tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post8621757497812605385..comments2024-01-28T08:47:10.769+00:00Comments on Dan Abnett: Life after (Only in) DeathDan Abnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08918522058848946086noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-37082848701373944772007-06-04T14:13:00.000+01:002007-06-04T14:13:00.000+01:00Jesse said: "...When Alpharius was killed by Robou...Jesse said: "...When Alpharius was killed by Roboute Guilliman on Eskrador..."<BR/><BR/>Who can say that the Alpha Legion Roboute Guilliman faced is the same as the Alpha Legion 10,000yrs on?<BR/><BR/>With a cellular following like that, it is likely to be poorly led and have little or no communication with its various parts (imagine one cell being part of a greater bopdy), because of security reasons and paranoia.<BR/><BR/>Also, because it is less traditional than other Chaos Space Marines, it is more likely to have undergone some sort of modernisation. Perhaps it is likely that the Alpha Legion were responsible for the Age of Apostasy, but since then they have been in decline, if this decline can be proven and explained then the Alpha Legion can be erradicated.<BR/><BR/>I am sure that many Iquisitors have already tried following this lead into chaos, and what ensues can only be another predictable fall (or corruption) of a mighty Imperial Hero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-46173328283835834822007-04-09T16:02:00.000+01:002007-04-09T16:02:00.000+01:00Just FYI: Anyone interested in a book about at lea...Just FYI: Anyone interested in a book about at least one of the Night Lords should look up the BL's Lord of the Night. One of the best BL releases EVER, IMO, if only for the way it gets you thinking at the end about the Heresy.Jackwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707467706526226719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-86142649063042536082007-04-07T18:49:00.000+01:002007-04-07T18:49:00.000+01:00Hoooo, that was a very awkward one, Dan. But I lik...Hoooo, that was a very awkward one, Dan. But I like it. :D Heheheh, oh, I've to write that one down...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-51515716212149092412007-04-07T15:30:00.000+01:002007-04-07T15:30:00.000+01:00JesseI found your remarks on the Alpha Legion espe...Jesse<BR/><BR/>I found your remarks on the Alpha Legion especially compelling. It's their cunning and secrecy that I'm interested in exploring. Of course, they are terrorists when you put it like that. I hadn't quite closed the circle creatively (it's early days yet). I hope you'll enjoy where I go with the HH book...<BR/><BR/>It begs the question what do you make of the Fremen in Dune?Dan Abnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918522058848946086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-20868764572553469042007-04-07T13:56:00.000+01:002007-04-07T13:56:00.000+01:00Yeah, giving Dan some bites of it could make real ...Yeah, giving Dan some bites of it could make real funny stories - or rather exciting. I'd like to see something of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-72865121757378910462007-04-07T13:52:00.000+01:002007-04-07T13:52:00.000+01:00Jesse - so, write it as fiction and publish it in ...Jesse - so, write it as fiction and publish it in the UK, under a pseudonym if necessary... where there's a will... Or just give Dan the best bits, in the interest of research, and see what he does with it :-)<BR/><BR/>Publish and be damned!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-79606492769440602252007-04-07T04:04:00.000+01:002007-04-07T04:04:00.000+01:00I thought about writing a memoir of my experiences...I thought about writing a memoir of my experiences in Iraq, but most of the things I did I'm not allowed to talk about. I'm pretty sure that after I got my manuscript back from the army (to whom I would have to send it since I am still a soldier) it would be entirely blacked out and re-written as a technical manual for the proper maintenance of a 9-70.<BR/><BR/>Still. . . to be a published author. How cool would that be?Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741091074274362447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-41795676695836019022007-04-07T00:44:00.000+01:002007-04-07T00:44:00.000+01:00Well, I'll take your word for it Jesse - you obvio...Well, I'll take your word for it Jesse - you obviously have more experience/knowledge about terrorists than myself.lordyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039540828176982042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-4210879463704873772007-04-06T21:28:00.000+01:002007-04-06T21:28:00.000+01:00Yes, because its really easy to sneak about in bul...Yes, because its really easy to sneak about in bulky, noisy power armor!Toymachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052431525998539186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-39426981175180255152007-04-06T18:07:00.000+01:002007-04-06T18:07:00.000+01:00Jesse - ever thought of writing a memoir? You have...Jesse - ever thought of writing a memoir? You have a way with words (and I should know). Added to which, your sense of humour is... well I'm not sure what it is, but it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-345593909571094392007-04-06T17:54:00.000+01:002007-04-06T17:54:00.000+01:00hey, thought some of you guys might be interested ...hey, thought some of you guys might be interested in this, it is the Dan Abnett facebook group:<BR/>http://depaul.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2225461595<BR/><BR/>Might I also add, that the end of Ravenor Rogue was soooo delicious, although I really hope you do some sort of follow up telling us what happens to him.inquis122https://www.blogger.com/profile/15937250870142249916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-17242903871193887762007-04-06T05:23:00.000+01:002007-04-06T05:23:00.000+01:00Ah! Well said, Lordy, you have struck upon the fun...Ah! Well said, Lordy, you have struck upon the fundamental difference between people who create terror and "terrorists." <BR/><BR/>The Night Lords are without peer in their ability to inflict fear as an emotion. But that is as far as they go. Terror to them is the desired end-state. Terror-inspired madness just prior to the victim's death <I>is </I> the goal. <BR/><BR/>To the Alpha Legion, and terrorists in general, fear (usually of specific consequences) is the means by which <I>an entirely different goal</I> is met. <BR/><BR/>In actuality, the Night Lords are more closely akin to a herd of sociopathic serial-killers with a preferred modus operandi than actual terrorists. <BR/><BR/>The Alpha Legion exhibits classic insurgency and terrorist techniques. They do not operate on a company or even squad level, but rather in small cells, each capable of independent action. They seldom engage in actual combat, preferring to keep a low profile and and sow chaos and terror through third-parties in the form of support networks of grass-roots cultists. <BR/><BR/>They do not follow any particular god of the Chaos pantheon, but use the warp to facilitate their own agendas. Thus, of all the Traitor Legions, they strike me as the least idealistic and most focussed, and therefor the most dangerous. The World Eaters, Death Guard, Thousand Sons (actually 978 sons after my last tabletop skirmish with them!) and Emperor's Children are no different than conventional armies. They follow conventional strategies or at least predictable compulsions. The Alpha Legion never show their hand before the end of the game. They are difficult to track; more difficult to force into a decisive engagement; and, without a centralized leadership structure, nearly impossible to destroy. <BR/><BR/>When Alpharius was killed by Roboute Guilliman on Eskrador, it should have been the end of the Alpha Legion. Killing a general reduces the effectiveness of an army (hence why snipers shoot officers first). Since the Alpha Legion, and terrorists in general, operate as independent cells, the destruction of one man or one cell produces very little effect on the other units. <BR/><BR/>Thus endeth "Counterterrorism and You: An Operator's Guide. Lesson 1."<BR/><BR/>How was that, Dan? Sound about right?Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741091074274362447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-52185710102972984142007-04-06T01:11:00.000+01:002007-04-06T01:11:00.000+01:00Actually Jesse - I'd say Nightlords were the real ...Actually Jesse - I'd say Nightlords were the real terrorists of the 41st millenium.<BR/><BR/>Personally I'm quite looking forwards to a novel on them - I haven't read much fluff on them at all. Not as much as I want to read Fulgrim though - Emperor's Children FTW.lordyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039540828176982042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-81244910548728366712007-04-06T00:11:00.000+01:002007-04-06T00:11:00.000+01:00Dan, I have to thank you. I just got Ravenor Rogue...Dan, I have to thank you. I just got Ravenor Rogue the other day (finished it 10 bleary-eyed hours later) and it PERFECTLY resolved a crisis that has been ravaging my family. <BR/><BR/>Last week we were repelled to find that virtually all the food in our refrigerator had spoiled. Naturally, since all the electronic clocks were also blinking 12:00, I assumed we had suffered a long-term power outage. After reading Ravenor Rogue and gaining the insight of Zygmunt "How Does He Do That Flick Thing?" Molotch however, I realize that the gibberish my 1 1/2 year old son continually spouts must have contained the name of one of the ruinous powers, or at least a phrase in Enuncia (that would also explain the runny nose and crying. . .). <BR/><BR/>Also, I realize that you must follow the creative flow as your muse dictactes, but I have to tell that more than any other group in all of 40K, I <I>DESPISE</I> the Alpha Legion. I despise their backstory and their tactics. Space terrorists? Great. Like we don't have enough down here on Earth. Don't get me wrong, I loves me some anti-heroes (a la Malus "I Hope He Binds Tz'arkan Forever into an Owl Pellet" Darkblade), but terrorism leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it's just a soldier thing. . . I just hope whatever you are working on involves the Alpha Legion being sprayed liberally with catnip and thrown into a room full of cougars.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741091074274362447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-46001204250945845322007-04-05T22:53:00.000+01:002007-04-05T22:53:00.000+01:00Despite being Compter animated!In clone wars hes t...Despite being Compter animated!<BR/><BR/>In clone wars hes taller, cooler and more imposing. He gets to slaughter jedi, rob them of their sabers and tear clones limb from limb. Tasty!Toymachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052431525998539186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-49881368263934630732007-04-05T22:29:00.000+01:002007-04-05T22:29:00.000+01:00I thought Banda was sticking with Meryn since he a...I thought Banda was sticking with Meryn since he actually stood up to Rawne.<BR/><BR/>Grievous was the best actor in that movie by far.Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-63799335821774376912007-04-05T22:22:00.000+01:002007-04-05T22:22:00.000+01:00Oh and Stephen S?Muril was my favorite shemale.WHY...Oh and Stephen S?<BR/><BR/>Muril was my favorite shemale.<BR/><BR/>WHY!!!???<BR/>Thats the only thing I hold against Mr.Abnett.<BR/><BR/>Lets hope banda's "big part" doesn't involve major "I love to hate you" Rawne.Toymachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052431525998539186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-48420786939550843372007-04-05T22:10:00.000+01:002007-04-05T22:10:00.000+01:00@ Boom: Grevious did kick-ass. He was 10 times coo...@ Boom: Grevious did kick-ass. He was 10 times cooler in the cartoon and got to kill more jedi (Way Hey!! Im a sith fan. I like dark gods in general). The train scene was soooo cool.<BR/><BR/>Which makes me think... Mr.Abnett could both draw the comic and write the story. Your life must rock, Dan.Toymachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052431525998539186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-90488868550039956392007-04-05T21:13:00.000+01:002007-04-05T21:13:00.000+01:00Of course I'm right. I'm always right....even when...Of course I'm right. I'm always right....even when I'm wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-82881102800223806932007-04-05T21:10:00.000+01:002007-04-05T21:10:00.000+01:00Yeah, I have both disks too, Toy. Grievous was def...Yeah, I have both disks too, Toy. Grievous was definetly kick ass. Man, I could totally see Gaunt's Ghost working as a series. Just imagine Mkoll destroying the dreadnought or Mkvenner taking out some Blood Pact or any one of the other countless actions in the books. It would be awesome.Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827872685337612772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-11984771238176420852007-04-05T20:20:00.000+01:002007-04-05T20:20:00.000+01:00Your righter then you'll ever know, Xhalax. (Wheve...Your righter then you'll ever know, Xhalax. (Wheve come full circle! This time last year Dan invented the word wronger. Curious, that)<BR/><BR/>Irish? Elaborate, Jeff... (laughs like a leprachaun).Toymachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052431525998539186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-53773789656144132202007-04-05T20:07:00.000+01:002007-04-05T20:07:00.000+01:00Yup...I'm definitely more a fan of the I than anyt...Yup...I'm definitely more a fan of the I than anything else. With the exception of those damn Witch Hunters!<BR/><BR/>Commissars do little for me. Except Cain, but that's coz he's a coward and he makes fun of all the gung-ho people....like Gaunt.<BR/><BR/>And from what's happening in Ravenor Returned right now....things can and probably will only get worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-60983361892526771882007-04-05T18:38:00.000+01:002007-04-05T18:38:00.000+01:00Matt, that wasn't nice ;)][ S.: hellooo, buddy :) ...Matt, that wasn't nice ;)<BR/><BR/>][ S.: hellooo, buddy :) Found the way, finally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-79545452953340031652007-04-05T18:17:00.000+01:002007-04-05T18:17:00.000+01:00Oh Xhalax, you won't be happy when you see what Ca...Oh Xhalax, you won't be happy when you see what Carl's done with his hair in Rogue...<BR/><BR/>MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-19807917099927949362007-04-05T17:54:00.000+01:002007-04-05T17:54:00.000+01:00perhaps she only likes blonde members of the inqui...perhaps she only likes blonde members of the inquistion...<BR/><BR/>personally, when it comes down to liking characters of the opposite sex, then I'm a Banda Fan for the Ghosts series, and a Kys fan for the Ravenor series. There is something about a woman who A) knows how to make a rifle blow a guy's head off at extremely long ranges and B) really knows how to use her mind :D.<BR/><BR/>hmm...bad pun.<BR/><BR/>anyway....DAMN YOU DAN!! you and your secret projects...I'm going to be wondering on that every waking moment I have.<BR/><BR/>random thing here, but ghosts related...I have yet to come across someone using a Ghosts name on Battlefield 2142, and I've played over 60 hours so far. I think that this is something that definately needs to be remedied...anyone up for possibly making a Ghosts clan? anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com