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The free and unofficial Discworld tabletop RPG enjoys a 24hr+ soundtrack

December 12, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Jocher Symbolic Systems has made and freely gives away a Discworld tribute called A One in a Million Chance at Adventure.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: a one in a million chance at adventure, Discworld, free to download, GURPS Discworld, jocher symbolic systems, Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Roleplaying Game now available as a PDF from DriveThruRPG

October 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Written by Terry Pratchett and Phil Masters, the game visits Ankh-Morpork, gets into cultural interactions of trolls dwarves, goblins rights and has angry Swamp Dragons.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Discworld, discworld roleplaying game, GURPS Discworld, phil masters, Steve Jackson Games, Terry Pratchett

“No DNA” – Rhianna Pratchett comments on the BBC’s The Watch

October 11, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

BBC America has put out a trailer for the upcoming TV series based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld characters of the Watch.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: BBC America, Discworld, rhianna pratchett, richard dormer, Terry Pratchett, the watch

Richard Dormer takes the lead role in Pratchett’s The Watch TV series

September 11, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Richard Dormer, perhaps best known for his role as the Lightening Lord Beric Dondarrion in Game of Thrones, has landed the role of Sam Vimes.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: adam hugill, bbc, Discworld, richard dormer, Terry Pratchett

That time Danger Mouse’s team did Discworld!

July 21, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Count Duckula, Danger Mouse and Discworld… Cosgrove Hall had interesting projects, some more well known than the others. In fact, Cosgrove Hall actually produced two series of Discworld back in 1997 for the UK’s Channel 4. They were based on Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music. The video above is ‘Welcome to the Discworld’, from Reaper […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: animations, Christopher Lee, Discworld, Terry Pratchett

Go wild: A review of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Colouring Book

October 10, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Colouring Books designed for adults rather than kids are high fashion right now. I see why; they’re fun. You get to escape into a book, do something with your hands that isn’t typing and get to create. For many of us that’s a rare combination of activities and a welcome one. My prediction is whole […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Discworld, reviews, Terry Pratchett

Half-orc barbarian rages and the mystery of cakes

March 11, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Kimberly Chapman is a roleplayer and a baker. She runs the site Eat the Evidence where you’ll enjoy a mix of ‘edible media’, parenting chat and geek references. Baking and gaming are both hobbies and as Kimberly’s site says, “Failure is always an option, then eat the evidence” who better to ask about tips, tricks […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cakes, Discworld, doctor who, Dungeon & Dragons, food, pathfinder

Cake: Death as the Hogfather

December 30, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Death waits for no one… but may dress up now and then. This is Death as the Hogfather. That the Terry Pratchett Discworld character who visits kids on Hogswatchnight (December 32) and brings gifts. This cosplaying Death is also a cake. This particular cake was created by the talent that is Jo Orr at Ciccio […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cake, death, Discworld, food

Tea versus evil: A review of the Discworld board game The Witches

November 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

  The Witches is the second of Martin Wallace’s Discworld board games. It follows Ankh Morpork. In Ankh Morpork I found myself dropping friends in heaps of trouble for fun and to win the game. In The Witches I found that you were often better off helping each other out – particularly when it came […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, Discworld, Martin Wallace, reviews, Terry Pratchett, the witches

Sneakily straight forward: A review of the Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game

November 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

  The rules to Tree Frog Games’ Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game say; Ankh-Morpork is a relatively simple game. When it is your turn you play a card, do what it says on it, and then fill your hand back up to five cards. The next player then does the same, and so on until someone […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, Discworld, Martin Wallace, reviews, Terry Pratchett, tree frog games

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