Best Laying Down The Lore Podcasts (2025)

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50: Intro to Meles Astorum | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:17:01

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*Please note - AI was used for the cover art as a placeholder. This will be replaced by commissioned art in the not too distant future.* This episode we dive into the Meles Astorum – better known as the Star Badgers – a fleet-based Chapter first whispered about during the early millennia of the Imperium. We track their rise from brutal boarding spe…

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65: Intro to Chaos Dwarfs | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:20:45

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In our first Chaos Dwarf episode we take a look at the 3 flavours of chaos dwarfs that have graced The Dark Lands and have plagued the warhammer worldWe take a look at their evolution as a faction from the ‘Chaos Warrior’ Dwarfs of 3rd edition to the Babylonian aesthetic of 4th edition to the almost uruk-hai industrial warriors of 8th edition. And …

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49: Adeptus Astartes: Vehicles | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:28:54

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Our final image heavy episode on the breakdown of a chapter rumbles forward as we turn our attention to the armoured fist of the Adeptus Astartes: their vehicles. We open with the towering Dreadnoughts, half-hero, half-sarcophagus, entombing fallen warriors who continue the fight in adamantium shells. From there, the heavy rumble of tanks follows, …

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64: Bretonnian Weapons & Warfare | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:13:31

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In our final Bretonnian episode we take a look at the tabletop forces of the land of the Lady. We start with the 3rd edition army list which focused on replicating the real-world forces of medieval France. With the advent of 5th edition we start to see the “refined” list of Bretonnian troops and we launch into the ignoble and not so ignoble infantr…

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48: Adeptus Astartes: Command | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:12:27

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In episode three of our deep-dive into the structure of a Space Marine Chapter we turn the auspex squarely on its commanders. We start off with the Chapter Master, an Avatar of the chapter's spirit and master of its terrifying resources, before turning to the Captains who direct entire companies with the aid of their Lieutenants We then shift to th…

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63: Bretonnian Royal Heroes | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:12:24

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In our penultimate Bretonnian episode, we look at the Royal heroes of the kingdom, beginning with the king. We follow the journey or Leuon Leoncouer from his early quests and combats to his “failed” grail quest and his efforts to kill a necromancer and his brief sojourn into the divine court of the Lady of the Lake herself. After drinking a suspici…

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47: Adeptus Astartes: Primaris Squads | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:26:47

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Part two in our "Give Cral and Aneurysm” series sees us taking a look at the ridiculous number of squads one can field as part of a Primaris Chapter. We start with a brief look at the Ultima Founding that leads to the Indomitus Crusade, a mission to reunite the fractured Imperium of Man. We note the distinct changes in the revised Codex Astartes, m…

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62: Bretonnian Dark Heroes | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:09:53

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In this episode we turn our attention to the dark reflection of Bretonnian nobility, not chaos but the forces of Undeath!. We return to the tale of Merovech d'Mousillon who has risen from his mausoleum to find it ruled by a Varghulf. We track his progress as he seeks out worthy companions and ultimately sets the brothers Garamont against each other…

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46: Adeptus Astartes: First Born Squads | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:17:00

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In this nose-bleed-inducing episode we take a look at all of the squad types found in a codex compliant space marine chapter. Working our way from Newly minted scout we track the path a marine takes through the chapter. Starting with the scouts and their vehicles we move to a marine’s true ascension to becoming a Devastator marine. Once they have m…

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61: Bretonnian Heroines | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:25:21

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This time around we take a look at the heroines of Bretonnian the magical Damsels and Prophetesses of the grail and a rare female knight of the realm and Duchess. We start with a dive into the magical children of Bretonnia and how there are found, trained and their place in society, we then have a chat about a specific example of this with Élisse D…

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45: Adeptus Astartes: Making a Marine | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:18:05

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This episode we take a look at the gene-seed implants required to elevate a recruit to a neophyte within Chapters. We explore the use of Progenoid Glands, located in the throat and chest of each Astartes which mature after 5 and 10 years. We look at the process used to create all implants from the Gene-seed and the rough timescales involved and, in…

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60: Bretonnian Grail Heroes | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:02:45

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Thirsty? Well you are in luck as this episode deals with the Grail Knights! We start by exploring the roles the Grail Knights have in Bretonnian culture and the Virtues they can manifest, each based on one of the 14 madlads who unified the country. Amalric of Gaudaron is our first example of what it means to be a Grail Knight, Renowned as the Bane …

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44: Adeptus Astartes: Recruitment | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:13:08

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In this episode we take a look at the meticulously structured process for Space Marine recruitment. We look at how Chapters select recruits from specific homeworlds or regions, seeking individuals who demonstrate exceptional strength and unwavering loyalty. We explore preferred recruitment worlds such as Feral and Hive Worlds, known for producing r…

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59: Bretonnian Peasant Heroes | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:15:55

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We start with a mysterious mystery of the Herrimaults (Eh-ree-Mau) which Cral gets straight away and Dar loses his temper. We explore what it takes to become a Hairy-Mole and what their day to day life is like, their relations with other peasants and their local nobility their Leaders are desperate to hold to account. We turn to the tale of perhaps…

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43: Adeptus Astartes: The Legiones Astartes | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:11:45

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON THE CHAPTER HERITAGE!⁠⁠ We start at the launch of the great crusade and the generic Order of Battle used by the 20 legions before experience and the rediscovery of their primarch changed them. We touch on the schism between those astartes recruited on Terra and those who came after their Primarch was rediscovered. We look at t…

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58: Bretonnian History Part 4 | Warhammer Old World Lore 58:01

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We start this episode, eventually, with the return of the Skaven and the devastation the Red Pox has on the peasants and nobles alike. We turn our attention to the Affair of the False Grail and what exactly can go wrong when you claim to be a king, The Siege of Couronne sees the first strong alliance between the Bretonnians and the Elves of Ulthuan…

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42: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 4: The Primarch Project | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:16:16

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON THE CHAPTER LIVERY!⁠ We start with the creation of the Primarchs, the reasons that led the Emperor to command their creation and the mysterious Erda who aided him. We look at how the Emperor's own genome was used and altered and the other “biological material” mixed in… gross. After they mysteriously disappeared their genomes …

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57: Bretonnian History Part 3 | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:10:35

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Following on from the unification of Bretonnia by Gilles and his road men, we look at their eventual aging and death as they become legends. Gilles’ son Louis the Rash codifies the Code of Chivalry and we look at the creation of modern-day Bretonnia because of it… mostly turf wars, questing and problems with orcs. We join the Bretonnians on their c…

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41: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 3: Thunder Warriors | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:14:27

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHAPTER HERALDRY & DOWNLOAD COLOUR SCHEME SCHEMATIC! We launch this episode with a look at the context for the Emperor's Unification of Terra and the needs and forces that required the Thunder Warriors. We have a gander at the organisation of their 20 legions, foreshadowing, and the abilities and flaws of their powerful and muscu…

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56: Bretonnian History Part 2 | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:08:14

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The time has arrived to look at the most famous Bretonnian of all time, Gilles Le Breton. From his “humble” beginnings as a dragon slayer he quickly forms a crusading army to free the lands of bretonnia from the Greenskins (though the Norscans, Beastmen and Undead make an appearance).. With their first victory banked we follow his ultimate road tri…

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40: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 2: Terra Pre-Unification | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:09:24

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⁠CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAV CHAPTER ICON! In this episode we go BACK … to the future! We open our discussion on the state of Terra during the Age of Strife together with its prime rival, the Technocracy of Mars. We explore the cultural impacts of this dark age and how it informed the base culture of the Imperium of Man. We detail the rise of t…

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55: Bretonnian History Part 1 | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:01:14

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We cast our eyes back to the prehistory of Bretonnia and look at the exodus from the Southlands that led to the land's population and the challenges they faced there… mostly in shades of green. We take a sharp turn and talk about the Reman Empire for the first time and its influence and reason for creation. We then take a further step into the past…

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39: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 1: Early Dev & Lore | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:13:45

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We start our dive into the Adeptus Astartes with a brief summary of Episode 13 and 14 defining what a chapter, company and squad look like together with the most common arms and armour they field. We then take a real world turn and look at the early publication of the Space Marines and the setting of the Imperium of Man. This covers the original de…

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54: Intro to Bretonnian Society | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:08:31

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We continue our cultural introduction to Bretonnia with a view of their relations with other human nations and the Wood Elves of Athel Loren. We then turn to the seas to look at their naval power, ports and their claim to be the greatest sailors in the Old World. Feudal Hierarchy of Bretonnia from the noble ranks of knights to the role (and miserab…

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”We're Still Nuts!” | A Mental Health Awareness Week Special 2025 1:21:39

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In this episode, we take another short break from the lore of the Fated Place and instead deal with our own trials and tribulations by exposing our mental gribblies and the gribblies of some of our dear friends. To celebrate this year's Mental Health Awareness Week theme, we're discussing all things community, the people the prop us up and the grou…

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38: The Badab War Part 6 | Warhammer 40K Lore 57:13

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAV CHAPTER NAME! In this, our final episode on the Badab War, we start with the trials of the secessionist chapters, in a special consistorial court, and look at those who vouch for and against the Lamenters, Executioners, and Mantis Warriors. The Astral Claws receive the harshest sentence when their many crimes against…

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53: Intro to ???????? | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:30:49

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In this, our first episode of a mystery faction, we start off with their mysterious place in the game, their mysterious beginnings in 3rd editions and their limited but very mysterious number of army books through the editions. We look at their original and slightly mysterious framing as a ||REDACTED|| faction and their evolution into a High Fantas…

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37: The Badab War Part 5 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:11:03

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We launch our penultimate episode on the Badab war with a look at the transformation of the Astral Claws from a group of frustrated warriors to heretics. We follow the loyalist forces, beginning their final assault on the Badab sector at Piraeus, fighting a costly battle against a secessionist counter attack. The ring of steel is taken down in typi…

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52: Warriors of Chaos Warfare | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:19:38

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In this our final episode on the warriors of Chaos we take a dive into the tabletop version of the army. We start with the core troops available to all chaos tribes and then expand out to include the more specialised and godbound troop types such as the comical Wrathmongers and the swift Hellstriders. We touch on older versions of the army and the …

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36: The Badab War Part 4 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:04:39

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The imperium brings its full weight to bear on the Badab conflict. We look at the initial deployment of four further loyalist space marine chapters to the war under the leadership of the Red Scorpions. The initial probing attacks result in an offer of parlay at the cheerfully named ‘Grief’ system but somewhat predictably it was a trap, though set b…

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51: Archaon the Everchosen | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:09:52

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In this episode we look at the champions of Chaos Undivided and what it takes to become such a champion. We start with a brief look at Vardek Crom and Kordel Shorgaar, the chief lieutenant and standard bearer of Archaon respectively. We touch upon the Inevitable City, a key strongpoint for Archaon before having a gander at the “Executioner of Chaos…

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35: The Badab War Part 3 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:37:24

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The imperium brings its full weight to bear on the Badab conflict. We look at the initial deployment of four further loyalist space marine chapters to the war under the leadership of the Red Scorpions. The initial probing attacks result in an offer of parlay at the cheerfully named ‘Grief’ system but somewhat predictably it was a trap, though set b…

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50: Chaos Undivided | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:09:58

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This episode we turn our attention to the concept of chaos undivided and the role it plays in the tale of chaos as a whole. We discuss the philosophy of “The Great Beast” and how that is expressed through the tribes and armies as a whole in an almost modular fashion. We then take a look at what happens when an entire culture is abandoned by the cha…

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34: The Badab War Part 2 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:33:34

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We launch into the opening salvos of the Badab War proper. We examine the tactics and temprement of the Fire Hawks and their penchant for genocide, and the expanding ambitions of the Karthan lords. The Marines Errant join the fray for the loyalists and the Executioners reluctantly join for the secessionists. We look at the hit and run tactics of th…

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49: Champions of Tzeentch | Warhammer Old World Lore 2:13:19

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This episode we focus our attention on the dread Changer of Ways, Tzeentch and his love of corruption and subversion of the status quo. We touch on the corruption of magic users and the extensive use the forces of Tzeentch have of chaos cults and their bestial cousins, the Tzangor, before diving into the Armies of Tzeentch and units such as the Sil…

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33: The Badab War Part 1 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:54:27

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We whip the plaster off the general 40K lore journey with a look at the first hot marine-on-marine campaign published a mere 6 months after 40K Rogue trader was published. We start with a generalised look at the Maelstrom zone and the establishment of the Maelstrom Wardens. We look at the many crusades, invasions and Xenos purges in the centuries b…

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48: Champions of Khorne | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:51:30

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Continuing our dive into the chaos gods and their champions, it is the turn of the martial blood god Khorne. We start with an existential conversation on what drives mortals to become his champions and their violent relationship with other champions, using the former Knight of the Blazing Suns, Slaurith, as a prime example. We turn our attention to…

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32: Leagues of Votann Introduction | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:52:24

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Perhaps the most convoluted faction, at least in their publication history, we dive into the saga of the Squats. We look at their initial formation taken from a direct port of fantasy dwarfs into the Rogue Trader era 40K, touching on their origins as generational colonists sent to the galactic core. We touch on their social structures and methods o…

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47: Champions of Nurgle | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:50:37

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Are you sick? Are you struggling with disease? Ask your apothecary if Nurgle is right for you. This episode we ooze into the worship and followers of Grandfather Nurgle. We look at the twin cultures of joyful hopelessness and bone shattering despair that characterise his many followers be they mortal cultists or the brutal Pestigor beastmen that … …

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31: Tau Introduction Part 2 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:39:08

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In this episode we continue our dive into the Tau. We start with an exploration of all 6 spheres of Expansion together with some of the hijinks that ensued and the impact of the Tau Goddess on a certain Death Guard army, the fate of the 4th expansions fleet and the liberation of the Startide Nexus. We take a brief look at the Supreme Ethereal Aun’V…

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46: Champions of Slaanesh | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:37:35

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What does it take to become a Warrior of the Dark Prince? We look at the type of culture that exists within the Hordes of Slaanesh and their Slaangor Beastmen allies. Two magic items are used to illustrate the corruption of Slaanesh that may lead many to the path of Excess. We then veer north and describe a number of Slaaneshi Chaos Champions. We s…

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30: Tau Introduction Part 1 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:38:23

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Finally, a light in the grim darkness! We dive into all things Tau, Cral’s newest favourite faction, starting with their introduction into the games and their social structure A.K.A. the Tau Caste System and how that affects their position and skills within the overall Tau Empire. We explore the role and purpose of Tau Ethereals together with their…

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45: The Storm of Chaos | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:32:05

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In this episode we look at the campaign that never was, the Storm of Chaos ... aos ... aos... We start with the overly eager Chaos Zar Surtha Lenk as he invades the Empire and lays siege to the Wolfenburg. We detail the internal and External schism of the empire that is somewhat resolved by the Conclave of Light. We discuss the political genius of …

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29: Necrons Introduction Part 2 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:35:00

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In this episode, we take a further look at the Necrons of the 40K universe (as opposed to the Necrons of other universes...). We start with a discussion on what happened during the 60 million year Great Sleep and the origins of some of the more aggressive necron troops. We then run through the most recent events from the return of The Silent King t…

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44: Warriors of Chaos History Part 3 | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:12:20

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We ramp up the general chaos of our coverage by engaging in snapshots of the rise and lives of the numerous chaos champions. From Deiderick Kastner to Festus the Leechlord we look at their events and campaigns as we march inexorably to the end times. We take a gander at Sigvald the Magnificents soft armoured invasion of Ulthuan and Egrimm van Horst…

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28: Necrons Introduction Part 1 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:45:01

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In this episode we have a brief look at the entire history of the 40K universe. We start with the C’tan and the Old Ones before diving into the Necrontyr, a down on their luck race from the radioactive Halo Stars. We look at their galactic expansion, their encounters with the Old Ones and their numerous succession wars. The War in Heaven is started…

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43: Warriors of Chaos History Part 2 | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:47:05

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2,300 years of history in an hour and a half. We take a look at the time from the first to the twelfth Everchosen of Chaos. We dart through the champions and events of note stopping to gawk at Dragon Ogre Shaggoths and their Things of Skulls, Chaos Dragons and their split personalities and the life giving champions… of death. From Dark Elves to the…

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27: Orks Introduction Part 2 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:32:39

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We start the episode with a brief recap of the 6 clans and a bit of an analysis on some of the more unique troop types. We then have a look at some of the larger, and older, campaigns that have included Orks from Ullanor and the Great Beast to the 2nd and 3rd, or 1st and 2nd, battles for Armageddon. We touch on the rise of Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thrak…

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42: Warriors of Chaos History Part 1 | Warhammer Old World Lore 1:19:21

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We launch into the History of the Warriors of Chaos by heading BACK to the future, no to the collapse of the polar gates. We discuss Belakor’s rise and fall and the Dwarfs that would become Chorfs AKA Chaos Dwarfs, all while trying to work out who the nameless chaos champions of early history were. We touch on some of the more notable battles as we…

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26: Orks Introduction Part 1 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:37:03

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WAAAGH! Yes, it’s the turn of the orks. We dive into a brief history of their origins before painting ourselves red and battering through their Kulcha. We look at their society, the foundations of their armies and their most esoteric members. We then run through the 6 “clans” that define not only their way of life but also their way of War. through…