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With the world of Warhammer Fantasy in all of its forms more active than ever, the time has come for a podcast to form around it! Loremaster of Sotek (Sotek/Ryan) & Andy Law (Legendary Writer, Editor, and countless other things) as we discuss numerous aspects of the hobby, lore, and games!

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  • Avg 2 hr 54 min
  • English
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  • Yesterday · 2 hr 58 min

    Birthing forth a new Imperial Knight Family!

    Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they work with chat to make an Imperial Knight family. They go over the origin of the family, from planet and how they became a Knight house, as well as the details of their knight and how they operate.

  • Thursday · 3 hr 8 min

    A new god invades the Warhammer World!

    Join our hosts Ross and Ryan as they explore a new concept, What if... another work of fiction's god found themself in the world of Warhammer Fantasy. For this premier episode, Morgoth, several of his Balrogs, Sauron, and a few other of his higher level servants find themselves in the Dark Lands.

  • S10 · E20
    Wednesday · 2 hr 59 min

    Flying high with Superhero RPGs!

    Join hosts Ross and Vera along side with special guest Bill Keyes as they discuss running Superhero RPGs. They cover some of the issues that can occur, how to deal with them, and what stories could be told in a superhero rpg.

  • S10 · E19
    Tuesday · 3 hr 2 min

    Nagash Rises again, such is his POWER!

    Join Ryan and Andy as they go over Nagash once more. Unhappy with their original episode, the Lorebeards return to discuss Nagash, his rise, his fall, his rise, his fall, and his rise once more.

  • S10 · E18
    Tuesday · 3 hr 2 min

    Collecting planetary mining rights with the Leagues of Votann

    Join Ross and Special Guest Viggah, Alexis partner, as they discuss the Leagues of Votann. They go over what were the Squats, what happened to them, the changes that occurred when they returned as a newly named faction and how they've impacted the setting since.

  • Sunday · 3 hr

    Angron without Nails, a What if...!

    Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they posit what could happen if Angron got the Butcher's Nails removed. They discuss when this would take place, what the repercussions could be, and how it'd affect Angron directly.

  • S10 · E17
    September 26 · 2 hr 49 min

    The Birthright Dungeons and Dragons Setting Explained!

    Join hosts Vera and Ross as they discuss the Birthright setting. They explain what makes it different from other settings, what kind of stories it explores, and why it might suit your needs as a world.

  • S10 · E16
    September 25 · 2 hr 59 min

    Landing on who exactly is Arkan Land!

    Join our hosts Alexis and Ross as they discuss who is Arkan Land. He was an early example of what the Mechanicus would become and an inventor of many of the vehicles and more of the Imperium.

  • September 24 · 2 hr 56 min

    Debating and Discussing if the Horus Heresy is Avoiding!

    Join our hosts Ross and Alexis as they discuss if the Horus Heresy was always going to happen. Each takes a side and argues their point with lore and debating, while chat can offer support to either side or object with their own points.

  • September 23 · 3 hr 1 min

    Unlocking the Dark Cells of Terra!

    Join hosts Alexis and Ross as they discuss the Dark Cells of Terra. A series of vaulted prisons and archives to hide away some of the worst thing that could affect humanity at large, in which the hosts dive in deep about the specifics of what could be found in them.

  • S10 · E15
    September 21 · 2 hr 59 min

    Metaplots in your RPG's, Cursed or Not.

    Join our hosts Vera and Ross as they discuss what RPG Metaplots are and what makes them Cursed or Not. They go over some examples and how they've historically impacted the system and stories they're part of.

  • S10 · E14
    September 20 · 3 hr

    Tackling the T'au Empire!

    Join our hosts Ross and Alexis as they discuss the T'au! They go over the lore and background of how the T'au Empire has changed since their original inception to how they are now, as well as their ancillary corps.

  • September 19 · 2 hr 59 min

    A new Corsair Prince forms his Crew!

    Join our hosts Ross and Alexis as they create a Aeldari Corsair Prince and his crew (alongside chat). They go through the prince's origins, what kind of piracy he commits and the makeup of his crew.

  • S10 · E13
    September 18 · 3 hr

    In the far flung future of 2020, its time for Cyberpunk!

    Join hosts Vera and Ross as they discuss Cyberpunk 2020, and the ones that came before it! They go through the differences between this and others in the (generic) cyberpunk genre as well as why you would decide to play this over those other systems. They also show how it relates to the CDPR video game as well.

  • S10 · E12
    September 17 · 2 hr 56 min

    Covering the Calixis Sector!

    Join our hosts Alexis and Ross as they explore one of Ross's creations from Dark Heresy, the Calixis Sector. They go over what went into its creation and the lore of the denizens of the sector and more.

  • September 16 · 3 hr

    Horus Heresy Era Legions, Tiered and Listed!

    Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they create a tierlist of the Heresy Era Legions, before they became chapters on the loyalist side and warbands on the traitors part. They go through a variety of qualifying qualities of each one to determine where they should rank on the tierlist.

  • S10 · E11
    September 15 · 3 hr

    Running the Shadows of the Sixth World!

    Join Vera and Ross as they discuss Shadowrun! They talk the lore of Shadowrun both in the Sixth World (in universe) and our world, mechanics, and reasons to play Shadowrun over other systems.

  • S10 · E10
    September 14 · 3 hr 3 min

    Traipsing through Tilea!

    Join our hosts Andy and Sotek as they discuss the lore of Tilea, the land of Mercenaries and Merchants! They go through the various city states, religions, and regions of Tilea as well as the history .

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