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7.11 GURPS Discworld [fantasy role-playing game] (Terry Pratchett Bibliography)
%A Terry Pratchett & Phil Masters
%T GURPS Discworld
%I Steve Jackson Games (very large format p/b, cvr & illos. Paul Kidby)
%D 8/98, 5/99
ISBN 1-55634-261-6 [SJG stock code 6084]
%I Steve Jackson Games (very large format h/cvr, cvr & illos. Paul Kidby)
%D 5/99 [first seen 28/5/99; is h/cvr edition of the second printing]
ISBN 1-55634-386-8 [SJG stock code 6089]
[n.b. isbn in indica on title page of h/cvr is incorrect (that for p/b)]
Blurb:
The World is Round... And Also Flat!
It's obvious really. Everyone [1] knows it.
The Disc rests on the back of four giant elephants, who in turn stand
on the back of Great A'Tuin, the only turtle to form the basis of an
entire branch of astrophysics.
For the last few years, events on the Discworld have been chronicled
in the works of Terry Pratchett. Fans have learned of the adventures
of Rincewind, the incompetent wizard, Granny Weatherwax, the witch
[known to trolls as "She Who Must Be Avoided]. Captain Carrot the six-
foot dwarf, Archchancellor Ridcully, Susan Sto Helit [granddaughter of
Death], and a cast of strange and unique characters.
Now, thanks to a special arrangement [rumoured to involve Mr Dibbler
of Ankh-Morpork, special consultancy on combat rules from Cohen the
ctogenarian Barbarian, and a vampire lawyer], it's time for roleplay-
ers to make their way to the far end of the probability curve and...
THRILL to the distinctive sights, sounds, and smells [especially
smells] of Ankh-Morpork, most dubious city in the multiverse!
Sail the Circle Sea in ursuit of wealth, glory, pirate gold, or a
suntan!
INTERVENE in the on-going racial rivalry of trolls and dwarves [watch
out for flying axes]!
AVOID the attentions of Death, Fate, the Lady, and the Patrician!
WONDER why they bought a second meat pie from Mr Dibbler!]
RUN AWAY from an angry Swamp Dragon [two feet of mindless fury and
hhigh-explosive digestion]!
LEARN why Casanunda [second greatest lover on the Discworld] needs
a stepladder.
Complete with Discworld magic, a guide to the best inns, Things from
the Dungeon Dimensions, Gaspode the Wonder Dog, and a Thousand Eleph-
ants. [Well, maybe we lied about the elephants.]
[1] Except the devout followers of the Great God Om, who firmly be-
lieve it's a sphere.
[there is also an article by john m. ford & phil masters, entitled
"Acquiring Respect", or possibly "Of Gods, Kings and Swamp Gas",
in SJG's magazine, Pyramid #30 3-4/98 [uk on-sale date 2/7/98.]
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