Forge the Narrative

We dive into the three new Grotmas detachments we’ve seen so far.  They Astra Militarum, Chaos  Space Marines and the Blood Angels. You know we’re excited!  Will you see these on the table?

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Wow.  These detachments are great.  If we had to ‘rank’ these it seems like the Guard come out amazing and the Chaos Space Marines trailing a little bit. But what is absolutely a fact is that these detachments give you new ways to enjoy your factions and we love that!

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The designers are really exploring the Guard Order mechanic and this looks really pushed.  It gives folks some flavor they have been longing for in the form of Commisars and Ogryn too.  What is not to love?

The CSM is all about that Battle Shock and fear causing troops, which is right on brand for a certain Legion.  The Blood Angels dip in deep to the Death Company feel.  Does this remind anyone of Flesh Tearers?  It does a little bit to me.

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Paul spent some time last week at Pax Unplugged and we talk about it from a Warhammer perspective and getting new people into the hobby.  Then we talk a little bit about holiday gift giving to gamers.  It’s hard…

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Pax was great, just like it is every year.  It’s so nice to see people get into Warhammer for the first time.  The Paint and Take was a HUGE hit and we don’t talk about it enough. One of the pillars of our hobby is one of the coolest activities to ever happen at conventions like these.

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Thanks a lot  for being patient with us as we’ve been traveling. We should be back to it for the rest of this year and on a normal schedule. Happy Holidays!

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Red, Adam and Paul were at the World Championships of Warhammer and have some stories to tell.  It was a fabulous time run by Games Workshop where players from all over the world converged on Atlanta GA to battle out to be the best of the best, a champion was crowned. The Machines Rise up!

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There is an issue with the audio in this show.  I am very sorry about that.  I debated not publishing in audio format but it eventually ‘works itself’ out.  I can’t apologize enough as I take the audio quality of the show very seriously.  It was a glitch on the recording side and it is the first time it has happened with this software.  We’ll do what we can to prevent it in the future.

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With that said… we have some details from the World Championship to bring you.  It was an absolute spectacular event.  I sincerely hope we get the opportunity to go do this again.  It is great to see the best players in the world battling it out at the top of their game.

We then jump into the Grand Narrative where Red gives us his take on being one of the characters in the room for the players to interact with.  He and his brother did an amazing job.  All the characters and the players did.  There were costumes EVERYWHERE!   If you like this style of games put this on your list for next year.

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Ok.. If you have been listening to the show for a while you know how much Paul loves Blood Bowl.  The first part of the show is a bit of a lovefest for the new edition of the game and shouting that if you’ve never gotten into the game yet, now is the time!  In the second part of the show we talk about the new Ultramarine SUPER unit.

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Blood Bowl truly stands the test of time and anyone who has ever played it loves it.  That is a FACT!  Ha!  A little sarcasm there but I definitely love it and Games Workshop was kind enough to send us a copy to review for free.  I am so glad they did because I know this will bring hours and hours of joy.

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In the back half of the show we talk about the new Ultramarine super unit of absolutely beef.

We talked about them slightly in the abstract last week but now we have the rules in hand courtesy of the Warhammer Community web page.

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The hobby segment is about textures and being ‘brave’ enough to use them sparingly around the models.  We also talk about creating textures where there are none and using paint/acrylics with a slight amount of texture in them to give some great effects on your models.  We show off some of them too. We have some t-shirts a really cool sticker up for sale to celebrate us being nine years deep into this show. Check them out here.

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You will either want these new models or you’ll likely be playing against them soon.  The Space Marines are getting some pretty cool reinforcements.  If you play Ultramarines you are likely over the moon.  If you play any other Space Marines it is time to shine up your Crux Terminatus’.

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I hate to say this but at the time of this recording we did not have the rules in hand that were published on the Warhammer Community site. You can check them out as you listen.  Games Workshop was very kind and did send us the models to review for free.  #adwip  The models are awesome.  These larger terminators will be a welcome site on the table and fun to paint as well.  I never get tired of painting Red marines, ha!

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Marneus is a tank, of course, but I think most of the focus will be on the new Vitrix Guard configuration.  You’ll be able to take up to 6 models and you  can load in Cato S as well.  These guys are durable, giving another 4 wound per model unit to move around that are also OC2!  That is very strong when you pair that with their 2+ save.  This will be a hard as nails unit to shift off of objectives.

They also put out a truck load of attacks so they will be fearlessly taking objectives from you.  Wow.  You really can make an super elite Marine force with a ton of ground pounders that will also look incredibly cool on the battlefield.

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The hobby segment is about textures and being ‘brave’ enough to use them sparingly around the models.  We also talk about creating textures where there are none and using paint/acrylics with a slight amount of texture in them to give some great effects on your models.  We show off some of them too. We have some t-shirts a really cool sticker up for sale to celebrate us being nine years deep into this show. Check them out here.

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We are back!  Several of us had some crazy times over the last few weeks and we talk about it a little bit at the end of the show.  The front half of the show runs down the Iron Hands detachment and the second half is all about the White Scars.  Lots of good stuff!

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The cool thing about the detachments we talk about this episode is that they are extremely themed and don’t pull any punches.  If you like the commonly accepted play style of the Chapters we talk about here you are going to love these detachments.

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You get to use the Space Marine units you like and the ones that seem to fit the best with the chapter while also getting some cool rules and Stratagems to tie them all together.  They have me wanting to paint some up!

Games Workshop graciously provided us with these rules in advance to review for free. We give our unbiased reviews.

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The hobby segment is about textures and being ‘brave’ enough to use them sparingly around the models.  We also talk about creating textures where there are none and using paint/acrylics with a slight amount of texture in them to give some great effects on your models.  We show off some of them too. We have some t-shirts a really cool sticker up for sale to celebrate us being nine years deep into this show. Check them out here.

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Adam and Red hold this down while Paul and Tanya are away.  They talk about the brand new Codex Drukhari up for preorder today.  There is a lot of stuff in here that doesn’t work the way it did before.  Is it better?  You decide!

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New models, new rules.  What is not to like?  Games Workshop sent us a copy of the rules for free and we are happy to talk about them.

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Adam and Red were nice enough to make the show happen while the rest of us were away this week and I’m glad they did.  We get to hear about the new Drukhari going up for pre-order this week.

Some stuff has definitely changed and some stuff just isn’t there anymore.  We’ve come to expect that as the game and the philosophy evolves over time.  Did it effect you?

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The hobby segment is about textures and being ‘brave’ enough to use them sparingly around the models.  We also talk about creating textures where there are none and using paint/acrylics with a slight amount of texture in them to give some great effects on your models.  We show off some of them too. We have some t-shirts a really cool sticker up for sale to celebrate us being nine years deep into this show. Check them out here.

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The Balance Dataslate kinda took us by surprise but we’re here to break it down.  The winners and the balanced.  Did you get an upgrade?  A lot of folks did and there are some factions that are due to be better than ever.

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Adeptus Mechanicus are going to be nice!  I am very much looking forward to that faction getting an infusion with a Primarch level upgrade on Cawl.  I mean… he’s 10k years old.  He’s learned a few tricks.

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The Death Guard are surprisingly untouched.  Maybe the idea is that the points changes from a few weeks back are enough.  I think it might be too since a lot of other factions are getting a lift.  My beloved Blood Angels got a little bump on the Sanguinary Guard.  A little point lift too, but that’s ok.

We briefly talk about the Votann as well.  They are getting some nice play, especially over in Europe where they seem to be the most popular.

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The hobby segment is about textures and being ‘brave’ enough to use them sparingly around the models.  We also talk about creating textures where there are none and using paint/acrylics with a slight amount of texture in them to give some great effects on your models.  We show off some of them too. We have some t-shirts a really cool sticker up for sale to celebrate us being nine years deep into this show. Check them out here.

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We change things up a little bit and review the hew Helsmiths of Hashut army box and talk about it a little bit from the Spearhead game mode point of view.  Folks have been hotly anticipating this release and it does not disappoint!

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Folks just have two weeks to wait to get these brand new models in their hands.  The Helsmiths meld magic and machine to bring some really cool game concepts to the table.  Games Workshop was kind enough to provide us with a copy of the army box to review. #adwip

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We go over some of the high level stuff about the army and talk quite a bit about Spearhead and how that game mode is a fabulous way to get into Age of Sigmar if you aren’t already.

Paul painted up one of the new war machines and shows it off a little bit on the youtube channel.

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The hobby segment is about textures and being ‘brave’ enough to use them sparingly around the models.  We also talk about creating textures where there are none and using paint/acrylics with a slight amount of texture in them to give some great effects on your models.  We show off some of them too. We have some t-shirts a really cool sticker up for sale to celebrate us being nine years deep into this show. Check them out here.

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The whole crew is back this week and we run down the detachments and big changes for the Imperial Knights.  They are different than they are today but are they just as good?  Maybe better?  They have a LOT of options and new ways to play.

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One of the things about Imperial Knights is how absolutely awesome they are to build, paint and play with.  It draws you in.. people love these things!  Me included.  I play both Chaos and Imperial Knights because they look so darn cool.  Games Workshop was kind enough to provide us with a copy of the codex to review. #adwip

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No matter how ‘good’ the rules are people would still collect these impressive kits.  Luckily, the rules are fun to play with as well and this codex is no exception.  Each detachment has some fun flavor and a ‘reason’ you may want to play with it.  There is a lot of variance in why you might take a certain Knight chassis as well.  We really dig it.

What is that sweet list?  We aren’t sure yet.  A lot of chatter has people already figuring out how to include the Forge World Knights in their roster.  Is it time for the biggest of the big to make an appearance?  Find out next week…

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