#lu tze

[artbypontpilat]

Another Discworld character. Are you tired of them yet? What else would you like to see in the community?

[pettiarts]

It's the Glorious 25th of May. And while I don't have a Vimes drawing yet, I do have Time Monk Lu-Tze. Enjoy!

[dimity-lawn]

[reluctanttree]

rating he genders of discworld characters

in no particular order:

Lu-Tze 🧹

Susan Sto Helit 💀👩‍🏫

is unsure she/they

Death 💀

uses he/him cause he is endeared by the concept of human genders

Vimes 👮‍♂️

he/him/it in the same way as a terrier

Carrot 🥕🚨

confused, sheltered but supportive he/him

eskarina smith 🪄

she/they most of the time

The Librarian 🦧

ook/oook

[pratchettquotes]

"What's happening?" said Lobsang, as the last of the monks surged past.

"I daresay we shall soon be told," said Lu-Tze, starting to roll himself a cigarette.

"Hadn't we better hurry? Everyone's going!" The sound of flapping sandals died away in the distance.

"Nothing seems to be on fire," said Lu-Tze calmly. "Besides, if we wait a little then by the time we get there everyone will have stopped shouting and perhaps they will be making some sense."

Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

[realitys-ex]

Just Saw this, and I am terribly curious about peoples thoughts:

Which would you rather?

Travel with Rincewind

Train with Sweeper

Patrol with Vimes

Learn from Granny

Scam with Moist

Learn from Susan

Voting ended onJul 2, 2024

Now there are Objectively wrong answers to this, which I'll discuss below the cut:

Wrong Answers:

Travel with Rincewind: Sure, you get to see the sights, observe things that most people never will. But that's because you are in the middle of an Apocalypse (possibly an apocryphal one!). You will be running and stressed the entire time!

Patrol with Vimes: Ok, not necessarily bad. But 99% of the time, you are just going to be a cop on patrol. Do.... you want to spend your evenings being a cop? (The other 1% would be high stress but cool, though with a decent chance of Death)

Scam with Moist: I get the impression that one doesn't really scam with Moist, rather you happen to be aware of the fact that Moist is scamming, and be in the area. A tad too much of a chaotic "I'm doing it my way on the fly!" person to be a good partner during a scam. Too high a chance of being the fall guy.

Good Answers:

Train with Sweeper: Do I need to justify how awesome becoming a time monk is? Addmitedly small chance you'll just be another sweeper, but still....

Learn from Granny: The greatest witch ever? Yes Please!

Learn from Susan: It's not bad per se, she is a great teacher, but she seems to only teach elementary - middle school subjects, so....?

[character-tarot]

Does the Hermit fit Lu-Tze?

Yes, this is the perfect card for him!

This fits him well enough.

No, another card would work better.

I don't know this character (Results)

Voting ended onJun 1

The Hermit represents enlightenment, withdrawal, introspection, meditation, pursuit of knowledge, contemplation, quiet calm, retreat, inner guidance, and seclusion. Reversed, it indicates loneliness, isolation, excessive caution, failure to learn, self-importance, shutting out connection, rejection of society, and lack of courage.

[unseenwizzard]

Finished thief of time so spoilers for that book (also queued a bunch of stuff)

There were a lot of great parts and characters in the book but my favorite has to be the fifth horseman. Literal chaos personified and he delivers milk products. Wonderful. Enlightened.

Kaos was the start of the universe. It created space for the rules to be challenged, changed. It's something so human that even after being written out of history, Ronnie still had enough power of belief to fight the auditors. It's a force so strong it can ruin a city. Or one can run on it.

Its no wonder he settled in Ankh, a city that's in a constant state of barely controlled chaos.

Not good, not bad, just. Kaos.

But something from the beginning of the book stuck in my head because of the whimsical image it gave me and when I went back and read it with context-

ARRIVED WITH THE MORNING MILK?? ANCIENT FORM OF CHARITY!!

HAS HE BEEN OUT THERE DELIVERING BABIES TO GUILD HALLS??!

HES ANKH MORPORKS STORK

HER #1 FOSTER PARENT

LOST CHILDRENS FIRST GUARDIAN

Ok. Im good

But am I wrong or reading into this? Because it absolutely reads like the anthropomorphic personification of chaos keeps getting handed babies? for some reason? and just has to complete a job placement interview with them on the spot

Do you want to steal or catch rats? Mix chemicals or make clocks? Biikitt?Alright then, assassins it is!

And to take it even further than that, I might go so far as to say that Lu Tze was one of the children Kaos delivered. Surely abbotts need dairy products? and a being that can enter their perfect moment in time?

Even if he isn't, he read the fifth horseman like a picture book and played him like a fiddle (thats being played by someone that's good at playing fiddles)

I wish there was more on here about this book though. The ronnie tag is almost as sad as the jeremy one