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<blockquote data-quote="Jocher symbolic systems" data-source="post: 9048765" data-attributes="member: 7024919"><p><a href="https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/discworld-a-one-in-a-million-chance-at-adventure" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]288125[/ATTACH]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>What?</strong> A fan-made tabletop roleplaying game created to capture the spirit and geist of the Discworld Universe. Use the Discworld book series as source materials when playing this game.</p><p></p><p><strong>Get it here:</strong> <a href="http://Get it here: https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/discworld-a-one-in-a-million-chance-at-adventure" target="_blank">https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/discworld-a-one-in-a-million-chance-at-adventure</a></p><p></p><p><strong>By whom?</strong> It is a one-person project. I am Johan Eriksson, a game design lecturer at Uppsala University. I made this game a few years ago, and I released it as a creative commons resource. The game, and all its supplements, are completely free.</p><p></p><p><strong>The system is inspired by (but not limited to):</strong> FATE. Mörk Borg. Mouse Guard. Tales from the Loop. Vampire the Masquerade. Dungeons and Dragons. Also the Discworld GURPS.</p><p></p><p><strong>Said about the game: </strong></p><p><strong><em>Reddit user Tantavalist</em></strong></p><p><em>"This is an excellent rules-light narrative system for comical hijinks. It's perfect for the Discworld, a far better fit than GURPS. I'm also thinking of it as a good ruleset to adapt for other lighter-hearted RPGs or settings; Cugel-level Dying Earth play, or switch it to sci-fi for The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Reddit user NotOutsideOrInside</strong></em></p><p><em>"It's a blast of a game. I can't see it being used for very long-term campaigns, but it REALLY captures the vibe of Pratchett. I love the mechanic of coming up with your character AS YOU PLAY as well. It's pure genius."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Anonymous Reddit user: </strong></em></p><p><em>"Getting into the main PDF now, and I have to say that it is absolutely beautiful and is even better than I could have imagined, much less put together. I know how much work goes into that. And I love the footnotes. This is stunning. <3"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Reddit user Diskordant77</strong></em></p><p><em>"The 1 in a Million Roll is now joining me at any game I run. That's just genius. I'll have every character start with 1, and I'll award more through out a campaign. I'll call it Deus Ex Machina points or something. I also like the idea of meeting Death and being able to deal with him, if things go that way in my game I might steal that too."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Reddit user Son_of_Tarzan</strong></em></p><p><em>"This discworld system looks amazing! Its so philosophically aligned."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Anonymous survey voice</strong></em></p><p><em>"A one in a million chance at adventure is a lively take on roleplaying on the Discworld. It's free, it's lightweight, its writing is full of Pratchett-esque humor that had me laughing just reading through it. It gets the lighthearted, comedic tone of the source material and translates it into a system that is a breeze. Honestly, thank you so much for writing this. It's fantastically fun!"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Anonymous survey voice</strong></em></p><p><em>"It really captures the SPIRIT of the discworld. The GURPS discworld books are accurate, but they don't really caputre (SIC) pratchett's whole jive. The disc is a serious place when you are there - it's only us outside of it who see it's absurdities."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Anonymous survey voice</strong></em></p><p><em>"Because it's good, clearly written and captures much of the flavor better than the official RPG"</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jocher symbolic systems, post: 9048765, member: 7024919"] [URL='https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/discworld-a-one-in-a-million-chance-at-adventure'][ATTACH type="full" width="551px" alt="itch-io-book cover.jpg"]288125[/ATTACH][/URL] [B]What?[/B] A fan-made tabletop roleplaying game created to capture the spirit and geist of the Discworld Universe. Use the Discworld book series as source materials when playing this game. [B]Get it here:[/B] [URL='http://Get it here: https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/discworld-a-one-in-a-million-chance-at-adventure']https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/discworld-a-one-in-a-million-chance-at-adventure[/URL] [B]By whom?[/B] It is a one-person project. I am Johan Eriksson, a game design lecturer at Uppsala University. I made this game a few years ago, and I released it as a creative commons resource. The game, and all its supplements, are completely free. [B]The system is inspired by (but not limited to):[/B] FATE. Mörk Borg. Mouse Guard. Tales from the Loop. Vampire the Masquerade. Dungeons and Dragons. Also the Discworld GURPS. [B]Said about the game: [I]Reddit user Tantavalist[/I][/B] [I]"This is an excellent rules-light narrative system for comical hijinks. It's perfect for the Discworld, a far better fit than GURPS. I'm also thinking of it as a good ruleset to adapt for other lighter-hearted RPGs or settings; Cugel-level Dying Earth play, or switch it to sci-fi for The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy." [B]Reddit user NotOutsideOrInside[/B] "It's a blast of a game. I can't see it being used for very long-term campaigns, but it REALLY captures the vibe of Pratchett. I love the mechanic of coming up with your character AS YOU PLAY as well. It's pure genius." [B]Anonymous Reddit user: [/B] "Getting into the main PDF now, and I have to say that it is absolutely beautiful and is even better than I could have imagined, much less put together. I know how much work goes into that. And I love the footnotes. This is stunning. <3" [B]Reddit user Diskordant77[/B] "The 1 in a Million Roll is now joining me at any game I run. That's just genius. I'll have every character start with 1, and I'll award more through out a campaign. I'll call it Deus Ex Machina points or something. I also like the idea of meeting Death and being able to deal with him, if things go that way in my game I might steal that too." [B]Reddit user Son_of_Tarzan[/B] "This discworld system looks amazing! Its so philosophically aligned." [B]Anonymous survey voice[/B] "A one in a million chance at adventure is a lively take on roleplaying on the Discworld. It's free, it's lightweight, its writing is full of Pratchett-esque humor that had me laughing just reading through it. It gets the lighthearted, comedic tone of the source material and translates it into a system that is a breeze. Honestly, thank you so much for writing this. It's fantastically fun!" [B]Anonymous survey voice[/B] "It really captures the SPIRIT of the discworld. The GURPS discworld books are accurate, but they don't really caputre (SIC) pratchett's whole jive. The disc is a serious place when you are there - it's only us outside of it who see it's absurdities." [B]Anonymous survey voice[/B] "Because it's good, clearly written and captures much of the flavor better than the official RPG"[/I] [/QUOTE]
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