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DennisP on March 8, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Discworld Rules

Also, Hogfather is another one. The Hogfather is a god, essentially Discworld's Santa Claus, and the whole story is about a plot to kill him off.

Ekaros on March 8, 2025 [–]

What makes Hogfather interesting is that I might argue that he is not a god. At least for taken meaning of what a god is and acts like in/on Discworld. He is more so a force of nature like Death. Or a thing like tooth fairy.

Such entities have a special existence on Discworld.

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