TTP Field Manual

WAAAGH? https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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We've ducked and weaved through all of the end of 10th updates, the 11th edition previews and launch, and have firmly landed in codex territory. The Orks are up first. What. A. Book!

11th edition has brought many new changes to how armies are created. Picking and choosing from multiple smaller detachments allows you to really carve out your own playstyle on the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop. Orks, an absolute staple of the game since its inception, has options coming out the whazoo.

With new datasheets in Nazdreg, and the Big Mek Dakkarig, to a whopping 15 of those detachments, all elements of Orks receive love in a way not really seen for some time. Want to run Grots, Bosses, and Planes? Sure. Beast Snagga's, Meks, and Bikes? Go ahead!

We have absolutely adored going through this book and cannot wait for the next codex. Let us know how you enjoy both the Orks Codex and our review!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro: 11th Editions' First Codex

06:57 Army Rules - the WAAGH! and Riled Up

16:08 Orks at a glance; their identity on the tabletop

18:48 The Core Datasheets: Boyz, Nobz, and the Warboss

39:06: Ghaz and the Supports

50:29 THE GREEN TIDE Boyz spam

58:10 WRECKAS! Bust tanks with your Flash Gitz

01:12:22 BULLY BOYZ will PURGE THE FOE with Meganobz! Nazdreg!

01:26:43 Blood Axes' Take and Hold with the TAKTIKAL BRIGADE

01:35:52 Support detachments: RUNT SWARM & SHOOTA BOYZ

01:44:10 Beast Snagga's! DA BIG HUNT + WURRBAND

02:01:00 Speed Freeks: FLYBOYZ + KULT OF SPEED

02:17:32 Deffskullz: DREAD MOB + MADCAP MEKS

02:37:12 Universal detachments: BLITZ BRIGADE + BRUTE BOSSES + WAR HORDE

02:47:04 Outro

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can track.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Do you agree with our rankings? Tell us at https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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We're back to where it all started; we are redoing our original four episodes! Those inaugural episodes served as both an introduction to and a metrics-based review of each playable faction in Warhammer 40,000. With 11th edition landing hot and new players joining the scene, we feel it's a great time to revisit this faction breakdown format.

For the final and fourth episode, we are covering the Xenos factions. Aliens!

From the classic archetypes of greenskin Orks and elven "Aeldari", to cosmic horror hivemind "Tyranids" and the technologically advanced "Tau Empire", Warhammer isn't short on interesting factions to populate alongside humanity and its dark, chaotic mirrors.

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This series blends matter-of-fact orientation with opinionated review. We give each of the four categories a ranking between 1-5, and an overall score out of 20. We call this the S.L.A.G. ranking. We feel these categories cover all you need to know:

STYLE - the overall aesthetic and whether we feel it is fully realised.

LORE - their place in the universe, how they are represented, and how they carry themselves within the epic.

ACCESSIBILITY - whether the faction is easy to acquire, paint, and get going with.

GAMEPLAY - how all of the above comes to life on the tabletop, whether their rules serve the faction well, and whether the faction does well both casually and competitively.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro and recapping this mini-series

02:41 Aeldari AKA Jedi Elves

19:39 Drukhari AKA Sith Elves

31:01 Genestealer Cults-- ah! My jeans!

42:53 Leagues of Votann AKA Squatty Bois

51:37 Necrons, the GOAT

01:04:13 OrksOrksOrksMorksGorksOrks

01:13:29 For the Greater T'au

01:26:22 *Hivemind noises* AKA Tyranids

01:38:00 Outro

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can track.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Vote for the next book on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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This episode features our BOOK CLUB pick for August/September: "The Emperor's Gift", by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, with audiobook performance by Christopher Kent. BOOK CLUB is a monthly-ish series intended to be more relaxed and casual; more a discussion than a review.

"The Emperor's Gift" follows a young Grey Knight, those secret Space Marine warriors of psychic prowess keen against the Daemons of the Warp, and how he, Hyperion, and his squad are caught up in Khorne's "First War for Armageddon", alongside the Space Wolves and Inquisition. There will be spoilers.

October's book club will be a classic: Frank Herbert's DUNE. 'Nuff said.

For a playlist of our previous Book Club episodes, see: https://feeds.captivate.fm/ttpfieldmanual/book-club/

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Do you agree with our rankings? Tell us at https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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We're back to where it all started; we are redoing our original four episodes! Those inaugural episodes served as both an introduction to and a metrics-based review of each playable faction in Warhammer 40,000. With 11th edition landing hot and new players joining the scene, we feel it's a great time to revisit this faction breakdown format.

For our third of four episodes, it's all about CHAOS. From the daemons of the four dark gods: Khorne, Tzeentch, Slaanesh, and Nurgle, to their mortal champions of the Heretic Astartes, we cover all the factions of the traitor and the warp.

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This series blends matter-of-fact orientation with opinionated review. We give each of the four categories a ranking between 1-5, and an overall score out of 20. We call this the S.L.A.G. ranking. We feel these categories cover all you need to know:

STYLE - the overall aesthetic and whether we feel it is fully realised.

LORE - their place in the universe, how they are represented, and how they carry themselves within the epic.

ACCESSIBILITY - whether the faction is easy to acquire, paint, and get going with.

GAMEPLAY - how all of the above comes to life on the tabletop, whether their rules serve the faction well, and whether the faction does well both casually and competitively.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro and recapping this mini-series

03:56 Chaos DAEMONS

21:01 Oh, Chaos Knights..

31:42 Let the Galaxy Burn, CHAOS SPACE MARINES

42:40 DEATH GUARD, heck yeah, I mean Yuck!

51:35 Emperor's Children, tehe

1:01:01 Thousand Sons, man, look at that time stamp!

1:11:00 Titanicus but bad

1:12:01 !! WORLD EATERS !!

1:20:24 Outro

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can track.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Do you agree with our rankings? Tell us at https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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We're back to where it all started; we are redoing our original four episodes! Those inaugural episodes served as both an introduction to and a metrics-based review of each playable faction in Warhammer 40,000. With 11th edition landing hot and new players joining the scene, we feel it's a great time to revisit this faction breakdown format.

In our second episode, we cover the Imperium beside the Space Marines, from the human meat-shields and operatives of the empire to the esoteric mindsets and bio-engineered demigods at its inward core.

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This series blends matter-of-fact orientation with opinionated review. We give each of the four categories a ranking between 1-5, and an overall score out of 20. We call this the S.L.A.G ranking. We feel these categories cover all you need to know:

STYLE - the overall aesthetic and whether we feel it is fully realised.

LORE - their place in the universe, how they are represented, and how they carry themselves within the epic.

ACCESSIBILITY - whether the faction is easy to acquire, paint, and get going with.

GAMEPLAY - how all of the above comes to life on the tabletop, whether their rules serve the faction well, and whether the faction does well both casually and competitively.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro and explaining our ranking system

04:04 Adepta Sororitas, my beloved

19:49 Adeptus Custodes, the Emperor's Bodyguards

33:57 Adeptus Mechanicus, or, the Derpy Beep-Boops

49:14 Astra Militarum, ooh-rah

01:01:26 ... sigh, Imperial Agents

01:09:02 I M P E R I A L K N I G H T S

01:18:45 Outro. Also, join our Discord

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can track.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

What are your favourite 40k models? Tell us at https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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Joshy and Zakky discuss their favourite models for each of Warhammer 40,000's playable factions. Titans don't count. That's about it. We weren't really all that serious about it. Kinda rushed the end because it was getting late, sorry.

Anyway, catch us next time when Joshy and Jonny take this podcast a bit more seriously!

Does anyone actually read this? Let us know on Discord, or something like that.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro, Discord, etc.

02:26 Talking about Space Marine stats and going to Legends

12:23 Space Marines

36:31 Imperium

55:18 Xenos, or 20 minutes of Aeldari

01:16:19 Chaos rapid fire

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Painted new models? Won a game? Let us know what hobbying you have got up to lately! Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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Disclaimer: this episode was recorded in early July. As such, some conversations may come across as a bit disjointed in time. This episode is also BONUS CONTENT; discussions and series intended to be more casual in tone, complementing our other episodes.

Joshy and Zakky have a casual conversation about how our hobbying is going, from discussing existing Warhammer projects to what's next for our collections, rounding out the back half of the episode with a chat on everything we've been getting up to outside of the Warhammer hobby.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro: How's Your Hobby?

07:43 Did you know that you can join our Discord?

09:01 Our Warhammer painting projects

17:06 Armies on Parade

24:17 Our Warhammer Shopping List

40:04 Beyond the Hobby: Lego and Transformers, a rant

55:01 Magic the Gathering, discussing Universes Beyond

01:05:01 Video games, film, and television

01:18:25 Books - Fourth Wing and Berserk

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from the local group Trust the Process Hobbies. Die-hard fans of tabletop gaming, we use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Which Space Marine chapter is your favourite? Tell us at https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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We're back to where it all started; we are redoing our original four episodes! Those inaugural episodes served as both an introduction to and a metrics-based review of each playable faction in Warhammer 40,000. With 11th edition landing hot and new players joining the scene, we feel it's a great time to revisit this faction breakdown format.

First up, we have all the loyalist Space Marine factions, from those in Codex: Space Marines to supplements, and even the corners of Index: Deathwatch.

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This series blends matter-of-fact orientation with opinionated review. We give each of the four categories a ranking between 1-5, and an overall score out of 20. We call this the S.L.A.G ranking. We feel these categories cover all you need to know:

STYLE - the overall aesthetic and whether we feel it is fully realised.

LORE - their place in the universe, how they are represented, and how they carry themselves within the epic.

ACCESSIBILITY - whether the faction is easy to acquire, paint, and get going with.

GAMEPLAY - how all of the above comes to life on the tabletop, whether their rules serve the faction well, and whether the faction does well both casually and competitively.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro and explaining our ranking system

05:20 ULTRAMARINES: the Greco-Roman utility knife

14:48 WHITE SCARS: Gotta Go Fast

22:31 SALAMANDERS - Burn. Everything.

28:21 RAVEN GUARD? Sneaky Emo Boys*

33:27 IRON HANDS: Space Marine, meet Cyborgs

42:03 The IMPERIAL FISTS are here.. yay

48:53 We somehow really like BLACK TEMPLARS

57:21 HORUS!!! I mean, BLOOD ANGELS**

01:03:42 dark angels

01:09:41 DEATHWATCH, for all you sickos

01:18:19 GREY KNIGHTS, our beloved

01:26:06 SPACE WOLVES ARE THE BEST CHAPTER, EVERYONE ELSE GO HOME

01:37:06 Outro. Also, join our Discord

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Vote for the next book on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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This episode is BONUS CONTENT; discussions and series intended to be more casual in tone, complementing our other episodes. This episode features our BOOK CLUB pick for July - Warhammer the Horus Heresy: "The First Heretic", by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, performed on audio by Gareth Armstrong. There will be spoilers.

"The First Heretic" covers the slow turn to the worship of Chaos, not just for the Word Bearers legionaries but of their primarch Lorgar Aurelian. A chain of events leading to possession and turning the ear of other legions all begins with the razing of Monarchia, a punishment by The Emperor for the Word Bearers' disallowed religious worship of his image.

August's book club will be another title by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, "The Emperor's Gift", a Grey Knights novel following the young knight Hyperion around the time of the First War for Armageddon.

For a playlist of our previous Book Club episodes, see: https://feeds.captivate.fm/ttpfieldmanual/book-club/

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro and book details

06:31 General plot, and the protagonist Argel Tal

19:20 The middle of the book; Cadia, and journey into the Warp

28:19 We Feel Bad for Lorgar; the Dropsite Massacre, and Night Lords??

37:54 Other characters and comments

45:46 Discord, where to go next in the saga, and our next book club

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!

Thoughts on 11th so far? Let us know on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6

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Welcome back to Data Drop! The series that sees us react to and review the newest stuff for Warhammer 40,000, covering unit datasheets, faction rules, and their detachments. In this episode, we review July's new additions to Warhammer 40,000, in the wake of the game's new edition.

The first half of this episode covers the new Kill Team Aeldari: Exodites, and their rules within 40k. Then, we gloss over the balance updates to 40k. For the full update, please refer to the official faction packs and PDFs on Warhammer Community.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

04:41 Exodites are here: model review

10:02 Exodite 40k Datasheets: Dragon Knights

17:40 Exodite characters: Clanblade & Stonesinger

25:40 Exodite character: Leystalker

32:22 intermission

34:02 40k's July Balance Dataslate

40:10 Space Marines, and addressing buff/debuff stacking

51:51 the Imperium: Sororitas Miracle Dice, and rezzing characters

01:03:21 Chaos + Xenos factions

01:14:27 Outro

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Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm

TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from their local group, Trust the Process Hobbies. We use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer).

By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of.

Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build.

Thanks for listening!