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Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ is being turned into a tabletop RPG

A Kickstarter will be launched for the game later this year
By Ryan Easby
29th February 2024
Terry Pratchett’s bestselling series Discworld is being turned into a
tabletop roleplaying game.

Read More: How Søren Lundgaard is taking the toxicity out of video
games

Tabletop publisher Modiphius Entertainment has secured the rights to the
series, and will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for the tabletop
roleplaying game later this year. The first roleplaying game published
by them will be set in and around the city of Ankh-Morpork, a
prominently featured location in the Discworld series.

Modiphius previously released an adventure board game based on The Elder
Scrolls 5: Skyrim, as well as a title based on Fallout which allowed you
to paint miniatures and take control of a faction within the
post-apocalyptic universe.

“Terry had a lifelong affection with roleplaying games and it’s an
entirely logical path along which you can follow his career from Dungeon
Maser to him becoming one of our most celebrated and beloved fantasy
authors of all time. We are delighted to be partnering with Modiphius.
We love their work and we love their ethos and we entirely trust them to
get things right,” Rob Wilkins said on the behalf of the Pratchett
Estate in a new press release.

In the same press release, the founder of Modiphius and chief creative
officer at the company, Chris Birch, spoke about how excited the company
is to start working on a Discworld RPG.

“I’m sure many of us have Terry’s unique world in our mind’s eye when
we’re roleplaying. Ankh-Morpork has had such a special place in the
community and is full of so much character it was a great place to begin
our journeys on the Disc.”

kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> writes:

> Source:
> https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg-3594966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg
>
> Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ is being turned into a tabletop RPG
>
> A Kickstarter will be launched for the game later this year
> By Ryan Easby
> 29th February 2024
> Terry Pratchett’s bestselling series Discworld is being turned into a
> tabletop roleplaying game.
>
> Read More: How Søren Lundgaard is taking the toxicity out of video
> games
>
> Tabletop publisher Modiphius Entertainment has secured the rights to
> the series, and will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for the
> tabletop roleplaying game later this year. The first roleplaying game
> published by them will be set in and around the city of Ankh-Morpork,
> a prominently featured location in the Discworld series.
>
> Modiphius previously released an adventure board game based on The
> Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, as well as a title based on Fallout which
> allowed you to paint miniatures and take control of a faction within
> the post-apocalyptic universe.
>
> “Terry had a lifelong affection with roleplaying games and it’s an
> entirely logical path along which you can follow his career from
> Dungeon Maser to him becoming one of our most celebrated and beloved
> fantasy authors of all time. We are delighted to be partnering with
> Modiphius. We love their work and we love their ethos and we entirely
> trust them to get things right,” Rob Wilkins said on the behalf of the
> Pratchett Estate in a new press release.
>
> In the same press release, the founder of Modiphius and chief creative
> officer at the company, Chris Birch, spoke about how excited the
> company is to start working on a Discworld RPG.
>
> “I’m sure many of us have Terry’s unique world in our mind’s eye when
> we’re roleplaying. Ankh-Morpork has had such a special place in the
> community and is full of so much character it was a great place to
> begin our journeys on the Disc.”

With the author dead, it's time for the inheritors to cash out while the
franchise is fresh.

john

On 1 Mar 2024, kyonshi wrote:

> Source:
> https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg-3594966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg
>
> Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ is being turned into a tabletop RPG
>
> [snip]

I know nothing about GURPS and never played any games under that system, but
this has been on my to-buy list for a while.

I wonder what will happen to this version? I assume there's some sort of legal
stuff or the rights have lapsed.

https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/discworld/

--
gbbgu

On 3/4/2024 12:52 AM, gbbgu wrote:
> On 1 Mar 2024, kyonshi wrote:
>
>> Source:
>> https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg-3594966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg
>>
>> Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ is being turned into a tabletop RPG
>>
>> [snip]
>
> I know nothing about GURPS and never played any games under that system, but
> this has been on my to-buy list for a while.
>
> I wonder what will happen to this version? I assume there's some sort of legal
> stuff or the rights have lapsed.
>
> https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/discworld/
>
>

I have the Discworld GURPS game, it's not one of my favorite games. I
don't mind the GURPs rules, but the whole book seems too focused on
making characters like the over-the-top characters in the later
Pratchett books than characters that grow into a larger role (you know,
like they did in the actual books).
In any case, there were two books altogether (GURPS Discworld and
Discworld Also, as well as a 2nd ed. a few years ago that might just
have been a reissue of the first book, maybe with 4th ed. rules)
Considering SJG keeps selling a lot of stuff I assume they still can
sell and publish their version for as long as they want.

In fact a few years ago I hacked together a B/X DnD Discworld game for
use with my own group which I found much closer to the way the early
novels were written (back when it was a parody of sword and sorcery
novels and DnD, one has to remember that some of Pratchett's ideas came
directly from his DnD game)

On 3/4/2024 12:28 AM, kyonshi wrote:
> On 3/4/2024 12:52 AM, gbbgu wrote:
>> On 1 Mar 2024, kyonshi wrote:
>>
>>> Source:
>>> https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg-3594966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg
>>>
>>> Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ is being turned into a tabletop RPG
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>
>> I know nothing about GURPS and never played any games under that
>> system, but
>> this has been on my to-buy list for a while.
>>
>> I wonder what will happen to this version? I assume there's some sort
>> of legal
>> stuff or the rights have lapsed.
>>
>> https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/discworld/
>>
>>
>
> I have the Discworld GURPS game, it's not one of my favorite games. I
> don't mind the GURPs rules, but the whole book seems too focused on
> making characters like the over-the-top characters in the later
> Pratchett books than characters that grow into a larger role (you know,
> like they did in the actual books).
> In any case, there were two books altogether (GURPS Discworld and
> Discworld Also, as well as a 2nd ed. a few years ago that might just
> have been a reissue of the first book, maybe with 4th ed. rules)
> Considering SJG keeps selling a lot of stuff I assume they still can
> sell and publish their version for as long as they want.
>
> In fact a few years ago I hacked together a B/X DnD Discworld game for
> use with my own group which I found much closer to the way the early
> novels were written (back when it was a parody of sword and sorcery
> novels and DnD, one has to remember that some of Pratchett's ideas came
> directly from his DnD game)

Feeling a bit the same. Why do we need a whole different system to run
Discworld. Seems more like something a system neutral setting
source-book would cover far better.

--
-Justisaur

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On 3/4/24 11:00, Justisaur wrote:
> On 3/4/2024 12:28 AM, kyonshi wrote:
>> On 3/4/2024 12:52 AM, gbbgu wrote:
....
>>> https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/discworld/
....
> Feeling a bit the same. Why do we need a whole different system to run
> Discworld. Seems more like something a system neutral setting
> source-book would cover far better.

GURPS is a system-neutral setting source book. Discworld GURPS is an
adaptation of GURPS to Discworld. It's convenient for game masters who
would like some help making such an adaptations, and therefore makes
money for the authors.

On 3/4/2024 8:53 PM, James Kuyper wrote:
> On 3/4/24 11:00, Justisaur wrote:
>> On 3/4/2024 12:28 AM, kyonshi wrote:
>>> On 3/4/2024 12:52 AM, gbbgu wrote:
> ...
>>>> https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/discworld/
> ...
>> Feeling a bit the same. Why do we need a whole different system to run
>> Discworld. Seems more like something a system neutral setting
>> source-book would cover far better.
>
> GURPS is a system-neutral setting source book. Discworld GURPS is an
> adaptation of GURPS to Discworld. It's convenient for game masters who
> would like some help making such an adaptations, and therefore makes
> money for the authors.
>

Well, the GURPS Discworld books also came with a stripped down version
of GURPS for people who don't know anything about the system. At least
in my version it's the last 30 pages in the back of the book. It's
enough to run the game for people who don't have any other interest in
the system.

(I don't really like GURPS as a system, but I do like it for the tons of
great sourcebooks the system has, I have been using ideas for multiple
games across multiple genres over the years)

On 3/4/24 1:21 PM, kyonshi wrote:
> (I don't really like GURPS as a system, but I do like it for the tons of
> great sourcebooks the system has, I have been using ideas for multiple
> games across multiple genres over the years)

what's one of your favorite sourcebooks?
i'm just starting to scratch the surface of gurps.

On 3/4/2024 9:43 PM, dozens wrote:
> On 3/4/24 1:21 PM, kyonshi wrote:
>> (I don't really like GURPS as a system, but I do like it for the tons
>> of great sourcebooks the system has, I have been using ideas for
>> multiple games across multiple genres over the years)
>
> what's one of your favorite sourcebooks?
> i'm just starting to scratch the surface of gurps.

Oh, there's a lot of them. Especially their genre books are sometimes
really useful, and some of the other stuff gives great overviews of
their topics and ideas to work with.

Their GURPS Traveller line was always useful for any of my Mongoose
Traveller games.
Old West is a nice overview of the American West, Cliffhangers is a good
source for some pulpy 1920s adventures, Warehouse 23 has lots of
artifacts I was using for modern scenarios and Shadowrun. The whole
Transhuman Space line was pretty good, but hasn't aged all that gracefully.
I specficially was working on connecting Transhuman Space with
Traveller: Interstellar Wars for a while, but didn't manage to actually
play it. (Interstellar Wars is about the wars between Solani and Vilani
in the early history of the Traveller main setting)

I also remember liking the Mars book for the ideas it had, and the
Vorkosigan Saga book for being, well, a ttrpg adaption of the Vorkosigan
novels.

On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:20:45 +0000
John <john@building-m.simplistic-anti-spam-measure.net> wrote:

> kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Source:
> > https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg-3594966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg
> >
> > Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ is being turned into a tabletop RPG
> >
> > A Kickstarter will be launched for the game later this year
> > By Ryan Easby
> > 29th February 2024
> > Terry Pratchett’s bestselling series Discworld is being turned into
> > a tabletop roleplaying game.
> >
> > Read More: How Søren Lundgaard is taking the toxicity out of
> > video games
> >
> > Tabletop publisher Modiphius Entertainment has secured the rights to
> > the series, and will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for the
> > tabletop roleplaying game later this year. The first roleplaying
> > game published by them will be set in and around the city of
> > Ankh-Morpork, a prominently featured location in the Discworld
> > series.
> >
> > Modiphius previously released an adventure board game based on The
> > Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, as well as a title based on Fallout which
> > allowed you to paint miniatures and take control of a faction within
> > the post-apocalyptic universe.
> >
> > “Terry had a lifelong affection with roleplaying games and it’s an
> > entirely logical path along which you can follow his career from
> > Dungeon Maser to him becoming one of our most celebrated and beloved
> > fantasy authors of all time. We are delighted to be partnering with
> > Modiphius. We love their work and we love their ethos and we
> > entirely trust them to get things right,” Rob Wilkins said on the
> > behalf of the Pratchett Estate in a new press release.
> >
> > In the same press release, the founder of Modiphius and chief
> > creative officer at the company, Chris Birch, spoke about how
> > excited the company is to start working on a Discworld RPG.
> >
> > “I’m sure many of us have Terry’s unique world in our mind’s eye
> > when we’re roleplaying. Ankh-Morpork has had such a special place
> > in the community and is full of so much character it was a great
> > place to begin our journeys on the Disc.”
>
> With the author dead, it's time for the inheritors to cash out while
> the franchise is fresh.
>
> john

well, "fresh"

lets call it timeless

On 4/6/2024 5:31 PM, Kyonshi wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:20:45 +0000
> John <john@building-m.simplistic-anti-spam-measure.net> wrote:
>
>> kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Source:
>>> https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg-3594966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terry-pratchetts-discworld-is-being-turned-into-a-tabletop-rpg
>>>
>>> Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ is being turned into a tabletop RPG
>>>
>>> A Kickstarter will be launched for the game later this year
>>> By Ryan Easby
>>> 29th February 2024
>>> Terry Pratchett’s bestselling series Discworld is being turned into
>>> a tabletop roleplaying game.
>>>
>>> Read More: How Søren Lundgaard is taking the toxicity out of
>>> video games
>>>
>>> Tabletop publisher Modiphius Entertainment has secured the rights to
>>> the series, and will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for the
>>> tabletop roleplaying game later this year. The first roleplaying
>>> game published by them will be set in and around the city of
>>> Ankh-Morpork, a prominently featured location in the Discworld
>>> series.
>>>
>>> Modiphius previously released an adventure board game based on The
>>> Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, as well as a title based on Fallout which
>>> allowed you to paint miniatures and take control of a faction within
>>> the post-apocalyptic universe.
>>>
>>> “Terry had a lifelong affection with roleplaying games and it’s an
>>> entirely logical path along which you can follow his career from
>>> Dungeon Maser to him becoming one of our most celebrated and beloved
>>> fantasy authors of all time. We are delighted to be partnering with
>>> Modiphius. We love their work and we love their ethos and we
>>> entirely trust them to get things right,” Rob Wilkins said on the
>>> behalf of the Pratchett Estate in a new press release.
>>>
>>> In the same press release, the founder of Modiphius and chief
>>> creative officer at the company, Chris Birch, spoke about how
>>> excited the company is to start working on a Discworld RPG.
>>>
>>> “I’m sure many of us have Terry’s unique world in our mind’s eye
>>> when we’re roleplaying. Ankh-Morpork has had such a special place
>>> in the community and is full of so much character it was a great
>>> place to begin our journeys on the Disc.”
>>
>> With the author dead, it's time for the inheritors to cash out while
>> the franchise is fresh.
>>
>> john
>
> well, "fresh"
>
> lets call it timeless
>

Somewhat related, I saw the BBC series "The Colour of Magic" was on
Prime, and watched the first episode or two, but production value was
rather poor, and it felt a bit too 'high school production' overall. I
feel like it doesn't translate well to the screen.

--
-Justisaur

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On 4/8/2024 5:15 PM, Justisaur wrote:

>
> Somewhat related, I saw the BBC series "The Colour of Magic" was on
> Prime, and watched the first episode or two, but production value was
> rather poor, and it felt a bit too 'high school production' overall.  I
> feel like it doesn't translate well to the screen.
>

Wasn't The Colour of Magic just 2 episodes?
Anyway, I didn't like it. It was one of those adaptions that just felt
wrong. Unfortunately Pratchett had a bit of bad luck with screen
adaptations (with the possible exception of Good Omens, where it helped
that Neil Gaiman was involved).

I think the Going Postal adaption was decent at least, and the Hogfather
adaption seems to have become somewhat of a Christmas classic in UK, but
both suffer from cutting out a lot.

The Watch seems to have been so bad nobody even wanted to talk about it
anymore, basically an adaption in name only.
There was an animated Wyrd Sisters movie at one point, which is
well-liked, but the animation of that is kinda bad.

On 4/9/2024 1:27 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
> On 4/8/2024 5:15 PM, Justisaur wrote:
>
>>
>> Somewhat related, I saw the BBC series "The Colour of Magic" was on
>> Prime, and watched the first episode or two, but production value was
>> rather poor, and it felt a bit too 'high school production' overall.
>> I feel like it doesn't translate well to the screen.
>>
>
>
> Wasn't The Colour of Magic just 2 episodes?
> Anyway, I didn't like it. It was one of those adaptions that just felt
> wrong.

Oh wow, I must have only watched the first episode. Both episodes are
around 1:30 so movie length.

Unfortunately Pratchett had a bit of bad luck with screen
> adaptations (with the possible exception of Good Omens, where it helped
> that Neil Gaiman was involved).

Ah yes, I love Good Omens.

> I think the Going Postal adaption was decent at least, and the Hogfather
> adaption seems to have become somewhat of a Christmas classic in UK, but
> both suffer from cutting out a lot.

Hogfather wasn't bad. So maybe they aren't that bad just The Colour of
Magic was bad.

--
-Justisaur

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Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> writes:

> On 4/9/2024 1:27 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
>> I think the Going Postal adaption was decent at least, and the
>> Hogfather adaption seems to have become somewhat of a Christmas
>> classic in UK, but both suffer from cutting out a lot.
>
> Hogfather wasn't bad. So maybe they aren't that bad just The Colour
> of Magic was bad.

Colour of Magic is such a different *book* from all the rest too; I
wouldn't hand it to someone looking to check out "this Discworld thing",
I'd give them Mort or Night Watch or Small Gods. I think TCoM (the book)
lands best when you've read some of the pulpy fantasy Pratchett had in
mind back in 1983... and 40 years later, there's just not as many new
readers coming in with that context.

I thought the TV adaptation had its good points (Tim Curry as Trymon was
fun), but it seemed like some of the tongue-in-cheek nature got lost.

john

On 4/9/2024 6:43 PM, John wrote:

> Colour of Magic is such a different *book* from all the rest too; I
> wouldn't hand it to someone looking to check out "this Discworld thing",
> I'd give them Mort or Night Watch or Small Gods. I think TCoM (the book)
> lands best when you've read some of the pulpy fantasy Pratchett had in
> mind back in 1983... and 40 years later, there's just not as many new
> readers coming in with that context.

Colour of Magic was also influenced by Pratchett's days as a DnD GM. You
can see it in some of the parts. The Luggage is a magic item from his
campaign which he transferred over whole-cloth, spells take over room in
someone's mind and are gone once spoken (the whole thing about
intelligent spells being his own interpretation of the situation), and
there is of course an intelligent sword giving off-color commentary
about the situation.
Oh, and the second story has the gods literally playing a sort of
roleplaying game with the world.
The Light Fantastic then was a continuation to that. Equal Rites also
still had a bit like that.
The series really came into it's own with Mort, which in my opinion is
one of the finest pure second-world fantasy books every written.