The 40k Lorecast
The 40k Lorecast is a weekly podcast that explores the vast lore of the Warhammer 40k universe. Hosts Brad Chester and John dive deep into the stories, characters, and events that define this dark sci-fi setting. Each episode unravels the mysteries of the 41st millennium, covering everything from factions and heroes to epic battles. The podcast is dedicated to providing an engaging and informative journey for both new and veteran fans of Warhammer 40k.
Episodes
Bonus Episode - Our Takes on 11th Edition
Brad and John Discuss the Launch of 11th Edition with their excitement and reservations about some rule changes and updates to the game. Big thank you to other people for having GW give them advanced copies of the rules and then publishing them, because we sure as hell were not on that list of advanced copies... But we did get to review your stuff first before making this.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord
Episode 142 - Space Hulks, yeah.... they can be kind of a nightmare
On today’s cast we jump into the massive nightmares that are Space Hulks in the 41st Millenia. What they are, where they kind of come from (technically we don’t know). We also talk about how the different parts of the imperium interact with them (from lowly scrappers trying to make a fortune, through 1st company Space Marines). And they we jump into a bit on some of the more famous Space hulks thr
Episode 141 - Raven Guard pt 3 - Isstvan 5 and the legions rebirth.
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Raven Guard. Opening up with the events of Isstvan 5 and the almost destruction of the Legion. From there we follow Corax as he goes back to terra to get the original gene seed of his legion (unknowingly brining a bunch of Alpha Legion along). And then the events over the course of the rest of the Horus Heresy. Next we talk about Corax in the warp an
Episode 140 - The Raven Guard pt 2 - Corax remakes the Raven Guard in his own image
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Raven Guard. With Corax arriving at his legion and having a solid WTF moment at how they behave. Then his fixing of the legion and their divorce from the Night Lords. From there we jump into their actions in the later part of the Great Crusade. And how those moments taught Corax a lot more about the galaxy and the imperium. We also jump into the spec
Episode 139 - The Raven Guard pt 1 - Creation of the 19th and discovery of Corax
On today’s cast we open up our coverage of the Raven Guard. Opening with the formation of the 19th legion and their actions during the Unification Wars. We then focus a bit on how the emperor used them to handle enemies that were utilizing warp powers he did not want exposed to other legions. From there we jump over to their actions with the Luna Wolves during the early days of the Great Crusade.
Episode 138 - The Night Lords pt3 - Konrad seriously annoys the Lion, and eventually meets his doom
On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the night lords. We open with maybe the most consequential event of the entire Horus Heresy, Sotha. And then jump back to the adventures of Konrad as he plays hide and seek with the Lion, and then the Lion and Guilliman. Only to later both breakup the Triumvirate as well as save the imperium (by accident?). We then follow him to his final death (or was i
Episode 137 - The Night Lords pt2 - Konrad joins the Heresy and does both a good and terrible job at the same time
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the night lords with a focus on Konrad and the night lords through the end of the great crusade and into the start of the heresy. Where Konrad proves a complete inability to make friends with any of the other Primarchs, and then proceeds to make everything way worse. Followed by him deciding the only solution to him never fixing Nostramo is to remove it
Episode 136 - The Night Lords pt1 - The creation of the 8th legion and Konrad's arrival and rise on Nostramo
On Today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Night Lords with of course their formation under the emperor (it is awful). We then talk a bit about how the emperor used them as the 8th legion (also awful). But then we jump in Konrad Kurze (not Konrad Cruze) and his arrival on Nostramo and rise to power (?) there. Then we talk about the legion forming under Konrad and how they adjusted to his new lea
Episode 135 - The Siege of Vraks pt 3 - The arrival of the inquisition and the final siege on Vraks
On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Siege of Vraks, with the handing over of the conflict to the Ordo Malleus and the arrival of the Grey Knights. Then we follow Inquisitor Rex on his attempts to cleanse the surface of Vraks outside of the citadel of all Chaos forces. From there we move onto the final siege of Vraks with the challenges therein from the citadel. The rise of Zhufor and
Episode 134 - The Siege of Vraks pt 2 - The arrival of Chaos and escalation of Vraks
On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Siege of Vraks, with the arrival of the chaos fleets to the system and the not so great (for the imperium) naval battle that commences. Which is then followed by a not so great experience for the ground forces once a bunch of chaos marines show up. But then we get to the imperium’s response so things get a little better, and we close with an epic kic
Episode 133 - The Siege of Vraks pt 1 - Rise of Cardinal Xaphan and the invasion by the imperium
On Today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Siege of Vraks, on of the epic wars of 40k History. Starting with the origins and oddly high importance of the planet. Then the rise of Cardinal Xaphan that leads to the revolt of Vraks. Then we get to the fun part the invasion of Vraks by the 88th siege company (the Death Korps of Krieg). We then cover the incredible woodchipper of death that took plac
Bonus Episode - Adepticon Recap
After an amazing 5 days at Adepticon we wanted to recap out amazing time there as well as thank a bunch of you for coming by, saying hello and more. It was such a blast!PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com
Episode 132 - The Death Korps of Krieg - Their history, their units, and (sigh) their horses
On today’s cast we jump back into the Death Korps of Krieg. We start where we should with the revolution on Kreig, how it started, how Jurten turned the tide to make it a more “even” battle” and how he and his loyalists eventually won out. We then move out on to cover the Kreig themselves. From the lowly Guardsman, to the Grenadier, the Quartermaster, Commissar, and (heavy sigh) the mounted units.
Episode 131 - The Minotaurs, for real this time
On today’s cast we jump into the Minotaurs chapter of the Space Marines. Starting with the earliest mentions of any space marines called the Minotaurs in the lore. But then we get into the more firm accounts starting in the 41st millennia. With them being super cool during the Macharian Heresy, Badab Wars, saving the Crimson Fists, and more. We spend a lot of out time talking about how the Minotau
Episode 130 - The Minotaurs? NOPE suprise its the Lords of Terra!!!!
On today’s cast I tricked Brad into talking about the Lords of Terra by telling him we were going to talk about the Minotaurs. We start with their origins as the magisters temporal, and how that set up some of the “challenges” the imperium would have with them for the next 10,000+ years. Then we move onto the Council of Terra, which also kind of sucked, but was at least functional. Unfortunately w
Episode 129 - The 500 Worlds pt3 - Titus and Ammentar win?
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the 500 worlds campaign book with the conclusion of the events on Novamagnor as well as the events throughout Ultramar. We open with Titus and crew needed to turn their situation around quickly as they are on the verge of losing the planet. While at the same time Ammentar needs to get his Nightbringer shard and will not be denied it. Luckily they both ki
40K Lorecast Live Q&A Spring of 2026
For those who don't know we do a live Q&A on Youtube every 2-3 months. Links are below to it and our other stuff, but since it was fun we wanted to share it here with the rest of you so you can listen and have a laugh with us.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.bet
Episode 128 - The 500 worlds pt 2 - Titus comes face to face with the destroyer curse.
On today’s cast we continue our coverage into the 500 worlds campaign. We open with the retconning of the destroyer curse withing the Necrons. What it is, and how it is evolving in the lore to add a lot of depth to the Necrons. We then talk about Ammentar himself and how he is flipping some of the script on the destroyer curse. After that we jump into the conflict within the Heliodras system. Star
Episode 127 - The 500 worlds pt 1 - The galaxy is a dumpster fire, so time for Ultramar to save it
On today’s cast we jump into the 500 worlds campaign. We open with a breakdown of the state of the galaxy in “modern” 40k. From there we jump into the background of the Imperium and the Necrons. We then go over to the set up of Ultramar and how the campaign there is to work, with a focus on Titus and his role in the campaign. We then close out on the Necrons and the C’tan shards, primarily the nig
Episode 126 - The Blood Ravens pt 2 - the events of Dawn of war 2 and 3.
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the blood ravens. With a brief trip to Dawn of War Soulstorm, and then a hard dive into the Dawn of War 2 series. From the chapter fighting off the orks, the eldar, the tyrandids. And then later fighting off chaos, and discovering the betrayal within their own chapter, and fighting that off, even a greater daemon. From there we go into Dawn of War 3 and
Episode 125 - The Blood Ravens pt 1 - The mysterious origins of the blood ravens, and the events of Dawn of War
On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the blood ravens. With their origins in the white dwarf before the release of Dawn of war 1, and the mystery surrounding them. Then we jump into the events of Dawn of War 1, seriously why didn’t they just attack the Alpha legion at the onset. Then we jump into a bit more about their chapter actions and history before getting into Dark Crusade, and close out
Episode 124 - The Alpha Legion pt3, death of Alpharius, and the Omegon, and then Alpharius again, and again maybe?
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the alpha legion with a start on the events of Pluto and the first (of many) recorded deaths of their Primarch(s). From there we move on to Eskrador and another death of their Primarch(s). After that we jump into some of our favorite codex short stories on alpha legion. Trying to show the nefarious and elaborate plans they have been enacting all around t
Episode 123 - The Alpha Legion pt2, Alph legion take their place amoungst the legions (and irritate all of them in the process)
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Alpha legion. We open with our own theories of what happened to them during the Horus Heresy, did they take different sides, did they go their own path, or maybe they were just weird and ineffective. We then talk about their crazy infiltration during the great crusade and how that set them up for some of their more wild events during the Heresy. Name
Episode 122 - The Alpha Legion pt1 the rise of the 20th.
On today’s cast we begin out coverage of the great enigma that is Alpha legion. And boy is the a doosy. Opening with the origins of the 20th legion, or really the rumored origins of the 20th legion. Their early hints at their existence and purpose, and our theories on what they were really for. From there we go through the numerous stories of Alpharius and Omegon, are they all lies? After those we
Episode 121 - The Months of Shame
On today’s cast we cover the after effects of the 1st war of Armageddon with the months of shame. From the decisions on Armageddon by he inquisition with what to do with the populace and solders of Armageddon, to the opening of hostilities between the Wolves and the inquisition. From there e move to the massive escalation of the conflict with the Inquisition and Grey Knights violated the rules of
Episode 120 - 1st (ish) War of Armageddon - The Battle for Armageddon
On today’s cast we jump into the events of the 1st war of Armageddon (sort of). We open with a dive into what Armageddon really is and where it actually came from (damn it ad-mech). Then we talk about the Grey Knights, doing a bit deeper dive into them and their function in the imperium. Then we get to the warp and Angron doing a YOLO into the galaxy. After all that we get to the meat and potatoes
Episode 119 - Demetrian Titus - lead up to, events of, and post of Space Marine 2.
On Today’s cast we close out (for now) our Titus coverage. We open with his discovery by the inquisition from his statis prison by Inquisitor Thrax. From there, we follow his adventures with the death watch that lead him to the surface of Kaduku leading to his reunification with the Ultramarines. Then we go into the events of Space Marine 2 and their totally dissimilar plot elements from Space Mar
Episode 118 - Demetrian Titus - His origins and events of Graia
On Today’s cast we close begin our coverage of the most famous character in all of 40K (seriously, it is wild when you think about it) Titus! We open with has back story from a average recruit from a forgotten world, to his trials and eventual ascension to captain of the 2nd company. Losing quite a lot of friends and allies along the way. And then to his arrival on Graia and the events of Space Ma
Episode 117 - Salamanders - Key characters and successor chapters.
On Today’s cast we close out our coverage of the Salamanders, with a focus on the Salamanders post Vulkan. So we open before Vulkan is gone with Cassian Vaughn and the Disciples of the Flame. Then we move over to Vulkan He’Stan and the origins of the forgefather. After that we have some fun with Adrax, the grumpiest of the Salamanders. Then we jump into a bunch of the events of the Salamanders, mo
Episode 116 - The Salamanders, Vulkan takes one to the dome, and then another, and then some more.... fine Vulkan just dies a lot
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Salamanders with a dive into Vulkan coming to lead his legion. With his initial efforts to uplift their technology and recruitment pool by building up nocturn, then his saving of the legion from certain destruction at the hands of the orks. And then to make Brad sad we spend a bunch of time on Vulkan being a A-hole. We then jump to Vulkan and the Sal
Episode 115 - The Salamanders, rise of the 18th legion and Vulkan
On today’s cast we talk about the Salamander (finally). Starting with the origins of the 18th legion and their actions during the unification wars. AKA underground bunker attack! We then talk about the after affects of this, namely the 18th legion being a tiny legion in comparison to the other legions. And just before they were potentially going extinct we jump to Vulkan! And his super fun but als
Episode 114 - Drukhari Kabals and real space raids
On today’s cast we talk about the Drukhari some more. Starting with the rise of the Kabals in the dark city. With a focus on their origins, how they function, how they are created, and their role in the Drukhari. After that we go into the real space raids themselves, less about the during and more the preparation that goes into them, and what is done with the bounty upon return. We then close out
Bonus Episode - Retro Recall with John and Tom
Double Dragon 2 is a classic of the Nintendo Entertain System. Are our memories correct? Is it still fun after 30 years? Let's find out.YoutubeSpotifyOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Hims and use my code hims
Episode 113 - Badab war pt 2 - the war breaks wide open
On today’s cast we finish our coverage of the Badab War. Opening with the state of the affairs with the arrival of more space marines into the region. For there we cover the failure of the parley (or was it a failure), and the increase in hostilities. After that we talk about the truth behind the size of the forces of the Astral Claws and the Tiger Claws (surprise). And then the arrival of the Car
Episode 112 - The Badab war pt 1 - The lead up to the conflict
On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Badab War. Opening with a breakdown of the real situation between the chapters of the space marines and the Lords of Terra. From there we jump into the Maelstrom sector and the Astral Claws function there, with Huron rising up to seizing control of and then calling himself the “tyrant of Badab,” to which everyone just went “yeah sounds normal.” We then
Episode 111 - The Carcharodons!
On today’s cast we will be starting our coverage of the Carcharodons! Opening with what the hell is a Carcharodon, and where are they in the codexes? After that we dive into how they function with as solid debate over whether or not they are chaotic good (John believes they are) and then a bunch of examples of why Brad believes they are not. With focuses on how the fleet functions, their support s
Episode 110 - The Leagues of Votann pt 3
On today’s cast we will be finalizing our coverage of the Leagues of Votann, with a fun bonus of Brad going into tachycardia during! We open with us complaining about GW killing flavor in 10th edition (again). But then we jump into the leagues themselves, who they are, what their main purpose is, and why they are interacting with the galaxy now as well as where we thing GW will take some of their
Episode 109 - The Leagues of Votann pt 2
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Votann. Starting with the Leagues of Votann society works, between the Kin, Kindred, Guilds and more. We then dive into how the kin interact with both each other and the galaxy at large. From there we talk Hernkyn and the Leagues exploration of the Galaxy. We then jump into the military structure of the Leagues and how they go to war. And of course,
Bonus Episode of Brad with hosts of Robots Radio.
Surprise!!!! Bonus Episode this week. Brad joined up with some other hosts from the Robots Radio network (the network we are on) to discuss some upcoming games and other content as we enter the fall of 2025. Give it a listen to hear Brad wax poetically (as poetically as he can) about Final Fantasy Tactics and other releases slated for Q4 of 2025Robots Radio:https://www.robotsradio.net/PatreonMerch
Episode 108 - The Leagues of Votann pt 1
On Today’s we begin our coverage of the Votann. We open up with the tabletop history of the Votann with their release during 9th edition, and some of the issues with it lol. From there we cover the more opaque origins of them during the age of technology and what we know and don’t know about them settling the core of the galaxy. After that we dive into the kin themselves and their iron-kin brethre
Episode 107 - The Squats!
On Today’s we begin our coverage of the Votann. By talking about the squats and not the Votann! We open with a history of the game itself, when the squats were introduced, how they existed through the early days of the game, and then how they were removed from the game. From there we jump into what was their lore in the time. From them setting the core worlds of the galaxy, their battles with the
Episode 106 - The Ultramarines, their epic characters!
On Today’s we finalize our coverage on the Ultramarines by focusing on the characters of the UItramarines. Opening with the great Torias Tellion! From there the also great Ortan Cassius. But wait there is more great with Sicarius. But none of them had an epic enough cape, so we cover Uriel Ventris. Then we cover maybe the greatest model ever made, ok technically two models Antaro Chronus. We then
Episode 105 - The Ultramarines, from the start of the Heresy to the fall of Guilliman
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Ultramarines. Opening up with the legion right before the onset of the Heresy with the destruction of Monarchia, and making of their forever enemy. We then go into the battle of Calth and Guilliman going Zero-G butt kicking. From there a quick trip down the accidental coup d'etat. We then jump to post heresy where the ultramarines lead the rebuil
Episode 104 - The Ultramarines pt 1
On today's cast we begin our coverage of the 13th legion the Ultramarines. Opening with their initial foray into the galaxy as the 13th legion. We review their early accomplishments including their large loss against the Osirian Psibrids. From there we jump to the savior of the Galaxy Guilliman, his origin story and him joining the emperor’s great crusade. We then finish off with the Ultramari
Episode 103 - The Pariah Nexus pt2
On today's cast we conclude our coverage of the pariah crusade. We open with the events of the Kallides battle group and its experiences against full strength Necrons. From there we jump over to how the sisters were able to resist the effects of the stilling, and Ephreal Stern going hard core. We then jump into the dual campaigns of Draxus and Cawl to disable and then collapse the pylon networ
Episode 102 - The Pariah Nexus pt 1
On today's cast we begin our coverage of the Pariah Nexus. We open up with the setting of the story around the psychic awakening and how it had affected the entire galaxy. From there we move into the imperium entering the Nephilim Sector and the experiences of the imperial forces there. We then dive into why the effects of a pariah or the pylons are so detrimental on humans and other warp touc
Episode 101 - The Silent King Returns
On today's cast we return to the Necrons with a focus on Szarek the Silent King. We open with a recap of the Necron history but this time with a focus on the Silent King and his role in it. We then move toward his adventures in the void of space and what he found out there. From there we take a turn into the true nature of the Necrons, through the infinite wisdom and character of Trazyn. We th
Episode 100 - Cypher
On todays cast we jump into the great enigma that is Cypher in Warhammer 40k. With a focus first on the origins of the fallen and a short detour into John complaining about Luther again. From there we go through the history of the Dark Angels interactions with Cypher as we try to unpack his true motives and true alignment in the universes. After that we then dive into our personal theories on who
Episode 99 - World Eaters pt 3
On today’s cast we finalize our coverage of the World Eaters. We open with the legion just after Angron has ascended to Deamon hood and immediately decide that Horus and his plans are lame. We then move to the invasion of Sol and the ascension of Kharn to being Khorne’s favorite. And from there we begin to follow Kharn hard as he breaks the legion and moves them to their true roots of blood for th
Episode 98 - World Eaters pt 2
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the World Eaters with a deep dive into the legion post the events on Ghenna. We open with a deeper dive into the butcher’s nails with a focus on their affect on Angron himself. After that we go into Angron in effect purging his own legion of anyone not fully loyal to going ham on the crazy train. This then leads us into the confrontation between Angron a
Episode 97 - World Eaters pt 1
On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the World Eaters. We open up with the creation of the 12th legion and their role as the emperor’s dogs of war. From there we flip over to Angron, his discovery on Nuceria, and the nightmare of his upbringing there. We then follow his rise through the gladiatorial pits and the subsequent implantation of the Butcher’s nails in his skull. We then cover the emp
Episode 96 - What is an imperial crusade
On today’s cast we do a side topic coverage of the crusades of the Imperium. We open up with what a crusade is by definition. We then talk about what the crusades really are in function and behavior. From there we use examples to show what the crusades really are. With a dive into a number of key crusades such as the Macharius, Aegisine, Jerulas, Margin, abyssal and more.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord
The History of 40K - Buying, building, painting in 2nd edition.
Today on the history of 40K we talk about the act of picking up the game of 2nd edition 40K. How you found playing partners, where you learned the game. We also talk about the physical game itself. From a era long forgotten of mail order catalogs and magazines. Also what you do when the models arrived how to build them, paint them, and where to go for advice on such things. So join us on a deep di
Episode 95 - The War of the Beast pt4
On today’s cast we close out our coverage of the war of the beast. We start with what becomes the final invasion of Ullanor and the slaying of the beast (for real this time). But after that we jump into the post effects of the war of the beast, starting with Vangoich killing all the lords of Terra. After that we talk about the corruption of a space marine chapter and their fall to chaos as a backd
Episode 94 - War of the Beast pt3
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the war of the beast. We open with the invasion of Ullanor. On paper it looked like it was going to go great, but it did not. From there we go back to Terra with the formation of the Death Watch. Then we follow the rediscovery of the Sisters of Silence and a new plan for how to kill the beast. We then close out with the second invasion of Ullanor.Patreon
Warhammer 40K 2nd edition (really 1st edition). What it was, how it played and more
Today we are joined by Brian Horton who has been playing the game since the launch of 2nd edition. In a time long long ago, where phones were not mobile, print media was king, and most all TV was boring (not everything is better). Brian joins us to discuss Warhammer 40K 2nd edition, what it was like picking it up, how it played and more.On our first ever episode we discuss what the History of 40K
Episode 93 - The War of The Beast pt2. Terra is saved but the galaxy is still in danger
On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the war of the beast. We open with all of Terra freaking out about a giant attack moon just above Terra. But luckily the Lords of Terra have an idea, called the Proletarian Crusade. After that dismal failure, we cover two different visitations to the imperial palace, from the Orks and then the Harlequins. From there we follow the forces of the imperium t
Bonus Episode - History of 40k - Episode 0 - How we started and what the show is all about
On our first ever episode we discuss what the History of 40K is. what the show will be about, and the topics we plan on discussing. We then do a personal one about our journeys into the game. With a breakdown of how we started the game and what we love about it.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a
Episode 92 - The War of The Beast pt1. A new threat arises.
On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the War of the Beast. We open with the setting of the imperium in the middle on M32, where the imperium was actually doing kid of great (thanks Guilliman!) Then we get into the invasion of the chromes and the appearance of the first attack moon. From there everything starts to fall apart as the Lords of Tera do Lords of Terra stuff. Thankfully their hands g
Episode 91 - The Fleets of the Imperium
On Today’s cast we cover the merchant and naval fleets of the imperium. We open with a breakdown of the segmentum fortresses and their purpose for the merchant and naval fleets. After that we go into the different types of merchant charters that exists and the good and bad of each of them. From there we jump into the void born and their incredible value to the spaceships of the imperium. From ther
Episode 90 - Warp Travel in the 40K Universe for the Imperium
On Today’s cast we cover how warp travel is performed by the imperium in the 40K universe. We open with how a warp travel functions, as opposed to FTL drives. We then get into the addition of Navigators and Astropaths to the experience of travel, and some canon conflicts therein. After that we move into the Gellar fields, so as to avoid being in the movie Event Horizon. We then dive into warp trav
Episode 89 - The Black Templar
On Today’s cast we do a deep dive into the largest successor chapter in the game the Black Templars. We open with how the Black Templar function as a fully mobile chapter on a non-stop war footing. Their recruitment, training, and command structure. After that we go into the history of them from their early days through modern 40k. And we close focusing on Helbrecht and where the Bla
Episode 88 - Imperial Fists pt 2 - post Heresy Fists, Crimson fists, and Sigismund
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the imperial fists, sort of. We open with the conclusion of the Siege of Terra and how it wrecks Dorn. From there we go into the 2nd founding of the Imperial fists (Dorn was not about it), and dorns death (maybe). After that we spend time talking about the legacy of the Imperial Fists post Dorn and how they have preserved his legacy. From there we go int
Episode 87 - The Imperial Fists pt 1 - The Rise of the 7th legion.
On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the 7th legion the Imperial Fists. We open with their origins during the Unification Wars. From there we talk about their role in the emperor’s crusade as the ultimate conquerors. Ater that we bring Dorn into the picture and his changes to the legion. We then spend time talking about how Dorn interacts with the other Primarchs, mostly he does not get along
Episode 86 - Emperor's Children pt 2 - the Horus Heresy to Modern Era
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the 3rd legion of the Space Marines, the Emperor’s Children. We open with Fulgrim having to clear his possession by the daemon blade. From there we move over to the Fulgrim’s ascension to Daemon Prince. After that we cover the descent of the legion into just partying in the warp. From there we move to the hilariously uselessness of the Emperor’s children
Episode 85 - Emperor's Children pt 1 - The Rise and Fall of the 3rd Legion
On today’s cast we cover the 3rd legion of the Space Marines, the Emperor’s Children. Starting with their founding from the conquered nobles houses of terra to their exemplary actions earning them the right to wear the Aquilla on their armor. We then spend time talking about the loss of their gene-seed and the presumed dooming of their legion, until the discover of their Primarch Fulgrim. We then
Bonus episode- A great discussion with John & Brad with Tom from Robots Radio.
Surprise! Today we have an extra episode available for all of you. This is not a podcast on Warhammer lore, but rather an episode to announce us joining an amazing group of Lore podcasts called Robots Radio. Is a collection of podcasts devoted to the lore of the gaming and nerd culture. In preparation we jumped on with Tom the head of the network as well as the host of the Fallout, Elder Scrolls,
Episode 84 - The Age of Strife
On today’s cast we cover the transition from Age of Technology into the Age of Strife. We open with mankind’s unification into the federation. Then we cover the mass appearance of psychers across the galaxy, and how they began to cause chaos into the federation. But then things get massively worse as the men of iron rise up in the cybernetic rebellion. We spend time talking about the nightmare tha
Episode 83 - The Golden Age of Technology and mankind's expansion into the galaxy.
On today’s cast we dive into the Golden age of technology. We open with the Age of Terra and some new lore about the Emperor and his battles with the Cognitae. From there we dive into the mankind conquering and terraforming Sol in preparation of launching into the galaxy. We then talk (briefly) about the men of gold, men of stone, and the expansion into the galaxy. After that we take a turn and fo
Episode 82 - Knights pt 2 - Discovery by the imperium and addition to the fold
On today’s cast we complete our coverage of Knights in 40K. We open with the great crusade and the re-discovery of the knight worlds. We then take a quick turn to cover the titantica on mars, that kind of lost their mind when discovering the knight worlds. From there we talk about the knight worlds joining the imperium (really the mechanicus) and how they were folded in. We also talk about the sa
Episode 81 - Knights - their origins and survival of the long night
On Today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Knights of 40K. We start with their origins in the Golden age of technology from the early colonists heading out into the galaxy with their STC’s. From there we talk about the Age of Strife separating the colonists from the rest of human civilization, but with a focus on how the Knight worlds survived. We than talk about the throne Mechanicum and the ri
Episode 80 - Ynnari pt3 - Cawl and Guilliman save the Imperium
On Today’s cast we finalize our coverage, for now, on the Ynnari story ark. This time we are focusing in the events of the imperium at this moment. We open with a back story on Belasarius Cawl, his birth and rise through the ranks of the Mechanicum and ad mech. More importantly we talk about his Soul Merging technology and the tasks given to him by the Emperor and Guilliman before their falls. Fro
Episode 79 - Ynnari pt 2 - Yvraine grows her forces and Slaanesh realizes the threat that is Ynnead.
On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Ynnari with the further adventures of Yvraine. We open with her and the Ynnari’s arrival on craftworld Ulthwe, where they have to contend with a seer council who are suddenly no longer cool with Eldrad just doing whatever he wants with their craftworld all the time. We then cover their search for the Crone Swords on Belial 4 and the epic battles that
Episode 78 - The Ynnari pt 1 - Ynnead, Yvraine, and the battle of Biel Tan
On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Ynnari. We start with a recap events of Demesnus to waken Ynnead. We then jump to the Yvrain and he becoming imbued with the god of death and her flight from the dark city. We then take a quick break to laugh at the original gameplay rules of the Ynnari (Soulburst for the auto-win!). After that we jump the truly epic battle of biel tan, starting with th
Episode 77 - Harlequins pt 2 - Harlequins moving the storyline along
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Harlequins. Today we focus more on how their interact with the 40K universe lore. We open with, of course, the Black Library and how it steers all of the actions of the Harlequins. From there wego into their reemergence in the galaxy and how they interact with the beings of the galaxy. From there we talk about their presence in the Dark City and thei
Episode 76 - The Harlequins pt 1 - Where they come from, who & what they are.
On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Harlequins! We start with the history of the Harlequins (what we know of it) and more importantly their god Cegorach. From there we move onto the masques of the Harlequins and how they interact with greater Eldar culture (Craftworld, Corsair Fleets, Exodites, and Drukhari). Then we dive into the different masque forms and how they wage war. We then clo
Episode 75 - Blood Angels pt2 - After the Death of Sanguinius
On today’s cast we finish out coverage of the Blood Angels legion. We open with the Blood Angles trying to rebuild their devastated legion after the Horus Heresy. From there we talk about the Blood Angles recruitment and their attempts to quell their gene-flaws. After that we take a turn and talk about some of our favorite Blood Angels successor chapters. After that we talk about their characters
Episode 74 - Blood Angels pt1 - The origins
On today's cast we begin our coverage of the Blood Angels Chapter. We start with their origins under the unification wars. From there their borderline descent into savagery as they pushed out into the great crusade. Next we jump to their Primarch Sanguinius. First with his arrival on Baal Secundus, and then his growth and rise to be the leader of the moon. That leads us into his unification of
Episode 73 - Random Xenos of the Galaxy pt 2
On todays cast we complete or coverage of the xenos of the galaxy. Diving again head first into a ton of super random Xenos that GW has written into the game. Although we do start with the Jokaero, so that is awesome! Some others are the Enoulians, Laer, Maug, the Hrud, and others. We also talk a bit more about the times the imperium has made deals with xenos in exchange for technology, and each t
Episode 72 - Random Xenos of the Galaxy pt 1
On todays cast we begin our coverage of the random Xenos of the galaxy. Our focus is on some of the Xenos that have no codex. Thes are races that appear in stories, codexes, and some of GW’s side games. Many of these races have only a few (very well written) paragraphs on them in the lore, so it is more of a quick rundown on each of the races. On todays cast we cover: The Tepresi, Cythor Fiends, C
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