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#discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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The entire Discworld fandom on the 25th of May.

#🪻🥚 #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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Imagine you’re making dinner when suddenly someone is banging at the door. It is your roommate who was murdered 30 years ago. He is the exact same age as the last time you saw him, and the first thing he does is tell you to look at him. He is naked.

#i love mossy #how does pterry have such minor characters make such a huge impact #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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#there is room for nothing else in my brain today #no thoughts just 🪻🥚 #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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Ned Coates: is this a barbarian warrior?

#Ned: IS THIS OLD STONEFACE? #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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"They did the job they didn’t have to do, and they died doing it ... ... They fought for those who’d been abandoned, they fought for one another, and they were betrayed."

"In memory of John Keel, a man who in a few short days changed the lives of many and, perhaps, saved some sanity in a mad world."

#the glorious 25th of may #discworld

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How do they rise up, rise up, rise up?

I've been reading through Terry Pratchett's guards series and finished Night Watch last night. Some books change a person.

#discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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Sketches from the Discworld novel “Night Watch,” drawn on the iPad in the evenings while listening to the audiobook.

Top to bottom, left to right- Rosie Palm, Mossy Lawn, Vimes-as-Keel, the Agony Aunts, Reg Shoe, and bb Vetinari

#they are perfect #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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This is spine-chillingly beautiful.

#im a husk #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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Happy towel day and Glorious 25th!

#such a great crossover of days #towel day #the glorious 25th of may #h2g2 #discworld

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#how do they rise up #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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Alright, I will start with this one then - everything starts with the glorious revolution and everything starts with the night watch 🌸

#💜💜💜 #love this so much #look at bb vetinari #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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Oh Reg…. 

#zomrade reg shoe my beloved #discworld #the glorious 25th of may

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“'But…well, Reg, tomorrow the sun will come up again, and I’m pretty sure that whatever happens we won’t have found Freedom, and there won’t be a whole lot of Justice, and I’m damn sure we won’t have found Truth. But it’s just possible that I might get a hard-boiled egg.’”

#discworld #the glorious 25th of may #gnu terry pratchett

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#the glorious 25th of may #discworld

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it’s the day!!!!

#the glorious 25th of may #discworld

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Here's something a little bit different for the Glorious 25th this year. I've had this Vimes animatic/AMV in my head for years set to the song 'Eight' by Sleeping at Last that I'll probably never have the time to do proper justice to, so here's the rough planning versions of the first six panels, which are all Night Watch-era tiny Vimes. I dare you to go and listen to that song and not have a lot of emotions about Vimes and his character arc throughout his backstory in NW, the years after, and then the main plot of Guards! Guards!, it's such a good song for him.

Image description: Rough pencil sketches of the following scenes:

Young Vimes stands at the front of a crowd of watchmen as John Keel draws a line across the training yard ground with his sword. Text: "I remember the minute…"

Young Vimes gets sworn in as a watchman, saluting while holding the King's Shilling in his other hand. Text: "It was like a switch was flipped"

Young Vimes sits in front of Captain Tilden at his desk, in a patched old-fashioned suit that's too big for him, awkwardly interviewing for his first job. Text: "I was just a kid"

Young Vimes looks at his reflection in a battered but well-polished breastplate that he holds in both hands. Text: "who grew up strong enough"

Young Vimes stands at the front of a small line of watchmen, in full armour, holding a wicker shield and looking nervous. Text: "to pick this armour up"

Young Vimes stands in front of a barricade, holding his sword and looking determined. He has a lilac blossom tucked behind one ear, and there is a lilac tree just in frame behind him. The lilac flowers are coloured in purple, standing out against the grey of the rest of the image. Text: "And suddenly it fit."

#oh wow op this fucks #the glorious 25th of may #discworld