{"id":3981,"date":"2021-12-09T11:40:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T10:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/09\/help-ive-been-spotted-terry-pratchett-on-thief-his-favourite-video-game\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T11:40:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T10:40:47","slug":"help-ive-been-spotted-terry-pratchett-on-thief-his-favourite-video-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/09\/help-ive-been-spotted-terry-pratchett-on-thief-his-favourite-video-game\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Help! I\u2019ve been spotted!\u2019 Terry Pratchett on Thief, his favourite video game"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the early 2000s, the Discworld author frequented a forum dedicated to the Thief series of stealth games. His posts provide a fascinating insight into his fondness for gaming<\/p>\n

In November 2001, Terry Pratchett was in Chester, famed for its Roman ruins and well-preserved medieval architecture. Staying at a hotel in the city centre, Pratchett opened the window of his room, and looked across the historic skyline. \u201cI realised I could drop down on to a roof,\u201d he wrote later. \u201cAnd from then on there was a vista of roofs, leads and ledges leading all the way to the end of the street and beyond; there were even little doors and inviting attic windows \u2026<\/p>\n

There is a line break, and then he adds. \u201cI\u2019m going to have to stop playing this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nIn the early 2000s, the Discworld author frequented a forum dedicated to the Thief series of stealth games. His posts provide a fascinating insight into his fondness for gaming
\nIn November 2001, Terry Pratchett was in Chester, famed for its Roman ruins and well-preserved medieval architecture. Staying at a hotel in the city centre, Pratchett opened the window of his room, and looked across the historic skyline. \u201cI realised I could drop down on to a roof,\u201d he wrote later. \u201cAnd from then on there was a vista of roofs, leads and ledges leading all the way to the end of the street and beyond; there were even little doors and inviting attic windows \u2026
\nThere is a line break, and then he adds. \u201cI\u2019m going to have to stop playing this game.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the early 2000s, the Discworld author frequented a forum dedicated to the Thief series of stealth games. His posts provide a fascinating insight into his fondness for gaming In November 2001, Terry Pratchett was in Chester, famed for its Roman ruins and well-preserved medieval architecture. Staying at a hotel in the city centre, Pratchett …<\/p>\n

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