1 | R P S i ii Baas ees JACKSON INU SSThe Discworld | SN Steve Jackson created by ne GURPS System Design SO Scott Har aR cott Haring Terry Pratchett | Su Managing Editor GURPS game : Sean Punch adaptation by GURPS Line Editor Phil Masters Jack Elmy —- Production Artist Additional ao Monica Stephens Material by) \“/ | hy di Print Buyer John M. Ford ¢ pf A ae’ SSPE ; i Alain Dawson and Terry Pratghé , 2 ese A fy Art Director . a “4 ee = i i Lillian Butler Edited by. : \ boom Pa ee IL seg Art Wrangler Steve Jacksfin | a, a : oh . ok and Page Design ~.* Loren Wiseman “y Marketing Director Woody Eblom Sales Manager Paul Kidby ‘ ee Discworld map by Stephen Player. Ankh-Morpork map by Stephen Briggs. The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of that invaluable guide, The Discworld Companion, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs. Playtesting and Comments: Lynette Cowper, John Dallman and his crew (Derek Barns, Diana Cox, John Cox, Vanessa Cox, Dafydd Wyn Evans, Susan Foord, Rhodri James, and Phil Nanson), James Dunson, Maddy Eid, Tim Ellis, John L. Freiler, Jonathan Garnett, Hugh Hancock, Reese Harrell, J. Hunter Johnson, Paul King, Peter Meilinger, Nana Yaw Ofori, Pete Piggott, David Pulver, Douglas Reay, Robert Rodger, and Sheila Thomas. GURPS and the all-seeing pyramid are registered trademarks of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. Pyramid and Illuminati Online and the names of all products published by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated are registered trademarks or trademarks of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated, or used under license. GURPS Discworld is copyright © 1998 by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. Discworld is a trademark of Terry Pratchett, used under license. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-55634-261-6 12345678910 STEVE JACKSON GANESContents INTRODUCTION |e 4 About GURPS 00... ...ccccccccccccecscceceeestecees 4 ABOUT THE AUTHORS |e. 5 Adventures And StoriéS..ccccccccccccccccsesseveees 5 1. ON THE BACK OF FOUR ELEPHANTS... 6 Why a Disc? WHY THE TURTLE? |... 7 Great ACTUIM cocci ceecescesesscceeecescsstssecceeseces 7 Morphic Fields and Discworld Genetics ........c.ecceceeeeeeeees 8 But Really. 0 0 ccceccccccsccccssssescsssessscessaes 8 COrOM AICS coco ceecescssnescessncscessnseccecsceees 9 SOCIETY ON THE DISC... 10 DSC SUQUiSUICS oo oeececce ccc ccecccccccecccecccecceceess 1] Languages oo... cess ceeteteceeereees 12 Discworld Light .o..ccccccccsscecsssetsesseeeesess 12 The Social Position of Magic................ 13 DIRECTIONS, TIME AND THE CALENDAR ooo 14 Weather and Temperature .................... 14 Bri gadOOns ....cccccccccsecccscesescessesesseeesensees 14 THM oe ce cece ccceceeececesececceccecececccecseveesevevers 15 Ancient and Arcane Languages v.00. 15 TECHNOLOGY ON THE DISC... 16 Discworld Holidays ...cccccccccecccecssesevees 16 Non-Humans and Money .cccccccccee 17 Medicine and Disease ............ccccescsseees 18 THAVEL ooo. eccccveecessesencccscsscccccccccausceseceececs 18 DISCWORLD CURRENCIES |... 19 THE GENERIC INN RULES .................. 20 Some Backwoods Hostelries ................ 20 2. WHERE TO GO AND WHY NOT TO... 21 THE STO PLAINS 000i cccccccccccceceees 22 The Forest of Skund........ ee 22 ACROSS THE CIRCLE SEA ........0......... 24 Al Khali wu... eeeeeesereeeeenes 24 Dyelibeybi..........cccceccsccesseceeeceseeneeees 24 Ephebe o.oo cccceeceeeeneeeeeeceeeeneenees 25 OMNIA... ccc cccccccssecceccesesecerereneesens 25 TSOTE ooo cccccesccccceeeevessenensessacuseseeuaeesescaces 26 THE BURNING RIM........cccccccsccseeeees. 27 THE RIM AND TURNWISE OCEANS |... cccccccceeeee 28 Kaul occ ccc csssceseesseseseeeeeseeeee 28 Other Islands wo... eeeeeee reer 28 TURNWISE ISLANDS ..0000..c.ccccccccccscecceee. 28 The Wyrmber ..........cceccccssesteeeseceeeees 28 Llamedos .o....cccccccccsssssececsseseevsenanens 29 THE RAMTOPS ooo ccccecccecsececeeees 30 LAN cree... ceeeceeecccccccaeeeceesceceuacuanesss 30 Magical Sites we eee eeeeceeeteees 31 Uberwald woe ccceeccseccescenene 31 WIDDERSHINS REGIONS |... 32 GTA o.oo. eeccccccccccscesesetsnssssasscseseecscrsntsees 32 2 CONTENTS THE HUB AND BEYOND... The Hublands .00000....ccec cece ccecceeeeeeeeeees 33 The Vortex Plains.........0..ccccccccccccccsseeeees 33 THE FAR RIM 0 ooicccccccccccccccsseccssecesees 33 The Counterweight Continent .............. 33 EcksEcksEcksEcks......0.cccccccscsesseesseeeee 34 3. “INNE JUSTE 7 DAYES.. .”..........35 STARTING POINTS ooo occcccccceeecsseeee 36 Comedy Characters ..........cccceeeceees 37 CHARACTER TYPES ooo occceccsees 38 Female Characters .00.......cccccccccsecssceeeeees 49 ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, AND SKILLS oii cccccccccecccssecsssecsssesssecssseees 50 Advantages .......cccccccecsereseesseerteseestessens 50 Disadvantages ........cccceeseeceecsceees 31 SKIS ooo lee ccesesscavessssecesssestecsenenes 53 New Advantages ........cccseseteeecteeees 54 New Disadvantages ..........0..cccesceseeeeees 56 New SKIS oo. ececccccecccssccccseseeessrensceecs 56 STATUS ooooociccccccccccccsssecesssessesseesssseesesseeen 58 Status Table wo...... cece ceecesecseceeeneseseseees 59 JOBS AND WEALTH. 60 Job Table oie ceccccecccececeeesseens 60 Starting Cash wo... cceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeens 62 ECQUIPMENT ooo ccccecccsecsseccsseseeessees 62 SAMPLE CHARACTERS... 62 Hunchbrood Modoscousin, Dwarf Thaumaturgist.......0...0c.e6 62 Jemzarkiza of Krull, Chelonologist and Female Foreign Wizard .........00...0.... 63 4. NON-HUMANS ON THE DISC ooo 65 THE MorTAc RACES 00000000000... 66 DWARFS ooo eccccscssssssssssssscssssssseeseesen 66 Dwarfs vs. Trolls v...c.cccceeeeeseeeeeseereees 67 Dwarfs in Play ......0.c.cccccceseeseeeceeeeees 67 Dwarf Character Package.............::00 68 Special Disadvantage: Greed (Dwarfish) -15 points ............ 68 GOBLINS (AND GNOMES) |... 69 Goblins in Play... ceecccceeseeeseeeeeeee 69 Goblin Character Package ............0.....: 69 TROLLS AND THEIR ILK ooo. 70 Trolls in Play oo. ceeseceeseccsesetseseesees 72 Sergeant Detritus oo... eeeeeeeeeee 72 Troll or Gnoll Character Package ........ 74 Special Disadvantage: Troll Brain 10/-20 points ............02.... 75 CREATURES OF THE NIGHT ................ 76 VAMPIRES oo cceccssssssssccsseccesnsesssesssnsoee 76 Vampire Character Package.................. 76 WEREWOLVES AND WOLFMEN .......... 78 Werewolf Character Package................ 78 Wolfman Character Package ................ 78 Other Were-Animals? ..........:cc:eseeeeee: 80 MUMMIES ooo ccccccecscssessstseesereeees 80 SUPERNATURAL PERSONIFICATIONS 0.0... 81 SENTIENT ANIMALS 5. WELLCOME TO ANKH-MORPORK ... 83 FISTORY ooo cccccceeeesscssseseesssenseeesen 84 The Smell] coccccccccccccccccscsssccevevevsecsasstscesees 84 The Patrician ...ccccccccccccsssesscssceccevesecseeees 85 Mad Kang oes ccccstscsesseeecsceeeeecees 86 CURRENT GOVERNMENT 0... 86 Recent Events ........ccccccssseecesseeseseeseeeees 87 GEOGRAPHY ooo cccccccsccccccsseeesstecseen 87 C.M.O.T. Dibbler iccccccccccscccsccecsecseseees 87 Hubwards Morpork .........cccccccccceceeees 88 Disasters: Fire and Flood .....0c0.cccccc005 88 Rimwards Morpork and The Shades 0.0... 89 The River An ov. ccceccsesessecucsecscesvcaes 89 Ankh-Morpork the Port ..ccccccscscccceee 89 The Isle of Gods ..0......cccccccssecceeeesereeseeeee 90 ADKD i cecceceetesseceesccsssecesseecesseecnereeees 90 THE PATRICIAN’S PALACE... 90 Bloody Stupid JONASON ....ccecccccccecceceee 90 LAW AND ORDER ooo cccccccseeeeeeen 91 The Watch oo... ccc cceeeeeceeserneeeees 9] Watch Commander Sir Samuel Vimes .....ccccccccccccececceceeeens 91 LAW... ceceeceeescececcsececessescescssssecseeseeeereana 93 Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson .......... 94 ARMED FORCES 0000 cccccccccccssssessssee 94 THE GUILDS ooo cccceccescseessessnseesnes 95 Ordinary Trade Guilds .......000...00000. 95 The Merchants’ Guild ......0.000..ceecceee 96 The Assassins’ Guild .......0..0 cc ceeeeeeee 96 Other Watchmen oicccccccccccsccsccccssescseceeess 96 The Thieves’ Guild... eeeeceeeerees 97 The Beggars’ Guild wc. 98 The Fools’ Guild wc eeeeeseees 98 Foop, DRINK AND LODGING |... 98 Assassins’ Guild RA1GS ccccicccccccccccccseeeeee 98 Troll and Dwarf Bars icccccccscceccsesecess 99 LOWOSt Dives iccccceccccccceccccccscssssceseevees 100 6. IN THE NAME OF THE LORE occ. 101 THE BASICS ooo ccccccecssessssessteessseen 102 DANE ZONES .orecenccssseerssesrsesnsesssatenaees 102 TYPES OF SPELL-CASTERS |... 103 Wizards oie. iecccccccecccesccesssnasaevenees 103 Bight Eight Eight ...0..cccsssessscssee 103 WIUCHES....ccceccteseseesecsssseecceceeseeseseeers 104 PHOPS veicceccscecceeeecteesneessnessstesssseesseenssees 104 Other Types ...... cee ceceeceeeesseneeesens 105 Death and Magic-Workers .........0.0000.. 105 WORKING MAGIC ooo ceeeen 107 Spells oo. eeecccccescesssesseeesseeseserseenes 107 Headology eeceesscecccesecneteceteseetseetseneess 107 Exploiting the Laws of Disc Reality ..108 When It All Goes Wrong ...........::cce 108 Mustrim Ridcully uiccccccsiccccsscsceees 108 UNSEEN UNIVERSITY... 109 FISQOLY oo. cece eceseneceseseereeeeaeeaees 109 Town and Gown: Location and Maintenance............c cece eeeee 110 The Tower of Art wo eee eee 110 The Librarian ......ccccccccccccccceccceecseeeesees 110 Administration ......ccccccccccccesceeees 112 Invisible Wititt es cecccccsecccsccsseessessseses 112 ‘ae