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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.

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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

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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

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