Forge The Narrative - Warhammer 40k Podcast

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 regular episodes soon.  Maybe we’re waiting on something? Ha!  Just like the whole 40k Community

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We also started a Patreon for the FTN show.  This will help us a lot in the form of being able to hire an editor and a few other things.   If it is anywhere within your ability to support us on that platform please consider doing so. The link is right here.

We talk about some of the reveals and what we know about mission structure so far in the next edition of the game.

We welcome some new patrons on our brand new Patreon and it is amazing to see folks be a part of the show and help it keep going.

More episodes are on the way!

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment will be back! 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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Forge the Narrative is mostly a Warhammer 40k Podcast. Each episode is about an hour long. This ideally gives you something neat to listen to on your way to work, or on the way back home. Maybe you can even listen while you are painting or modeling!

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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 little bit about the 10th edition confirmations we’ve had on the Warhammer Community site and a wonderful interview with the legendary Dan Abnett.

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Please consider grabbing an FTN T-shirt to help us celebrate the shows anniversary. The link can be found here. Proceeds will go to doing something nice for cast members of the show. The sticker is cool too and has been on my laptop for a year.  It’s the best sticker I’ve ever owned.

We also started a Patreon for the FTN show.  This will help us a lot in the form of being able to hire an editor and a few other things.   If it is anywhere within your ability to support us on that platform please consider doing so. The link is right here.

The floodgates are open for what we’re seeing come through for 10th.  We don’t know ‘when’ or ‘how’ but we are definitely starting to get excited for the next edition of Warhammr 40,000.

In this episode we gush over the Dante and Lion releases.  These models are gorgeous.

In the middle of the episode Paul sits down with Dan Abnett to talk a bit about Marvel comics and his work on the most recent release from the Siege of Terra series.  As always, Dan’s excitement for the stories comes beaming through.  We hope you enjoy it!

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment will be back! 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.

Don’t have iTunes? Use the player below to access the podcast directly, or add our feed to your favorite player. The player link is below. Please subscribe if you like what you hear.

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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 the listeners new and old.  We talk about vacation on this episode…

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Believe me when I say this is not goodbye.  We love what we do and the team is anxious to get into season 2 of the FTN show but we are going to take a short break.  Vacation time… We’re already planning the vacation vlogs or whatever we end up calling them.  It might be paint and chats or silly live streams or something.  Just something to bridge the gap over the next short while to recharge the batteries.  Please please please don’t hesitate to hit us up on the socials.  I completely understand we’re a weekly show and I am going to miss the back and forth.  If you’re in the same boat please know the invitation to hit me up on twitter or instagram or the facebook page is sincere.

We reminisce about how we all came together in this incarnation of the show and what it means to us but not in the ‘final’ way because believe me when and if that day ever comes there will be a LOT of other people to thank – including my wife and kids for their support over the years.  The group is already missing getting together every week and we aren’t even sure on what we’ll do with our time next week, ha!

We talk about Adepticon coming up, hot dogs and pizza.  The culture of the event venues is so important and a huge part of what we’ve come to enjoy from these experiences.

Red talks about a recent win at a local tournament with his World Eaters.    Sincerely, no matter how long or how many times you’ve listened to the show it means so much to us.  We absolutely will be back in a couple/few weeks with more content from the cast and a fresh start on some other projects.  Keep your eyes and ears peeled.

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment will be back! 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.

Don’t have iTunes? Use the player below to access the podcast directly, or add our feed to your favorite player. The player link is below. Please subscribe if you like what you hear.

Forge the Narrative is mostly a Warhammer 40k Podcast. Each episode is about an hour long. This ideally gives you something neat to listen to on your way to work, or on the way back home. Maybe you can even listen while you are painting or modeling!

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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 hands and have the opportunity to paint them something other that Ultramarines Blue.  We’ll no doubt see head swaps and custom bits and all that jazz.  The absolute winner for me is the new Brutalis Dreadnought. It’s a beast!

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These new marines have been all sorts of up in arms.  Some folks don’t know how they even made it past the design phase.  Some folks are scratching their head trying to figure out how they will make it into army lists. Some folks are just asking why?  To me, a lot of those questions will get answered in time as players choose to give them a shot and start to layer on the best Chapter Tactics for them.  There are other things in this box too though…

I will absolutely be looking to play with the Brutalis Dreadnought.  It has all the sorts of things that makes my Blood Angel heart sing.  The claw variant is the one that jumps out to me but you  can make a case for any of the configuration.  I am also starting with the multi melta hip guns.  I plan be getting up close and personal.

At the back of the show we revisit the topic of not showing up to the table beaten.  Approach every game like a winnable game and with that mindset you will absolutely win more games.

Adam is playing in the Cherokee Open over the weekend and bringing Grey Knights.  How will he do?  Find out next week, ha!

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment is about listening to your products and what they ‘need’ from you.  This helps speed up your projects because you’re working in harmony with the product instead of potentially working against it.  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 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 cart after I saw how quick the Kasrkin went last week.  I hope everyone gets what they are looking for.  We also talk about – how to maximize your Blood Tithe Points. Everyone wants to see Angron more than once.

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BTP management seems like it will be critical to the success of the World Eaters. We talk a little bit about units to include in your force that are, of course, good but also help your rate of Blood Tithe Point generation.  Chaos Spawn and Helbrutes might be on the table a lot more in this faction  than with regular CSM or Thousand Sons.

It seems like the pre-orders from last week sold out SUPER quick.  We know that will be the case with the limited edition Black Library books.  May the odds be forever in your favor if you’re trying to get one.

We don’t talk specifically about the BL things coming out this week on the show but this series is something near and dear to all of our hearts.

Adam is traveling around North America at the moment and we get to hear about some of his travels.

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment is about listening to your products and what they ‘need’ from you.  This helps speed up your projects because you’re working in harmony with the product instead of potentially working against it.  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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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 the good time that it is.  At the end of the show we talk a little about the design of the World Eaters Codex.

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We kick back and relax this show. Recapping the LVO 2023 and how good it was to hang out with each other and see listeners and Warhammer fans from all around the world.

At the end of the show we talk about the design of the World Eaters codex and how there may be some real intentional things here and how maybe it’s a look at what we can expect from specialized codexes in the future?  Who is to say?

It’s nice to have everyone back and it was even cooler getting to meet folks in person.  That is the first time that a couple of us had met face to face.  That’s hard to fathom as we hang out and talk every week….  Ha. On site it was cool to reflect that it doesn’t feel like it’s been forever since we’ve seen each other.  I’m really glad technology does bring us together.

Back to 40k… A lot more armies are going to get up close and personal.  Does that mean shooting will take a back seat?  Doubtful.  Custodes are coming back in a huge way from what we’ve seen from tournament reports and faction choices.  How nice it must be to travel with a small army box, lol.

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment will be back next week!  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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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 handle it.  This is good though… if the game is too shooty its one dimensional.  Will this codex push it too far the other way?

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We kick the show off talking about Blood Tithe Points – the BTPs are an interesting mechanic that gives you options.  Do you save for a rainy day or do you burn them as soon as you get them?  You can basically spend them as soon as you get them and they seem to come to you quite plentifully.  Khorne cares not from where the blood flows.  You can almost create your army in a way that funnels BTPs to yourself.

The big stand outs in the Codex are the Eightbound.  They will shine pound for pound more than terminators, I think.  Terminators are still great though!  We might find ourselves in a world where that extra save really matters over the aggressiveness of the Eightbound but I don’t think we’re there yet.

This army doesn’t have any jump packs but it is still FAST.  There are pre-game moves and extra movement bonuses and ways to improve charge rolls and all the good stuff you might expect from an army that is renowned for doing one thing well – getting into combat.

It feels ‘nice’  in a way that makes sense but not overly pushed or forced into the codex. You can look at the models, look at the lore and just kinda smile and nod – that’s a hallmark of good design.

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment will be back next week!  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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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 through!  All sorts of good Astra Militarum stuff goes up for pre-order this weekend.  Tread Heads rejoice.

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We do talk about the stuff going up for order today on the show and we also talk about what we’ll all be doing at the Las Vegas Open.  Links to all the streams can be found here. Most of us from the show will be helping out with one stream or another but have no fear.. we’ll make sure Red comes on when he can to chat.  ha!

The end of the ITC season draws nigh…   Who will take the top slot?  This is one of the first years we have so many folks from outside of the US to take the whole thing.  Warhammer has and will also be international but it is so cool to see just how connected the world is.

Back to the tank… The Rogal Dorn goes together like a dream.  A nice feature is that you don’t have to commit to any of the weapon options.  If you so choose you can keep the options open and just slot on your weapons with a little blue tac or a magnet to basically future proof your big guns.

I’m a big fan of whatever gives you the highest rate of fire.  There are tons of options and this thing comes with the ability to adapt to any tabletop situation.  Everyone is executed about the potential of what Marines might bring to the table.  What will be the best load out to deal with them?

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The Hobby segment will be back next week!  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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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 rules in the main Liber book but the model is an all together different thing to behold.  If you play Sons of Horus this is a must have.

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Sometime you just want to invest a 3rd or more of your points into one model and I’m okay with that.  The Horus Heresy setting is one full of myth, destruction, despair and heroic moments.  The namesake of the whole thing is a guy named Horus and his unprecedented betrayal of the leader of the human race.

There are a few books on the subject and if you aren’t familiar with them we highly suggest you check them out.  We’ll wait while you do.  To get the full appreciation for this character you do want to start at the beginning.

Horus Ascended is an amazing model.  It can be intimidating to think about putting it together and painting it but don’t let that stop you.  You start like any other project and do it bit by bit, one step at a time.  Clean the model, assemble the model to a stage you’re comfortable with and then prime.  Prime lightly, my friends, you don’t want to lose any of this spectacular detail.

We go over the rules for this guy while talking about what he means to the overall landscape of this entire game.

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment will be back next week!  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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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 crowd at large.  There are a few big tournaments coming up soon that may put the breaks on it due to it getting released near their rules/army cut off dates.

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Due to some leaks there was quite a bit of hysteria around what might have been with the points adjustments but now the news is out and in people’s hands they can see it’s really not so bad.

Adam walks us through a lot of the changes from a purely competitive standpoint. IE, the things that might matter the most to you if you’re making a matched play list and heading to a tournament soon.

This will absolutely shake up the meta a little bit.  I say a little bit because I don’t think this really changes the factions people have been playing recently, if they weren’t just fair weather fans.  It will certainly change what some of them take in the faction but nothing that wholesale warps someone’s collection.

Flamers got a massive change but I seriously doubt it will change the amount people take or the frequency that you see them.  You’ll still need to prepare for them.  Marines… Marine player rejoice.  You have a LOT more options in your list now.  I’m getting players all around the world writing in saying how much fun they are having writing new Marine lists on the back of these changes.  But what no one knows yet – will it actually matter? Will we see Marines start to circulate in the top tables?

We’re delighted to continue to represent Discount Games Inc as sponsor of our show. They are helping bring FTN to you. Please check them out and support the organizations that support us. Discount Games Inc. offers Games Workshop products at 15% off the suggested retail at their website here. You can send an email to the owner Jay. These guys run a podcast too! Check them out.

The Hobby segment will be back next week!  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.

Don’t have iTunes? Use the player below to access the podcast directly, or add our feed to your favorite player. The player link is below. Please subscribe if you like what you hear.

Forge the Narrative is mostly a Warhammer 40k Podcast. Each episode is about an hour long. This ideally gives you something neat to listen to on your way to work, or on the way back home. Maybe you can even listen while you are painting or modeling!

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