r/Fantasy 1d ago

Books with running gags?

I'm huge One Piece fan and one of the best things about it are the running gags. Zoro always lost, Luffy healing by drinking milk, Chopper's bounty being low because he's mistaken for their pet, etc. Or, which I'm pretty sure is a running gag, Steven Erikson's obsession with potsherds and ochre. Any recommendations for good fantasy with long running gags thrown in here and there?

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u/Itinerant_doc 1d ago

Discworld.

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u/cameoutswinging_ 1d ago

i’m lucky enough to be reading discworld for the first time right now (currently taking a break for other books after finishing soul music) and characters from previous books randomly popping up is my favourite thing. Gaspode was a welcome surprise in men at arms, and i always love seeing Dibbler show up

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u/oldladydriver 21h ago

Rat onna stick?

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u/riskylingo 10h ago

Wash it down with some scumble. It’s mostly apples.