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	There is a recurring theme present in his books about the sacrifices Mankind in general and the Space Marines in particular have to do in order to ensure the Imperium survives, this has been a source of many (wo)manly tears. Along with the above mentioned Grey Knights he has given an awesome vibe to chapters such as the [[Imperial Fists]], (his portrayal of Lysander in particular is awesome) and the [[Astral Knights]] of World-Engine fame, we hope he may get more commissions from [[Black Library]] as, thermodynamic failures and chaos-worshiping eldar aside, he is quite competent at making somehow flawed yet gritty characters.		There is a recurring theme present in his books about the sacrifices Mankind in general and the Space Marines in particular have to do in order to ensure the Imperium survives, this has been a source of many (wo)manly tears. Along with the above mentioned Grey Knights he has given an awesome vibe to chapters such as the [[Imperial Fists]], (his portrayal of Lysander in particular is awesome) and the [[Astral Knights]] of World-Engine fame, we hope he may get more commissions from [[Black Library]] as, thermodynamic failures and chaos-worshiping eldar aside, he is quite competent at making somehow flawed yet gritty characters.

	He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, <s>it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.</s> Scratch that, ~~its~~ actually alright.		He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, <s>it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.</s> Scratch that, it's actually alright.

	He is not [[Sandy Mitchell]].		He is not [[Sandy Mitchell]].

	[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Writers]][[category:Black Library]]		[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Writers]][[category:Black Library]]

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2022-03-06T20:05:52Z

Added mention of Soul Drinkers series

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	(If anyone's reading this, maybe they can come up with something suitable; we'll run up a real physical trophy, present it to him out of gratitude, and we can thereafter award it to other people in the community who actually care about the game and the game world.) (How about a scale model of Big Ben with a working clock face so it can be used as a counter?)(Ooh, Ooh! How about the "Wardie"? It could be a bust of a heavily caricatured version of [[Matt Ward\|Our spiritual liege]], in Ultramarines armour, with a necron weapon sticking out of their head. Said model will be plated with gold, but will have an interior composed of paper mache. Said paper will be from Matt's worst codices. Thoughts?)(Let's make it so that the "Wardie" model is holding a gold-plated "Multilaser", so that we can please C.S Goto at the same time)		(If anyone's reading this, maybe they can come up with something suitable; we'll run up a real physical trophy, present it to him out of gratitude, and we can thereafter award it to other people in the community who actually care about the game and the game world.) (How about a scale model of Big Ben with a working clock face so it can be used as a counter?)(Ooh, Ooh! How about the "Wardie"? It could be a bust of a heavily caricatured version of [[Matt Ward\|Our spiritual liege]], in Ultramarines armour, with a necron weapon sticking out of their head. Said model will be plated with gold, but will have an interior composed of paper mache. Said paper will be from Matt's worst codices. Thoughts?)(Let's make it so that the "Wardie" model is holding a gold-plated "Multilaser", so that we can please C.S Goto at the same time)

	It's worth noting that not only is his Grey Knights series FAR more definitive in how the Knights operate than the codex written by Ward, but he's also done a really fantastic job of making daemons sound genuinely horrifying to deal with. Also of note is his book ''Battle of the Abyss,'' the best things in it (and arguably the only good things in it) is the unbelievably poetic description of the Warp, it also pulls a Graham McNeill with its portrayal of the Ultramarines. Also includes probably the last in-canon good-guys the World Eaters and the one Thousand Son. <s>Wait, ~~arent~~ TS still the good guys?</s> {{BLAM\|'''BLAM!'''}}		It's worth noting that not only is his Grey Knights series FAR more definitive in how the Knights operate than the codex written by Ward, but he's also done a really fantastic job of making daemons sound genuinely horrifying to deal with. Also of note is his book ''Battle of the Abyss,'' the best things in it (and arguably the only good things in it) is the unbelievably poetic description of the Warp, it also pulls a Graham McNeill with its portrayal of the Ultramarines. Also includes probably the last in-canon good-guys the World Eaters and the one Thousand Son. <s>Wait, aren't TS still the good guys?</s> {{BLAM\|'''BLAM!'''}}

			He also wrote the [[Soul Drinkers]] novel series which depicts the fall of that chapter from Loyalist to renegade while still trying to hold onto their morals and belief in the Emperor. Pretty good series overall.

	He's notable for having close to no understanding of thermodynamics, or basic physics at all. If you happen to be a geek, please, restrain yourself from reading his books, least you want to hurt your face with facepalms after reading time after time about ridiculous things, like a non-compressed liquid hydrogen burning in an oxygen atmosphere, or things getting instantly frozen in a vacuum of space.		He's notable for having close to no understanding of thermodynamics, or basic physics at all. If you happen to be a geek, please, restrain yourself from reading his books, least you want to hurt your face with facepalms after reading time after time about ridiculous things, like a non-compressed liquid hydrogen burning in an oxygen atmosphere, or things getting instantly frozen in a vacuum of space.

1d4chan>GreyWhiteknight at 12:31, 18 June 2020

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	[[File:Ben Counter.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|From [[Jervis Johnson\|Jervis]], to [[Kane\|Ben]], to [[Matt Ward\|Ward]]. (''I am his right, and I have a task for you'')]]		[[File:Ben Counter.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|From [[Jervis Johnson\|Jervis]], to [[Kane\|Ben]], to [[Matt Ward\|Ward]]. (''I am his right, and I have a task for you'')]]

	''Not to be confused with the device used for ~~keeping track~~ of Bens.''		''Not to be confused with the device used for the numeric tabulation of Bens.''

	'''Ben Counter''' is a novelist for the [[Black Library]] and winner of a [[Golden Demon]] award.		'''Ben Counter''' is a novelist for the [[Black Library]] and winner of a [[Golden Demon]] award.

176.88.136.214 at 00:02, 27 May 2020

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	Those that would admit to using 1d4chan wonder if there might some award named after him, which would represent everything that Matt Ward does not. (The TG Award for Adequacy? TG approves)		Those that would admit to using 1d4chan wonder if there might some award named after him, which would represent everything that Matt Ward does not. (The TG Award for Adequacy? TG approves)

	(If anyone's reading this, maybe they can come up with something suitable; we'll run up a real physical trophy, present it to him out of gratitude, and we can thereafter award it to other people in the community who actually care about the game and the game world.) (How about a scale model of Big Ben with a working clock face so it can be used as a counter?)(Ooh, Ooh! How about the "Wardie"? It could be a bust of a heavily caricatured version of [[Matt Ward\|Our spiritual liege]], in Ultramarines armour, with a necron weapon sticking out of their head. Said model will be plated with gold, but will have an interior composed of paper mache. Said paper will be from Matt's worst codices. Thoughts?)		(If anyone's reading this, maybe they can come up with something suitable; we'll run up a real physical trophy, present it to him out of gratitude, and we can thereafter award it to other people in the community who actually care about the game and the game world.) (How about a scale model of Big Ben with a working clock face so it can be used as a counter?)(Ooh, Ooh! How about the "Wardie"? It could be a bust of a heavily caricatured version of [[Matt Ward\|Our spiritual liege]], in Ultramarines armour, with a necron weapon sticking out of their head. Said model will be plated with gold, but will have an interior composed of paper mache. Said paper will be from Matt's worst codices. Thoughts?)(Let's make it so that the "Wardie" model is holding a gold-plated "Multilaser", so that we can please C.S Goto at the same time)

	It's worth noting that not only is his Grey Knights series FAR more definitive in how the Knights operate than the codex written by Ward, but he's also done a really fantastic job of making daemons sound genuinely horrifying to deal with. Also of note is his book ''Battle of the Abyss,'' the best things in it (and arguably the only good things in it) is the unbelievably poetic description of the Warp, it also pulls a Graham McNeill with its portrayal of the Ultramarines. Also includes probably the last in-canon good-guys the World Eaters and the one Thousand Son. <s>Wait, arent TS still the good guys?</s> {{BLAM\|'''BLAM!'''}}		It's worth noting that not only is his Grey Knights series FAR more definitive in how the Knights operate than the codex written by Ward, but he's also done a really fantastic job of making daemons sound genuinely horrifying to deal with. Also of note is his book ''Battle of the Abyss,'' the best things in it (and arguably the only good things in it) is the unbelievably poetic description of the Warp, it also pulls a Graham McNeill with its portrayal of the Ultramarines. Also includes probably the last in-canon good-guys the World Eaters and the one Thousand Son. <s>Wait, arent TS still the good guys?</s> {{BLAM\|'''BLAM!'''}}

74.73.96.220 at 15:10, 4 December 2019

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	Some of his books are filled with [[fail]], other [[Awesome]]. Of particular note is his series of novels about the [[Grey Knights]].		Some of his books are filled with [[fail]], other [[Awesome]]. Of particular note is his series of novels about the [[Grey Knights]].

	According to regulars at his [[FLGS]], he spends a disproportionate amount of time torturing himself for the fact he might be writing fluff violations he isn't aware of.		He's an author who's good at coming up with cool new fluff but awful at keeping track of old fluff. According to regulars at his [[FLGS]], he spends a disproportionate amount of time torturing himself for the fact he might be writing fluff violations he isn't aware of.

	In fact, games get interrupted by sudden bouts of angst along the lines of "Wait a minute! You mean your forces can do <something I didn't know about and fluff for which I may have unwittingly transgressed in my book>?"		In fact, games get interrupted by sudden bouts of angst along the lines of "Wait a minute! You mean your forces can do <something I didn't know about and fluff for which I may have unwittingly transgressed in my book>?"

1d4chan>Taufag: fixed a typo, added a link

2019-07-19T10:44:50Z

fixed a typo, added a link

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	Some of his books are filled with [[fail]], other [[Awesome]]. Of particular note is his series of novels about the [[Grey Knights]].		Some of his books are filled with [[fail]], other [[Awesome]]. Of particular note is his series of novels about the [[Grey Knights]].

	According to regulars at his ~~FLHS~~, he spends a disproportionate amount of time torturing himself for the fact he might be writing fluff violations he isn't aware of.		According to regulars at his [[FLGS]], he spends a disproportionate amount of time torturing himself for the fact he might be writing fluff violations he isn't aware of.

	In fact, games get interrupted by sudden bouts of angst along the lines of "Wait a minute! You mean your forces can do <something I didn't know about and fluff for which I may have unwittingly transgressed in my book>?"		In fact, games get interrupted by sudden bouts of angst along the lines of "Wait a minute! You mean your forces can do <something I didn't know about and fluff for which I may have unwittingly transgressed in my book>?"

204.184.29.212 at 21:08, 27 February 2019

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	There is a recurring theme present in his books about the sacrifices Mankind in general and the Space Marines in particular have to do in order to ensure the Imperium survives, this has been a source of many (wo)manly tears. Along with the above mentioned Grey Knights he has given an awesome vibe to chapters such as the [[Imperial Fists]], (his portrayal of Lysander in particular is awesome) and the [[Astral Knights]] of World-Engine fame, we hope he may get more commissions from [[Black Library]] as, thermodynamic failures and chaos-worshiping eldar aside, he is quite competent at making somehow flawed yet gritty characters.		There is a recurring theme present in his books about the sacrifices Mankind in general and the Space Marines in particular have to do in order to ensure the Imperium survives, this has been a source of many (wo)manly tears. Along with the above mentioned Grey Knights he has given an awesome vibe to chapters such as the [[Imperial Fists]], (his portrayal of Lysander in particular is awesome) and the [[Astral Knights]] of World-Engine fame, we hope he may get more commissions from [[Black Library]] as, thermodynamic failures and chaos-worshiping eldar aside, he is quite competent at making somehow flawed yet gritty characters.

	He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.		He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, <s>it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.</s> Scratch that, its actually alright.

	He is not [[Sandy Mitchell]].		He is not [[Sandy Mitchell]].

	[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Writers]][[category:Black Library]]		[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Writers]][[category:Black Library]]

1d4chan>BloodWrath67 at 22:20, 18 February 2019

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	He's notable for having close to no understanding of thermodynamics, or basic physics at all. If you happen to be a geek, please, restrain yourself from reading his books, least you want to hurt your face with facepalms after reading time after time about ridiculous things, like a non-compressed liquid hydrogen burning in an oxygen atmosphere, or things getting instantly frozen in a vacuum of space.		He's notable for having close to no understanding of thermodynamics, or basic physics at all. If you happen to be a geek, please, restrain yourself from reading his books, least you want to hurt your face with facepalms after reading time after time about ridiculous things, like a non-compressed liquid hydrogen burning in an oxygen atmosphere, or things getting instantly frozen in a vacuum of space.

	There is a recurring theme present in his books about the sacrifices Mankind in general and the Space Marines in particular have to do in order to ensure the Imperium survives, this has been a source of many (wo)manly tears. Along with the above mentioned Grey Knights he has given an awesome vibe to chapters such as the [[Imperial Fists]], (his Lysander in particular is awesome) and the [[Astral Knights]] of World-Engine fame, we hope he may get more commissions from [[Black Library]] as, thermodynamic failures and chaos-worshiping eldar aside, he is quite competent at making somehow flawed yet gritty characters.		There is a recurring theme present in his books about the sacrifices Mankind in general and the Space Marines in particular have to do in order to ensure the Imperium survives, this has been a source of many (wo)manly tears. Along with the above mentioned Grey Knights he has given an awesome vibe to chapters such as the [[Imperial Fists]], (his portrayal of Lysander in particular is awesome) and the [[Astral Knights]] of World-Engine fame, we hope he may get more commissions from [[Black Library]] as, thermodynamic failures and chaos-worshiping eldar aside, he is quite competent at making somehow flawed yet gritty characters.

	He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.		He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.

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	''Not to be confused with the device used for the numeric tabulation of Bens.''		''Not to be confused with the device used for the numeric tabulation of Bens.''

	'''Ben Counter''' is a novelist for the [[Black Library]] and winner of a [[Golden Demon]] award.		'''Ben Counter''' is a novelist for the [[Black Library]] and winner of a [[Golden Demon]] award.

	Some of his books are filled with [[fail]], other [[Awesome]]. Of particular note is his series of novels about the [[Grey Knights]].		Some of his books are filled with [[fail]], other [[Awesome]]. Of particular note is his series of novels about the [[Grey Knights]].

	He's an author who's good at coming up with cool new fluff but awful at keeping track of old fluff. According to regulars at his [[FLGS]], he spends a disproportionate amount of time torturing himself for the fact he might be writing fluff violations he isn't aware of.		He's an author who's good at coming up with cool new fluff but awful at keeping track of old fluff. According to regulars at his [[FLGS]], he spends a disproportionate amount of time torturing himself for the fact he might be writing fluff violations he isn't aware of.
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	In fact, games get interrupted by sudden bouts of angst along the lines of "Wait a minute! You mean your forces can do <something I didn't know about and fluff for which I may have unwittingly transgressed in my book>?"		In fact, games get interrupted by sudden bouts of angst along the lines of "Wait a minute! You mean your forces can do <something I didn't know about and fluff for which I may have unwittingly transgressed in my book>?"

	Those that would admit to using 1d4chan wonder if there might some award named after him, which would represent everything that Matt Ward does not. (The TG Award for Adequacy? TG approves)		Those that would admit to using 1d4chan wonder if there might some award named after him, which would represent everything that Matt Ward does not. (The TG Award for Adequacy? TG approves.)

	(If anyone's reading this, maybe they can come up with something suitable; we'll run up a real physical trophy, present it to him out of gratitude, and we can thereafter award it to other people in the community who actually care about the game and the game world.) (How about a scale model of Big Ben with a working clock face so it can be used as a counter?)(Ooh, Ooh! How about the "Wardie"? It could be a bust of a heavily caricatured version of [[Matt Ward\|Our spiritual liege]], in Ultramarines armour, with a necron weapon sticking out of their head. Said model will be plated with gold, but will have an interior composed of paper mache. Said paper will be from Matt's worst codices. Thoughts?)(Let's make it so that the "Wardie" model is holding a gold-plated "Multilaser", so that we can please C.S Goto at the same time)		(If anyone's reading this, maybe they can come up with something suitable; we'll run up a real physical trophy, present it to him out of gratitude, and we can thereafter award it to other people in the community who actually care about the game and the game world.) (How about a scale model of Big Ben with a working clock face so it can be used as a counter?)(Ooh, Ooh! How about the "Wardie"? It could be a bust of a heavily caricatured version of [[Matt Ward\|Our spiritual liege]], in Ultramarines armour, with a necron weapon sticking out of their head. Said model will be plated with gold, but will have an interior composed of paper mache. Said paper will be from Matt's worst codices. Thoughts?)(Let's make it so that the "Wardie" model is holding a gold-plated "Multilaser", so that we can please C.S Goto at the same time.)

	It's worth noting that not only is his Grey Knights series FAR more definitive in how the Knights operate than the codex written by Ward, but he's also done a really fantastic job of making daemons sound genuinely horrifying to deal with. Also of note is his book ''Battle of the Abyss,'' the best things in it (and arguably the only good things in it) is the unbelievably poetic description of the Warp, it also pulls a Graham McNeill with its portrayal of the Ultramarines. Also includes probably the last in-canon good-guys the World Eaters and the one Thousand Son. <s>Wait, aren't TS still the good guys?</s> {{BLAM\|'''BLAM!'''}}		It's worth noting that not only is his Grey Knights series FAR more definitive in how the Knights operate than the codex written by Ward, but he's also done a really fantastic job of making daemons sound genuinely horrifying to deal with. Also of note is his book ''Battle of the Abyss,'' the best things in it (and arguably the only good things in it) is the unbelievably poetic description of the Warp, it also pulls a Graham McNeill with its portrayal of the Ultramarines. Also includes probably the last in-canon good-guys the World Eaters and the one Thousand Son. <s>Wait, aren't TS still the good guys?</s> {{BLAM\|'''BLAM!'''}}

	He also wrote the [[Soul Drinkers]] novel series which depicts the fall of that chapter from Loyalist to renegade while still trying to hold onto their morals and belief in the Emperor. Pretty good series overall.		He also wrote the [[Soul Drinkers]] novel series which depicts the fall of that chapter from Loyalist to renegade while still trying to hold onto their morals and belief in the Emperor. Pretty good series overall.

	He's notable for having close to no understanding of thermodynamics, or basic physics at all. If you happen to be a geek, please, restrain yourself from reading his books, least you want to hurt your face with facepalms after reading time after time about ridiculous things, like a non-compressed liquid hydrogen burning in an oxygen atmosphere, or things getting instantly frozen in a vacuum of space.		He's notable for having close to no understanding of thermodynamics, or basic physics at all. If you happen to be a geek, please, restrain yourself from reading his books, least you want to hurt your face with facepalms after reading time after time about ridiculous things, like a non-compressed liquid hydrogen burning in an oxygen atmosphere, or things getting instantly frozen in a vacuum of space.
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	He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, <s>it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.</s> Scratch that, it's actually alright.		He has written the story for [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]. Since he has little to no experience writing Mechanicus stories, <s>it remains to be seen how the game will turn out.</s> Scratch that, it's actually alright.

	He is not [[Sandy Mitchell]].		He is not [[Sandy Mitchell]].

	[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Writers]][[category:Black Library]]		[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Writers]][[category:Black Library]]