And we're finally here, the final 5 ranks of our extremely scientific and absolutely definitive ranking of the main Black Library Horus Heresy series! But before disclosing what books came out on top, we go back to one of main loves and analyze the 3rd edition updates for the true backbone of the armies of the Great Crusade and Age of Darkness, the glorious Imperialis Militia! Afterwards, in Painting Black ... and Other Colours, Myles recaps his recent painting events! 

Age of Darkness Episode 145

0.00  Intro

8.54  Strategium: 3rd ed. Militia Part 1: Provenances

1.00.53  Painting Black ... and Other Colours: Event Recap

1.20.48  Tales of Heresy: Ranking the BL Series, top 5

2.19.58  Hobby Challenge

Closing song is "High on Drugs, Kill for Khorne" by Reinonized (https://reionized.bandcamp.com/) 

The 3rd edition excitement continues to flow through our veins as we got the whole team back to talk about our first impression of the new ruleset! After that, in Painting Black ... and Other Colours, Myles takes us through weathering the black sands of Istvaan V, without black! And finally, in Tales of Heresy, we draw closer to the conclusion to our rankings of the main Black Library series with positions 10 to 6. Programming note: for the first half of the show we were sure we were going to finish all final 10 books, but in the most Age of Darkness way possible we meandered so much on the first half that we ran out of time! So we're milking this nonsense for another episode. Don't say you weren't warned! 

Age of Darkness Episode 144

0.00  Intro

8.10  Strategium: 3rd ed. First Impressions

1.07.29  Painting Black ... and Other Colours: Black Sands of Istvaan V

1.31.08  Tales of Heresy: Ranking the BL Series, ranks 10 to 6

2.11.08  Hobby Challenge

Closing song is "Engines of War" by Hedonist (https://hedonistsl.bandcamp.com/album/scapulimancy) 

In this episode we get the gang back together to discuss our first impressions of the new edition, before welcoming a very special musical guest, Stuka! Afterwards, we continue our not at all controversial rankings of the main Horus Heresy series, tackling positions 20 to 11! Don't forget to check out Stuka's Bandcamp at https://stuka4.bandcamp.com and its merch store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/soundofterror for all your heretical musical needs! 

Age of Darkness Episode 143

0.00  Intro

50.42  Interview with Stuka 

1.23.21   Tales of Heresy: Ranking the BL Series, ranks 20 to 11

2.34.55  Hobby Challenge

Stuka can be found at https://stuka4.bandcamp.com and https://www.etsy.com/shop/soundofterror

Age of Darkness Episode 142

0.00  Intro

10.54  The Stratagium: How to Play Legions Imperialis Part II

50.34  Tales of Heresy: Ranking the BL Series, ranks 29 to 20

1.44.55  Two-Week Hobby Challenge

Closing song is "Golden Throne" by Psychic Hood (https://psychichood.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, we begin a series on how the latest 30k game, Legions Imperialis, works! Afterwards, having finally completed our analysis of the Black Library Horus Heresy series, we use a super scientific methodology to rank all the books, starting from the bottom! Which is the lowest ranked book? Will it be a surprise? Tune in to find out!

Age of Darkness Episode 141

0.00  Intro

10.54  The Stratagium: How to Play Legions Imperialis Part I

50.34  Tales of Heresy: Ranking the BL Series, ranks 43 to 30

1.44.55  Two-Week Hobby Challenge

Closing song is "Adeptus Mechanicus" by Goreclaw (https://goreclaw.bandcamp.com)

Reports of our deaths have been somewhat exaggerated! We are back! In this short episode, to get back into the swing of things, we discuss why you (yes YOU) should get into Legions Imperialis. This will serve to set up our upcoming series about how to play this epic new game. Afterwards, in Tales of Heresy, we announce how we'll be handling our recap/review of the entire Black Library Horus Heresy series - and how you (yes, again, YOU) can get involved. It's good to be back. 

Age of Darkness Episode 140

Closing song is "Reap What You've Sown (Devourer)" by Warpstormer (https://warpstormer.bandcamp.com)

Not all heroes are Primarchs or First Captains - the First Interlegionnary War contained innumerable tales of ordinary Astartes performing extraordinary deeds. But few tales were as glorious as the odyssey of the warship Sisypheum. In this episode of our Siege of Terra series, we discuss the last ride of the crew of the Sisypheum as they deal with some crazy Moon shit as the Solar System burns around them. We are also delighted to welcome Mark back to the show to chat about Graham McNeill's wonderful sendoff for some of our favourite characters. I expect Sharrowkynn to do something cool. 

Siege of Terra Special 4

Well this is it! We did it! This is our last Tales of Heresy episode about the main Black Library Horus Heresy series! Fifty-four books and at least 150 hours later, we've completed the project and it only took eight years! That's right in this episode we conclude our analysis of The Buried Dagger, but before that we conclude another series about the Imperialis Militia by finally seeing what our listeners have been up to! Never forget: Power armour is for posers! 

Age of Darkness Episode 139

0.00  Intro

3.36  The Stratagium: Imperialis Militia Call-In Show

2.30.55  Tales of Heresy: The Buried Dagger by James Swallow Part III

4.09.52  Two-Week Hobby Challenge

Closing song is "Titan of War" by Warcrab (https://warcrabuk.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, we finally conclude our lengthy series about the new Imperialis Militia list that we started in the summer - shout-out to our listeners that laughed at us when we said we'd get it done in an episode or two max, they know us better than we know ourselves! After that, we have arrived at the penultimate episode of our discussion of the Black Library main series, with the second of our three part analysis of Buried Dagger by James Swallow!

Age of Darkness Episode 138

0.00  Intro

3.1  The Stratagium: Imperialis Militia Part IV

53.43  Tales of Heresy: The Buried Dagger by James Swallow Part II

2.45.54  Two-Week Hobby Challenge

Closing song is "Ancient Rylanor" by Stuka (https://stuka4.bandcamp.com)

And here we go! The last book of the main Horus Heresy series, and it only took eight years! In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by our returning champion and XIVth Legion chemical warfare expert David Karlin, as we begin our analysis of The Buried Dagger by James Swallow! But before that, we continue our extensive coverage of the Militia List! Will we ever finish? Who knows! Will we conceive of 20 more projects we can't afford to do? You betcha!

Age of Darkness Episode 137

0.00  Intro

13.57  The Stratagium: Imperialis Militia Part III

1.27.23  Tales of Heresy: The Buried Dagger by James Swallow Part I

3.21.49  Two-Week Hobby Challenge

Closing song is "Virus Bomb" by Stuka (https://stuka4.bandcamp.com)

Dagger by James Swallow!