GURPS Discworld
 Cover art by Paul Kidby | |
| Designers | |
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| Publishers | Steve Jackson Games |
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| Genres | Comedic Fantasy |
| Systems | GURPS Lite |
GURPS Discworld is role-playing game set in Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy universe using GURPS Lite. GURPS Discworld was designed by Phil Masters and Terry Pratchett, and first published in 1998 by Steve Jackson Games.
Contents
[edit]The game included a lot of detail about Discworld, appealing to both roleplaying and Discworld fans.[2] It has also been attributed to introducing roleplayers to the series of Discworld books.[3][4][5]
Publication history
[edit]GURPS Discworld was written by Phil Masters and Terry Pratchett with cover and illustrations were done by Paul Kidby. It was published by Steve Jackson Games in 1998.[6] GURPS Discworld was the first book to include the GURPS Lite rules.[7] The GURPS Lite rules were included as an appendix, allowing it to be played without the full GURPS Basic rules.[8]
In March 2001, Steve Jackson Games published a sequel called GURPS Discworld Also.[9] It was written by Phil Masters, and Terry Pratchett. Cover and illustrations were done by Sean Murray.[10] The supplement covered recent events in the book series,[11] including details about the Unseen University.[12] Among the scenarios included is EckEckEcksEcksian Cart Wars, based on the Mad Max parody segments of The Last Continent and Steve Jackson Games' own Car Wars and GURPS Autoduel setting.[11] It also included the first detailed rules for mechanical semaphore telegraphy, based on the "clacks" network in the books.[13]
The original book was republished in 2002 by Steve Jackson Games with the GURPS Lite rules integrated throughout the text. The title was changed from GURPS Discworld to Discworld Roleplaying Game to reinforce its stand-alone capabilities.[14] Illustrations were once again done by Paul Kidby.[14] Some subsequent publications, including the second edition of Discworld, were labelled "Powered by GURPS rather than using GURPS in the book title, to make them easier to find at stores.[7]
The Discworld RPG was adapted for the fourth edition of GURPS, combining the earlier two books along with new material, including a new magic system. [15] The second edition was written, playtested and laid out in 2014, but had trouble getting to market, according to Steve Jackson Games' 2014 Stakeholder's Report.[16] It was released as Discworld Roleplaying Game in December 2016, after Pratchett's death.[17]
Books
[edit]All published by Steve Jackson Games
- GURPS Discworld (1998)
- GURPS Discworld Also (2001)
- Discworld Role-Playing Game (2002)
- Discworld Roleplaying Game (2016)
Reviews
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Discworld Roleplaying Game (Now available in PDF) - Steve Jackson Games Forums".
- ^ Higgins, Dave (1974). Ramtop to Rimfall. Discworld Newsletter.
- ^ Hite, Kenneth (1998-09-11). Review of GURPS Discworld. MANIA Magazine.
- ^ Weiss, Phillip. "What people are saying about GURPS Discworld". Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Lindsay-Levine, Sam. "RPGnet review of GURPS Discworld". RPGnet. Archived from the original on January 4, 2004. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Masters, Phil; Pratchett, Terry (1998). GURPS Discworld. Steve Jackson Games.
- ^ a b Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Review of GURPS Discworld. InQuest Gamer (February 1999).
- ^ "GURPS Discworld Also (Steve Jackson Games)". Warehouse 23. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Masters, Paul; Pratchett, Terry (2001). GURPS Discworld Also. Steve Jackson Games. ISBN 1-55634-447-3.
- ^ a b Robert A. Rodger (2001-07-05). "GURPS Discworld Also". RPGnet. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ "Discworld Also". Steve Jackson Games. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Phil Masters (2001-12-15). "GURPS Discworld Also". RPGnet. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ a b Masters, Paul; Pratchett, Terry (2002). Discworld Roleplaying Game. Steve Jackson Games. ISBN 1-55634-687-5.
- ^ Masters, Paul; Pratchett, Terry (2016). Discworld Roleplaying Game. Steve Jackson Games. ISBN 978-1-55634-806-8.
- ^ "GURPS Discworld 4th Edition Adaptation (Steve Jackson Games)".Stakeholder's Report
- ^ "Discworld Roleplaying Game". www.sjgames.com.
- ^ "Envoyer - Scheibenwelt". Archived from the original on 29 July 2004.
- ^ "Casus Belli #115". 1998.
- ^ "Backstab #011". 1998.