RIP
Some of our longer serving members will be sad to hear that John Golden passed away suddenly, on Friday afternoon.He was a long-time member of FGC (although he had not been around for a few years) and well known behind the bar as 'Quart' for his buying habits.
He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
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I'd like to pay a tribute to both John and Les Hedges, who died last week and who were both members of FGC at various times.
Both guys were fantastic gamers, especially RPGs but both had interests in board and miniature wargaming. These were guys who really created characters, not just a bunch of statistics designed to win fights. They would play almost any game, no matter how sloppy a rules system it was, as long as they could create an inventive character for it.
Les was like having Orson Welles in your group: Big, loud, opinionated but also very generous and encouraging. His characters were always full of personality and background and he would take risks by having some of them refuse to carry weapons but instead rely on charm and skills. D&D Forgotten Realms was his favourite game but he was brilliant at Traveller as well.
John's characters were quieter by comparison but no less well thought out. He preferred historical or hard sci-fi games especially Traveller, Privateers and Gentlemen and Call of Cthulhu. He wasn't afraid to give one of his characters a fatal flaw; some aspect of their past that would one day come back to haunt them.
When putting together a gaming group, I would always like to include one or other of them because I knew they would give so much to the game. At Les' funeral yesterday, everyone was talking about how inspirational he was as a player and friend. And that was another thing about them; they were both great company away from the gaming table.
Losing both in a week feels like being punched hard in the stomach. I'm going to miss them both.