I'm reading thief of time and the monks keep saying they don't know where his quotes are from. Initially I thought it was just basic figures of speech, and the joke was that they've probably been written down at some point or another. But "I can't be having with that sort of thing" I'm pretty sure is 1/20 of all granny weatherwax's lines and "one hand clapping makes a cl sound" has definitely been in a previous book, am I imagining or has anyone else picked up on this?

Worth a shot.

Realized I was reading Mr Shine's dialogue in Kelcey Grammer's voice in my head.

Seems to fit, to me. Do y'all picture any particular actors as characters in the series?

Spoiler tag, just in case

Saw an ad on Facebook selling the complete works for a pittance.FB only allows right owners and agents to report breaches. And does reporting do.any good?

(I thought choosing City Watch as a flair appropriate)

So, Wintersmith is technically YA and was first published in 2006. We know Sir Pterry liked to parody and reference Roundworld trends and pop culture.

The Wintersmith himself is immortal, seems to have the appearance of a teenager, he is in a creepy romance with the main character, has a lopsided smile…….and sparkles in the sunlight.

Am I mad or is this Twilight? I feel dirty even saying it. Any single page of Pterry’s writing outshines the combined works of Stephenie Meyer. But there is no way any writer could have lived though 2005 and not been aware of Twilight, and we all know to assume that any joke or reference you find in the Discworld is meant to be there.

Sooooooo, what do you think?

Drew this during arts and crafts time with the kiddos. Haven't drawn anything since high-school. (29yo.) Anyways, Happy Hogswatch everyone!

I imagine theyd lean very slighty feminine like how death leans very slightly masculine. I think theyd get along great but both really hate when they meet on the job so to say.

it can only hit you if you let it, it's only there if you believe it's there.

maybe not everytime, specially not where am I from, society is so repressive and violent in some parts of the world that the hammer is really real.

nevertheless another important thing to consider for an introverted and self conscious person like me who has to unlearn a lot, and unseen academicals has thrown some other things my way to think about also,

the value of worth, never apologise for anything that doesn't need apologising for, and never apologise for being myself is something I have to keep reminding myself again and again.

and if I don't go right now, in my mind i will be going is something i needed to hear Right Now.

serendipity.

I've got told by a new Discworld initiate (I may have had a hand in this) that the Song Colonel Crapski could be a reference to the "Officer Krupke" song in Westside Story.
Which would make a lot of sense.

Could it be?
I would be very proud of said new initiate.

https://preview.redd.it/6dascxh8496e1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=be62aceda28fa8be9b611cd79884d6057d23c582

The voice acting is amazing! It's also my first Pratchett book (reading for a book club) and I'm so delighted to be introduced to this world! Only 60% in, but illustrating while I listen. The Death of Rats is amazing.

"The Death of Rats peered at his hugely distorted reflection in a glass ball"

What should I read next?

To celebrate this time of year when the boundary of reality is even thinner than usual, what supernatural beings would you imagine into existence (eg the Verruca Gnome, the God of Hangovers, the Eater of Socks)?

As explained to the Dean, this isn't just something you want. APs have to explain a widely known phenomenon, so they will be believed by others and continue to exist.

Hi All, I watched Hogfather today and noticed that Death says: "'Tis the season to be jolly... and other words that end in -olly". What could he possibly mean? I cannot think of any such words except for 'brolly' which hardly fits the context.

Hey :) I’m a fantasy lover but I’ve held off starting Discworld! I’ve just read The Colour of Magic and I enjoyed it but I just realised pretty much everyone says don’t read that one first 😂😂. I like the look of the Witches and Death but can’t choose which one to run with. Any tips?

I'm just starting with my discworld journey and decided to start with the Nights Watch series as a friend of mine told me about it and it sounded fun. I'm still in the first third of "Guards! Guards!".

Yesterday while I was reading I came across a scene where Vimes questiones the Librarian. That's pretty absurd in itself regarding that the Librarian is an urangutang but it's written in a rather serious tone. And then the scene ends with:

"Thank you. It's a pleasure to meet a citizen who regards it as their duty to assist the Watch."

The Librarian gave him a banana.

That was just so incredibly unexpected that I just had to laugh out loud which woke up my girlfriend who was already asleep right next to me. After I told her why I was laughing she giggled herself back to sleep.

I really love Pratchetts writing style and am really looking forward to dive more into the stories of the discworld.

I adore that it was a secret garden for a while...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/horse-shaped-garden-outside-launceston-goes-viral/104648832

""He met young Sam coming the other way as he headed for the cells. The boy's face was white in the gloom.

'Found anyone?' said Vimes.

'Oh, sarge . . .'

'Yes?'

'Oh, sarge . . . sarge . . .' Tears were running down the lance-constable's face.

Vimes reached out and steadied himself. Sam felt as though there were no bones left in his body. He was trembling."

News reports over the past couple of days described emergency teams going through the prison, searching in case detainees were being kept in cells deep underground. It's eerily similar to the scenes described in Night Watch. Like in the book, there were torturers. Lots of people simply disappeared, and as soon as the rebels started releasing the prisoners, families began arriving at the prison doors, desperate for news about their loved ones.

I keep thinking about Young Vimes, crying when he sees what was happening inside that terrible place.

There was one man -- a Syrian Air Force pilot -- who'd been jailed there for more than 40 years. (His crime was refusing to bomb the city of Hama, after the regime decided to punish the people there.) He's got a grown son who's living in Canada now ... I'm hoping they will get to be together soon. He survived and was released this past Sunday.
https://calgaryherald.com/news/canmore-mans-father-reaches-40th-year-of-incarceration-in-notorious-syria-prison

(news articles -- the descriptions are devastating to read.)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dx3ekpr59o
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/saydnaya-prison-assad-syria-1.7406668
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/inside-sednaya-torture-prison-syria-assad

Just out of curiosity's sake.

I was thinking about the logic of insurance, not specifically medical but house and life and etc.

and it hit me, you pay a little a month for insurance so that they pay for a big cost that happens down the road.

You are in effect paying for cheap shoes every month so that if you lose your current shoes you can get a good pair when that happens.

and to go off on a tangent.

Now of course you are in a way paying more for the insurance in the long run but your also covered for multiple types of shoe and damage, also feet replacement and injuries that shoes were supposed to prevent.

Of course as time has gone one the shoe makers realize they can now charge a lot more for the shoes because the insurance is paying not the customer.

And in turn the Insurence is charging more because they now have to pay more and maybe its not as necessary to pay for all shoes I mean does a troll really need ballet slippers?

thoughts?

Firstly, is there a subreddit for the new TTRPG? I can't spot one but it's potentially got a name that my search couldn't find. If not, does anyone else want one? My slightly pune-y name suggestion is PTTRPG.

Secondly, I ran the quickstart game last night and it was brilliant! I myself am the biggest discworld nerd in our TTRPG group, but we've got a couple of fans and a couple heathens who have yet to read the beautiful works of Sir Pterry. So, how did the game go? Very well! We played for about 4 hours before a couple of players had to leave, so we plan on finishing it next week, but everyone had a great time and it really did capture the world and vibe of the discworld. Members of the Gallivanting group, stop reading here as I may inadvertently spoil things. Equally if you plan on playing this, maybe consider not reading further so as to enjoy the scenario with as little spoilers as possible.

Anyway, to get into it: My party was UNHINGED. They threatened the Times, then ended up hogtying them in Knobblers and Sons (the artisanal coal shop), knocked out a kid who threw a stone at them, and have lied and stolen their way across the city. I'm definitely gonna have to come up with some interesting repercussions for this when we wrap up next week (suggestions are welcome). However, dispite the absolute chaos and the amount of clues/leads that the group locked themselves out of, they still have managed to get enough that they should be able to figure out the plot and hopefully save the day. The pregenned characters were fantastic, providing plenty of differences and enjoyable moments for all, and the general setup of the story and locations lends itself very well to a fast-and-loose play style (my preference for running games). It was the first style of TTRPG I've played that isn't stat-heavy, and that was an interesting experience, but the concept of arguing traits to get a better roll is excellent, and encourages players to properly get into the headspace of their characters, and the vibe of the world. All the NPCs and locations are excellent for fitting the vibe (a particular favourite NPC trait being "secretly pronounces the hidden 'H' at the start of words", it immediately gave me a voice and personality to use for the NPC), and the mystery, leads and red-herrings have done a great job at promoting the group to explore and think, rather than just go from point A to point B without much intrigue.

As for issues I had, there was only really one. The consequences system. Now overall, I love the consequences. Giving your players extra traits based on things they've done is brilliant, especially when they seem to flow so naturally into future encounters. However it seems to me that there are too many potential failed rolls for the consequences system. Whenever a player fails a roll, they should get a consequence (rules as written), however I very quickly started avoiding that. I don't know if it's because I was asking for too many rolls, or if it's an issue with the system, but I ended up keeping note of failed rolls per encounter/location and then throwing in consequences when they fit, rather than on every failed roll. This did work very well, but doesn't appear to be how the game was intended to be played. I'd love to hear from other GMs who have played, and how you felt about it.

Overall, I loved the session and loved running it. I'm already thinking of some custom sessions I can design to keep playing while we wait for the books to actually release! Including my favourite idea: "The great library heist", where the party will be hired to steal from the UU Library, exploring deep into L-space, and being stalked throughout by a certain angry monke- uhh.. I mean ape. I plan to run the Librarian as a horror villain, creeping amongst the bookshelves and remaining an unseen (haha) and looming threat, which to me feels very discworld-y.

I'm reading the Discworld series in order according to the Discworld emporium website. I'm currently reading Men at arms, would it be okay to go straight to hogfather next, skipping 4 books, so Im reading it over Christmas? I will then go back to the ones I've missed and keep following the list. I know they don't rely on previous story knowledge but I don't want to find something out that's going to happen in the 4 books I'll be skipping.