Shawn took a deep breath and leaned over the battlements.
"Halt! Who Goes There?" he said.
A ringing voice came up from below.
"It's me, Shawn. Your mum."
"Oh, hello, Mum. Hello, Mistress Weatherwax."
"Let us in, there's a good boy."
"Friend or Foe?"
"What?"
"It's what I've got to say, Mum. It's official. And then you've got to say Friend."
"I'm your mum."
"You've got to do it properly, Mum," said Shawn, in the wretched tones of one who knows he's going to lose no matter what happens next, "otherwise what's the point?"
Roger and Rob just wrapped up Fanboy Expo in Tennessee, but the fun doesn't stop there! Next weekend they will make their way to Phoenix, AZ for GameOn Expo!
As if Rob & Roger weren't enough of a great experience, they will also be joined by Ned Luke, Shawn Fonteno and Steven Ogg!
Granny Weatherwax has such powerful Old West gunslinger vibes sometimes.
There's that moment in Carpe Jugulum where she makes her dramatic entrance at Lancre Castle and it's basically a CLASSIC Western. The town (Lancre) has been overrun by a gang of bandits (Vampires). They've taken the Mayor (Verence) and the Marshall (basically everyone else but let's say Shawn Ogg) and they plan to settle in and stay, controlling the town from now on (drinking everyone's blood etc). The doors of the saloon open. A figure in black stands framed against the sunlight. She can barely stand up, but she holds herself together, her hand hovering over the holster on her hip.
The stories have so many influences and of course the comparison falls apart later on as new influences enter and get woven in. But there's always a High Noon Weatherwax Showdown.
If I could draw, I would draw so many gunslinger Weatherwax AUs.
This tournament will feature side characters from all Witches and Tiffany Aching books EXCEPT any witches (because we already had that tournament!)
We're going to add a few characters that aren't from Lancre or the Chalk but do feature as side characters in Witches books, such as Ella Saturday and Walter Plinge, as "honorary Lancrastrians/Chalk inhabitants".
I'll post the current list under the readmore; please let me know who else to put in there - we have too many for a 16 character bracket, but not enough yet for a 32 character one. It's in alphabetical order, not any kind of seed order. Put the characters that you think should be in here too in the replies, send me an ask, whatever works for you!
Baron Saturday
Casanunda
Daft Wullie
Duchess Felmet
Duke Felmet
Ella Saturday
Greebo
Hodgesaargh
Jason Ogg
Jeannie, kelda of the Feegles
Mightily Oats
Mr Pounder
Mr. Salzella
Rob Anybody
Roland de Chumsfanleigh (Pronounced Chuffley - it's not his fault)