recommend around here?

#FediHelp

Yes, I am now on #lemmy , too - mostly for the #ttrpg discussion:

@juergen_hubert@ttrpg.network

Question? Is there a way of finding the list of moderated servers in a #Pixelfed instance?

I am trying to connect my @juergen_hubert@pixelfed.de account with brid.gy and I can't find brig.gy with the search function.

#FediHelp

There are so many tales about miraculously recovered church bells in German #folklore that I suspect some of them might be a cover for:

"Nope, we certainly did not buy these fancy bells slightly used from these dodgy merchants who probably nicked them from a church a few provinces away!"

The cover illustration for "Power Behind the Throne". A noble in front of a wooden throne with a wolf's pelt is apparently dying of something, while assorted dubious people are either witnessing this or rushing in.

In other news, in our #WFRP campaign we have just entered Middenheim and the "Power behind the Throne" adventure.

Our elven wizard is a bit miffed that she had to pay 17.2 gold pieces for the privilege of entering the city. But my ex-Cavalryman/ […]

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German folk tale "The Mages of the Steineberg Ley". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

The mysterious mages of the Steineberg Lay took care never to drink other people's milk - nor did they allow others access to their own milk.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic @germany @folklore

https://www.patreon.com/posts/warding-against-62144150

1/20. Do you feel the Covid pandemic has affected your writing or stories? If so, how?

Well, I did decide that translating the dozens of tales of plague spirits from German folklore could wait for another day.

But maybe it's time to revisit them soon. It's shaping up to be that kind of year...