Forge The Narrative - Warhammer 40k Podcast

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 spend a brief amount of time reminiscing about the figures we painted this year while look forward to hanging out with each other just after the New Year rings.  Thanks for listening.

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2022 is coming to a close.  I know everyone has challenges each and every year but we sincerely hope yours have been manageable.  The New Year means different things to different people and as I get older sometimes it feels like ‘just another day’ but I try to look at this time as an opportunity to reflect on positive things and be hopeful about what the future holds.

I had an awesome time being a part of the warhammer community this year.  We talk about it on the show but 2022 is the first year in three years where the players got to ‘get back out’ in full force if they felt called to do so.  Tournaments and games were in full force all over the globe.  We’ve seen player bases thrive in all areas of the globe.

We’ve even heard news of full on actual celebrities playing this game and loving the hobby.  Wow…  I think we all wanted this to happen for a long time but no one knew how or when it was going to work.  I’m extremely hopeful for the future.

Oh… and another Chapter Master has stormed across the Rubicon.  We talk about that too.  Ha!

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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 type conversation but was fun to have. We compare 40k to Sigmar a bit as well.  We’re winding the year down and looking forward to the next one.

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Do the rules match the lore?  It certainly seems like they try. We don’t talk about the ‘power level’ really but more keep the conversation to – do we think the rules for the model line up pretty well to the way the model looks or what we have come to expect to what has been written about the model.

We have brief bit where we also discuss if our own perceptions or biases filter through and if we’ve invented some of this along the way in our heads.  We spend so much time fantasizing about 40k that is a huge possibility.

Its kind of a fun talk as we wrap up this year and look forward to the next one. One more episode this year! Do you bring any bias to the way you think a model should preform to the way it actually does or how you feel the writers have interpreted it.

We don’t talk about how we might have been wrong about that really on this show but it’s a fun exersize to think about for future shows for sure.

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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 myth, the legend.  People are already decrying the fact that they don’t think he is tough enough. I argue, he is more than tough enough.

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Red is back. Yay!   This series of releases has been right up his alley even more than the rest of the folks on the show so we’re happy his schedule allows him to join us.

A lot of the show is talking about Angron.

He’s an absolute beast with all the destructive power you can ever ask for but folks are already thinking he’s going to live on the shelf and not tip the scales of the meta at all.

We argue that maybe… just maybe.. not matter how many points he is he acts as a fire magnet for the rest of you army.  This means that sure, he might take a dirt nap but the rest of your army – tons of it – will make it all the way across the field to mix it up with the opponent.   40k is about trading.  Trade up!  Your primarch for their entire army.  Angron would want it that way.

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The Hobby segment is about camo on tanks.  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 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 of the new models aren’t out yet and we don’t know when that’s happening but it is cool to get some of the new mechanics on the table.  We also talk about Pax Unplugged and give a recap of the Games Workshop presence there.

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It’s hard not to take Born Soldiers as your army trait for the new Astra Militarum and that’s where Adam starts as well.  The automatic wound on 6’s to hit seems pretty punishing when combined to the staggering rate of fire for most of this army.

The army seemed to preform well against one of the meta’s big contenders – Daemons.  That is sort of what we might expect since volume of fire is what it takes to pound through the Daemonic Save.  It sounds like he comes up with a cool tip for Ogryn as well.  Tune in!

Paul demoed Blood Bowl over the past weekend and had a blast.  Its so cool showing this game to folks who haven’t heard of or seen it before.  The game has truly stood the test of time and not lost one bit of it’s charm.  Pax Unplugged is much more of a board game show than it is a tabletop mini convention but there is a ton of overlap between the fans.

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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 to ask yourself why.  There are lots of other compelling options in the book but it starts with this guy.

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We still don’t know when the new Astra Militarum Codex will be out in the wild and available to everyone OR when the hot new models will hit the shelves.  Doesn’t stop us from talking about it…    We are all Guard players on the show.

Lord Solar and Rough Riders are getting a lot of press right now and rightly so.  They are heavy hitting impact pieces that are sure to flood the tables once folks have the opportunity to buy them.  Who knew the IG had so many horses?

With 5-600 points wrapped up in cavalry you will still have a ton of points left over for tanks.  I haven’t gone too deep down the rabbit hole creating a list yet because since we don’t know release dates and don’t have an FAQ yet (although I don’t think the book lends itself to any big changes). I’m sort of still in the ‘drool’ phase looking at all the new units and options.  Trying to figure out how I’m going to convert everything to look like it’s Catachan.

Once again I want to apologize for getting the show out late.  The convention schedule really threw me off.  Pax Unplugged was a blast!  I hope I get the opportunity to go again next year.

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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 delay.  We leads up to and talk about how the Grand Narrative was and also the 40k and Age of Sigmar US Open Series Finale.

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Wow! In the first part of the episode we kick it off talking about how this will be two episodes in one.  That is totally my fault (Paul) and I apologize. The Grand Narrative took up a ton of well deserved time.  In this episode we tack on this week’s content to the episode we recorded the week before.  Thanks in advance for the understanding.

Please check out the Twitch stream replays for all the amazing live and pre-recorded coverage.  We talk to players, cos players and tournament attendees and it is awesome.

Our very own Red Powell got to play in the Grand Narrative and in this episode we talk about his expectations leading up to it and his feelings after the fact.  Spoiler Alert – it’s awesome.

The 40k and Age of Sigmar finale for this event turned out to be nail biters.  Three of the Four events went to Sudden Death rematches where the participants got to play each other three times to decide who took the crown.   None of us expected that and it was incredibly cool to watch.  You get to hear about here.

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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 stay familiar.  We might see a different look, visually, to what we’ve seen on tables past but some generals might not like mixing up Regiments.  The book is modernized and brings power to the faction.

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Games Workshop is not afraid to mix things up when it comes to core factions.  I’m still trying to process it a bit but I do like the idea of being able to choose to mix in some different visual themes on the tabletop and that be ‘ok.’

Units in the book received a much needed power adjustment to bring it into modern standards.  We highlight a couple of core things about the Blast rule later in the show too.  What does this keyword actually bring to the AM now?  Is it a liability? Are you paying points for it or is it just something thematically tossed on to the weapons that look blasty?  How generals rationalize this will be something to examine as players get reps in with the book.

There are big changes to the Psychic Powers and these seem cool. I can see a lot of lists packing in a psycher now or at least taking a really spicy relic that might help protect against the opponents scoring secondary points.

The epic Rogal Dorn tank is good, really good.  There are ways to make it and the Super Heavy tanks an Officer.  I’m not sure if this just sounds good or if it will really be a force multiplier.  These vehicles already have giant targets on their backs.  Is investing more points into them the thing to do?  I hope so…

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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 book looks and feels elegant with tons of flavor ready to hit the tabletop.

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We talk a bit about the new Horus Heresy book in the front part of the show.   If you haven’t checked out the Horus Heresy game yet you really should if you have a craving for ‘historical’ battles.  There is a gritty feel to the entire game that feels both nostalgic and new at the same time.

After that we just have to talk about Blood Angels taking the top spot at the Games Workshop US Open event in Kansas City MO last weekend.  Zaak K put on a clinic with a fresh army list beating out Mani C in the finals.  Zaak will no doubt be giving inspiration to a whole new raft of Blood Angel players.  Mani also showed the world exactly what the Thousand Sons are capable of when paired with powerful new daemon allies.

After the break we do a little Astra Militarum wish listing. We know the codex is just around the corner and since we’re all Guard players it is hard not to have our eyes focused on that.

Is there anything you’re hoping for as a player or possible opponent?  All the new artillery has me licking my chops.  I’ve always enjoyed painting tanks and armor pieces.

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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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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 want to say tournaments, traveling or organized play is for everyone but I can tell you there is a WIDE variety of what people are having success with out there.

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This episode is a little late but please go check out the coverage from the Kansas City Open Event from games workshop on the Warhammer TV Twitch page.  TONS of interesting games to showcase.

Some of you know that Adam and I do a show on the FLGN where we talk about tournament meta and attendance.  Attendance is going up and up and the diversity of the field is on the same trajectory.  The faction make up is all over the map.  It’s great!

Of course this way to enjoy the game isn’t right for everyone.  This leads us to the question of – what makes someone a Warhammer fan.

We break it down to the smallest part.  Any and all enjoyment from any bit of Warhammer from any sort of property – comics, games, an old codex, a one off game or whatever, can make you a fan of Warhammer and that’s ok!

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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 needed?  Should the codexes routinely holding down the bottom spots at events be getting more attention and better buffs?  We talk about it.

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The Balance  Dataslate has a lot of players feeling like it let them down.  Maybe the routine updates the game is getting is setting some unrealistic expectations. Should we be wanting our armies to go through quarterly revisions?  It’s like sometimes we forget that we have to hobby around and towards these changes.

With that said it is fair for players to think these slates are coming from a place that sees and hears their concerns.  This one doesn’t seem like it fits that bill for them.  I argue on the show that the game is in such a good place that these little nudges might be all the game ‘really’ needs or wants to keep healthy.  I can tell you without a doubt that what people are bringing to events right now is extremely diverse at the moment.  We have increasingly higher numbers of factions you didn’t see anywhere near podiums six months ago.

That is just one stat though… the designers keeping this game as exciting as we want it to be are looking at multiple things like win rate, feedback, attendance and likely a host of other things.

Adam mentions that we’ll look back on this time as some of the best of this edition and I kinda feel like a lot of players feel that way too as record setting attendance is happening all over the world.

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The Hobby segment is about Adam finally getting to work on his Knights with some cool new techniques he’s challenging himself with. Tanya asks some great questions about how and why to start a custom color scheme as well.  LOTS of hobby here. 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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