Forty Thousand Hurts

This week it's a waffley one! We talk about how we've learned, grown, changed since starting the pod. We talk about how we feel about things now, Lumi talks about the T'au and cannot be stopped, we bitch about Games Workshop, we decide to start three other podcasts. And so on.

But most importantly we have a lot of fun, at a time where various podmates have been feeling the strain somewhat.

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This week we take a detour away from 40K, to talk about El's most recent fascination, Trench Crusade! The initial idea was to compare 40K and TC a lot more, but, uh, it's mostly just El talking about her various opinions. Sorry.

Along the way, we lose Lumi to a warp portal, discuss why tit armour is very stupid, and look at several of the ways that Trench Crusade's online resources are hilariously better than 40K's. Seriously, just google for yourself and you'll see.

Episode artwork by Mike Franchina.

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Settling into an already distressing 2026 we're rounding out our little trio of episodes on Space Marines by skimming along each Traitor legion. Much like episode 11, we give you a taste of the various legions - who they are, how they came to be, and what their general issue is. By the magic of editing we're joined by friend of the show Dan to hear about why the Iron Hands are relatable to the over 40s.

ALSO Lumi does a scream that was SO LOUD I had to muffle it down to about 20% of the original volume, and it's STILL scary. So watch for that. Lumi, secret World Eater? Who knows.

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Happy new year everyone, I'm sure it will be better than last year and that several geopolitically insane things haven't already happened. BUT DID YOU KNOW that in the dying days of 2025, Holly had her first game? Well she did, and you better bet that we're gonna talk about it.

This episode, El and Holly chatter about the value of cool moments, why being overconfident is an excellent way to invite comeuppance, and how satisfying it is to destroy a Warlord by running him over with a tank (spoiler: Holly says it's very satisfying).

Come hang as we go over the wreckage that inevitably follows a first game.

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Ho ho ho! It's a time of wonder and joy and we'd all like a break please. So we're having a fun one. We go round the table and bounce around the various magical wishes we have, hoping for a christmas miracle to make them turn up in the game please.

We also debate if the Emperor controls the weather, Lumi argues that the Skaven should be part of the the T'au empire, and most importantly Holly wishes for more tanks.

Have a lovely holiday.

For Holly's guest appearance on the lesbian book podcast Cliterature, please check out their instagram @cliterature_pod

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This week we're back and continuing the journey of talking Space Marines, this time with specifics! El, Lumi and Holly take turns teaching each other (and possibly you) about each of the loyalist legions, touching on colour schemes, combat style, leader, and just general vibe.

That's right, we actually do some educatin' in this one! And it's not nearly as dry or boring as the rules explanation episodes! We're improving!!

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Yes, it's time. We're talking about the big blue boys, the original fridges, the chunky poster child of 40K: Space Marines. Serving as a gentle primer on who and what exactly Space Marines actually are, we talk about who, what, why, and how much attention they get. Holly also makes sure to tell us which legions are which Spice Girl, and Lumi only brings up the Tau three times.

If you don't know who the Space Marines are, or why you should care I guess, then this is the place to start!

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We're a member down this week as Holly is seeking guidance from The Emperor. But fear not, we have guest on the pod, and it's only bloody Riley Quinn (Trashfuture, No Gods No Mayors). Arriving at high velocity from his drop pod of "I am so busy please free me" (a real quote, probably) to reminisce all about his history with Warhammer, why it's definitely not a special interest, and the ways it which is still has hold of him now.

Along the way we cover why 12 year olds should be able to annoy adults, astonishingly unwise game tactics, and the incredible camp of 40K (yes really). And as hosts we are impeccably polite and only slightly interrogate whether Riley is in fact trans.

If you enjoy Riley on this, please do go check out his other work on Trashfuture (a podcast about how the future is trash), and No Gods No Mayors (a podcast about how mayors are also trash). And watch out for Shadow Doge, a real game that is really in the works.

Also this is an episode where El just gave up trying to bleep the swearwords because there were too many. So enjoy a peppering of fucks! (sorry kids)

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This week Lumi's taking over and is here to convert you to the T'au'va. That's right, it's faction focus time and Lumi is taking us on a combined book report/Tau lore journey. With no Holly this episode, and El suffering from a demonic illness of some kind, it truly is Lumi's show.

She talks us through Tau history, culture, style, appeal and a whole bunch more. More concerningly, she does such a good job that evil-forever El keeps getting more and more interested. Distressing stuff.

There's so much to cover that this may well be just part one of T'au-time, with part two being actually, y'know, more of a book report.

But in the meantime, why not listen and learn your place among the Greater Good.

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This week we are back (albeit late), and El & Lumi have some exciting things to report. Fresh off the back of a recent game (thats right, we actually played!) we return to talk about the many, many, many ways in which we made mistakes. From dummy deployments to not understanding the actual dice, El & Lumi give an after-battle report to our attentive scribe and surrogate audience Holly.

It turns out this game is kind of fun. And it doubly turns out that doing that in Crusade (where you name all your units and get deeply attached to them) is even more fun.

And of course, we also cover misattributing songs, haunted bins, Holly puns, and why Games Workshop should hire us.

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