Book:Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork Quickstart Guide
| Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork Quickstart Guide | |
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| Co-author(s) | Andrew Douthwaite (Lead Design) |
| Illustrator(s) | Paul Kidby, David Benzal |
| Publisher | Modiphius |
| Publication date | October 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781802813722 |
| Pages | 47 |
| RRP | Free |
| Main characters | Rosie Devant-Molei, Gunilla Goodmountain, Sacharissa Cripslock, Otto Chriek, Angua von Uberwald, Plotz |
| Series | Games |
| Annotations | View |
| Notes | |
| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
A Quickstart* for the Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork roleplaying game. The included adventure has junior members of the City Watch (new player characters) investigating a break-in at the Sunshine Sanctuary for Sick Dragons.
Blurb
In this pun-filled Quickstart adventure for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork, a number of dragons have been stolen from the Lady Sybil Ramkin Sunshine Sanctuary. But why? What sort of monster could have stolen these little darlings, and for what purpose?
As an intrepid band of Watchmen, you are charged by Commander Vimes to find out. While avoiding causing any harm to the honest people of Ankh-Morpork*, acting with utmost professionalism, and crucially, avoiding any more paperwork than absolutely necessary.
* All two of them
This 47 page Quickstart includes:
- The essential core rules of the Narrativium system, built specifically for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork.
- An adventure for up to 5 players designed to introduce players and gamemasters alike to the occasionally delightful world of Discworld.
- A quick background of Discworld in general and Ankh-Morpork in particular.
- Five pre-generated characters for you to jump straight into the action with.
- A handy player reference sheet.
Characters
All the characters are members of the City Watch:
- Detective Bartholemew Hamrahan (he/him) - a zombie who died on duty with the Day Watch back in the “Bad Old Days”
- Constable Igorina (she/her) - an igorina who has joined the Watch as an “Applied Forensics” officer
- Constable Cliff (he/him) - an affable public relations troll who was raised by humans
- Constable Surly Underhand (he/him) - a dwarf born in the Shades, now a crimescene iconographer for the Watch
- Constable Misbegot & Ampersands (they/them) - a gargoyle member of the Watch who lives on Misbegot Bridge
- Theodora Millineux, aka “Teddy Mills” (she/her) - an ex-beggar with a pet “informrat” named Janus
Theodora doesn’t appear in the original version of the Quickstart as her artwork wasn’t available in time, but will be added after the crowdfunding campaign has ended, having been unlocked as the first of several “social stretch goals”.
Notes
* A “Quickstart” is a free introductory version of a tabletop roleplaying game, generally featuring the basic rules, a pre-written adventure and pre-generated characters.
External links
- Quickstart PDF - available for free download from the Modiphius website