Ashes of the Imperium – A Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

Dan and Steve talk all about the brand new Flashpoint series from White Dwarf. The team discuss the background and narrative, before diving into the rules you can use in your games to represent waging war in the Argovon system! They finish off by designing a Crusade force to fit into one of the system's planets.  Steve picks Astra Militarum, and Dan goes for (eventually) the Aeldari! Find out...

Dan and Steve get their grubby little mitts on the brand new Imperial Armour compendium, hot off the press. They talk about what this means for Red Scorpions, Death Korps of Krieg, the Necron Seraptek Heavy Construct and more! Combat Patrol boxes are the new Start Collecting! sets, and this week sees sets for Deathwatch and Space Wolves go up for pre-order. Are they worth it? Finally, the team dis...

It's ORKTOBER! Which means I get to chat to Orky kitbash maestro, Rictus40k! You may have seen his excellent work over at recalcitrantdaze.blogspot.com or perhaps seen #LootedRepulsor or #Repulsork on Twitter. Either way, I talk about his experience kitbashing Ork vehicles and scratchbuilding gubbins for all sorts of projects. Can't wait to work on my own Orky project soon! Rictus is @Rictus40k on...

Dan and Steve discuss the latest Crusade mission pack, set in the Pariah Nexus. In Beyond The Veil, players can set their Crusade games within this mysterious part of the galaxy which is under the influence of a sinister Necron xenotech weapon.  Find out  about what those pesky Necrons are up to and how your Crusade force can investigate what is going on... Beyond The Veil! Element Games...

Dan and Steve dive into the latest Matched Play supplement, "Warhammer 40,000: Tactical Deployment Mission Pack". We talk about how this new way of playing works and its potential to cross over into Narrative Play. Find out all about Terrain Points, Engine Sheds and more is this review show. Don't forget to follow progress from us and others via #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn on Twitter and Instagram! Elem...

In the latest installment of the team's #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn Crusade campaign, Dan debriefs Steve after the first skirmish his Tallarn Desert Raider force took part in, against the foul xenos T'au. Find out how the game went, who was Marked For Greatness and whether any Battle Scars were earned or dished out! Don't forget to follow progress from us and others via #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn on Twitter...

Following on from last episode's discussion about Steve's Tallarn, today the team discuss Dan's long-awaited Renegade Guard project for his #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn Crusade army! Steve enquires into the background and models for Dan's first 25 Power Level list for his fallen warriors of Cadia, discussing which units he'll be using and why. Apologies if the sound quality is a bit off in this episode,...

The team embark on their first steps in their Crusade campaign, #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn! In this episode, Steve shares his first 25 Power Level list for his Tallarn Desert Raiders, discussing which units fit into the concept of his first-moving armoured raiding force, and which units might be part of the expanded list in the future. Dan also comes to terms with a few omissions from the recent Munito...

Wow! 50th episode! Just in time for the release of 9th Edition 40k. What an occasion! Dan and Steve are very excited to talk about their thoughts on narrative gaming in the new edition and in today's episode provide an overview of the brand-new Crusade campaign system. Dan and Steve also level themselves up by rolling on a few tables to test out the RPG-like progression system within the game, wit...

Next up in our ongoing #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn series, it's Dan's turn to talk about his Chaos Renegade Militia. With new Forge World rules potentially on the horizon from the 40k studio, now's an ideal time to shave off those Imperial Aquilas with a sharp hobby knife and start daubing Chaos stars on the side of your vehicles! #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn is a way for you all to get involved in channeling...

To kick off our new global hobby collaborative hashtag, Steve talks all about his Tallarn Desert Raiders that he'll be doing for 9th Edition 40k. Steve discusses the models he plans on using, the unique conversions he has in the works as well as the overall narrative he's forging for his army. Steve and Dan also discuss cool ways to create scenarios that fit the force. #KeepCalmandCrusadeOn is a w...

Apparently there's a new edition coming out? This may come as a surprise, as the internet hasn't had much coverage of it recently. Dan and Steve decide to change that by chatting all about their thoughts on what has been revealed so far, plus their hopes for what it means for the next edition of 40k.  We are also very excited to showcase off our fancy new episode intro, as well as introducing...

Today Dan is joined by Leo from Rapid Tabletop to talk about his epic terrain creations. You may have seen Leo's work on Insta or Twitter, his prolific work in producing stunning Zone Mortalis squares which are more like mini-dioramas is what caught the eye of the AOTI team. Being able to chat to Leo about his projects was an absolutely pleasure and hopefully you will be as inspired to get your te...

Welcome to the very first episode in a brand new series of narratively-focused discussion about 40k, which we're calling the Explorator series! In this new series, Steve and Dan will be exploring (hence the name!) various aspects of the Warhammer 40k universe. We'll be looking at the topic through three main perspectives; Lore, Modelling and Gaming.  In this debut Explorator episode, we focus...

In today's episode, we discuss the recent Warhammer TV Twitch previews from last week and the week before! We talk about the releases we're excited about (and some we're less excited about) and discuss what we'd like to see in future previews. Let us know what you think of the episode, as the "live reaction" style content isn't what we usually do and the format on a pre-recorded podcast may be a b...

In today's episode, we discuss the recent Space Marine errata and the Astra Militarum components of the new Psychic Awakening book, The Greater Good! For the former, Dan is also joined by friend of the show Max, who talks through how the recent changes impact his competitive Raven Guard (Raptors) army list! Dan and Steve then nerd-out over tanks, artillery and all-things armour as we discuss the l...

In today's episode, Steve talks Dan through "The Hero's Journey" and helps him place his new Astra Militarum army in the world of 40k with a bit of narrative consultancy work! Join us as we talk about the 40k GT Final, how it went and why it made Dan take a step back from the competitive side of the game and just enjoy the hobby aspect of 40k a little more. Links Steve's "Footeworks" Patreon - Pat...

Dan and Steve are BACK! Happy 2020, all. Today we chat through the Las Vegas Open previews and talk about silly Ad Mech wings, horses with flamers for mouths and finish with some hobby mindfullness chat. Let us know what you thought of the recent reveals on Twitter, Insta or Facebook! Links Steve's "Footeworks" Patreon - Patreon.com/Footeworks Dan's new Age of Sigmar Podcast - Anchor.fm/PriorityRo...

Steve is given free reign to extol the virtues of Narrative Play and how the latest edition of Chapter Approved can be used to forge some epic narratives in the 41st Millennium. Dan, despite his Matched Plan tendencies, hatches some plans of his own to use the new content in his own games. We cover some of the narrative framework Games Workshop have provided, including Linked Games, Challenge Game...

A book Steve, and many of you, have been waiting for for many years! Finally, Codex Adepta Sororitas is in our hands. We talk through some of the new lore, discuss cool combos with the new units and of course the usual run-down of Stratagems, Warlord Traits and Relics. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro and Lore 25:55 - Adepta Sororitas Faction Rules 43:08 - Unit Discussion 1:02:18 - Order Convictions 1:04:...

Following our oh-so-confident predictions of the recent GW preview seminar at Blood and Glory, we reflect on how accurate (or not!) our predictions were. Despite not having the full Codex in our grubby mitts, we also discuss some of the recent teases of the Adepta Sororitas rules from Warhammer Community. Some of the combos are already looking fairly tasty. Just how many Multi-Melta Dominions is e...

The final two Codex Supplements are out! Dan and Steve flick through these two tomes to decide how best to maximise the flamey goodness of Salamanders and how to forge an army worthy of Dorn himself. We also discuss who the best Imperial Fists Successor Chapter really is, with absolutely no bias whatsoever. (TEMPLARS!) Prior to all this we also discuss the latest news from the Warhammer Community...

The Psychic Awakening has… woken up? Dan and Steve crack open the new Phoenix Rising book, the first in the Psychic Awakening campaign series. This book is absolutely rammed full of content for Craftworlds, Drukhari and Ynnari. If you’re not a pointy-eared fan, then you’ll probably want to know about all the new rules that Aeldari of all types are about to bring to bear against you on the tabletop...

Is Warcry just Kill Team in Age of Sigmar? No! Apparently not. But also yes. Kind of. Join Dan and Steve as they compare the new skirmish boxed game from Games Workshop set in the Age of Sigmar universe to Kill Team and discuss some of the unique game mechanics. We should point out that since recording this episode Games Workshop have confirmed that not only is the Core Set a limited run item, but...

The Astartes are back and are better than ever! Join Dan and Steve as they talk through Combat Doctrines, Chapter Tactics and so much more in this bumper Review Show coming in at just shy of two hours! With four Codex Supplements in the bag already and no sign of the relentless release pace of GW letting up, we thought it best to get Timestamps 00:00 - Show introduction and lore discussion 24:28 -...