Discworld TTRPG Kickstarter to Launch October 15

Modiphius Entertainment will launch its Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming Discworld TTRPG in October. The previously announced Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork, the first TTRPG for Discworld in 20 years, will launch on Kickstarter on October 15th. Modiphius has not said whether the Discworld TTRPG will use its 2D20 system or a new RPG, but those who sign up to the Discworld mailing list will have access to a Quickstart guide later this month before everyone else. (UPDATE: A GamesRadar+ article confirms this will be a new game system, which includes no modifiers to dice and is narrative-focused.)

Discworld is the beloved fantasy world created by Sir Terry Pratchett. The Discworld novels written by Pratchett weren't a unified series per se, but rather a collection of different characters and storylines that all took place in the same world and were unified by Pratchett's beloved whimsical storytelling manner. The first Discworld book, The Colour of Magic, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

More details can be found below:

Publisher of tabletop RPGs, wargames and board games, Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. has today announced that its Kickstarter campaign for the TTRPG Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork will launch on 15th October 2024. Fans can be notified when the Kickstarter launches by signing up here.

Modiphius recently announced that it had secured the rights to produce the first new roleplaying game for Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld series in over 20 years. After negotiating an agreement with the estate of the late Sir Terry, Modiphius looks to publish tabletop games that honour the humour, satire, and darkly entertaining fantasy series.

With this year marking the 40th anniversary of the release of The Colour of Magic, Modiphius’ roleplaying game will be the first RPG for Discworld since 1998, when Steve Jackson Games published a sourcebook using its GURPS rules.

Those who are signed up to the Modiphius Discworld mailing list will have an exclusive preview of the Quickstart rules 24 hours earlier than the rest of the public, when it previews later this month.

Modiphius has a reputation for creating authentic and immersive licensed tabletop games around global IPs, having produced award-winning games for Conan™, Star Trek™, John Carter of Mars™, Fallout™, and The Elder Scrolls™.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm a little confused by this- it'll only be available to those that back it on Kickstarter, it won't be available afterwards? Talk about a collectors item...

They'll have a more limited version available later, per the article. I assume the Kickstarter will tell them which elements are the most popular and most economical to produce at scale, and just sell those. The bits and bobs that only superfans care about will become exclusives instead.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm a little confused by this- it'll only be available to those that back it on Kickstarter, it won't be available afterwards? Talk about a collectors item...

The exact books they are releasing in the Kickstarter, no: they say they are working on a seperate retail boxed release, it the Kickstarter version will not be getting a wide physical release. Agree that is slightly odd: Brotherwise Games bent over backwards during the recent Cosmere RPG Kickstarter to make it clear everything would be available in retail channels eventually.

 

[Ghost2020]

This could well beat the recent Cosmere record, since it is going to crowdfunding: which would be appropriate enough, given that the late great Sir Terry was Sanderson's favorite writer.

Yikes, I seriously doubt that.

I'd wager maybe $100-300k tops.

 

[Parmandur]

Yikes, I seriously doubt that.

I'd wager maybe $100-300k tops.

Pratchett is a better selling writer than Sanderson even, he is in the 100 million book sales club. Don't count it out, certainly a lot of potential here.

 

[BovineofWar]

Man, this fall is going to be expensive for Kickstarter campaigns.

October 15th alone is going to be an expensive day for Wizard TTRPG campaigns, apparently Ars Magica is launching on the same day as this!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

October 15th alone is going to be an expensive day for Wizard TTRPG campaigns, apparently Ars Magica is launching on the same day as this!

Rudcully approves.

 

[darjr]

Oook!

 

[Distracted DM]

Pratchett is a better selling writer than Sanderson even, he is in the 100 million book sales club. Don't count it out, certainly a lot of potential here.

I'd love for DW to be immortal (I think it's amazing and long-lived) but I HAVE to imagine that it's not going to come close to rivaling the Sanderson KSer. Sanderson is "now," current stuff- maybe I'm off but I feel like Discworld is something that a lot of people nowadays are lucky to discover through tastemakers, like their favorite author says "Pratchett was my inspiration" or all your favorite artists keep making art of this weird albino sorcerer dude with a black sword and you don't know why "eric" is so cool so maybe you'll check out this thundercaller novel series...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'd love for DW to be immortal (I think it's amazing and long-lived) but I HAVE to imagine that it's not going to come close to rivaling the Sanderson KSer. Sanderson is "now," current stuff- maybe I'm off but I feel like Discworld is something that a lot of people nowadays are lucky to discover through tastemakers, like their favorite author says "Pratchett was my inspiration" or all your favorite artists keep making art of this weird albino sorcerer dude with a black sword and you don't know why "eric" is so cool so maybe you'll check out this thundercaller novel series...

In the US, he's a relatively minor figure (although Good Omens raised his profile), but apparently he's a much bigger deal in the UK. (That's why they knighted him!)

 

[Parmandur]

I'd love for DW to be immortal (I think it's amazing and long-lived) but I HAVE to imagine that it's not going to come close to rivaling the Sanderson KSer. Sanderson is "now," current stuff- maybe I'm off but I feel like Discworld is something that a lot of people nowadays are lucky to discover through tastemakers, like their favorite author says "Pratchett was my inspiration" or all your favorite artists keep making art of this weird albino sorcerer dude with a black sword and you don't know why "eric" is so cool so maybe you'll check out this thundercaller novel series...

True Pratchett ia not "current"...but his books are still selling quite well.