The Discworld Roleplaying Game - Revision history

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	'''''The Discworld Roleplaying Game''''' (aka ''GURPS Discworld'') is a tabletop roleplaying game based on the Discworld novels, published by Steve Jackson Games using their Generic Universal Role Playing System (GURPS) rules. It was originally released as ''GURPS Discworld'' in early 1998, and re-released in 2002 and 2016 in an updated edition under the current title. Despite Modiphius having a new license for Discworld tabletop games, including a new RPG, the GURPS game is still in print, though not as a traditional hardcover.		'''''The Discworld Roleplaying Game''''' (aka ''GURPS Discworld'') is a tabletop roleplaying game based on the Discworld novels, published by Steve Jackson Games using their Generic Universal Role Playing System (GURPS) rules. It was originally released as ''GURPS Discworld'' in early 1998, and re-released in 2002, and again in 2016 in an updated edition, under the current title. It’s notable in that [[Terry Pratchett]] co-wrote material for the game with game designer [[Phil Masters]], and it contains Discworld lore and information not found elsewhere.

			Despite Modiphius having a new license for Discworld tabletop games, including [[Adventures in Ankh-Morpork\|a new RPG]], the GURPS game is still in print, though not as a traditional hardcover.

	== Books ==		== Books ==

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	== Books ==		== Books ==
	''The Discworld Roleplaying Game'' was originally released as a standalone game in a single book, accomplished by including the simplified GURPS Lite rules ~~in the back~~, based on GURPS’ third edition. It was still compatible with the full GURPS rules, and so could be used with various other sourcebooks. It was followed in 2001 by ~~the~~ ''GURPS Discworld Also'' ~~book~~, which ~~updated the game with~~ elements from ~~books~~ published after the original (including rules for the Clacks). The first book was republished in 2002, renamed “The Discworld Role-Playing Game” to make it more easily findable on shelves. Aside from distributing the rules throughout the book to make it easier to use, it was largely the same as the original.		''The Discworld Roleplaying Game'' was originally released as ''GURPS Discworld'', a standalone game in a single book. This was accomplished by including the simplified GURPS Lite rules, based on GURPS’ third edition, as an appendix in the back. It was still compatible with the full GURPS rules, and so could be used with various other sourcebooks. ''GURPS Discworld'' was followed in 2001 by ''GURPS Discworld Also'', a sourcebook which added elements from Discworld novels published after the original (including rules for the Clacks).

	The ~~game~~ was ~~also supported online~~, ~~with short free supplements providing extra details as part of~~ ''~~Pyramid~~'', the ~~Steve Jackson Games magazine~~.		The first book was republished in 2002, renamed ''The Discworld Role-Playing Game'' to make it easier to find for Discworld fans (i.e. it would be under D for Discworld, not hidden amongst dozens of other GURPS books under “G”). Aside from distributing the GURPS Lite rules throughout the book (where they were needed) to make it easier to use, it was largely the same as the original.

	The final version of the game was a new edition, ~~updated~~ to GURPS fourth edition and incorporating the material from both previous books (and ~~more new stuff, possibly including~~ the ~~''Pyramid'' articles)~~ into a single hardcover book. It was reportedly finished in 2014, though delayed ~~and not published~~ until 2016. A digital version was released in 2017, and is still available as a PDF or print-on-demand softcover. (The 2016 hardcover is reasonably ~~available~~ secondhand.)		The game was also supported online, with short free supplements providing extra details as part of ''Pyramid'', the Steve Jackson Games magazine. Some of these are still available via the website.

			The final version of the game was a new edition, updating the rules to GURPS fourth edition, and incorporating the material from both previous books and the rest of the Discworld novels into a single hardcover book. It was reportedly finished in 2014, though publication was delayed until 2016. A digital version was released in 2017, and is still available as a PDF or print-on-demand softcover. (The 2016 hardcover is reasonably easy to find secondhand.)

	== Credits ==		== Credits ==

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://www.sjgames.com/discworld/ sjgames.com] - official page ~~from~~ Steve Jackson Games		* [https://www.sjgames.com/discworld/ sjgames.com] - official page at Steve Jackson Games
			* [[wikipedia:GURPS Discworld\|GURPS Discworld]] at Wikipedia

	== Footnotes ==		== Footnotes ==

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'''''The Discworld Roleplaying Game''''' (aka ''GURPS Discworld'') is a tabletop roleplaying game based on the Discworld novels, published by Steve Jackson Games using their Generic Universal Role Playing System (GURPS) rules. It was originally released as ''GURPS Discworld'' in early 1998, and re-released in 2002 and 2016 in an updated edition under the current title. Despite Modiphius having a new license for Discworld tabletop games, including a new RPG, the GURPS game is still in print, though not as a traditional hardcover.

== Books ==
''The Discworld Roleplaying Game'' was originally released as a standalone game in a single book, accomplished by including the simplified GURPS Lite rules in the back, based on GURPS’ third edition. It was still compatible with the full GURPS rules, and so could be used with various other sourcebooks. It was followed in 2001 by the ''GURPS Discworld Also'' book, which updated the game with elements from books published after the original (including rules for the Clacks). The first book was republished in 2002, renamed “The Discworld Role-Playing Game” to make it more easily findable on shelves. Aside from distributing the rules throughout the book to make it easier to use, it was largely the same as the original.

The game was also supported online, with short free supplements providing extra details as part of ''Pyramid'', the Steve Jackson Games magazine.

The final version of the game was a new edition, updated to GURPS fourth edition and incorporating the material from both previous books (and more new stuff, possibly including the ''Pyramid'' articles) into a single hardcover book. It was reportedly finished in 2014, though delayed and not published until 2016. A digital version was released in 2017, and is still available as a PDF or print-on-demand softcover. (The 2016 hardcover is reasonably available secondhand.)

== Credits ==
''To be added''

== Podcast episodes ==

=== Major appearances ===
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing the game. (None yet.)

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|}

=== Actual plays ===
These podcasts and videos present the game being played, though sometimes with more of a focus on being an entertaining performance than accurately representing the play experience. (None yet.)

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show/Channel !! Episode !! External link
|}

=== Other appearances ===
Episodes where the game is discussed, but not as the main topic. (None yet.)

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|}

== External links ==
* [https://www.sjgames.com/discworld/ sjgames.com] - official page from Steve Jackson Games

== Footnotes ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork}}
[[Category: Games]]
[[Category: Roleplaying Games]]
[[Category: Discworld adaptations]]