So years ago I made a conversion of rules for PF to work in the Discworld and a campaign to go with it. I never got to use them.
To summarize things briefly, there's little mechanical changes, except that we'd be using E7, and a few story rules for certain classes and races. Like obviously nobody can play an elf, clerics get custom small gods they must spread the word of to get more powerful (or choose a well known pantheon like Offler or Io, but follow rules), wizards need to murder higher ranked wizards to get ranked up (not mechanically but in world) and other fun Pratchett-isms.
Rules? Thinking 25 point buy, races by approval only (trolls will use full orc stats for simplicity sake. Long ago I had a custom race but it was too complicated) and must be cited to exist somewhere in at least one book. Classes are any, including gunslinger, but know some are illegal, some are unheard of, and more. Societal reactions may occur. Two traits. Max GP per class.
The story? You're a group of fresh recruits to the Ankh-Morpork City Guard. It's semi-sandbox but I have an overall plot to work with. You'll run into known NPCs, and the timeline will be roughly ten years after the last published novel. You don't have to be lawful, but you do need a reason to have joined the Watch, even if it's just for the pay and benefits.
No PVP. 1/day minimum posts. You know the usual.
Not sure how long I'll recruit yet. Depends on how popular this idea is.
I'm interested in playing a tourist.
I just so happen to have a redneck troll girl that might be perfect.
I'm interested in playing a tourist.
The story? You're a group of fresh recruits to the Ankh-Morpork City Guard.
Foreigner? Sure. New to town and an easy to get well paying job. Agatean like Twoflower even, sure. But not a tourist, implying that you will be returning home.
I'll point out all classes are still available, but a wizard would for example be a recent graduate of OU picking up some seed money to eventually open his own business reading futures in some dink town, and the Watch is a simple path to that...or something like that.
I might have to figure out a were-dog using a reskinned Weretouched Wolf Shifter. Kind of like how trolls with skins of brick and cobblestone are showing up in the city, were-dogs are starting to crop up.
Alternately, the Constable Archetype for Cavalier is stupidly appropriate.
I can see this going up until someone eats a battleaxe crit. Then we get 'Vimed'
This sounds like a lot of fun. I adore Discworld so this looks great.
I'd love to play an Igor or possibly a Feegle/Gnome. The former would, obviously, be a Vivisectionist Alchemist while I'd look at something like a Hunter or, possibly even better, Wild Child Brawler for the latter.
This is an awesome idea. I think I'd have to throw my hat in the ring as a Witch of some kind. How close interactions would one be allowed/preferred to have with book characters?
"Possible reoccurring guest spot" is about the highest level I would say. So former mentor, sure, but secret bestie or future hubby, no.
I so plan on the intro being a sort of "Police Academy of the Disc" shenanigans, whereupon your characters are being trained...by Fred and Nobby.
I might have to figure out a were-dog using a reskinned Weretouched Wolf Shifter. Kind of like how trolls with skins of brick and cobblestone are showing up in the city, were-dogs are starting to crop up.
Alternately, the Constable Archetype for Cavalier is stupidly appropriate.
Sounds like it follows Disc logic to me.
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Just for the humor of it all, I am thinking of building Gypsumay as a vigilante with the two identities being on duty and off duty. The only difference being the uniform and in true disc faction all the residents just accept it.
This sounds like a lot of fun. I adore Discworld so this looks great.
I'd love to play an Igor or possibly a Feegle/Gnome. The former would, obviously, be a Vivisectionist Alchemist while I'd look at something like a Hunter or, possibly even better, Wild Child Brawler for the latter.
There being no races close in size to a true Feegle besides the OP-as-PC sprite monster, the Igor is a better choice. You could reflavor any medium sized humanoid for it, but I would recommend hobgoblin, as the con and dex bonus fit them.
No problem. As a witch, I’d need a reason why I came to Ankh-Morpork instead of staying in the Ramtops, and what interactions if any to have with any named witches in Ankh-Morpork.
Since the events of Equal Rites, UU has guest witch lecturers and takes female students, and sends the Ramtops male witches, and so on. It was the big societal change. Either your character could've been in the circle of a witch who came to speak and liked the city enough to stay, or you are a solo witch who can't find a mentor that works the watch to afford to pay to see those guest lectures and learn magic on your own terms, or a witch discovered by the UU sent to apprentice in the Ramtops and recently returning home (Arch chancellor did say to Granny that if they found any students who know her type of magic he would send them that way IIRC) or ...all sorts of stuff.
Seems I have enough people interested to settle on some more details.
Ok, I'm gonna go with a max of 6 players. That's always my max, and it allows a decent ensemble cast for the story. Further it allows for drop outs without the need to replace.
Let's call recruitment until June 1st. I usually don't do a long recruitment, but I could use some time to hammer a few details out.
No pets. 6 people are enough to track, so if you have a pet class, take a pet-less variant.
Does the no-pets rule apply to familiars? If so I'd go with the Cartomancer variant, most likely.
Yeah, just because it's just one more thing to keep track of. Makes life simpler.
This didn't really have the response or enthusiasm I was hoping for, so I don't think I'll go forward. Sorry.
DISCWORLD YES PLEASE, I would love to play a Vampire, but they are too powerful so how about the son of one. A Dhampir for race and for class, an Investigator.
Victor Van-Silnick "Vic' [The half undead]
Dad was a full-on vamper in the "Undead Yes Unperson no" Movement who meet and fell in love with a living Alchemist, they set up home and had 3 kids 2 girls and a son 'Vik' my PC. His sisters help mum on the family apothecary, while dad sleeps below. But Vic took after dad and loved the night and the things lurking there on the city streets.
He uses his Alchemy to make a blood-drinking suppressant.
And his skills to join the Guard.
O Yes please,
Could I play a Goblin, Bard
"Screaming Musak" [Tis a stage name init!]
Is his name, playing music is his game.
He was arrested for 'damaging the peace' and give the choice of stocks or joining the guard.
3 meals a day, and a bed, the guards it was.
Green Swigy adorable and loud when a tune hits him.
NOTE: Whatever you do DO NOT let him get his hands on a musical instrument because it's not so much as a tune hits him, more like he hits a tune until it's bloody in shock and crawling to get out the door.
not familiar with discworld but this sounds like it could be fun. Is it still going?