The Medieval Gnome
Tales from the Drum
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You may have noticed a lack of Pratchips this past week. But then again, maybe you didn't. Nobody emailed about it. But you may have said, "Wonder what happened to Pratchips this week." And after the non-appearance of a regular episode yesterda
This week’s short and sweet biography is about Jason Ogg.Then, in the Science of Discworld segment this week, we learn about lies-to-children, also known as education. What we actually have here is an explanation of the framework for the non-fi
The steam engine was first developed in Ephebe. It was first used in a boat. Then it powered a tank, which was sabotaged and thus never went in to battle. (Thank you, History Monks.) It’s thus both an item, in the form of a technological advanc
Think of Ephebe as the Discworld analogue of Ancient Greece. Especially the many-gods and the many-old-men-in-togas philosophers part. Ephebe plays a major role in both Small Gods and Pyramids. Come to think of it, I believe it pops up in Eric,
Vorbis is a Deacon in the Church of Om. He is head of the Quisition, and, as you might imagine, not a very nice man therefor. He has ambitions for more temporal power, as well as for complete control of the Omnian church. He doesn’t reckon on t
Brutha is a large, illiterate novice who nevertheless has an eidetic memory (think photographic memory on steroids.) For this reason he is selected by the Deacon of the Omnian church, Vorbis, as part of a plan to conquer Ephebe. As we will see
This week, after the Gnome re-introduces himself, we consider the numerical immensity of Sir Terry’s creativity. We also introduce Short and Sweet Biographies, this week featuring Angua von Uberwald. In the second part of the show, we begin to
King Teppic, speaking through the high priest Dios, decrees that Teppic’s father shall be entombed in a pyramid twice the size of any other ever built. Thus the Great Pyramid is conceived.Built in just six weeks using paracosmic architecture, t
Djelibeybi—literally “child of the Djel”—is 7,000 years old. It is a 3 mile-wide, 150 mile-long kingdom that follows the course of the Djel river. It is a place of pyramids, alligators, and tradition. It is the setting for events which rend the
The high priest Dios has a secret. He is also the one who makes sure that the kingdom of Djelibeybi functions as it should—with one day being pretty much like the last. Dios has a problem, though. The new king, Teppic, doesn’t think much of tha
The ancient land of Djelibeybi—nothing like Roundworld Egypt in any way whatsoever, mind—has a new king. Teppic has been away training as an assassin in far Ankh-Morporkk when his father finally decides to act on his belief that he is a seagull
Otto Chriek’s fascination, if not obsession with light leads him to experiment with the dark light produced by the Uberwaldean land eels. That has some startling unintended consequences. Those include sending Mr. Pin round the bend, and causing
Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip are a pair of hired killers. They will also commit associated crimes—for the right price. Mr. Pin, a very rat-like man, is the brains of the operation. Mr. Tulip… well, Mr. Tulip is a man of many parts. He will snort just
The Black Ribboner Otto Chriek becomes the iconographer for the Times, despite the fact that the flash from the salamanders sometimes turns him to dust, and at the very least leaves him rolling and, yes, shrieking on the floor. Otto becomes a v
Young William de Worde finds himself producing a paper of news after getting hit in the forehead by a piece of lead type that flies off a runaway cart, owned by the dwarfs, and including a printing press. William finds his hands more than full,
It’s bloody-minded, and it’s also too sapient to be a thing, but in the Last Continent, the Luggage truly discovers its softer side as it falls in with a group of female impersonators who are *really* into shoes. Thanks for popping in for some
There’s one of everything on Mono Island—until the UU faculty show up. I doubt I have to draw you a picture. Thanks for popping in for some Pratchips! We love all you guys. We love anyone who derives pleasure, enjoyment, or solace from anything
Mrs. Whitlow manages to get herself stranded on a desert island with several of the UU faculty. She is the soul of propriety, but she does get a pretty big kick out of some of the gentlemen's ideas (and ignorance.) Thanks for popping in for som
Fifteen years after his debut in The Color of Magic, Rincewind takes a final bow as protagonist in The Last Continent, the 22nd Discworld novel, published in 1998.Thanks for popping in for some Pratchips! We love all you guys. We love anyone wh
Welcome to an old podcast with a new name. Witches and Wizards Portal, et al. are now officially subsumed in Tales from the Drum. That’s our new name. Season 11 begins with a brief fanfare, a medium ramble, an extended metaphor, and som
One of those Leonard of Quirm designs that never should’ve seen the light of day. Or at least should have been destroyed immediately thereafter. But it wasn’t, it has occult vibes, and it kills people. It almost takes over Sam Vimes before Carr
The Pork Futures Warehouse is a monument to the literal-mindedness (or is it bloody-mindedness) of the Ankh-Morkpork mentality. They sell pork futures, right? Well then, there has to be a place to store the future pork they’re selling!Our Podpa
He’s the Watch’s first dwarf officer. He teaches Detritus to count. He is unfortunate to run into the killer who’s terrorizing Ankh-Morpork with a gonne. But, he is sent into the afterlife with the most powerful weapon a dwarf could take with,
There’s a killer on the loose in Ankh-Morpork—a killer armed with a gonne. On top of that, the dwarfs and trolls are at each other’s throats, Captain Vimes is getting married, and Carrot conscripts dozens of people to be in the Watch—technicall
We have a new email address: [email protected]. I’m working on transitioning all our MGP (Medieval Gnome Productions) related email there. Send us an email at the new addy—you never know what might happen! And, PLEASE send me some new qu
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