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Lorebeards
by Sotek
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!
Episodes
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Curating a crafted list of Cursed Cities of Warhammer!
Join Ryan and Andy as they go through the most Cursed Cities of Warhammer. They along side chat go through a list of categories to determine what makes a city cursed and how to tier the ones listed.
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Belisarius Cawl, Archagos Dominus of the Adeptus Mechanicus!
Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they discuss the, until recently, only playable character of the Ad Mech, Cawl. They discuss his origin, his involvement with the Primarius Marines, as well as many many other projects.
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Nagash rules Shysh in the Age of Sigmar!
Join hosts Andy and Ryan as they delve back into Age of Sigmar, this time once more discussing the God of Undeath, Nagash. They go through how Nagash came to be (this time), the history between him and Sigmar, and his battles and defeats since.
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A Great Crusade lead by Sanguinius!
Join hosts Alexis and Ross as they discuss a What if... Sanguinius had been appointed Warmaster instead of Horus. They go through what would change with such a pivotal decision going a different route and how the repercussions would follow.
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Lustrian Dwarf's Cultural Creation, Part 2!
Join hosts Ryan and Andy as they work to flesh out the Lorebeard's version of Lustrian Dwarfs further, with Chat's help. Rather than detailing a place and how it's existence affects the cultural development of the Dwarfs, they expand it outward and focus on the civilization as a whole.
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Hiding in the shadows of Dark Sun!
Join host Ross and special guest, Timothy Brown, one of the creators of the Dark Sun setting. They discuss what went into creating it, what kind of games work in the setting and more.
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Eating lava at the rim of the Fire Mouth
Join hosts Andy and Ryan as they discuss the Fire Mouth, volcano and god. They go over how it came to be a god for the Ogres, how the Fire Bellies come to be and how the Fire Mouth and Fire Bellies influence the Ogre Kingdoms.
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Breaking down the Rangdan Xenocides!
Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they discuss the Rangdan Xenocides. They go over the inciting incidents during the Great Crusade and how it developed into a full destruction of a xeno species.
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Yay or Nay, Xeno/Imperium Alliances!
Join Alexis and Ross as they take sides in the arguments for and against forming alliances between the Imperium and the various Xenos species. They talk the pros and cons of joining forces or staying alone in the dark.
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Interviewing Owlcat Devs!
Join hosts Ross and Alexis, along side special guest Andrew Shestov of Owlcat Games. They discuss what it takes to adapt a story from table top to video games and much more.
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Ratifying the Treaty of Mars!
Join hosts Alexis and Ross as they go back in time to when the Emperor allied with the Adeptus Mechanicus. They discuss what the terms of the Treaty of Mars, what went into getting both sides to agree, and why the Emperor didn't just take Mars by force.
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Powerful Artefacts battling for being the most Powerful!
Join hosts Ryan and Andy as they rank the most Powerful Artefacts of the Warhammer World alongside chat. They go over the history, powers, and impact of each artefact to help determine where on the chart it should sit.
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Sororitas Orders, Tiered and Ranked!
Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they create a tier list of the Orders of the Sororitas. Alongside chat they go over importance, size, relevance, and more to determine their rankings.
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Letting the dice roll, Randomness in Games.
Join hosts Vera and Ross as they talk about the Randomness of rolling. They talk about how the story told by rolling can be better than anything planned and to accept what the dice say, about success and failure.
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Putting on the Crown of Nagash!
Join our hosts Ryan and Andy as they discuss the Crown of Nagash. They speak to its construction, powers, and how it journeys across the Warhammer world through the ages.
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Data mining the inner workings of the Adeptus Mechanicus
Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they discuss the Priesthood of Mars, the Adeptus Mechanicus. They go over the formation, organization, and purpose of the organization.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diving deep in the Archives and Tiering the Mysteries Within!
Join our hosts Ross and Alexis as they make a tier list of the mysteries of Warhammer 40k! They cover a variety of mysteries from across the factions and eras, and alongside chat rank them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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War for the World of Armageddon!
Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they dive into the lore of the War World, Armageddon. They discuss why there have been so many wars over the planet and who fights for it.
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Fauxgrim Facilitates an Escape of Trazyn's Prison!
Join hosts Ross and Alexis as they construct a story that has the False Fulgrim escape from Trayzn's collection. They discuss the circumstances that would allow such an exodus and how that would affect the universe at large.
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Battle in the Heavens, Phoenix Lords Free For All!
Join hosts Alexis and Ross as they narrate a Who Would Win... between all the Phoenix Lords of the Eldar. They help detail through how each would fight and who they'd fight along side chat's inputs, weaving a tale together to blend narrative and lore into a fun collab.
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Refining your Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC Ideas!
Join our host Ryan as he works solo (but still with chat) to discuss possible Total War DLC ideas. He goes over what would work, what wouldn't, and refines those rough ideas that are right on the verge of being great.
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Species of RPG's and the Morality of their Portrayal!
Join hosts Vera and Ross as they dive deep into how species are portrayed in RPGs. They discuss some ways that it is done well, and other systems that fail to take into account implications and such.
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Ryan holds another AMA!
Join our host Ryan as he does a shorter AMA, Andy was unfortunately unable to make the usual session, and as such Ryan answers a slew of question from chat.
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Unweaving the Eldar Webway!
Join hosts Alexis and Ross as they untangle the mysteries of the Webway. They discuss the Eldar's use of it and the Emperor's attempted copy, as well possible threats to it.
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Classifying the ranks of Psykers!
Join host Ross and special guest Chris Handley as they make a tier list of important psykers of 40K. From Space Marine Librarians to Eldar Farseers and more, they rank them in terms of power and importance.
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Lets Build a... Lustrian Dwarf Culture!
Join hosts Ryan and Andy as they work with chat to create a unique culture of Dwarfs that originate in and from Lustria. They start with some basics of what the Lustrian Dawi look like, then move to building a specific location.
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Unforgetting the Forgotten Realms!
Join hosts Vera and Ross as they discuss the current setting of most Dungeons and Dragon books, The Forgotten Realms. Home of iconic locations such as the Sword Coast (which includes Waterdeep, Neverwinter, and Baldur's Gate), Icewind Dale, and more.
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Asking Andy Questions Once More!
Join our Host Andy as he does a brief AMA as Ryan couldn't make the session. He answers a variety of questions from chat.
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Eyes wide open on the Eye of Terror!
Join our host Ross alongside special guest Brian Eason. Together they discuss the Eye of Terror, a giant portal into the Warp itself, guarded by the Cadian system.
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What if Isha Managed to Escape Nurgle's Garden?
Join Ross and Alexis as they go down the rabbit hole of 'What if... Isha Escaped from Nurgle'. Isha is the Aeldari god of life, that Nurgle uses as his Pox Fulcrom to test disease and more, they discuss what the repercussions of him losing that would mean for Nurgle, the Aeldari, and Galaxy at...
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Only the Greatest Ports in a Storm, Tierlist of Ports of Warhammer!
Join hosts Andy and Ryan as they create a new Tier List... of the Greatest Ports of Warhammer! From Marianburg to Lothern, they stop by many a pier and dock to decide (along side chat) how each one ranks against each other.
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Become a Hero in the HERO System!
Join Vera and Ross as they discuss the HERO System. The HERO system is a branch of the Champions superhero RPG game, using point based character creation and only D6's. Our hosts discuss its development, how it plays, and what sort of campaigns are best suited for its mechanics, as well as what…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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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Lorebeards currently has 322 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Lorebeards about?
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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Lorebeards is created and hosted by Sotek.
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