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Episode 217 - Blood Ravens 1st Company Task Force&Sons of Medusa Ironstorm Spearhead from 2023-10-15T12:52:02
Jason and Adam came up with fantasy Crusade armies using the new Space Marines Codex, exploring two different ways you can theme your Crusades. Jason put together an example of how you can build...
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Episode 216: The Pre-Matrimonial Celebration from 2023-09-29T01:18:47
The fellas got together for real life to celebrate their friend, play Warhammer, and enjoy the finer things.
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Episode 215 - The Battle for Bones from 2023-09-22T16:13:22
Kendrick and Adam have been playing an ongoing campaign using the Leviathan supplement. They get together to discuss the goings-on of the campaign and to discuss the new Tyranids models and Code...
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Episode 214 - Wrath of Magnus 10E Glow-Up from 2023-08-31T11:33:02
We begin our adventure breathing new life into old supplements with the Wrath of Magnus. In this episode, we convert the missions and some special mission rules in that book for 10th edition. Listen
Episode 213 - The Fourth Tyrannic War from 2023-08-21T01:48:57
After a brief overview of the previous Tyrannic Wars, we discuss the details of the 4th and some of the old campaign rules for Tyranids.
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Episode 212 - Converting Your Crusade for 10th Edition from 2023-07-28T22:12:33
We are certain we are all mature enough to actually adapt the Crusade rules in our Codexes for 10th edition without too much of a bother. I think you'll find, by our discussion, that it's a bree...
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Episode 211 - 10th Edition Roundtable from 2023-07-16T12:32:59
With several games under our belt, we were joined by our local crew of Warhammer 40k enthusiasts to discuss the new edition.
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Episode 210 - 10th Edition Chapter Approved and Crusade Battle Reports from 2023-06-24T04:12:05
In this episode, Jason and Adam played a couple of quick Chapter Approved games to get a feel for 10th Edition. Adam also got together with Kendrick to play two Crusade games.
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Episode 209 - 10th Edition on Crusade from 2023-06-03T10:00
Shortly on the heels of our Episode 208 recording, we got together to discuss the new Crusade rules in 10th edition. We also quickly go over some of the differences in the new Core Rules.
Episode 208 - Incursion in Lucky Space Part 5: The Finale from 2023-05-29T23:25:44
We're back after a turbulent May to chat about the final game in our Crusade campaign, Incursion in Lucky Space. The Rogue Traders' voidsmen attempt to shut down the ritual which threatens to in...
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Episode 207 - Arks of Omen 5: The Lion from 2023-04-24T23:20:04
In this one, we delve into the lore of the most recent Arks of Omen book and investigate the new Boarding Actions Rules. We're also joined by John who introduced us to Epic!
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Episode 206 - Adepticon 2023 from 2023-04-09T02:16:42
We are joined by Mike to chat about our experiences at Adepticon 2023.
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Episode 205 - Arks of Omen 4: Farsight from 2023-03-25T05:35:01
After chatting about our Adepticon prep, we discuss the details and some narrative possibilites for Boarding Actions in Arks of Omen 4 with multiplayer scenarios, as well as Manufactorum scena...
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Episode 204 - Arks of Omen 3: Vashtorr from 2023-03-11T23:50:16
This episode features a narrative battle report and some hot Hulk-on-Hulk action. Join us for our preview of Arks of Omen: Vashtorr.
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Epiosde 203 - Arks of Omen 2: Angron from 2023-02-12T03:31:44
The Arks of Omen series continues and we chat about the lore and new rules. Nick joined us about a narrative game we played with the new World Eaters!
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Episode 202 - Incursion in Lucky Space Part 4: Hull Breach from 2023-01-31T03:36:29
The Votann in the employ of the Rogue Traders have recovered their shipmates who had been blown out into space from the flight deck. They re-enter the ship through the hole left by the Thousand ...
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Episode 201 - Arks of Omen 1: Abaddon from 2023-01-08T14:54:46
We are finally able to talk about Arks of Omen 1: Abaddon. We're really excited to finally have a story focusing on the denizens of Imperium Noctis and even more excited for new rules for doing ...
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Episode 200 - Bicentennial S*** Show from 2022-12-30T01:35:43
In this 3-segment monster episode, we first chatted with the guys about our regular bad movie nights, then were joined by Da REAL Goff Rokker to chat about the band's great works, then sat with ...
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Episode 199 - Incursion in Lucky Space Part 3: Forward Battery from 2022-12-20T02:35:49
We got together to play a quick narrative Zone Mortalis battle. In this installment of the Incursion in Lucky Space, the Ratlings attempted to thwart the Changeling from taking control of The Hu...
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Episode 198 - Astra Militarum on Crusade from 2022-11-18T12:52:18
The new Astra Militarum Codex is here! As narrative players, we use the Astra Militarum as a versatile force to represent a number of concepts, so this is an important one for many of us. In thi...
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Episode 197 - Incursion in Lucky Space Part 2: Hangar Bay Control from 2022-10-31T01:53:57
The Rogue Trader's Leagues of Votann allies respond to the presence of the daemonic incursion as it spreads to the ship's hangar bay. Will the Tzeentch Sorcerer be able to establish a beach-head...
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Episode 196 - Incursion in Lucky Space Part 1: Interdiction from 2022-10-16T15:39:41
Our first game of our Zone Mortalis campaign, Incursion in Lucky Space, kicks off. In this battle report, the Daemons of Tzeentch led by their sorcerous master have knocked out the void shields ...
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Episode 195 - The Rise of the Kin from 2022-09-17T09:00
It's not every day that a release like the Leagues of Votann comes around. For this reason, we've put together a massive cover-to-cover look at this new faction with discussion on the lore, mode...
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Episode 194 - Chaos Daemons on Crusade from 2022-08-31T14:04:40
Jason's daemon army gets a much-needed narrative update and we discuss these fun, new rules at great length in this chonky episode.
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Episode 193 - Wait. Am I in a Chaos Cult? from 2022-07-30T09:00
The title is somewhat misleading. This is just an episode about Chaos Cults, how they're formed, who leads them, how they operate, and how they are represented on the tabletop.
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Episode 192 - Horus Heresy 2.0 from 2022-07-25T00:27:07
In this wet, hot Heresy Summer, Adam and Jason got together to play Heresy Zone Mortalis. Also, Adam hosted a heresy day at his house with some familar friends, so they all got together for a ch...
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Episode 191 - Rift War&Thousand Sons on Crusade from 2022-06-29T10:42:41
In this episode which can only be categorized as "super chonk", we delve into the Rift War supplement and chat about Thousand Sons on Crusade. We also have a discussion with Tony from the Narrat...
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Episode 190 - May All Your Wounds Be Mortal from 2022-06-12T17:21:24
We played a game wrapping up our Wars of Faith Crusade. The Thousand Sons make a final push to claim the source of the Orks' incredible psychic power.
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Episode 189 - Knight Salinity from 2022-05-28T10:36:49
We were joined by Bob, long-time Chaos Knights player, to talk about both of the new Knights Codexes. This one has a bit of a higher salt and comp talk than usual.
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Episode 188 - Tyranids Get Takeout from 2022-05-14T00:38:25
Adam and Jason have been busy beavers, but here's your episode! Since Crusade is so intertwined with the intricate rules in the new Codexes, we also briefly went over the main rules section.
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Episode 187 - Fanatical Rampage from 2022-04-24T12:33:38
The Thousand Sons must resort to a more direct approach against the Ork infestation. The sorcerer, flanked by a powerful daemonic entity and an ancient dreadnought, drive forward through the Ork...
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Episode 186 - Adepticon 2022 Special from 2022-03-29T19:09:28
At Adepticon 2022, we met up with some good friends, had some great games, made terrible dietary and self-care choices, bought some cool stuff, had some incredible experiences, and recorded a po...
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Episode 185 - Vigilus Alone from 2022-03-19T18:25:08
We were joined by Eric from the Variance Hammer blog and Lost to the Nails podcast to discuss ...
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Episode 184 - Battle Report - Wars of Faith from 2022-02-28T18:26:35
In this hefty episode we were joined by Narrative Wargamer, Tony, to talk about his narrative event, the Crucible of War. We also had and Chris from Captain Morgan's Librarius on to talk about t...
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Episode 183 - Custodes on Crusade from 2022-02-03T13:18:51
In this hefty episode, we were joined by Independent Custodes Correspondent, Thom, to talk about the Talons of the Emperor. As usual, we cover all the Crusade content, but we also talked about t...
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Episode 182 - Battle Report - Unexpected Foes from 2022-01-26T23:04:50
The Thousand Sons have been plumbing the depths of an abandoned bastion, seeking out the true source of the Orks' power. Their scrying has been on the lookout for a greenskin ambush, but they ar...
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Episode 181 - Imperial Agents on Crusade from 2022-01-15T12:26:13
We decided it was high time we explored the existing rules content available for playing the Inquisition and Rogue Traders in Crusade games. We also came up with some additional Crusade rules fo...
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Episode 180 - Thousand Sons Turn Out the Lights from 2021-12-31T01:49:54
A Thousand Sons Sorcerer has learned of a strange Ork warband which has been disrupting the Warp in their territory. Jason and Adam review the Thousand Sons and Orks Crusade rules by playing the...
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Episode 179 - Orks on Crusade from 2021-12-22T01:10:59
Better late than never, we've finally got some Crusade games in with the new Orks! As such, in this episode, we're talking about the current 9th edition Orks content with the usual focus on Crus...
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Episode 178 - Critical Mass from 2021-11-30T14:28:41
The Crusade content continues to pour from Games Workshop much to the delight of your hosts. In this one, Adam and Jason talk about the lore and campaign content in Warzone Octarius Book 2: Crit...
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Episode 177 - Containment and Catastrophe from 2021-11-15T18:55:56
The last two Crusade mission packs GW has released have been for two completely different ways to play Narratively and we decided it was important to go over these new rules and missions.
Episode 176 - Warzone Octarius from 2021-10-28T01:02:42
We are pleased to be able to take the time to pore over the lore and the rules for the new Warzone Octarius: Book 1 - Rising Tide supplement while also delving a little deeper into the region's ...
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Episode 175 - Quartered Successors from 2021-10-17T12:20:08
We know that folks like discussing Successor Chapters and it has been a while since we talked about a fresh batch. In this episode, we chose to use an excessively arbitrary method of picking the...
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Episode 174 - Catching Up with the MoFos from 2021-09-27T12:17:36
As is quite often this time of year, we were quite busy. Still, we were able to get together to chat life, hobby progress, games, and Warhammer.
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Episode 173 - Forge World Ossuary from 2021-09-19T12:44:49
Tech Priest Manipulus Mark has joined us to tell us about the lovingly-crafted narrative for his Forge World. This includes a narrative for both his Adeptus Mechanicus force and their Knight all...
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Episode 172 - Kill Team 2021 from 2021-08-27T04:07:02
Jason has been playing the new Kill Team and we got together to talk about the new campaign rules. We also talked a bit about Warhammer+ and bring you Phil's review on the new Death Korps models...
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Episode 171 - Fire Amidst the Ashes from 2021-08-18T17:58:42
We have read through the second wave of Warzone Charadon lore and the Crusade rules and in this episode we cover both. Look to other podcasts or future episodes of our show for coverage on the o...
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Episode 170 - Mark's Warhounds from 2021-07-31T11:58:51
Mark joins us to discuss the lore, hobby, and rules of his Primaris Warhounds army.
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Episode 169 - One Sixty Niiiice from 2021-07-14T20:27:55
Welcome to the annual $#!t show production of Masters of the Forge. This time we are joined by Brian, Carl, and Eric to talk about stuff that's on our minds. This episode is explicit.
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Episode 168 - Faith and Iron on Crusade from 2021-07-01T00:25:17
If you're interested in running a Warhammer 40k army that worships one of the two main interpretations of the Emperor's divinity, this is the episode for you! In this one, we discuss the Crusade...
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Episode 167 - STC Apotheosis and AoS 3 from 2021-06-17T11:26:43
We've got a real crunchy barn-burner this episode with some rules for crafting custom 40k Characters. We also chat about the new edition Age of Sigmar including Path to Glory and gameplay feedba...
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Episode 166 - Deacon of Wounds from 2021-05-29T18:37:40
Our saturation of all things fecund and vile continues with some Black Library content this time. We were lucky enough to be joined by author, David Annandale to chat about his Warhammer Horror ...
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Episode 165 - The Dead Men and the Ferric Hosts from 2021-05-19T00:36:05
In this packed episode, we chat with Jon about the narrative for his Death Guard army, the Dead Men. We've also come up with some custom rules to go with the theme of his army including a vehicl...
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Episode 164 - Plague Purge Deconstructed from 2021-04-27T18:34:45
We have taken the time to pull apart the Plague Purge Crusade Mission Pack into its constituent parts and discuss them in detail. We'll be using this information to help us build custom missions...
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Episode 163 - Drukhari on Crusade from 2021-04-12T00:14:57
We were joined in this one by Brian from the Splintermind podcast to discuss the new Crusade content for Drukhari.
Episode 162 - War Zone Charadon Act I from 2021-03-30T12:05:55
We go from guarded yet hopeful to punchy yet relieved in this monster 4 hour-ish episode. In this one, we discuss the lore and Crusade content for War Zone Charadon Act I: The Book of Rust and t...
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Episode 161 - Jed's Hive Fleet&Gallows Humor from 2021-03-14T15:57:51
We were joined in this episode by Jedidiah to chat about the custom lore he devised for his Tyranids: Hive Fleet Aboleth.
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Episode 160 - The Lion and the Wolf from 2021-02-28T18:12:34
With the new Dark Angels Codex having just been released, we decided to delve not only into the Crusade content therein, but also take a more detailed dive into the relationship between the Unfo...
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Episode 159 - Ben's Cortex Hive Crusading Force from 2021-02-14T17:58:17
We were lucky to be joined by Ben to hear about his Chaos warband, a rag-tag group of ne'er-do-wells from the aptly named Cortex Hive. We talk about the lore, Crusade list, and hobby for this im...
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Episode 158 - The Fall of Shadowbrink from 2021-01-31T20:51:01
Detailed examples of conflicts which feature two non-human factions aren't very common. The story of the Fall of Shadowbrink comes from the 6th edition Tyranids codex and pits Hive Fleet Leviath...
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Episode 157 - Blood Angels on Crusade from 2021-01-18T04:25:56
We were joined by long-time Blood Angels enthusiast, John, to discuss how the lore and rules of the Blood Angels have evolved in the new Codex. We also discussed the Crusade rules and, of course...
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Episode 156 - Escape from Outpost 2020 from 2020-12-28T23:14:13
Episode 155 - Flashpoints from 2020-12-20T15:39:02
The end is nigh and it's time to start planning your gaming in 2021. If you've got a big group of folks with whom you play, why not try out Flashpoints? We delve into the first two installments ...
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Episode 154 - Crusade of the Vlka Fenryka from 2020-11-26T03:52:58
In this episode, we finally get around to chatting in detail about the new Codex layout and faction-specific Crusade materials. We also look at the evolution of the recent Space Wolf lore. Don't...
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Episode 153 - Brutal Kunnin from 2020-11-13T13:47:34
We couldn't help but take the opportunity gush over how much we loved Mike Brooks' fun and well-received novel, Brutal Kunnin. We also bring you a battle report from our Crusade campaign and som...
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Episode 152 - Snakebites from 2020-10-26T12:11:16
The Snakebites are a surprisingly nuanced Ork clan which might be a great deal more important to the kultur than you might think. In this episode we discuss this fascinating clan in the lore, on...
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Episode 151 - Indomitus with Gav Thorpe from 2020-10-12T01:17:55
In addition to the usual shenanigans, we are joined by Gav Thorpe to discuss his novel, Indomitus. Prior to that, we talk about the Crusade game they played using a scenario from the Beyond the ...
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Episode 150 - The Sasquatch Centennial S*** Show from 2020-09-26T20:14:06
Adam and Jason are joined by Matt along with Sam and Carl for a friendly and casual discussion about our sesquicentennial milestone, the current state of Warhammer, and the community.
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Prototypes Episode 9 - Beyond the Veil from 2020-09-26T09:00
Adam, Quinn, and Scout jump in for a quick review of the new Beyond the Veil Crusade Mission Pack.
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Episode 149 - Theatres of War from 2020-09-07T11:30:18
The Psychic Awakening: Pariah supplement included several updated Theatres of War intended for use in your Narrative Play games of 40k. In this episode we discuss those and also come up with som...
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Episode 148 - Psychic Awakening - Pariah from 2020-08-17T02:40:46
Jason and Adam got together to jaw in detail about the lore of Psychic Awakening: Pariah and the Inquisition rules found within. Of course, there's plenty of time committed to shenanigans and a ...
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Episode 147 - Engine War of the Spider from 2020-08-03T03:50:19
Jason and Adam are back to their Current Events reporting to discuss the happenings of the Psychic Awakening: Engine War and War of the Spider. They also touch on th...
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Episode 146 - The Awakened - An Introduction to Crusade from 2020-07-13T02:55:04
Adam and Jason waited a bit to chat Crusade so they could get a few games in first. They are joined by Brian for a bit to go over the rules and then they go into the games themselves.
Episode 145 - Indomitus 9th Edition Preview Flash-isode from 2020-07-03T03:43:59
Adam and Jason were lucky enough to get a preview copy of the new Indomitus boxed set from Games Workshop's Community Team. Due to rules leaks, we put together a qui...
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Episode 144 - Brotherhood of the Round Table&Psychic Awakening Fiction Part 2 from 2020-06-29T00:13:51
Adam and Jason sat together with Zane to chat about his Grey Knights lore, then they discussed the second half of the new Psychic Awakening fiction from Warhammer Community.
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Episode 143 - Altar of War - Scraping by in Kryptman's Folly from 2020-06-07T12:14:32
Adam and Jason got together to play a game on Tabletop Simulator. Jason brought a representation of his Speed Freaks army and Adam put together an army of Tyranids that he's been considering col...
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Episode 142 - Psychic Awakening Fiction Part 1 from 2020-05-25T00:23:35
Jason and Adam got together recently to have a few drinks and chat about the first half of the free fiction that Games Workshop provided free of charge to accompany the Psychic Awakening.
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Episode 141 - A Player's Canon: The Machine Empire from 2020-05-12T00:57:51
Mark has put together a whimsical and thoughtful narrative for his Necrons which he shared with us in this episode.
Episode 140 - Health Care in Warhammer 40k from 2020-04-28T00:34:08
As a special thank you to all those on the front lines of the COVID19 epidemic, we present an episode featuring the lore of health care in 40k. We also have a few id...
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Episode 139 - Be Sure to Drink Your Quarantine from 2020-04-12T12:33:31
Jason and Adam have been really busy with their Quarantine duties, but also busy with hobby progress and community interaction.
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Episode 138 - Adepticon 2020 Exhibitors from 2020-03-20T23:25:23
Jason and Adam got together to research and chat about the Exhibitors who were supposed to attend Adepticon 2020. Listen in on this exchange to hear us ooh and aah over all the stuff we're sad w...
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Episode 137 - Fleshing Out our Drukhari and Thousand Sons Lore from 2020-03-09T00:39:28
For this episode, Adam does a story time for his new Drukhari army and Jason fleshes out the background for his Thousand Sons.
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Episode 136 - Repentance on Your Tabletop from 2020-02-23T22:03:02
Jason and Adam continue their discussion on Repentance in 40k by describing some of the units which best reflect this concept followed by a unique scenario featuring these units. Prior to that, ...
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Episode 135 - Repentance in the Lore from 2020-02-09T10:00
Adam and Jason are back after another fortnight for a fun, fact-filled fracas featuring some furious, flagellant friends of the forty-first millennium. Penitent Engines, Repentia, Penal Legion a...
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Episode 134 - A Come to the Emperor Moment from 2020-01-28T04:39:38
Adam and Jason get together, catch up, and plot a course forward for Masters of the Forge.
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Masters of the Forge Episode 133 - Narrative Overview of Chapter Approved 2019 from 2019-12-16T11:56:04
Chapter Approved ain't just points, y'all! Jason and Adam explored the trove of narrative possibilities for the rules and articles presented in this year's Chapter Approved.
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Masters of the Forge Episode 132 - Psychic Awakening Parts 1&2 from 2019-11-24T04:49:53
Adam and Jason go over the lore for the first two books in the Psychic Awakening Campaign by Games Workshop. They also go over some of the rules and discuss their narrative veracity.
Masters of the Forge Episode 131 - Drukhari in Campaigns from 2019-10-27T13:26:34
Adam and Jason are joined by Brian of the Splintermind podcast to discuss how to weave your Drukhari army into campaigns and narrative play in general.
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Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 008 - Raven Guard and Iron Hands from 2019-09-14T10:00
Adam and Jason meet to briefly discuss the evocative new Raven Guard and Iron Hands supplements.
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Masters of the Forge Episode 130 - Blood Ravens and Selecting Chapter Tactics from 2019-09-08T12:06:27
Adam and Jason are back to discuss the lore of the Blood Ravens. Then, they chat about the different Chapter Tactics available for Successor Chapters in the new Space Marines Codex.
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Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 007 - Space Marines 2019 from 2019-08-09T23:00
Adam and Mike get together to chat about the brand new Space Marines codex as well as the new supplements that came out along with it.
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Masters of the Forge Episode 129 - Participating in Narrative Campaigns from 2019-07-19T01:32:15
Adam and Jason chat about participating in and running narrative campaigns. They relate their discussion to previous campaigns they've engaged in and also the new Independent Characters Somnium ...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 128 - Altar of War: Apocalyptic Desparation from 2019-07-07T15:44:14
Adam and Skip enjoy a fun, narrative game of the new Apocalypse. The battle features Skip's Astra Militarum force versus Adam's Orks. They are vying for control over prime beach-head territory o...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 127 - Playing Catch-up from 2019-06-22T02:22:13
Adam and Jason are back to record a quick episode about what's been going on. They will return in a fortnight to talk about the Blood Ravens.
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Masters of the Forge Episode 126 - Renegades and Successors of Vigilus from 2019-05-31T03:12:05
While everyone and their grandmother is fighting on Vigilus, including a bunch of the original Legions and First Founding Chapters, we wanted to talk about some of the lesser-known Astartes enga...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 125 - Legacy of Abaddon from 2019-05-04T09:40:11
Abaddon has been the quintessential Chaos antagonist for decades and his antics are legendary. With the release of the new Abaddon model and the continued unfolding of the 13 Black Crusade on Vi...
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Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 006 - Shadowspear from 2019-03-11T03:25:37
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Masters of the Forge Episode 124 - Goodest Friends of the Galaxy from 2019-02-25T04:23:39
This tribute episode features the lore of many favourite Warhammer companions and familiars. Adam and Jason also have some suggestions for adding them to your games....
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Masters of the Forge Episode 123 - Genestealer Cults in the Lore from 2019-02-04T18:24:49
Adam and Jason got together just before the release of the new codex to chat about the past, present and future of the Genestealer Cult.
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Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 005 - Genestealer Cults 2019 from 2019-02-02T11:00
Adam presents a brief overview of the new Genestealer Cults Codex.
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Masters of the Forge Episode 122 - the Unification Wars from 2018-12-17T15:45:29
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Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 004 - Vigilus Defiant on Your Tabletop from 2018-12-08T18:18:07
Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 003 - Blackstone Fortress on Your Tabletop from 2018-11-18T02:44:16
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Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 002 - Blackstone Fortress in the Lore from 2018-11-15T13:46:30
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Masters of the Forge Prototypes - Episode 001 - Blackstone Fortress in the Hobby from 2018-11-12T19:59:53
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Masters of the Forge Episode 121 - Orktober 2018 from 2018-10-27T10:00
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Masters of the Forge Episode 120 - Great Companies of the Space Wolves from 2018-09-16T13:33:56
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Masters of the Forge Episode 119 - Titan Legions from 2018-08-28T17:32:13
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Masters of the Forge Episode 118 - Kill Team 2018 from 2018-07-18T16:19:11
Join Jason and Adam as they discuss the new Lol Team. Thanks to the Games Workshop community team for booking us up with a preview copy.
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Masters of the Forge Episode 117 - Return to Ultramar Narrative Apocalypse Event from 2018-07-06T22:40:57
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Masters of the Forge Episode 116 - Starting Age of Sigmar from 2018-06-24T00:55:51
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Masters of the Forge Epiosde 115 - Dynasties from 2018-06-09T13:06:22
It's another beautiful week in the gender non-specific hobby cave and Jason & Adam are starting an on-and-off series on going more in-depth with the subfactions of 40k. This week, the t...
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Masters of the Forge Epiosde 114 - Castellan Crowe with David Annandale from 2018-05-26T22:42:01
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Masters of the Forge Epiosde 113 - Abhumans Part 2 - Neandors to Troths from 2018-04-28T03:16:24
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Masters of the Forge Epiosde 112 - Abhumans Part 1 - Afriel to Navigators from 2018-04-03T20:40:31
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Masters of the Forge Episode 111 - 8th Edition Narrative Terrain from 2018-03-17T04:05:21
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Masters of the Forge Episode 110 - Prognostication and Procrastination from 2018-02-27T03:45:36
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Masters of the Forge Episode 109 - The Golden Legion from 2018-02-11T18:53:56
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Masters of the Forge Episode 108 - Planetstrike from 2018-01-27T01:44:43
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Masters of the Forge Episode 106 - Sanguine Approval from 2017-12-02T03:04:46
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Masters of the Forge Episode 105 - Bugs in the Podcast from 2017-11-13T12:10:53
After weeks of serious hardware issues, we have released our episode on telling Tyranid narratives. The sound isn't great, but we think the content is awesome. We have a chat with Timbo about pl...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 104 - Exodites from 2017-10-28T18:19:56
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Masters of the Forge Episode 103 - Fate of Konor and Running Similar Narratives from 2017-10-14T01:22:13
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Masters of the Forge Episode 102 - Cadia Stands and Astra Militarum Preview from 2017-10-01T11:46:04
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Masters of the Forge Episode 101 - Death Guard Lore and Codex Preview from 2017-09-09T15:51:29
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Masters of the Forge Episode 100 - Ambulling Along from 2017-08-27T04:56:53
In this episode, Adam, Jason, Jim, and Snorre talk about the origins, advancement, and future of the Masters of the Forge. They also have fun talking about some of the old, funny lore f...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 099 - Emperor's Children and New Releases from 2017-08-11T04:30
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Masters of the Forge Episode 098 - Iron Whatevers from 2017-07-28T23:23:52
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Masters of the Forge Episode 097 - Revenge of the S*** Show from 2017-07-23T21:42:48
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Masters of the Forge Episode 096 - Dark Imperium from 2017-07-02T13:52:14
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Masters of the Forge Episode 095 - 8th Edition Preview from 2017-06-04T00:15:36
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Masters of the Forge Episode 094 – Asurmen and Jain Zar with Gav Thorpe from 2017-05-21T10:36:08
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Masters of the Forge Episode 093 – The Gathering S***storm from 2017-05-13T22:21:29
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Masters of the Forge Episode 092 – Rise of the Primarch Part 2 from 2017-05-03T02:59:24
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Masters of the Forge Episode 091 – Rise of the Primarch from 2017-04-16T16:21:35
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Masters of the Forge Episode 090 – Imperial Knight Houses - In the Lore from 2017-04-09T23:27:18
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Masters of the Forge Episode 089 – Imperial Knight Houses - The Gallant Stand from 2017-04-02T14:00:46
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Masters of the Forge Episode 088 – Imperial Knight Houses - In the Lore from 2017-03-26T14:39:49
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Masters of the Forge Episode 087 – Fracture of Biel-Tan - On Your Tabletop from 2017-03-19T17:18:26
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Masters of the Forge Episode 086 – Fracture of Biel-Tan - In the Lore from 2017-03-12T13:29:57
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Masters of the Forge Episode 085 – Fall of Cadia - On Your Tabletop from 2017-03-05T13:51:43
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Masters of the Forge Episode 084 – Fall of Cadia - In the Lore from 2017-02-26T23:20:09
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Masters of the Forge Episode 083 – Wrath of Magnus - On Your Tabletop from 2017-02-12T17:25:48
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Masters of the Forge Episode 082 – Wrath of Magnus - In the Lore from 2017-02-05T18:14:02
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Masters of the Forge Episode 081 – Chat with Gav Thorpe - The Beast Must Die from 2017-01-29T17:56:07
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Masters of the Forge Episode 080 – The Beast Arises 6-8 from 2017-01-15T20:55:47
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Masters of the Forge Episode 079 – Excelsior, 2017! from 2017-01-09T01:47:59
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Masters of the Forge Episode 078 – Curse of the Wulfen on Your Tabletop from 2016-12-18T13:44:47
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Masters of the Forge Episode 077 – Bonus Episode! MiniWarGamer Dave and The Rangers: Bloodstone from 2016-12-13T23:45:12
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Masters of the Forge Episode 075 – Civilized Gaming with Teri&the London GT with Zach from 2016-12-04T22:19:21
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Masters of the Forge Episode 074 – Good Morning, Imperium of Mankind 224.750.M41 from 2016-11-27T16:56:59
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Masters of the Forge Episode 073 - The Time of Ending from 2016-11-20T23:51:21
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Masters of the Forge Episode 072 - Listener Feedback&Questions from 2016-11-07T04:55:03
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Masters of the Forge Episode 071 - Throneworld by Guy Haley - Book Club from 2016-10-30T15:46:07
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Masters of the Forge Episode 069 - Stompy Bots Part 3 - Craftworld Iyanden in the Lore from 2016-10-10T00:47:58
It would be a terrible shame if we didn't include Craftworld Iyanden in our Stompy Bots series. Once again, Adam is joined by Jason to talk about what they learned regarding this Craftworld who ...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 068 - Stompy Bots Part 2 - Dreadnoughts on Your Tabletop from 2016-09-25T23:01:33
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Masters of the Forge Episode 067 - Stompy Bots Part 1 - Dreadnoughts in the Lore from 2016-09-19T00:58:08
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Masters of the Forge Episode 066 - The Last Wall by David Annandale - Author Interview from 2016-09-11T16:09:55
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Masters of the Forge Episode 065 - The Last Wall by David Annandale - Book Club from 2016-09-03T15:03:52
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Masters of the Forge Episode 064 - The Forges of Ghorok Part 3 - F.A.T. Mats and Story from 2016-08-30T01:45:26
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Masters of the Forge Episode 063 - The Forges of Ghorok Part 2 from 2016-08-21T13:00:38
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Masters of the Forge Episode 062 - Black Deeds - On Your Tabletop from 2016-08-08T00:49:19
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Masters of the Forge Episode 061 - The Emperor Expects - Interview with Gav Thorpe from 2016-08-01T02:05:37
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Masters of the Forge Episode 060 - The Emperor Expects - Book Club from 2016-07-24T17:45:30
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Masters of the Forge Episode 059 - 2nd Founding Part 4 - Black Templars Audio Short Story from 2016-07-17T22:52:03
In this episode, we bring you an audio short story written by host Adam. The story involves the interactions between a Black Templars Fighting Company and a Chaos Warband known as the Brotherhoo...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 057 - 2nd Founding Part 2 - Flesh Tearers in the Lore and On Your Tabletop from 2016-07-04T04:58:32
For the second part of our 4-part series on the 2nd Founding, Adam is joined by special guest host, Chris Morgan of Forge the Narrative fame. They di...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 056 - 2nd Founding Part 1 - Novamarines in the Lore from 2016-06-27T00:52:56
Adam, Jason, and Snorre get together to start a series on the 2nd Founding. This first episode involves background information on the 2nd Founding in general and delves specifically into one of ...
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Masters of the Forge Episode 055 - Custom Zone Mortalis Battlefields - In the Hobby from 2016-06-19T15:02:05
Adam and Jason are joined by special guest, Justin from the It Will Not Die podcast on the Freebooters Network to discuss the building and care of custom Zone Mortalis battlefields.
Masters of the Forge - Episode 054 - The Forges of Ghorok Campaign Part 1 - In the Lore and On Your Tabletop from 2016-06-12T22:41
Adam and Jason are joined by special guest, Skip, to discuss the ongoing campaign with Adam's Orks, Jason's Blood Ravens, and Skip's Mechanicus. Included are some narrative readings, special mis...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 053 - Predator, Prey by Rob Sanders - Book Club from 2016-06-05T19:04:43
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 052 - Zone Mortalis (Re-Release) from 2016-05-20T16:39:17
In this episode, Adam and Jason attempt to bring a narrative focus to the topic of Zone Mortalis. We've also created some alternate Zone Mortalis environments for you to use in your games.
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 051 - Daemon Worlds from 2016-05-04T15:26:53
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 050 - WAAAGH! from 2016-04-13T02:00:13
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 049 - The Death Spectres from 2016-04-06T11:55:09
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 048 - 40k Environs: Cities from 2016-03-16T14:32:35
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 047 - I am Slaughter from 2016-03-02T21:59:45
This fortnight, Snorre and Adam have a very conversational discussion about The Beast Arises: I am Slaughter by Dan Abnett. We also provide a very interesting mission to represent battles betwee...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 046 - The Raid on Pakeshi IV Campaign from 2016-02-17T16:36:02
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 045 - Happy Valentine's Day from Slaanesh from 2016-02-03T13:27:16
In this episode, we celebrate Valentine's day excess with an episode on Slaanesh. We start by talking about all the wonderful things coming to us from Games Workshop and Black Library. The bulk ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 044 - War Zone Damocles: Kauyon from 2016-01-21T03:25:31
We delve a little bit deeper into the Tau by reviewing the Damocles Campaign book: Kauyon. We review the storyline along with the missions.
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 043 - The Tau Empire from 2016-01-06T15:05:04
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 042 - Don't Panic on Emperor's Day from 2015-12-09T15:17:42
In this episode (which has all the answers) we have a little fun making up some background for Emperor's day and provide some holiday-themed missions you can use for a nerdy gathering this seaso...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 041 - The Salamanders from 2015-11-18T12:54:25
The XVIII Legion boasts an almost suicidal bravery in the field of battle. These astartes hold their responsibility to defend humanity in the highest regard. For the Salamanders, the ends do not...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 040 - Dark Mechanicus from 2015-11-04T02:19:37
We conclude our 3-episode coverage of the Mechanicus with a discussion covering the Dark Mechanicus. This is a much shorter discussion than our last 4-hour monstrosity, but includes a simple, bu...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 039 - Adeptus Mechanicus Part 2 from 2015-10-15T11:35:29
In Episode 39, Omnissiah October continues as we discuss the novel, Adeptus Mechanicus: Tech Priest by Rob Sanders. After that, we discuss the two Adeptus Mechanicus Codexes through the lens of ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 038 - Adeptus Mechanicus Part 1 from 2015-10-07T15:20:35
The Adeptus Mechanicus is a huge topic and even discussing them over three episodes won't do more than scratch the surface. However, we've received multiple requests for this topic and it warran...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 037 - Joining the Greater Good from 2015-09-16T13:16:02
What would you say to a powerful alien race who promised...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 036 - Death Worlds from 2015-09-03T03:19:05
We hear about Death Worlds throughout the lore of 40k. W...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 035 - The Mantis Warriors from 2015-08-19T23:00:21
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 033 - Private, Little Wars from 2015-07-23T21:23:16
This fortnight we're talking about bringing the world of...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 032 - Kor Megron's Warband vs Ultramarine's 2nd Company from 2015-07-08T01:45:08
After the Horus Heresy, the Traitor Legions dispersed th...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 031 - Narrative Objectives from 2015-06-23T16:47:11
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 030 - Yarrick: Imperial Creed - Part 2 from 2015-06-10T12:22:16
Follow Commissar Yarrick and Canoness Setheno down a rabbit hole of heresy in the second half of our coverage of Yarrick: Imperial Creed by David Annandale. Two and a half hours of coverage mean...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 029 from 2015-05-27T01:36:15
We've got a shorty for you this week, but it's a goodie. We start our coverage of Yarrick: Imperial Creed by David Annandale. If you haven't read the book yet, prepare to be spoiled! We'll be ba...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 027 from 2015-04-29T02:05:49
Daemonic possession manifests itself in three distinct w...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 026 from 2015-04-15T15:49:25
We continue our "Codex to the Tabletop" series on Harleq...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 025 from 2015-04-01T10:51:08
We have returned from Adepticon and we're talking about it in this episode. A huge thanks goes to everyone who made the trip so special for us. We also take the time to field a listener question...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 024 from 2015-03-18T03:59
We have a short but sweet episode this fortnight with discussion on our Adepticon preparations and also an addendum to our Rogue Traders episode.
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 023 from 2015-03-04T22:26:11
The Rogue Trader stands as a pillar of Imperial society at the same level as an Imperial Commander, Chapter Master, or Lord Inquisitor. It is their charge to solidify and broaden the influence o...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 022 from 2015-02-18T12:51:26
In this episode, we take the concept of bringing the world of 40k to life on your tabletop and apply it directly to gaming materials by Games Workshop. In this case, we are rounding out our Batt...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 021 from 2015-02-04T04:35:11
Join us for another action-packed episode featuring the ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 020 from 2015-01-21T22:49:40
We return with another Novel on Your Tabletop segment, this time focusing on Battle of the Fang. Not only do we discuss the goings-on of the book and reflect upon the characters and themes invo...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 019 from 2015-01-07T04:03:11
We have returned from our winter break! In this episode, we regail you with stories of how we spent our holiday vacation and then go into great detail about Diggaz... human refugees who scrape b...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 018 from 2014-12-10T22:20:25
The Milky Way Galaxy of Warhammer 40,000 teems with spacefaring vessels of all kinds and we try to come up with an approachable way of representing this on the tabletop with our take on the hit ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 017 from 2014-11-26T18:48:47
Snorre, Kamil, and Adam have been busy bees for the past few weeks and this episode is all about what they've been doing. Snorre visited England for the Black Library Weekender, Adam attended Da...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 016 from 2014-11-13T12:04:39
From the dominion of the Old Ones to the reign of mankind, the story of space travel in the setting of 40k is also the story of the cultures of the Galaxy themselves. In this episode, we explor...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 015 from 2014-10-29T11:57:14
Human loyalty is a fickle thing which is easily swayed for a multitude of reasons. In this episode, we explore the Traitor Guard phenomenon and how to reflect these forces on the tabletop.
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 014 from 2014-10-14T21:18:07
The Officio Assassinorum penetrates into areas where other forces of the Imperium cannot or will not. They are the silent stalkers who execute Heretic, Xenos, and Traitor alike with nary a drop...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 013 from 2014-10-01T13:06:33
How many beloved Warhammer 40,000 units have disappeared from codices since the genesis of the game? We say "Too many!" This episode begins our recurring segment which explores these forotten un...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 012 from 2014-09-17T01:39:21
Haven burns! Inquisitor Steve joins us to talk about his narrative event in London, England in which Haven City is assaulted by the forces of Chaos. Adam, then describes his own concurrent Have...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 011 from 2014-09-02T22:21:38
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 010 from 2014-08-20T02:25:20
We've delved into the Black Library one more time for another show focusing on bringing a novel to life on the tabletop. This time it's a continuation of the Damnos saga with Spear of Macragge ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 009 from 2014-08-06T04:09:05
In this episode, we bring you the lore on the Wolf Brothers, the only known 2nd Founding Chapter descended from the Space Wolves. We also bring you some special rules for running them as loyalis...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 008 from 2014-07-23T10:24:38
While the topical segment of this episode does feature Star Eagles-related content, with some nemeses created by all three hosts, it should prove interesting. Also, Episode 8 features our first ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 007 from 2014-07-09T04:05
"Justice without force is powerless. Force without justice is tyranny." - Blaise Pascal
This episode is all about a Space Marines Chapter created by Adam called the Star Eagles. We also ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 006 from 2014-06-25T04:30
In this episode, we start a new series focusing on the many ways you can use Astra Militarum to create counts-as armies. We kick the series off by discussing counts-as with Inquisitor Steve fro...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 005 from 2014-06-11T10:16:36
Another fine episode of Masters of the Forge advances implacably across the wind-swept, arctic desolation of the world of 40k podcasting! This week's episode brings us back to our "Bring a 40k N...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 004 from 2014-05-28T06:00
We're back in the virtual studio to bring you more 40k l...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 003 from 2014-05-14T10:00
We're chugging along with real momentum into Episode 3. ...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 002 - Death of Antagonis Part 2 from 2014-04-30T21:18:52
Thanks for joining us for the second episode of the Masters of the Forge. In this episode, the gang's all together now with Kamil joining the team. We talk about our...
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Masters of the Forge - Episode 001 - Death of Antagonis Part 1 from 2014-04-14T11:02:43
Hosts for Episode 1: Snorre and Adam
This is the innaugural episode of the Masters of the Forge podcast. In this episode, we introduce ourselves and discuss Death of An...
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