Forge the Narrative - Warhammer 40k Podcast

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Warhammer 40k based talk show but we get down and dirty with all kinds of geek stuff.

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FTN Episode 490 – Chaos Spa...

11.26.2023

We give a broad rundown of the Warhammer World Championships and Grand Narrative Event that happened last weekend in Atlanta, GA USA. It was amazing. Some of the best 40k … Read More

Forge the Narrative - Warhammer 40k Podcast episodes:

11.26.2023 FTN Episode 490 – Chaos Space Marines Take Home The 40k World Champs! We give a broad rundown of the Warhammer World Championships and Grand Narrative Event that happened last weekend in Atlanta, GA USA. It was amazing. Some of the best 40k … Read More
11.12.2023 FTN Episode 489 – World Champs Preview! Get Hyped! A bit of a short episode this week as we get ready for the World Championship of Warhammer and the Grand Narrative in Atlanta GA. Players from all over the … Read More
11.04.2023 FTN Episode 488 – Is There Life In Assault? Assault is dead, Long Live Assault! There was an overwhelming amount of shooting in the game just after the edition launched. Has that changed? If it hasn’t changed for you, … Read More
10.22.2023 FTN Episode 487 – Sisters Take Gold! Is it a Fluke? A phenomenal general took gold at the Games Workshop US Open event in Tampa last week with amazing play and doing it with none other than the Sisters of Battle, … Read More
10.08.2023 FTN Episode 486 – Space Marine Codex First Looks – What Is The Best Unit? We have the new Space Marine Codex in hand and it’s awesome! This codex delivers on form and function. The detachments within let you build out any Space Marine chapter … Read More
10.02.2023 FTN Episode 485 – Is the Meta Shifting? Orks, Custodes… And Some Horus Heresy Talk This is half an episode! We got delayed last week and this episode should have come out then. Very sorry! We run down a recent Horus Heresy Tournament and then … Read More
09.10.2023 FTN Episode 484 – What Does The Balance Dataslate Mean To YOU? The balance dataslate dropped last week with huge quality of life improvements on both sides of the table. What does this mean to you? I know a lot of players … Read More
09.06.2023 FTN Episode 483 – Tyranids Incoming! How Nasty Are They? How much can the first codex of the new edition tell us about where the game is going? I think we need more data. The Tyranids book brings us a … Read More
08.20.2023 FTN Episode 482 – Making The Most Against Aeldari. Is it Possible? We are re back! All of us can feel that sinking feeling when we line up against Aeldari but never fear. There is hope! Terrain, Tactics, Good Luck, Good Draws, … Read More
08.12.2023 FTN Episode 481 – Is Base Size Important? Yes, It Is. We are re back! Red, Tanya and Paul jibber jabber about recent tournaments, Ork lists and base sizes. Tanya pulled down best painted, player’s choice, at an event recently and … Read More
07.31.2023 FTN Episode 480 – ATC Lead Up and LSO Recap – We’re Talking Tournaments We are re back! Season 2 is in motion and we hear from Red and his recap of going 5-1 with World Eaters of all things at the LSO the … Read More
07.20.2023 FTN Episode 479 – Getting to Know The New 40k – Season 2 Starts NOW! We’re back! Season 2 starts officially with this episode. The whole gang is back together and we’re getting our heads around the New40k. It is the wild west out there … Read More
07.01.2023 FTN Episode 478 – Towering Might Be The Best Keyword In 10th It’s just Paul and Adam this week. We use the time to talk about Towering in the back half of the show and just what an impact the big toys … Read More
06.28.2023 FTN Episode 477 – Don’t Get Gotten By Deep Strikes – Leviathan Has New Rules Revenge of the 5th Vacation episode. This new edition of Warhammer is shaping up to be really nice. We are seeing Games Workshop’s vision for how they want to layer … Read More
06.17.2023 FTN Episode 476 – New Stratagems Are Awesome – How Do They Work? Vacation Episode Episode IV a new hope for 40k. We run down the new Stratagems with the full crew. We’re all very excited for what the new 40k brings and … Read More
05.28.2023 FTN Episode 475 – We Laugh As 9th Edition Closes – Need a Good Time To Start The Week? Surprise! Another episode with the whole crew. We joke around a good bit as we anxiously await the the edition. We are hanging on every word from the Warhammer Community. … Read More
05.14.2023 FTN Episode 474 – What We Know About Gambits and 10th Ed – So Far… The whole crew is back for what is our second Vacation episode. It is cool to get the whole gang back together and we should start picking back up on … Read More
04.16.2023 FTN Episode 473 – Vacation Tapes Entry 1 and Dan Abnett Interview Its been a bit and I had to remember how to do this. Ha! Thanks for your patience with us while we’re on vacation. In this episode we talk a … Read More
03.04.2023 FTN Episode 472 – Where Has The Time Gone? 10 Years You Say? Wow. A decade of talking about Warhammer to the internet. The support, love and high fives from folks all around the world means so much. Thanks so much to all … Read More
02.25.2023 FTN Episode 471 – Will You Be Getting The New Marines? Not Everyone Thinks So. The memes of these Desolation Marines have been outstanding. I’m sure we’ll continue to see them pop up but that might change a little once hobbyist get them in their … Read More
02.18.2023 FTN Episode 470 – More Guard Is On The Way! We talk briefly about the new AM stuff hitting the pre-order sites this weekend. I made sure to be quick on the draw to get the Rough Riders in my … Read More
02.11.2023 FTN Episode 469 – The Whole Crew Is Back – LVO 2023 Recap Yay! Everyone is back on the show this week after travel, recovery, etc. We recap the LVO 2023 and come at it from a content creator perspective and reflect on … Read More
02.04.2023 FTN Episode 468 – World Eaters Will Take a Huge Bite Out of The Meta Eightbound will be the story of this codex at the moment. They are positioned to get up close and personal with a lot of armies. Some won’t be able to … Read More
01.21.2023 FTN Episode 467 – Send In The Second Wave – Of Astra Militarum I would have posted something about preordering Rogal Dorn but I don’t want to get anyone excited about a Primarch. I do want to get folks excited about these tanks … Read More
01.16.2023 FTN Episode 466 – Horus is Back With A Brand New Set of Legs – S and T 10! This episode is largely about one of the biggest models to hit the table in a long time. Horus, the Man, the Myth, the Legend, the Ascended. We’ve seen the … Read More
01.07.2023 FTN Episode 465 – The Balance Data Slate Kicking This Year Off With A Bang Wow – er body gets free wargear. Well, almost everyone. The Balance Data Slate is set to take the meta by storm as soon as it is adopted by the … Read More
12.31.2022 FTN Episode 464 – What a Year – Let’s Wrap it Up We slide our way to the end of the year and ease on in to 2023 with this episode. We definitely let Adam gush over the Azrael leaks but also … Read More
12.24.2022 FTN Episode 463 – Do The Models Play Like You Expect? We have a chill talk about if we think the way the models play match what we expect from the lore. This is very much a finger the the air … Read More
12.18.2022 FTN Episode 462 – Angron Is A Beast. Can He Survive The Meta? Talk about the season of the Red? He finally makes it back from the field to be on the show and we celebrate by talking about Angron. The Primarch, the … Read More
12.10.2022 FTN Episode 461 – Astra Militarum Army List Talk and Pax Unplugged Recap Adam got to take the new guard for a spin and we talk about his list- Even though it is Cadian and Catachan, ha! Its still early days as some … Read More
12.05.2022 FTN Episode 460 – Is Astra Militarum Boom or Bust? A large part of this show is about Lord Solar Leontus. We believe he will be in a lot of lists and if you aren’t taking him you really need … Read More
11.24.2022 FTN Episode 459 – Grand Narrative Lead Up AND Wrap Up – Was it Awesome? Very sorry for the double episode in one download. I hope it doesn’t mess up your data plan. Last week was so jammed up with 40k goodness this had a … Read More
11.13.2022 FTN Episode 458 – Astra Militarum Codex First Looks – Wow! Big Guns Never Tire There is no easy way to put this – you’ve been conscripted into the Guard, Soldier. This book changes a LOT about what we knew before but still manages to … Read More
11.05.2022 FTN Episode 457 – The Heresy is Turning Gold – and BLOOD ANGELS TAKE KANSAS CITY! The Libre Imperium is up for pre-order this week for the Horus Heresy game world. This book adds 4 new playable factions back to the game for this edition. The … Read More
11.01.2022 FTN Episode 456 – Warhammer Tournaments All Over the World! Is the Meta Healthy? There has been a lot of chatter on the internet on how some folks don’t think the meta is healthy, balanced or diverse enough. That’s really subjective and I don’t … Read More
10.23.2022 FTN Episode 455 – Did The Balance Dataslate Help Your Game? The Balance Dataslate has a few people shaking their heads and expecting more. Is that justified? Is the game in such a good spot right now that dramatic updates aren’t … Read More
10.16.2022 FTN Episode 454 – All Aboard(ing action) For Preview Reactions The Preview last week gave us our first tastes of new Astra Militarum stuff and I personally didn’t realize how thirst I was. Yum. Gimme some of that new Guard … Read More
10.11.2022 FTN Episode 453 – Should You Buy The Warhammer 40k Magic Decks? The answer is pretty simple. If you like Magic The Gathering and Warhammer then of course you should! The decks are well designed and seem like a hoot to play. … Read More
10.01.2022 FTN Episode 452 – Back to Basics – How To Keep Focused On The Score Yep. We keep track of these things around here. Our eyes are on the prize. The Scoreboard doesn’t lie. You get the drift. When all else fails and you feel … Read More
09.24.2022 FTN Episode 451 – Are The Leagues of Votann Public Enemy Number 1? It sure seems like folks are legitimately up in arms about the power level of the Leagues of Votann or they are just piling on the internet fury. We don’t … Read More
09.17.2022 FTN Episde 450 – Leagues of Votann Reveals! Are They Brutal? What a banger we get to do for Episode 450.. The Leagues of Votann reveals are pretty exciting. Many are claiming these will instantly slot in as one of the … Read More
09.10.2022 FTN Episode 449 – Convention ReCaps – NoVA Is a Blast! After an action packed weekend we’re back to our normal schedule. We talk a little about the NOVA Open and the incredible hobby on display that weekend. The Necrons took … Read More
09.06.2022 FTN Episode 448 – The Daemons Are Unleashed! Are You Scared? Not one but TWO community spotlight segments this week where we talk to two amazing Daemon faction specialist. It is great to sit down and hear their thoughts on one … Read More
08.28.2022 FTN Episode 447 – Chaos Daemons First Look for 9th Edition! The Daemons will be different but that’s okay right.. Especially if they get tons of upgrades and army wide Warp abilities to use every turn. I don’t think any unit … Read More
08.21.2022 FTN Episode 446 – What Happens When Your Faction Doesn’t Look As Cool As You Want? Games Workshop is best mini maker in the world, no doubt about that. We get super technical and ask a few questions about the models we’ve seen so far from … Read More
08.13.2022 FTN Episode 445 – The Horus Heresy Gets BIGGER! – Mechanicum Up For Order One of the coolest things about the Heresy is the ability to play whatever force you want for whatever side you want. This edition has just been Marine on Marine … Read More
08.08.2022 FTN Episode 444 – Ready For GenCon Demos! Kill Team Bonanza Paul is heading to GenCon before recording this episode and talks a bit with the crew about getting ready to demo games of Kill Team. We talk about the differences … Read More
07.31.2022 FTN Episode 443 – Starting a 40k Team and How To Beat The Necron Menance Clubs and Teams are becoming more poplar in our hobby. This is great! We talk about how to get one started and some of the characteristics you might look for … Read More
07.23.2022 FTN Episode 442 – American Team Tournament Recap and Breaking Heresy Lore A couple of us were at one of the largest tournaments in the world this past weekend and we give a recap of the event and our performance there. Not … Read More
07.15.2022 FTN Episode 441 – Fight Last Vs Fight Fights – The Battle of the Century! We take the opportunity to look at the Fights Last vs Fight First mechanic in the game. With the release of the Chaos Space Marine codex there are a bunch … Read More

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Forge the Narrative - Warhammer 40k Podcast episodes:

FTN Episode 490 – Chaos Space Marines Take Home The 40k World Champs!

FTN Episode 489 – World Champs Preview! Get Hyped!

FTN Episode 488 – Is There Life In Assault?

FTN Episode 487 – Sisters Take Gold! Is it a Fluke?

FTN Episode 486 – Space Marine Codex First Looks – What Is The Best Unit?

FTN Episode 485 – Is the Meta Shifting? Orks, Custodes… And Some Horus Heresy Talk

FTN Episode 484 – What Does The Balance Dataslate Mean To YOU?

FTN Episode 483 – Tyranids Incoming! How Nasty Are They?

FTN Episode 482 – Making The Most Against Aeldari. Is it Possible?

FTN Episode 481 – Is Base Size Important? Yes, It Is.

FTN Episode 480 – ATC Lead Up and LSO Recap – We’re Talking Tournaments

FTN Episode 479 – Getting to Know The New 40k – Season 2 Starts NOW!

FTN Episode 478 – Towering Might Be The Best Keyword In 10th

FTN Episode 477 – Don’t Get Gotten By Deep Strikes – Leviathan Has New Rules

FTN Episode 476 – New Stratagems Are Awesome – How Do They Work?

FTN Episode 475 – We Laugh As 9th Edition Closes – Need a Good Time To Start The Week?

FTN Episode 474 – What We Know About Gambits and 10th Ed – So Far…

FTN Episode 473 – Vacation Tapes Entry 1 and Dan Abnett Interview

FTN Episode 472 – Where Has The Time Gone? 10 Years You Say?

FTN Episode 471 – Will You Be Getting The New Marines? Not Everyone Thinks So.

FTN Episode 470 – More Guard Is On The Way!

FTN Episode 469 – The Whole Crew Is Back – LVO 2023 Recap

FTN Episode 468 – World Eaters Will Take a Huge Bite Out of The Meta

FTN Episode 467 – Send In The Second Wave – Of Astra Militarum

FTN Episode 466 – Horus is Back With A Brand New Set of Legs – S and T 10!

FTN Episode 465 – The Balance Data Slate Kicking This Year Off With A Bang

FTN Episode 464 – What a Year – Let’s Wrap it Up

FTN Episode 463 – Do The Models Play Like You Expect?

FTN Episode 462 – Angron Is A Beast. Can He Survive The Meta?

FTN Episode 461 – Astra Militarum Army List Talk and Pax Unplugged Recap

FTN Episode 460 – Is Astra Militarum Boom or Bust?

FTN Episode 459 – Grand Narrative Lead Up AND Wrap Up – Was it Awesome?

FTN Episode 458 – Astra Militarum Codex First Looks – Wow! Big Guns Never Tire

FTN Episode 457 – The Heresy is Turning Gold – and BLOOD ANGELS TAKE KANSAS CITY!

FTN Episode 456 – Warhammer Tournaments All Over the World! Is the Meta Healthy?

FTN Episode 455 – Did The Balance Dataslate Help Your Game?

FTN Episode 454 – All Aboard(ing action) For Preview Reactions

FTN Episode 453 – Should You Buy The Warhammer 40k Magic Decks?

FTN Episode 452 – Back to Basics – How To Keep Focused On The Score

FTN Episode 451 – Are The Leagues of Votann Public Enemy Number 1?

FTN Episde 450 – Leagues of Votann Reveals! Are They Brutal?

FTN Episode 449 – Convention ReCaps – NoVA Is a Blast!

FTN Episode 448 – The Daemons Are Unleashed! Are You Scared?

FTN Episode 447 – Chaos Daemons First Look for 9th Edition!

FTN Episode 446 – What Happens When Your Faction Doesn’t Look As Cool As You Want?

FTN Episode 445 – The Horus Heresy Gets BIGGER! – Mechanicum Up For Order

FTN Episode 444 – Ready For GenCon Demos! Kill Team Bonanza

FTN Episode 443 – Starting a 40k Team and How To Beat The Necron Menance

FTN Episode 442 – American Team Tournament Recap and Breaking Heresy Lore

FTN Episode 441 – Fight Last Vs Fight Fights – The Battle of the Century!