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• Post #4494429

  I wonder if a "folk tale collection" for #dnd / #pathfinder would sell. I.e. a collection of "folk tales" set in a fantasy world which would revolve around assorted supernatural creatures or phenomena that appear in such a setting.

• Post #4494377

  RE: https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert/117069979654280964 Als Ergänzung: Die #ERA5 -Daten sind über eine #API erreichbar, und in unserer lokalen AG Klimaschutz hat auch jemand Skripte zum Auslesen entwickelt. Theoretisch sollte es also für die #Grünen möglich sein, mit relativ überschaubaren Aufwand lokalisierte Klimadaten für #Kommunalwahlen im großen Stil zu erzeugen. Und für Umweltschutz-Verbände wie #BUND , #NABU etc. wäre das vielleicht auch interessant. #Klimawandel

• Post #4482991

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@sixtus/117065047913611409 Aus reiner Neugier: Wie ist denn so das sozio-ökonomische Gefüge der betroffenen Wohngebiete in #Berlin ? Bei sowas muss ich immer daran denken, daß in den USA die Highways oft bewusst so gebaut wurden, daß sie erfolgreiche Stadtviertel Schwarzer Amerikaner zerstörten. #A100 #Autobahn https://www.npr.org/2021/04/07/984784455/a-brief-history-of-how-racism-shaped-interstate-highways

• Post #4482293

  The ghosts of the old Noricans fled into the depths of the mountains when they longer wanted to witness the shame of their descendants losing to the forces of Napoleon. #Austria #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghosts_of_the_Old_Noricans

• Post #4478108

  #WritersCoffeeClub – 9th Aug. What’s a subject you’d like to write about, but haven’t yet? ...let me check my list. I am fairly confident that I could find enough material for books(*) on the following topics, which I have barely started to cover in my translations: - City-themed folk tales - Divine Judgment in all its forms - Churches in folk tales - A separate book on monasteries - Castle-based folk tales - Evil nobles (with parallels to our modern, moneyed would-be aristocrats) - Omens an...

• Post #4476963

  RE: https://wandering.shop/@mythologymonday/117065983234591258 If you haven't followed @mythologymonday@thefolklore.cafe yet, follow them for fascinating themes like this one. They are the only #folklore -themed "Hashtag Day" organizer who has fully committed to the #Fediverse !

• Post #3991806

  Once, a boy from Sabert saw a terrifying parade of specters in the forest at night when he was separated from his father. #CzechRepublic #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Procession_of_the_Irrlichts

• Post #3955641

  The Lost City of Vineta slumbers at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. But there is still strange life in the sunken city... #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Vineta

• Post #3889853

  You might be able to evade human witnesses, but night-time thefts come with their own hazards. #PhantomsFriday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Ghostly_Wagon_at_the_Three_Monks%27_Ponds

• Post #3864255

  Is suddenly falling asleep a simple case of narcolepsy - or something more sinister? #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Unfortunate_Walrider

• Post #3836687

  The "Wailing Woman" is a terrifying specter of doom that appears during stormy nights on the Lüneburg Heath. #WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wailing_Woman

• Post #3836283

  Many ghosts are bound to treasures, and can only be freed once the entire treasure is lifted. However, this task usually comes with its own hazards. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Glowing_Man_at_the_Zehntscheune

• Post #3818207

  Do not offend a witch, for their revenge can be terrible. #Poland #folktale #folklore #witch #witchcraft https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Implanted_Hare%27s_Heart

• Post #3792591

  #ScribesAndMakers July 13: Has a #bear ever featured in your work? If so, what sort of bear? Indeed they have. So far, I have covered three varieties. The witch-finding bear: https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bear_in_the_Cow_Stables_as_Witch_Tracker The fire-breathing bear: https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bear-like_Forest_Creature The Devil-bear: https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Black_Mage_is_Punished_with_Sores

• Post #3788886

  Once, a cruel noble demanded that one of his serfs bring him a whole cherry tree up to his castle so that he and his guests could pluck the cherries as dessert. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Fire-Spraying_Cherries

• Post #3788772

  The famous Doctor Paracelsus had a sweet tooth, and rewarded a woman handsomely when she gave him a Krapfen doughnut. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Golden_Krapfen_Fork

• Post #3771804

  At midnight before Ember Sundays, the spirits of all people in a village will walk around the local church - but only few can perceive this procession... #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Ember_Sunday_Children

• Post #3765831

  Can someone identify this #bird for me?

• Post #3761288

  As a reminder, when criticizing #Israel , please do not delve into #ConspiracyFantasy . For example, when reading the story "Israel shared intelligence with US of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, sources say", it's perfectly okay to be doubtful if there was truly such a plot, or speculate that Israel is pushing such a narrative to get the US government to attack Iran. However, to pick an example unfortunately not at random, saying: "Israel is planning to try to assassinate...

• Post #3743884

  Once, a Venetians turned three sisters into stone as a sacrifice to the Devil. #Austria #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Sisters

• Post #3712300

  #WritersCoffeeClub 10/7: Share a bit of written word that drives you wild. What speaks to you about this? "It looks not quite like a spider, not quite like a scorpion, but it moves incessantly." Sounds like something by H.P. Lovecraft, but it was actually written by the Brothers Grimm. https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Spiritus_Familiaris

• Post #3700143

  The Morgenbrodstal valley was one of many spots in the Harz mountains where Venetians made their fortunes. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Morgenbrodstal

• Post #3676475

  Ekke Nekkepenn: Merman, adulterer, murderer, Rumpelstiltskin imitator. #Wyrdwednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Man_of_the_Ocean_Ekke_Nekkepenn

• Post #3631864

  The first firebombing of German cities occurred centuries before World War II. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Birds_Set_Houses_On_Fire

• Post #3625840

  German dwarves were surprisingly quick in adopting New World food items such as potatoes. #Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dwarf_on_the_Field_near_Benzin

• Post #3625743

  While most of the souls in Hell have checked in but can't check out, on rare occasions the Abode of the Damned admits a temporary visitor. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Fire_Mountain

• Post #3625474

  The Devil ensures that sinners will burn in the most gruesome manner. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Fire-Spraying_Cherries

• Post #3622194

  Eine Frage an die Runde: Eine Bekannte von mir ist #selbststandig , und kämpft mit der #Finanzplanung . Kennt irgend jemand gute Vorlagen und Webseiten, die bei der Finanzplanung für #Selbstständige helfen - insbesondere für Selbständige in Deutschland? Bitte für größere Reichweite boosten!

• Post #3596790

  So apparently #AI companies are buying old books at secondhand bookstores which aren't yet available in digital form, scan them in to feed their models, and then shred the books afterwards. #books #bookstodon https://www.tagesschau.de/kultur/ki-firmen-antiquarische-buecher-100.html

• Post #3563022

  I think I saw an image of a graffiti showing #SamAltman once which had text along the lines of: "Just five more billions, bro, I'm begging you" Can anyone help me find it? #AI #GoogleSucks