Sir Terry Pratchett: Creating swords from meteors

[Zap Rowsdower]

I've never heard of Prachett, except for this and a small mention in a ZP.

 

[LuckyClover95]

I love him, such a genius

 

[busterkeatonrules]

I've never heard of Prachett, except for this and a small mention in a ZP.

He has written massive quantities of insanely funny novels, most notably the Discworld series, in which he combines tired fantasy cliches and parodies thereof into a new style of comic fantasy writing that manages to be genuinely immersive AND laugh-out-loud funny at the same time. Nearly 40 volumes so far, most of which can be read independantly of each other.

I strongly recommend you check them out!

 

[willsham45]

That is cool, But a sword is not a knife...a knife is about 10 inches long a sword is between a foot and half a dozen feet long...and this is imbued with the magical powers of a meterorite this is far more than a mear sword let alone a knife.

 

[Kirky]

Pratchett has stored the sword, which he completed last year, in a secret location, apparently concerned about the authorities taking an interest in it.

He's blatantly stored it in 'The Luggage.'

Can I be part of this epic sword-seeking quest?

Awesome as Sir Terry's sword is, I do not want to go up against the Luggage. That thing scares me shitless.

 

[Bigsmith]

Okay, if he dies, an epic quest to find the legendary sword of Sir Terry Pratchett begins!

May this humble juggler join you on thine quest?

Of course! But remember, last man standing gets to keep the sword.

Oh. Can I come? I could be the big guy [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBigGuy]. I'll even bring a (smaller) Piecemaker. [http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Piecemaker]

And undoubtably the first to be stabbed in the back when we find it?
Fine with me!

:O
I need to make me a sword!

Okay, if he dies, an epic quest to find the legendary sword of Sir Terry Pratchett begins!

"If" he dies? He may be an awesome knight who made his own legendary sword, but I doubt he's yet discovered the secret of immortality!

I'm just playing--I will join this quest!

Just in case...

Hurrah!
That makes four!

When you find a fifth i'll be the sixth ranger who comes in near the end and gets all the attention

where do i sign? I want in on this.

 

[Death-of-Penguins]

Okay, if he dies, an epic quest to find the legendary sword of Sir Terry Pratchett begins!

May this humble juggler join you on thine quest?

Of course! But remember, last man standing gets to keep the sword.

Oh. Can I come? I could be the big guy [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBigGuy]. I'll even bring a (smaller) Piecemaker. [http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Piecemaker]

And undoubtably the first to be stabbed in the back when we find it?
Fine with me!

All this talk of stabbing. You'd almost think you were a villain. In which case, I couldn't be stabbed, as I would have to be alive to mourn the broken body of a fallen comrade who was always kind to me, in spite of my simple nature, and who you mercilessly betrayed. Then, after finding you holding the magic sword, the true hero of the tale would undoubtedly defeat you in an epic battle, while the rest of us hold of your hordes of evil minions.

Sounds good!
We'd better make sure somebody writes this all down..

We'll need to find a bard. One who can make a song charting the epic trek, your inevitible betrayal, the final battle, all that stuff. People are going to remember us.

I'm fairly musical, and my chances of survival are half decent if I come along as your bard. May I? I promise to keep out of the way and not play my instrument when people are trying to sleep.

 

[TheGuy(wantstobe)]

Okay, if he dies, an epic quest to find the legendary sword of Sir Terry Pratchett begins!

May this humble juggler join you on thine quest?

Of course! But remember, last man standing gets to keep the sword.

Oh. Can I come? I could be the big guy [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBigGuy]. I'll even bring a (smaller) Piecemaker. [http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Piecemaker]

And undoubtably the first to be stabbed in the back when we find it?
Fine with me!

All this talk of stabbing. You'd almost think you were a villain. In which case, I couldn't be stabbed, as I would have to be alive to mourn the broken body of a fallen comrade who was always kind to me, in spite of my simple nature, and who you mercilessly betrayed. Then, after finding you holding the magic sword, the true hero of the tale would undoubtedly defeat you in an epic battle, while the rest of us hold of your hordes of evil minions.

Sounds good!
We'd better make sure somebody writes this all down..

We'll need to find a bard. One who can make a song charting the epic trek, your inevitible betrayal, the final battle, all that stuff. People are going to remember us.

I'm fairly musical, and my chances of survival are half decent if I come along as your bard. May I? I promise to keep out of the way and not play my instrument when people are trying to sleep.

So long as you're not a gnome. Gnome bards have a tendency to fall down onto sharp pointy things around me I have no idea why... >.> <.< what?

 

[TheTaco007]

Terry Pratchett once again proves himself to be the world's greatest person.

 

[Death-of-Penguins]

A gnome I am not, don't worry. Besides anything else, gnomes get underfoot far too easily.
Though my family is Scottish, so there would be Feegle in me, not gnome, if there was anything at all.