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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 a force that represents one specific aspect of a diverse faction while Adam builds a force that represents the unique flavor of a Chapter with a distinct combat doctrine. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:33:34 Oathsworn Campaigs: 0:33:34 - 0:59:02 Crusade Armies: 0:59:02 - 1:51:25 Outro: 1:51:25 to end

The fellas got together for real life to celebrate their friend, play Warhammer, and enjoy the finer things.

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 Codex. Thanks to Warhammer Community Team for providing the new models and Codex for discussion. Check out Administratum by GoonHammer: https://administratum.goonhammer.com/ Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:38:12 Crusade Forces: 0:38:12 - 1:12:41 Campaign Events: 1:12:41 - 1:41:48 The New Tyranids: 1:41:48 - 1:57:26 Outro: 1:57:26 - end

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. Timestamps Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:43:05 Wrath of Magnus 10E Glow-Up: 0:43:05 - 1:26:26 Outro: 1:26:26 - end

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. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:53:33 4th Tyrannic War: 0:53:33 - 1:33:07 Old Tyranid Campaigns: 1:33:07 - 2:02:25 Outro: 2:02:25 to end

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 breeze and well worth it. Timestamps Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:52:40 Orks: 0:52:40 - 1:16:20 Thousand Sons: 1:16:20 - 1:39:45 Outro: 1:39:45 to end

With several games under our belt, we were joined by our local crew of Warhammer 40k enthusiasts to discuss the new edition.

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. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:33:14 Thousand Sons vs Orks Chapter Approved Games: 1: 33:14 - 1:10:33 Tyranids vs Orks Crusade Games: 1:10:33 - 2:16:31 Outro: 2:16:31 - end

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. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:24:11 New Core Rules: 0:24:11 - 1:21:28 10th Edition on Crusade: 1:21:28 - 2:29:59 Outro: 2:29:59 - end Cover artwork is 40k concept art by ukitakumuki.

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 innundate the Hubris of Saint Uther with a tide of neverborn foes. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:37:05 Battle Report: 37:05 - 1:21:56  Narrative and Outro: 1:21:56 - end

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! Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:36:25 Epic with John: 0:36:25 - 1:06:10 Arks of Omen 5, the lore: 1:06:10 - 1:48:31 Arks of Omen 5, boarding actions rules: 1:48:31 - 2:18:58 Outro: 2:18:58 - end

We are joined by Mike to chat about our experiences at Adepticon 2023.

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 scenarios in White Dwarf.  We  also go over a quick rundown of the  new  lore. Timestamps: Intro and Adepticon chat: 0:00:00 - 0:36:10 Arks of Omen 4 in the Lore: 0:36:10 - 0:56:05 Arks of Omen 4 on Your Tabletop: 0:56:05 - 1:31:47 Outro: 1:31:47 - end

This episode features a narrative battle report and some hot Hulk-on-Hulk action. Join us for our preview of Arks of Omen: Vashtorr. Timestamps:Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:35:25 Void the Ship Battle Report: 35:25 - 1:06:11 Vashtorr in the Lore: 1:06:11 - 1:28:36 Vashtorr on Your Tabletop 3: 1:28:36 - 1:47:18 Outro: 1:47:18 - end

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! Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:34:02 Arks of Omen 2 in the Lore: 0:34:02 - 1:18:17 Arks of Omen 2 on Your Tabletop: 1:18:17 - 1:42:35 World Eaters Battle Report: 1:42:35 - 2:01:14 Outro: 2:01:14 - end

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 Sons' boarding torpedo and immediately engage the enemy. During the discussion about our game, we talk in detail about our first experience using the new Boarding Actions rules. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:43:44 Jason's favorite ad 0:47:46 - 47:56 Battle Report: 0:43:44 - end

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 battles in enclosed spaces. We can't wait to incorporate these rules in our narrative games. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:28:08 Arks of Omen 1 Abaddon Lore: 28:08 - 1:08:44 Boarding Actions: 1:08:44 - 2:18:44 Outro: 2:18:44 - end

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 Brian and Eric to talk about 2022.  Da Goff Rokkerz: https://www.youtube.com/@DeadShootyProduction https://www.facebook.com/deadshooty Lost to the Nails Podcast: https://losttothenailspodcast.libsyn.com/ Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:25:52 Bad Movie Roundtable: 0:25:52 - 1:29:30 Goff Rokka!: 1:29:30 - 2:01:04 2022 Discussion: 2:01:04 - 3:42:41 Outro: 3:42:41 - end

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 Hubris of Saint Uther's forward weapons battery. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:49:25 Story Time: 0:49:25 - 1:01:16 Battle Report: 1:01:16 - 1:31:57 Outro: 1:31:57 to end

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 this episode, we looked at the Crusade content in the book as well as a few of the key changes.  Timestamps Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:43:02 Lore and rules changes: 43:02 - 1:53:40 Crusade: 1:53:40 - 2:29:11 Outro: 2:29:11 - end

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 here or will the Kin be able to fend them off? What will the consequences be for both sides of the conflict? Listen and find out. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:35:53 Battle report: 0:35:53 - 1:32:42 Story time: 1:32:42 - 1:48:02 Outro: 1:48:02 - end Check out Administratum by Goonhammer: https://administratum.goonhammer.com/

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 and the gellar field of the Rogue Trader vessel, Hubris of Saint Uther. As such, the ship is becalmed in realspace while the enemy invades their middens. Can the small force of Voidsmen hold the Neverborn back? Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:35:37 Story Time: 0:35:37 - 0:54:03 Battle Report: :054:03 - 1:56:38 Outro: 1:56:38 - end

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, models, rules, and Crusade content. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:26:45 Kin Lore: 26:45 - 1:45:39 Leagues of Votann Rules: 1:45:39 - 3:23:49 Leagues of Votann on Crusade: 3:23:49 - 3:58:20 Outro: 3:58:20 - end

Jason's daemon army gets a much-needed narrative update and we discuss these fun, new rules at great length in this chonky episode. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:51:55 Chaos Daemons changes: 0:51:55 - 1:47:19 Chaos Daemons on Crusade: 1:47:19 - 2:37:24 Outro: 2:37:24 to end

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. Content warning: psychological coercion and various related topics. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:29:19 Chaos Cults in the lore: 0:29:19 - 1:28:36 Chaos Cults on your tabletop: 1:28:36 - 2:19:44 Outro: 2:29:44 - end

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 chat about the new rules.  Timestamps:  Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:42:28 Thousand Sons vs. Iron Warriors Zone Mortalis game 0:42:28 - 1:19:13 Horus Heresy 2.0 discussion: 1:19:13 - 2:42:15 Outro: 2:42:15 - end

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 Narrative Wargamer podcast about the successful Crucible of War event he put on recently. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:59:06 Crucible of War interview: 0:59:06 - 1:41:33 Rift War lore: 1:414:33 - 2:18:24 Rift War campaign: 2:18:24 - 2:54:30 Rift War and Thousand Sons rules: 2:54:30 - 3:57:36 ​​​​​​​Outro: 3:57:36 - end

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. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:45:58 Battle Report: 0:45:58 - 1:50:24 Outro: 1:50:24 - end

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. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:39:40 Knights Talk 0:39:40 - 2:16:54 Knights Crusade Talk: 2:16:54 - 2:50:16 Outro: 2:50:16 - end

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. Timestamps Intro: 00:00:00 - 0:37:04 Segment 1: 37:04 - 1:24:33 segment 2: 1:24:33 - 2:06:55 outro: 2:06:55 - end

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 Orks' place of power to find the source of their power.

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 podcast about it.

We were joined by Eric from the Variance Hammer blog and Lost to the Nails podcast to discuss the Lore and Crusade content from the new Vigilus Alone campaign book.  Timestamps: Intro 0:00:00 - 0:40:59 In the Lore: 0:40:59 - 1:15:54 On Your Tabletop: 1:15:54 - 2:31:59 Outro: 2:32:59 - end

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 the return of his show. After that, we played a scenario from the new Wars of Faith Crusade Mission Pack. Crucible of War Event Pagehttps://www.tabletopevents.co.uk/events-one/crucible-of-war  The Narrative Wargamer podcast: https://narrativewargamer.podbean.com/ Captain Morgan's Librarius podcast: https://www.facebook.com/brothercaptainmorgan/  Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:34:11 Interview with the Tony of the Narrative Wargamer: 0:34:11 - 1:02:32 Interview with the Chris of Captain Morgan's Librarius : 1:03:32 - 1:30:31 Battle Report:  1:30:31 - 3:05:32 Outro: 3:05:32  

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 thematic uses of the army rules as well. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:57:49 Custodes army rules: 0:57:49 - 2:06:10 Custodes crusade rules: 2:06:10 - 2:54:24 Outro: 2:54:24 - 2:59:51

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 are caught off guard by the arrival of both Ordo Xenos and Ordo Hereticus Inquisitors. Aggressors: Inquisition vs. Thousand Sons Scenario: Planetary Assault Source: Crusade Mission Pack - Containment Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:29:56 Planetary Assault Battle Report: 0:29:56 to end.

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 for the Inquisition for you to enjoy. https://mastersoftheforge.com/on-your-tabletop/inquisition-crusade  Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:43:12 Rogue Traders: 0:43:12 - 1:40:04 Inquisition: 1:40:04 - 2:34:52 Outro: 2:34:52 - end

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 Turn Out the Lights from the Amidst the Ashes Mission Pack. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:51:40 Game discussion: 0:51:40 - 1:29:03 Outro/Fifth turn discussion: 1:29:03 to end

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 Crusade materials. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:30:39 Orks Army Rules: 0:30:39 - 1:21:08 Orks Crusade Rules:1:21:08 - 1:43:50 Outro: 1:43:50 - end

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: Critical Mass. Timestamps Intro: 0 - 0:42:45 Critical Mass - Lore: 0:42:45 - 1:13:57 Critical Mass - Campaign Rules: 1:13:57 - 1:49:09 Outro 1:49:09 - end

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. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:26:08 Containment: 0:26:08 - 1:17:01 Catastrophe: 1:17:01 - 1:58:17 Outro: 1:58:17 - end

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 history than we have previously. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 26:08 Octarius in the Lore: 0:26:08 - 1:17:01 Octarius Campaign Setting: 1:17:01 - 1:58:17 Outro: 1:58:17 - end

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 chapters for our topic. Oddly enough, this provided some decent contrast in philosophy and combat doctrine. We also discuss how we thought these Chapters would be best represented on the tabletop. Timestamps Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:36:43 Brazen Claws, Angels of Defiance, Howling Griffons: 0:36:43 - 1:35:45 Novamarines, Dark Sons: 1:35:45 - 1:56:08 Outro: 1:56:08 - end

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.

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 allies. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 1:03:18 Forge World Ossuary: 1:03:18 - 1:53:21 Knight House Sheol: 1:53:21 - 2:22:07 Outro: 2:22:07 - end

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. Timestamps Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:42:24 Campaign Rules: 42:24 - 1:55:11 Missions: 1:55:11 - 2:29:28 Outro: 2:29:28 - end

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 other supplemental rules and missions. We also had an interview with Chris Morgan about his new Narrative-themed 40k podcast. Timestamps: Intro: 0 - 51:20 Book of Fire Lore: 51:20 - 1:43:19 Book of Fire & Amidst the Ashes Crusade Rules: 1:43:19 - 2:20:18 Interview with Chris Morgan: 2:20:18 - 2:47:38 Outro: 2:47:38 - end

Mark joins us to discuss the lore, hobby, and rules of his Primaris Warhounds army. Mark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coldfusion32/ Timestamps:Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:45:48 Mark's Warhounds: 0:45:48 - 1:54:09 Outro: 1:54:09 - end

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.

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 content for the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Adepta Sororitas. Jason says he apologizes because "I suspect that my gain was too low on the H6." Timestamps: Intro: 0:00:00 - 0:53:35 Adepta Sororitas on Crusade: 0:53:35 - 1:36:27 Adeptus Mechanicus on Crusade: 1:36:27 - 2:02:12 Outro: 2:02:12 to end