Episodes

  • Episode 71 - Death Watch pt 2 - Their weapons, tactics, facilites, stories and more.

    Episode 71 - Death Watch pt 2 - Their weapons, tactics, facilites, stories and more.
    Jan 28 2025
    On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Death Watch, the special forces of the Space Marines. We open with some of our favorite weapons and equipment of the Death Watch. Namely we focus on how specialized an borderline heretic their equipment and weaponry are. We also focus on how much of a nightmare it was to play against the death watch as a xenos player during certain editions. After this we spend some time talking about how the Death Watch interact with the other factions of the imperium. Lastly we talk about the overall structure of the Death Watch, with focus on some of their key fortresses and where they got them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 70 - Death Watch pt 1 - Who are the Death Watch and how does one become one

    Episode 70 - Death Watch pt 1 - Who are the Death Watch and how does one become one
    Jan 21 2025
    On today’s cast we start our coverage of the Death Watch, the special forces of the Space Marines. We start with a quick overview of what the Death Watch are and then dive a bit into their two different founding stories (one was way better than the other). After that we talk about how a Space Marine joins the Death Watch, both the official and common practice as well as the Black Shield style. From there we focus a bit more on how the Death Watch function as a fighting force in the imperial forces, with their smaller and more specific goals and actions to achieve great success via tiny events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 69 - GW Rules Oopsies - When lore and tabletop rules dont mix

    Episode 69 - GW Rules Oopsies - When lore and tabletop rules dont mix
    Jan 14 2025
    On today’s cast we are doing a John special. This cast is a dive into some our favorite broken rules of the game over the past 20+ years. A fun trip down memory lane, some of those memories are little bad for some players. We open with explaining Rules As Written and how that sets up some of these funny interactions. After that we dive head first into some glorious things like: no pre-measuring, guess weapons, custom vehicles, instant death, grey knight and Eldar daemon summoning, invisibility, impossible combat due to base to base rules, and more. We hope you find this fun and funny as we did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 68 - Space Wolves Pt 2 - Our favorite characters

    Episode 68 - Space Wolves Pt 2 - Our favorite characters
    Jan 7 2025
    On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Space Wolves. Today’s cast is completely about the epic characters that make up the Space Wolf Lore. We open with a quick bit about the Space Wolves’ opinion on remembrancers. From there we go hard and jump through some of our personal favorites including Bjorn, Harl Greyweaver, Logan Grimnar, Ulrik the Slayer, Njal Stormcaller, the 13th great company, Ragnar Blackmane, and the one and the only (and the epic) Lukas the Trickster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Episode 67 - Space Wolves Pt 1 - What they are, where they come from and (of course) Leman Russ

    Episode 67 - Space Wolves Pt 1 - What they are, where they come from and (of course) Leman Russ
    Dec 31 2024
    On Today’s cast we start our coverage of the Space Wolves. We open with the creation of the 6th legion by the emperor and its initial design and function in the Galaxy. From there we move into Leman Russ and his arrival on Fenris, and ascension to the leader of the Space Wolf legion. After this we move onto how an aspirant is chosen and then how they become a Space Wolf. Then we focus on the Space Wolves history from pre-heresy through Leman leaving the galaxy. Our main focus is on how the events of the Horus Heresy affected Leman and by proxy his legion. We close on how Brad broke the Space Wolves with a horrible, horrible list that caused GW to nerf the entire army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Episode 66 - The Tau Pt 2 - How they fight, their weapons, and their key leaders.

    Episode 66 - The Tau Pt 2 - How they fight, their weapons, and their key leaders.
    Dec 24 2024
    On todays cast we conclude our coverage of the Tau. We start with a breakdown of their styles of battle Mont’ka, Kauyon, and of course shield drone jubilee. After that we dive into the warfare technology of drones, battle suits and weaponry. From there we go into the expansion history of the Tau with the Spheres. From there we dive into Far sight, Shadowsun, and close with Aun’va. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Episode 65 - The Tau Pt 1 - What they are, where the come from, and how they rose up

    Episode 65 - The Tau Pt 1 - What they are, where the come from, and how they rose up
    Dec 17 2024
    On Today’s cast we start our coverage of the Tau. What they are, where they come from, and their history. We open with the surprise they were to the imperium, going from stone age to plasma in less than 60,000 years. From there we dive into the story of rise of the Tau and the introduction of the Ethereal. Then how the Ethereals changed the Tau into the full Caste structures that helped them rise up at an amazing rate. We then dive into what a Tau is physically and also what is a kroot, and how pointless the vespid are. We then close with the real force behind the Tau the Ethereals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 64 - "Where are they now" Primarch edition - the Loyalists

    Episode 64 - "Where are they now" Primarch edition - the Loyalists
    Dec 10 2024
    On Today’s cast we conclude our listener cast on “where are the Primarchs now” with a focus on the Loyalists. After a very quick trip into very dead Ferrus Manus, we spend a bunch of time on John’s favorite Primarch Guilliman. He is awesome, sorry. Then we throw Brad a bone and jump into Leman Russ. We follow this up with Sangunius and Corax, and then Vulkan. Then we make Brad admit that Rogal Dorn is awesome, and then conclude on the Lion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins