r/discworld • u/SheepBeard • 17h ago
Cosplay Neither Rain nor Snow nor Glom of Nit!
As seen at MCM London ComicCon!
r/discworld • u/mage_g4 • 15d ago
We have seen a slight uptick lately in people posting AI generated text walls, so I wanted to address it.
We do not allow any AI generated content. That’s just the rules. Yes, it also applies to you. No, it doesn’t matter that you think it’s really good.
My actual biggest issue is that some of these text posts are actually pretty interesting, subject-wise, and could spark good conversation, but the poster has felt the need to AI generate the post, instead of just writing it themselves!
Yes, it’s obvious. Even your text post that you totally wrote but just used AI to clean up a bit.
Stop it. Just write and post your own words. We’re not expecting you to be the next incarnation of Pratchett, and he would be the first to say that your own words, no matter how poorly written, are worth way more than some AI generated slop.
I’d love to have a conversation about the Unseen in ‘Unseen Academicals’ or the Librarian’s authority.
But I want to have that conversation with another human being, not their digital fluffer.
If Terry had been here to see the advent of AI, I imagine he’d have written some very funny and cutting OpEd pieces about it.
Let us read your words. Let us engage with you.
Peace.
r/discworld • u/Faithful_jewel • Apr 21 '26
UPDATE 23/04: I'll do another batch of requests tonight, so don't feel like you've missed the bus. It just takes a while 😂 I'm glad everyone is enjoying this!
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Subtitle: I'm bored and feeling a bit rubbish so I want to spread some cheer around
Do you want a custom flair in this community?
Think "GNU Pterry" or "An actual seamstress" or "Ho, the Megapode!". Text emojis such as 𓆉 or 𓃰 should also work
Stick the request in this thread, starting with "Flair:" and I'll change it for you
Rules: must be vaguely Discworld/Pratchett related and can't be offensive.
I will be copying your request exactly so make sure it's spelt and formatted correctly. Mini-caps and backwards/upside down text all work
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Quick update: Keep them coming, I'll respond to you when I've done it so you know! I might be a bit slow as it's me but I'll get round to you all!
Further update: You're all nice people and I'm sure you can share if someone already "has" the flair you want. There's like 62,000+ of you lot here. If we don't have duplicates I think we'd each need a sentence from the books!
Another update: I've created a monster... I appreciate all of you, you absolute looneys. May all your days be filled with nice things 💜
r/discworld • u/SheepBeard • 17h ago
As seen at MCM London ComicCon!
r/discworld • u/Mysterious-Year486 • 17h ago
i was Rincewind at the renaissance faire this weekend! i made the robe and a shell for an existing hat from a bedsheet!! i was recognized by a few people and even encountered a Twoflower which was amazing! i had so much fun and i’m really proud of myself for putting it together :)
r/discworld • u/ginger_polly • 15h ago
Day 26. Zip
Wow-Wow Sauce, a mixture of mature scumble, pickled cucumbers, capers, mustard, mangoes, figs, grated wahooni, anchovy essence, asafetida and, significantly, sulfur and saltpetre for added potency. Ridcully inherited the formula from his uncle who, after half a pint of sauce on a big meal one evening, had a charcoal biscuit to settle his stomach, lit his pipe and disappeared in mysterious circumstances, although his shoes were found on the roof the following summer.
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
#inkoctober2026 #inktober #terrypratchett #discworld
r/discworld • u/BravoLimaPoppa • 11h ago
From SJGames monthly newsletter 3 Things
Steve Jackson Games Three Things October Newsletter
Okay, sorry, one more Munchkin thing. But this is so amazing. I was in London just a few weeks ago and met with Rob Wilkins. He was Sir Terry’s assistant and is now in charge of the Discworld legacy. Rob is a very nice guy, was wholly encouraging about the project, and had some great suggestions and insights. Especially into the “Dark Clerks,” a Discworld class based on Lord Vetinari’s “confidential agents.” Think “Discworld Men in Black . . . who know only what Lord V tells them.” Terry
didn’t get the time to flesh this group out, so they never got their own book, but they can star in Munchkin Discworld!
r/discworld • u/Wiggly96 • 1d ago
r/discworld • u/SaR-82 • 16h ago
Finished these about 3 weeks ago, looking for quotes or sayings to fill the dead space. Was thinking of the reaper man quote, the Hogfather quote, or just simple things like "Crivens!", "De Chenolian Mobile"
Any ideas or thoughts?
GNU Terry Pratchett
r/discworld • u/ginger_polly • 16h ago
Day 25. Fracture
It was a state of permanent inter-species vendetta and, like all good vendettas, didn’t really need a reason any more. It was enough that it had always existed. Dwarfs hated trolls because trolls hated dwarfs, and vice versa.
Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms
#inkoctober2026 #inktober #terrypratchett #discworld
r/discworld • u/Money_King7239 • 15h ago
A dumb book for ickle kiddies.
r/discworld • u/ul2006kevinb • 19h ago
Reminder: just upvote the comment you want to win, and if you want to say something about it, say so in a reply instead of your own top level comment!
Everyone is represented so far except the Wizards and, somehow, Tiffany Aching!
Just a reminder, we're making a (not so) definitive list of the Discworld books in order from best to worst.. The top rated comment gets added to the list next.
Night Watch
Small Gods
Monstrous Regiment
Going Postal
Witches Abroad
Hogfather
Reaper Man
Feet of Clay
Guards! Guards!
The Truth
Carpe Jugulum
Thief of Time
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Remaining books:
The Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Eric
Moving Pictures
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms
Soul Music
Interesting Times
Maskerade
Jingo
The Last Continent
The Fifth Elephant
The Last Hero
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
The Wee Free Men
A Hat Full of Sky
Thud!
Wintersmith
Making Money
Unseen Academicals
I Shall Wear Midnight
Snuff
Raising Steam
The Shepherd's Crown
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r/discworld • u/Naara_Sakura • 1d ago
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Posting late again, but it's still October²!
Ever since I finished reading this book, I've been wanting to draw the saddest of the unggue pots. This time I'm posting it as a video instead of an image because I imagine it shines that way, and it just so happened that I had the right paint to try it.
Also, have you ever seen a baby bird? They look quite goblin-ish to me!
Just for the record: I'm trying to do this year's Disctober cockatiel-themed. I owe them the inspiration to participate this year, so why not an entire series :)
This is the penult or last one I'll do because I haven't read the other books yet, but I'm happy that many enjoyed the silliness with me!
r/discworld • u/Icy_Standard_5035 • 14h ago
I’ve just finished Reaper Man (my fourth Discworld novel after The Colour of Magic, Mort and Wyrd Sisters), and even though I really enjoyed it, one thing is bugging me. In the plotline with the wizards at the University, I just couldn’t picture who was who. Whenever “the Bursar” or “Ridcully” popped up, I was like “who? ...anyway.” Was I not reading carefully enough, or are these characters just not very developed in the novel?
In comparison, I feel like there was not much more description for the members of the Fresh Start Club, yet I did not feel the same for those characters.
r/discworld • u/h0n3ytr4ck • 23h ago
Hi folks,
I’ve been slowly getting my grandfather into reading more over the past year or so.
We’ve started with the Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy books, which he really liked, so naturally, I feel like Discworld he would also enjoy (me being a huge fan, I also want him to try the series).
He’s a big fan of 70s/80s British humour (think Monty Python, Blackadder etc.), which is another reason why I think he’d enjoy Terry’s writing.
I think humour and a good plot is more important to him than crazy world building and magic etc. as I think he struggled a little when things in the Douglas Adam’s books got a little whacky at times.
Initially, I think something like Small Gods could work, but would be keen to hear what you all think/would recommend?
Thanks
r/discworld • u/Cultural_Spinach_279 • 1d ago
Came across this gem on a history subreddit-
r/discworld • u/Granny_Dibbler • 1d ago
Just checking with you smart people because i've never (I know, I know!) watched Lawrence of Arabia, but I thought that might be the reference for Carrot while in Klatch.
I probably have to watch the movie now which will thrill my fella to no end. 😊
r/discworld • u/jpercivalhackworth • 1d ago
Was out and about, and got my very own Soul Eating Dagger of the Spider Queen!
r/discworld • u/ul2006kevinb • 1d ago
Reminder: just upvote the comment you want to win, and if you want to say something about it, say so in a reply instead of your own top level comment!
Everyone is represented so far except the Wizards and, somehow, Tiffany Aching! (well the Wizards had B plots in both Death books but should those count?).
Just a reminder, we're making a (not so) definitive list of the Discworld books in order from best to worst.. The top rated comment gets added to the list next.
Night Watch
Small Gods
Monstrous Regiment
Going Postal
Witches Abroad
Hogfather
Reaper Man
Feet of Clay
Guards! Guards!
The Truth
Carpe Jugulum
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Remaining books:
The Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Eric
Moving Pictures
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms
Soul Music
Interesting Times
Maskerade
Jingo
The Last Continent
The Fifth Elephant
Thief of Time
The Last Hero
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
The Wee Free Men
A Hat Full of Sky
Thud!
Wintersmith
Making Money
Unseen Academicals
I Shall Wear Midnight
Snuff
Raising Steam
The Shepherd's Crown
r/discworld • u/DiscordianDisaster • 1d ago
I'm looking for a collection of Discworld idioms or sayings and all I can find are endless collections of the best quotes. That's lovely, and it's been good reading, but what I'm really after is a list of uniquely Discworld sayings along the lines of "a leopard cannot change their shorts" or "music with rocks in". Anyone have a link to a repository of that specific sort of quote?
r/discworld • u/Money_King7239 • 1d ago
r/discworld • u/Much-News-9010 • 2d ago
SPOILERS LIKELY for City Watch
I just reread Guards! Guards! and was thinking about the plot in that book and how risky it clearly was (the state of *that* book for one thing!). It makes for a very fun story but is so ridiculous!
It got me curious about which villains people like best from the series, and who had the best/most realistic/entertaining plan 😈
r/discworld • u/Money_King7239 • 2d ago
Late entry.
A Shepherds Crown Pie...
r/discworld • u/ul2006kevinb • 2d ago
Reminder: just upvote the comment you want to win, and if you want to say something about it, say so in a reply instead of your own top level comment!
Everyone is represented so far except the Wizards and Tiffany Aching (well the Wizards had B plots in both Death books but should those count?).
Just a reminder, we're making a (not so) definitive list of the Discworld books in order from best to worst.. The top rated comment gets added to the list next.
Night Watch
Small Gods
Monstrous Regiment
Going Postal
Witches Abroad
Hogfather
Reaper Man
Feet of Clay
Guards! Guards!
The Truth
------
Remaining books:
The Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Eric
Moving Pictures
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms
Soul Music
Interesting Times
Maskerade
Jingo
The Last Continent
Carpe Jugulum
The Fifth Elephant
Thief of Time
The Last Hero
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
The Wee Free Men
A Hat Full of Sky
Thud!
Wintersmith
Making Money
Unseen Academicals
I Shall Wear Midnight
Snuff
Raising Steam
The Shepherd's Crown
r/discworld • u/Money_King7239 • 2d ago
Does anyone else feel the last days of October are the most stressful???
Falling behind!
r/discworld • u/CurrentPossible6309 • 3d ago
I am currently listening to Feet of Clay again, English is not my native language, so I always wondered why her name is so funny. It's not any weirder than Corporal Visits full name, or even Nobby Nobs, there are a ton of characters with weird names. 😅
I get that it's not a real dwarf name and of course I get why it's funny, but why is it such a big deal in the books? Is there any hidden meaning or reference I am missing?