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2016/11/30 17:31:39
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2016/11/30 17:34:59
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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His work with interaction fiction alone gives him my respect. What a shame.
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2016/11/30 17:39:52
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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Nooooooo!
Did he manage to finish the Lone Wolf series? I'm gonna have to go check Project Aon.
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"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks |
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2016/11/30 17:53:45
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I met him at UK Games Expo earlier this year, and got a book signed by him as well as having a chat - seemed a really nice guy.
What a shame.
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2021-4 Plog - Here we go again... - my fifth attempt at a Dakka PLOG
My Pile of Potential - updates ongoing...
Gamgee on Tau Players wrote:we all kill cats and sell our own families to the devil and eat live puppies.
 Kanluwen wrote:This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.
Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...
tneva82 wrote:You aren't even trying ty pretend for honest arqument. Open bad faith trolling.
- No reason to keep this here, unless people want to use it for something... |
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2016/11/30 18:00:01
Subject: Re:Joe Dever passes
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Many years ago there was a short lived UK Gaming magazine called GM International/ Games Master International
In one of the issues
2nd from bottom right , green & ghostsbusters comp. on the cover --- there was a feature where a/some competition winners got to go to Joe Dever's house and partake in a truly epic wargame.
His models and scenery -- as well as the Dragonlance t-shirt and 80s metal hair of "wayne" from the magazine -- were most memorable indeed.
Have to see if I've still got the issue knocking about somehwre.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2016/11/30 18:00:39
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2016/11/30 18:13:46
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I just saw the announcement on Facebook. I had been following him for a few years. They said he's been fighting an illness for about 10 years.
That's a real shame. I have nearly all of the Lone Wolf game books and a handful of the novels.
Great author.
Tis a shame.
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2016/11/30 18:29:40
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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A real shame
I remember the GM article too
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2016/11/30 18:47:37
Subject: Re:Joe Dever passes
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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his --early WD mini articles
https://www.projectaon.org/en/pdf/misc/JD-TabletopHeroes.pdf
via https://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/Home
couple of issues of GM magazine but not, alas, the one I remember so well.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2016/11/30 19:02:11
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Dark Angels Librarian with Book of Secrets
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how is the video game version of his books? Looks fun, but I was hesitant to drop $15 on a game I've never played
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2016/11/30 19:14:48
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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 jreilly89 wrote:how is the video game version of his books? Looks fun, but I was hesitant to drop $15 on a game I've never played
Pretty great actually. Though it gets a bit hard lol.
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2016/11/30 19:21:40
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Infiltrating Broodlord
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Ah, I spent many, many hours playing those books.
Thank you for all those happy hours, Joe. Rest In Peace.
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2016/11/30 19:45:06
Subject: Joe Dever passes
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Pious Warrior Priest
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 Tannhauser42 wrote:Nooooooo!
Did he manage to finish the Lone Wolf series? I'm gonna have to go check Project Aon.
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There are three books left unfinished, he spent his final month working on polishing his drafts for them, and his family have said that the series will be completed by them.
Book 29 was released earlier this year, and there have been kickstarters this year to re-release his other works, Freeway Warrior and Grey Star.
If anyone wants to re-read the books, I highly recommend the free mobile app which uses the data from project aon:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.GDVGames.LoneWolfBiblio&hl=en
15 of the Lone Wolf books are on there currently and the app handles combat and inventory for you.
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Legion: Dark Angels 