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The Necromancy of Joann Georg Schrepfer

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Shrepfer's Mysticism and Crucias's Pranks

There is some debate about whether Shrepfer was actually conjuring spirits. Historians say he may have thought that he was trying to devise a magical system. Some of his believers were gullible, or people who were just plain desperate to find a little hope.

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