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Jürgen Hubert

juergen_hubert@bookrastinating.com

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I write English-language books about German folklore. I primarily read books about folklore & mythology, history, and tabletop role-playing games.

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started reading Schlesische Sagen 3 - Zauber-, Wunder- und Schatzsagen by Richard Kühnau

Richard Kühnau: Schlesische Sagen 3 - Zauber-, Wunder- und Schatzsagen (1913, B.G. Teubner)

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!

started reading 2024 Player’s Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook) by F. Wesley Schneider

F. Wesley Schneider, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt, Ben Petrisor, Ray Winninger, Makenzie De Armas: 2024 Player’s Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook) (Hardcover, 2024, ‎ Wizards of the Coast) No rating

This new and improved Player’s Handbook is the ultimate guide for fifth edition D&D players. …

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?

wants to read Der Himalaya by Magnus Bartlett

Magnus Bartlett, Pushpesh Pant: Der Himalaya (1990, Ars Edition) No rating

I love finding travel books like this in a #LittleFreeLibrary . There's always a lot of good #ttrpg #worldbuilding material in them - if only I could find the time to read them...

wants to read Der Dreißigjährige Krieg: als Deutschland in Flammen stand by Christian Pantle

Christian Pantle: Der Dreißigjährige Krieg: als Deutschland in Flammen stand (2020, Ullstein) No rating

The Thirty Years' War was the most devastating #war in the history of Germany, and left a correspondingly large imprint in German #folklore .

One day I want to write a whole book about folk tales related to this war, but that is a low priority for now.

wants to read Witchcraft by Marion Gibson

Marion Gibson: Witchcraft (2024, Simon & Schuster, Limited) No rating

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...