middle name luck, first name bad.

i like rincewind, i started with the wizards, and i'm ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆ new in town ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆ discworld quarantine blog for @qrovidcore making this blog only 1.5 books into a 41 book long series while tumblr as a platform is actively dying is a pretty good summary of what's wrong with me as a person. one day i will have been here long enough that i can make every single button on this blog a reference to something. i will officially be allowed to say i live here once that day has come. in the meantime, may i offer you a rincewind? personal tag is #rincepost tolkien sideblog is @nelyoslegalteam

[rincewizard]

oh wow look it’s a real pinned post or something for once

seeing as how i am (nominally) liveblogging my readthrough! i figure it would not hurt to actually supplement my unhinged 2am ramblings (tagged #rincepost) with a running list of how much context i have for like. anything i am saying on here. to be tossed up here and updated as i go!!

Finished (In Read Order):

The Light Fantastic

The Color of Magic

Sourcery

Eric

Guards! Guards!

Currently Reading:

Men at Arms

[parkayquarts]

now im imagining what pride events in ankh morpork are like

[parkayquarts]

there will EXCLUSIVELY be kink at the ankh morpork pride parade

[wondersmith-and-sons]

(via @takiki16)

[just7frogsinapeoplesuit]

(Tags via @romanceyourdemons)

Extremely correct response, leaving out the inevitable debacle over citizens declaring counterfeit genders in order to have rarer pronoun pins to sell to collectors in the underground pronoun market.

Dibbler, only mildly discouraged, eventually realizes he can sell embellishments for your pronoun pin, which he claims will upgrade your gender.

Also of note is that there are no cops present at Ankh-Morpork Pride. This is not because they aren't welcome (everyone knows Nobby is as kinky as they come), but because the festivities include throwing bricks at the City Watch building and they are busy trying to make sure they still have a place to work the next day. The Night Watch prepares each year with a barricade, and pre-marriage Vimes always collects the good bricks so he can save for a house. Nobody is really sure where the tradition came from, but it's good fun and usually nobody gets hurt too badly.

The bricks are provided by Vetinari, who considers it a good test of city infrastructure and training for the Watch.

[skarabrae-stone]

Cheery would 100% march in the parade. She'd get Nobby to go with her, but Nobby would be completely oblivious as to why (he assumed she just wants company).

Moist von lipwig would have pride-themed stamps made; these would inevitably have some kind of issue, which would create some outrage and ultimately make the stamps more valuable as collectors' items.

I don't get the impression that Ankh Morpork ever had anti-sodomy or crossdressing laws, so I don't think the queer community's history with the police would be the same as it is in the real world. Especially because Cheery Littlebottom literally started the Dwarf trans/feminism movement as an officer of the Watch, with the Watch's support.

Dibbler would totally sell pride flags with the wrong colors (and then insist it was the "new, updated version" if anyone questioned him)

The nobility are all scandalized, meanwhile the Seamstresses Guild has a float in the parade

Adora Belle Dearheart is deeply involved with at least one queer organization and is one of the main organizers of the Pride festival, but refuses to answer any questions about why

Ridcully decides the wizards should be involved, and Ponder Stibbons should make a float and organize the refreshments for them to eat while riding on the float. Ridcully's concept of allyship is loudly saying, "Well done, that man!" and pointing at anyone he thinks is exhibiting particularly queer behavior.

Madam Sharn and Pepe release a whole new line of Pride-themed chainmail

Bengo Macarona is embraced as a gay icon

Reg Shoe decides the main pride event is too corporate, and organizes an alternative pride parade for the same time and place; this immediately gets subsumed by the main pride event. Some Omnians show up to Pride to protest and Reg is delighted to have someone to fight with.

[just7frogsinapeoplesuit]

More from the tags, I love all of you

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

The Assasins Guild have a float for queer youth dealing with unsupportive parents that has a banner that reads "Over their dead body? WE CAN HELP"

[digitaldiscipline]

Nobby is voted Most Genderful for the ninth year in a row.

[dduane]

This thread has gotten seriously better since I saw it last. :)

[the-witchhunter]

Suddenly being smacked in the middle of this by the fact Vetinari was disappointed Vimes didn't properly handcuff him and made a note to get some proper shackles for next time

 'You're not going to handcuff me?' Vimes's mouth dropped open. 'Why should I do that?' 'Treason is very nearly the ultimate crime, Sir Samuel. I think I should demand handcuffs.' 'All right, if you insist.' Vimes nodded at Dorfl. 'Cuff him, then.' 'You haven't got any shackles, by any chance?' said Lord Vetinari, as Dorfly produced a pair of handcuffs. 'We may as well do this thing properly -' 'No. We don't have any shackles.' 'I was only trying to help, Sir Samuel. Shall we be going?' - Jingo

[makingtrouble]

Dibbler pitches his mismatched flags by swearing up and down that each flag represents one of the lesser known genders and can be verified, absolutely verified, by the kind hardworking ladies/gents/et cetera of the Ankh Morpork Bureau of Gender.

Just reach your hand into the pile and pull out the flag that resonates with your unique gender!

[deinkleinerstern]

Young Vetinari.

And his first love.

[zakalwe-the-ninth]

Thank you so much for this gorgeous piece @deinkleinerstern! I felt inspired by it, so wrote a short fic based around the idea 💜

Grounded (1943 words) by Zakalwe Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Discworld - Terry Pratchett Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Havelock Vetinari/Samuel Vimes Characters: Havelock Vetinari

Additional Tags: Angst, Unrequited Love, Pining, Grief, Panic Attack, spoilers for night watch, probably counts as hurt/no comfort

Summary: In the cemetery of Small Gods, a young Havelock Vetinari grieves his first love.

[vampirejuno]

Ah vimes we're really in it now

[womans-armor-workshop]

For the this year's celebration of the Glorious 25th of May let me present to you my latest project.

Lady's Sybil Ramkin leather corset for a stage adaptation of sir Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! From sketch to final costume with lovely Errol the Dragon.

Corset made from genuine textured sheepskin and a lots of brass details like buckles, eyelets and studs. Straps has functional buckles and can be adjusted if necessary. Corset has cotton lining with lilac blossom print (I'm not sorry, I can't help myself, I wouldn't miss this chance for a little Easter hard-boiled egg). All creative processes was under strict supervision of my copilot Jarvis, as usual.

[datsderbunnyblog]

What is the order for getting into disc world? I’m sorry a thousand people have asked before but I love the snippets I have read, I just don’t know where in the turtle-carried-world to begin?

Don't apologise! It's always a fun question to answer.

There isn't really one particular order you *have* to follow, the Discworld series can be loosely categorised into different sub-series with different starting points (I'll explain below) but you can also read them in publication order (you can find the full list on the Discworld Wikipedia page). Equally some people just pick up whichever book sounds most appealing to them, or whichever one is available in their local library/charity shop!

These are the sub-series (and I've indicated next to each title what number they are in the whole series overall):

The first sub-series is the Wizards (Rincewind) books, starting with The Colour of Magic (#1). I say this with all the love in the world: Rincewind is one of the wettest, most pathetic protagonists ever written so the Wizards books are great fun.

The Witches sub-series is another really popular starting point, with Equal Rites (#3) being the first entry. You'll meet Granny Weatherwax, one of my favourite characters of all time.

The Death sub-series is next, and Mort (#4) is the first title. Again, a really popular starting point. Death takes on an apprentice who tries to interfere with fate, which is never a good idea.

The City Watch sub-series, beginning with Guards! Guards! (#8), is next, and the book we're all posting about today (Night Watch) is one of the City Watch books. If I could only pick one title to recommend as a starting point, I'd definitely choose Guards! Guards!

There are other starting points people sometimes recommend but these are the main ones I'd go for. As I say, if you're particularly intrigued by all the Glorious 25th of May stuff then the reading order for that would be Guards! Guards! -> Men At Arms -> Feet of Clay -> Jingo -> The Fifth Elephant -> Night Watch.

I hope that helps!

[strangetrashqueen]

[alasdair-ya]

Here is my contribution to the Glorious 25th of May.

[hoerrrru]

Truth! Justice! Freedom! Reasonable priced love! And a Hard-boiled Egg!

[higgsbison]

happy glorious 25th of may

[niuserre]

For the uninitiated, here's the Wikipedia page on Boots theory.

[rubyleaf]

Is this anything?

[queenaegon]

i understand all that shit about honor and knighthood and solemn vows but “kingslayer” is simply a bad insult. it sounds cool as fuck. might as well call him the landlord annihilator or the billionaire’s bane.

[possessable]

blorbo sickfic that turns into a possession fic halfway through

[drudg30n]

what does this meannnn

[possessable]

well you see,

[thewizzardwithin]

hey so the way me and @porcelain-mayhem were literally discussing rincewind themed sickfics just yesterday. do you think all rincewind enjoyers are all on synchronized brainwaves

[rincewizard]

TAPS YOU BOTH EXCITEDLY THROUGH THE SCREEN. rincewind enjoyers and our one (1) collective Extremely Good braincell 🤝

[sanenc-draws]

Assorted Vetinaris.

[zakalwe-the-ninth]

Quick little Nobby. I think he could probably be skrunklier, I’m not sure he looks like someone who needs a certificate to prove he’s human.

[mervynbunter]

You said something in “Smith” which I hope I grasped, and there was a feeling almost of recognition. An odd feeling of grief overcame me when I read it. I cannot explain my feelings any clearer. It was like hearing a piece of music from way back, except that it was nearer poetry by Graves’ definition. Thank you very much for writing it.

Terry Pratchett, in a letter to J. R. R. Tolkien, 22 November 1967

Thank you very much for your letter. The first one that I have received with regard to Smith of Wootton Major. You evidently feel about the story very much as I do myself. I can hardly say more.

J. R. R. Tolkien, in reply to Pratchett’s letter, 24 November 1967

[thesetwoutes]

This is the first I've ever seen this and it makes me wonder if it's why Pratchett was always so conscientious about responding to letters from kids.

[vaspider]

If you were wondering: in November 1967, Terry Pratchett was 19 years old.

[rock-n-roll-fantasy]

And he did in fact say on at least one occasion that it was this that pushed him to always engage with his own fans in the same kind and conscientious manner.

[higgsbison]

this is why he got shot