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* '''Lupperdiddle Swires''' is a gnomish adventurer famed for their ability to leap extraordinarily high. While they don't appear in the game, they're mentioned several times in the name or description of various items, including the [[Potion of Glorious Vaulting]], {{uncommon|Arsonist's Oil}}, {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}, as well as in notes and letters. "Swires" is the name of two different gnome characters in Discworld: Swires, the first gnome in the series, who appears in ''The Light Fantastic''; and Buggy Swires, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who isn't known for leaping but does give aerial support by riding on various birds. (On the Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.) | * '''Lupperdiddle Swires''' is a gnomish adventurer famed for their ability to leap extraordinarily high. While they don't appear in the game, they're mentioned several times in the name or description of various items, including the [[Potion of Glorious Vaulting]], {{uncommon|Arsonist's Oil}}, {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}, as well as in notes and letters. "Swires" is the name of two different gnome characters in Discworld: Swires, the first gnome in the series, who appears in ''The Light Fantastic''; and Buggy Swires, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who isn't known for leaping but does give aerial support by riding on various birds. (On the Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.) | ||
* The in-game book ''[[The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End]]'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg. | * The in-game book ''[[The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End]]'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg. | ||
* The in-game book ''[[You've Got Friends in the Guild]]'' contains the | * The in-game book ''[[You've Got Friends in the Guild]]'' contains the phrase "if you got to have crime, better it be ''organised'' crime!" This is a paraphrase of a line from the novel ''Men at Arms'', attributed to Lord Vetinari, ruler of Ankh-Morpork, explaining the logic behind having a legalised Thieves' Guild. | ||
=== Other Novels === | === Other Novels === |