Tuomas Pirinen, designer of Warhammer's 6th edition, Mordheim, and Trench Crusade has had a long collaborative relationship with legendary Games Workshop artist John Blanche.

As part of a project to find out more about the development of the brand new duelling miniatures game John Blanche's En Garde I spoke with Tuomas about that working relationship. This extended conversation features some content from my previously released anthology of interviews concerning John Blanche's En Garde, with additional material as Tuomas explores some of his earlier experiences working with Blanche.

Tuomas Pirinen in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

Check out Patreon.com/JordanSorcery for extended versions of many of my conversations with the team behind John Blanche's En Garde.

Watch this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BxywvePtWeY

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John Blanche's En Garde is a upcoming 54mm miniature duelling game based on concepts and ideas by legendary Warhammer artist John Blanche. Featuring rules designed by Mordheim and Trench Crusade writer Tuomas Pirinen and with a host of artistic talent behind the look, feel, and miniatures for the game this is shaping up to be a fascinating project.

In this anthology of interviews Jordan Sorcery chats to all of the key players involved in the creation of John Blanche's En Garde: exploring the inspiration, technical approach, wonderful craftsmanship, and sheer passion that has driven the project.

John Blanche, Tuomas Pirinen, Ronan Duggan, Nigel Wood, Thomas Elliott, Paul Hicks, Patrick Masson in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

Check out Patreon.com/JordanSorcery for extended versions of many of these conversations, and look out for the full chat with Tuomas Pirinen about his collaboration with John Blanche here on the channel soon.

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Concept artists and illustrator Rolf Mohr joined Games Workshop in the late 80s to illustrate amazing space ships and 40k backgrounds.

During his time at GW Rolf worked on Space Fleet, Space Marine, White Dwarf and more. As well as illustrating science fiction book covers, later in his career Rolf worked on concept art for films, toys, and video games including Superman, Batman, and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

In this interview Rolf Mohr and Jordan Sorcery talk about working for Games Workshop, and creating incredible science fiction art.

Rolf Mohr in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

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Author Matt Ralphs joined Black Library to head up their creation of 'special projects' like the guide to the Sabbat Worlds book.

As well as writing stories for Inferno! Magazine, Matt Ralphs was the author behind some of the coolest books from GW, including The Life of Sigmar and The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer.

In this interview Matt Ralphs and Jordan Sorcery talk about the Black Library, writing for Games Workshop, and creating in-universe artefacts from the Warhammer worlds.

Matt Ralphs in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

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Before becoming editor at Black Library and Fighting Fantasy Marc Gascoigne worked for Games Workshop in a range of roles. Marc Gascoigne interview.

The artist Pete Knifton who Marc mentioned in relation to his phenomenal work on Blood Bowl, 40k, and Dark Future sadly passed away in October 2025. His contributions to Games Workshop and beyond were incredible and important, and he is greatly missed. This post is a lovely appreciation post about Knifton's work: https://roebeast.blogspot.com/2016/10/pete-knifton-appreciation.html

In this interview Marc Gascoigne and Jordan Sorcery talk about the Games Workshop boardgames of Stephen Hand and some of the unpublished titles from the era.

Marc Gascoigne in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

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Special In Conversation with Jordan Sorcery X Warhammer Film Club cross-over episode!

Rick Priestley, the creator of 40k and the co-creator of Warhammer Fantasy joins Jordan Sorcery to talk about the films and TV that influenced his work in this new discussion from the Warhammer Film Club.

The Warhammer Film Club podcast brings together lifelong hobbyists and movie fans to talk about the films that influenced the history of Warhammer and our own gaming journeys. Featuring guests like MS Paints, Snipe & Wib, and Peachy talking about movies like Alien 3, The Devils, Starship Troopers, and Monty Python this is the perfect podcast for gamers and cinema goers alike!

Rick Priestley has written a guest post on the Jordan Sorcery Patreon all about the creation of 40k and its influences - https://www.patreon.com/jordansorcery

The Warhammer Film Club will return for a new season in 2026!

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Former Games Workshop & Black Library editor and Fighting Fantasy brand manager, Marc Gascoigne interview.

In this interview Marc Gascoigne and Jordan Sorcery talk about Marc's time helping to fashion the Fighting Fantasy game book series into a global phenomenon. From joining Sir Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson's franchise early in it's life to edit Warlock magazine and write the FF world guides Out of the Pit and Titan, to writing his own Fighting Fantasy gamebook, to editing the entire line of books.

Marc Gascoigne in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

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The worlds of Escape Rooms, Warhammer, and tabletop gaming share many traits - immersive storytelling, mechanical innovation, and a desire to solve puzzles and play games!

Jordan Sorcery is joined by escape room experts David Spira and Theresa Wagner of the Room Escape Artist website to explore the overlap between these worlds, including a little chat about the Warhammer themed escape room in Nottingham!

Escape Room Artist David Spira and Theresa Wagner in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

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[IMMATERIUM 40K ESCAPE ROOM] https://www.escapologic.com/nottingham-escape-rooms/immaterium/

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Sam Pearson spent the last 7 years working in the Warhammer Design Studio creating games like Warcry and Age of Sigmar Spearhead. Now exploring the art and history of game design on his own YouTube channel, Sam joins Jordan Sorcery to chat about his work and career.

In this interview Sam Pearson and Jordan Sorcery talk about Sam's hobby journey, joining the Warhammer Design Studio to work on 40k and AoS, his career at Games Workshop, and the secrets behind the creation of popular games like Warcry and Spearhead.

Sam Pearson in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

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Former Games Workshop RPG lead and current Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason interview.

In this interview Mike Mason and Jordan Sorcery talk about Mike's early role at Games Workshop planning & managing Games Days, and then his move to head up Black Industries and publish the first ever 40k RPG, as well as Mike's current work leading Call of Cthulhu under Chaosium.

Mike Mason in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.

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