paizo.com Recent Comments on Remembering Mike McArtorpaizo.com Recent Comments on Remembering Mike McArtor2015-08-17T23:19:57Z2015-08-17T23:19:57ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorGM_Beernorg (alias of Jeff Harris 982)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#372015-04-13T23:28:21Z2015-04-13T23:28:21Z<p>My sincere condolences to the Paizo folks at Mikes passing. Yet the deeds of noble and kind men live on, and thus, so shall Mike in the hearts and minds of those whose lives he touched, which seems to be an awful lot of people.</p>My sincere condolences to the Paizo folks at Mikes passing. Yet the deeds of noble and kind men live on, and thus, so shall Mike in the hearts and minds of those whose lives he touched, which seems to be an awful lot of people.GM_Beernorg (alias of Jeff Harris 982)2015-04-13T23:28:21ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorMichael Kortes (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#362015-04-02T12:18:22Z2015-04-02T12:18:22Z<p>Happy travels Mike!</p>
<p>You've left some great and enduring footprints on our favourite games.</p>
<p>It was great to know someone with the awesome template.</p>Happy travels Mike!
You've left some great and enduring footprints on our favourite games.
It was great to know someone with the awesome template.Michael Kortes (Contributor)2015-04-02T12:18:22ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorMikazehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#352015-03-31T14:50:30Z2015-03-26T09:50:54Z<p>Reading everyone's remembrance, it really leaves you wishing you got to know Mike better. He always came across as a great guy online. Reading everyone's confirmation of it is beyond heartwarming. </p>
<p>Rest in Peace, Mike. Your creations were a big part of what drew me here and are always going to be close to my heart. </p>
<p>God, the story about him tracking down James Sutter to comfort him and the birthday guarantee are really getting to me.</p>Reading everyone's remembrance, it really leaves you wishing you got to know Mike better. He always came across as a great guy online. Reading everyone's confirmation of it is beyond heartwarming.
Rest in Peace, Mike. Your creations were a big part of what drew me here and are always going to be close to my heart.
God, the story about him tracking down James Sutter to comfort him and the birthday guarantee are really getting to me.Mikaze2015-03-26T09:50:54ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorZeugmahttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#342015-03-26T03:25:06Z2015-03-26T03:25:06Z<p>Rest in Peace, Mike. Your work was some of my favorite from Paizo's early days.</p>Rest in Peace, Mike. Your work was some of my favorite from Paizo's early days.Zeugma2015-03-26T03:25:06ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorBeerciferhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#332015-03-26T03:14:15Z2015-03-26T03:14:15Z<p>Dammit. He had a great body of work, he leaves behind some family and friends who will miss him, and he leaves behind fans who will not benefit from what secrets were locked in his mind...</p>
<p>I'm sorry, Paizoians. I weep with you, and cheers to his memory.</p>Dammit. He had a great body of work, he leaves behind some family and friends who will miss him, and he leaves behind fans who will not benefit from what secrets were locked in his mind...
I'm sorry, Paizoians. I weep with you, and cheers to his memory.Beercifer2015-03-26T03:14:15ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorKevin Webb GRC Teamhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#322015-03-26T01:01:27Z2015-03-26T01:01:27Z<p>Rest in Peace, very sad news</p>Rest in Peace, very sad newsKevin Webb GRC Team2015-03-26T01:01:27ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorGrimtinahttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#312015-03-26T00:45:02Z2015-03-26T00:45:02Z<p>At a loss for words, as usual in such cases. I love his work.</p>At a loss for words, as usual in such cases. I love his work.Grimtina2015-03-26T00:45:02ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorJim Groves (Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 4)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#302015-03-26T09:51:24Z2015-03-25T23:31:01Z<p>I don't want to suggest that Mike and I were any more than online acquaintances. I also don't want to make this post about me, but....</p>
<p>Mike played a critical role in the chain of events that led me to writing professionally. He's not the only professional who would influence me, but he was the first.</p>
<p>My condolences to his friends and family.</p>I don't want to suggest that Mike and I were any more than online acquaintances. I also don't want to make this post about me, but....
Mike played a critical role in the chain of events that led me to writing professionally. He's not the only professional who would influence me, but he was the first.
My condolences to his friends and family.Jim Groves (Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 4)2015-03-25T23:31:01ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorGM_Fenwick (alias of maca673)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#292015-03-25T23:08:03Z2015-03-25T23:08:03Z<p>While I can't say that I knew the man, I am brought to tears by the kind words that all of the staff at Paizo have to offer. And as a PC and GM who spent a lot of time in Korvosa, I can safely say that using his book was one of the most entertaining and positive experiences I have experienced in the many years I've been playing RPGs. I offer my most sincere condolences to his friends and family. </p>
<p>The next time my PC (or myself, whichever comes first) sits down in a seedy bar, the first tankard I drink will be to his memory.</p>While I can't say that I knew the man, I am brought to tears by the kind words that all of the staff at Paizo have to offer. And as a PC and GM who spent a lot of time in Korvosa, I can safely say that using his book was one of the most entertaining and positive experiences I have experienced in the many years I've been playing RPGs. I offer my most sincere condolences to his friends and family.
The next time my PC (or myself, whichever comes first) sits down in a seedy bar, the first...GM_Fenwick (alias of maca673)2015-03-25T23:08:03ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorHal Maclean (Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 16)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#282015-04-17T04:51:17Z2015-03-25T22:57:28Z<p>This is the third attempt I've made to post something. Each time I end up deleting it after the first few sentences.</p>
<p>Everything seems trite and cliched. </p>
<p>And then it just hit me. </p>
<p>Mike would know how to fix it. </p>
<p>Maybe he'd casually cut out a sentence and merge two others into one. Or he might send it back for revision with a couple offhand comments that would make me slap my forehead and wonder why I didn't see the problem myself. </p>
<p>He was a wonderful editor. He made everything better. And of course, he was a fantastic writer in his own right. </p>
<p>The thing with great talent is how much we are willing to forgive. For most people, if they can produce what others can't, if they prove, time after time, that we need them more than they need us, they let the darkness out. And we accept that as the price for the wonders they create. </p>
<p>The thing about Mike is he wasn't like that. Even with all his gifts he was still warm and generous and filled with joy. </p>
<p>There's a thread in my email stretching out over months that began as just another rejection. I replied with a joke. He replied with a joke. And then a witty observation. More banter from me. And more banter from him. Every now and then I commented on how weird it was that he was taking time out of day to keep a perfunctory rejection email thread alive. By then he must have realized he didn't need to salve my feelings but he kept on hitting reply.</p>
<p>I wrote a lot of things for Mike. He was my favorite editor. Everything he touched came out better. And, in my own way, I feel like I came out better too. </p>
<p>I'm sad that I never got to meet him in person. But I'm ever so glad that I got to know him even if just at a distance. </p>
<p>I can only imagine how much pain the people who actually knew him the flesh must feel.</p>This is the third attempt I've made to post something. Each time I end up deleting it after the first few sentences.
Everything seems trite and cliched.
And then it just hit me.
Mike would know how to fix it.
Maybe he'd casually cut out a sentence and merge two others into one. Or he might send it back for revision with a couple offhand comments that would make me slap my forehead and wonder why I didn't see the problem myself.
He was a wonderful editor. He made everything better. And of...Hal Maclean (Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 16)2015-03-25T22:57:28ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorMark Hart (RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#272015-03-26T00:45:08Z2015-03-25T21:56:38Z<p>Mike was the editor at DRAGON who I had regular contact with. He was warm, funny, smart as hell, and he always made time for contributors. He was truly a Class Act. You will be missed, Mike.</p>Mike was the editor at DRAGON who I had regular contact with. He was warm, funny, smart as hell, and he always made time for contributors. He was truly a Class Act. You will be missed, Mike.Mark Hart (RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32)2015-03-25T21:56:38ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorWyrd_Wik (alias of B_Wiklund)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#262015-03-25T21:18:16Z2015-03-25T21:18:16Z<p>RIP Mike and sincere condolences to family and friends. Korvosa will always be my favourite city in Golorian, next time your at the Posh and Turtle raise a glass in memory.</p>RIP Mike and sincere condolences to family and friends. Korvosa will always be my favourite city in Golorian, next time your at the Posh and Turtle raise a glass in memory.Wyrd_Wik (alias of B_Wiklund)2015-03-25T21:18:16ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorMedrievhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#252015-03-25T20:03:13Z2015-03-25T20:03:13Z<p>Very sad news. Condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace Mike.</p>Very sad news. Condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace Mike.Medriev2015-03-25T20:03:13ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorChristina Stiles (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#242015-03-25T19:40:02Z2015-03-25T19:40:02Z<p>Very sad news. I loved his work.</p>Very sad news. I loved his work.Christina Stiles (Contributor)2015-03-25T19:40:02ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtoredxeroxhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#232015-03-25T16:20:56Z2015-03-25T16:20:56Z<p>Sad news, RIP Mike</p>Sad news, RIP Mikeedxerox2015-03-25T16:20:56ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorDale McCoy Jr (Jon Brazer Enterprises)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#222015-03-25T14:19:05Z2015-03-25T14:19:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Liz Courts wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Lazaro wrote:</div><blockquote> Would it be possible to retire Mike's <a href="http://static2.paizo.com/image/avatar/private/bronze_dragon.gif" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">avatar</a>? There was a small Facebook discussion on this. </blockquote>Mike's avatar was already private and unable to be used by other people. (I checked.) </blockquote><p>I actually looked for Mike's avatar as a way of honoring him. But I settled on this as the closest I could find.Liz Courts wrote:Lazaro wrote: Would it be possible to retire Mike's avatar? There was a small Facebook discussion on this.
Mike's avatar was already private and unable to be used by other people. (I checked.) I actually looked for Mike's avatar as a way of honoring him. But I settled on this as the closest I could find.Dale McCoy Jr (Jon Brazer Enterprises)2015-03-25T14:19:05ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorgolem101https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#212015-03-25T13:49:52Z2015-03-25T13:49:52Z<p>No. Just... no. No.</p>No. Just... no. No.golem1012015-03-25T13:49:52ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorMrVergeehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#202015-03-25T13:35:56Z2015-03-25T13:35:56Z<p>May Pharasma's herald guide you to your Paradise.</p>May Pharasma's herald guide you to your Paradise.MrVergee2015-03-25T13:35:56ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorOrthoshttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#192015-03-25T12:40:48Z2015-03-25T12:40:48Z<p>=(</p>=(Orthos2015-03-25T12:40:48ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorSharothhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#182015-03-25T12:22:29Z2015-03-25T12:22:29Z<p>You will be missed Mike. ~sighs~ Mike was, no, IS my friend. I remember the many times that we would be playing in City of Heroes or when I would call him up and talk to him. He was a very good guy. May your next life be better than this was.</p>You will be missed Mike. ~sighs~ Mike was, no, IS my friend. I remember the many times that we would be playing in City of Heroes or when I would call him up and talk to him. He was a very good guy. May your next life be better than this was.Sharoth2015-03-25T12:22:29ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorKobold Catgirlhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#172015-03-25T06:37:54Z2015-03-25T06:37:54Z<p>I figured it must have been. I haven't seen that avatar on these boards in a long time, and I still firmly associate it with the ninja himself.</p>I figured it must have been. I haven't seen that avatar on these boards in a long time, and I still firmly associate it with the ninja himself.Kobold Catgirl2015-03-25T06:37:54ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorLiz Courts (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#162015-03-25T04:51:01Z2015-03-25T04:51:01Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Lazaro wrote:</div><blockquote> Would it be possible to retire Mike's <a href="http://static2.paizo.com/image/avatar/private/bronze_dragon.gif" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">avatar</a>? There was a small Facebook discussion on this. </blockquote><p>Mike's avatar was already private and unable to be used by other people. (I checked.)Lazaro wrote:Would it be possible to retire Mike's avatar? There was a small Facebook discussion on this.
Mike's avatar was already private and unable to be used by other people. (I checked.)Liz Courts (Contributor)2015-03-25T04:51:01ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorLazarohttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#152015-03-25T03:42:50Z2015-03-25T03:42:50Z<p>Would it be possible to retire Mike's <a href="http://static2.paizo.com/image/avatar/private/bronze_dragon.gif" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">avatar</a>? There was a small Facebook discussion on this.</p>Would it be possible to retire Mike's avatar? There was a small Facebook discussion on this.Lazaro2015-03-25T03:42:50ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtorMajubahttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#142015-03-25T02:24:50Z2015-03-25T02:24:50Z<p>I was always sad that I missed the only PaizoCon Mike ever attended. I only knew him through the boards and his writing, but I always felt infused with good cheer and enthusiasm after reading his words. <a href="http://paizo.com/products/btpy81xy?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Guide-to-Korvosa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Guide to Korvosa</a> remains one of just two Chronicles/Campaign Setting books that have captured my attention cover to cover.</p>
<p>Sad indeed - thank you for sharing your tributes to him.</p>I was always sad that I missed the only PaizoCon Mike ever attended. I only knew him through the boards and his writing, but I always felt infused with good cheer and enthusiasm after reading his words. Guide to Korvosa remains one of just two Chronicles/Campaign Setting books that have captured my attention cover to cover.
Sad indeed - thank you for sharing your tributes to him.Majuba2015-03-25T02:24:50ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Remembering Mike McArtortribeof1https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhar?Remembering-Mike-McArtor#132015-03-25T01:57:52Z2015-03-25T01:57:52Z<p>I hope I still have writers for friends when I die. Great praise for a man who, it appears, deserved every word.</p>
<p>And Frothlethimble. Nothing more needs to be said.</p>I hope I still have writers for friends when I die. Great praise for a man who, it appears, deserved every word.
And Frothlethimble. Nothing more needs to be said.tribeof12015-03-25T01:57:52Z