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Thank you for listening to 50 episodes of the Masters of the Forge. We couldn't have done any of this without our incredible listeners. For this landmark episode, we're bringing you a discussion on Ork Kulture and a special campaign using the Path to Glory concept from Black Library Digital. Please play it if you're interested and give us feedback. Here's to the next 25 episodes! Listen now: ssf T...

After their 4-hour megasode on cities, Snorre and Adam decided to have a nice, short episode on the loyalist Chapter, the Death Spectres. In this hour, learn all about how the Battle Brothers of this Chapter are the vigilant guardians of the Imperium's outer reaches. Listen now: http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftheforge/Episode_49_Death_Spectres.mp3 Timestamps: 00:00:00 – 00:14:02 – Intro 00:14:...

At Masters of the Forge we like to bring the environments for your games to life on the tabletop. In this episode, we explore the cities of Warhammer 40,000 and how to build your own. Thanks to Reece from Frontline Gaming, Lathan from Burn-in Designs, Mr. Justin from Secret Weapon, Brian from the Splintermind podcast, and Justin from the It Will Not Die podcast for talking to us. Timestamps: 00:00...

This fortnight, Snorre and Adam have a very conversational discussion about The Beast Arises: I am Slaughter by Dan Abnett. We also provide a very interesting mission to represent battles between elite armies and horde armies. Timestamps: 00:00:00 – 00:16:59 – Intro 00:16:59 – 01:02:01 – I am Slaughter Part 1 01:02:01 – 01:32:05 – I am Slaughter Part 2 01:32:05 – 01:46:31 – On Your Tabletop: Bulwa...

The Raid on Pakeshi IV Campaign has finally come to a close. We look at the revised missions for this campaign, listen to some narrative battle reports, and have an after-action report with the players of that campaign. At the end of the episode, we have an interview with the T.O. of the up-and-coming London GT.   Timestamps: 00:00:00 – 00:07:33 – Intro 00:07:33 – 01:05:54 – The Raid on Pakeshi IV...

In this episode, we celebrate Valentine's day excess with an episode on Slaanesh. We start by talking about all the wonderful things coming to us from Games Workshop and Black Library. The bulk of the show discusses the ways Slaanesh influences and is influenced by the people of the Galaxy. After that, we showcase a 3-game campaign seed involving Khorne Daemonkin and Slaanesh forces. Listen now: h...

We delve a little bit deeper into the Tau by reviewing the Damocles Campaign book: Kauyon. We review the storyline along with the missions. Listen now: http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftheforge/Episode_43_Tau_Empire_Codex_to_Tabletop.mp3 Timestamps: 00:00:00 – 00:21:53 – Intro 00:21:53 – 01:05:16 – Kauyon Part 1 01:05:16 – 01:45:34 – Kauyon Part 2 01:45:34 – 01:52:46 – Outtro Kauyon Supplement h...

This episode gives a quick primer on the Tau and brainstorms some narrative lists for playing them on the tabletop. We also have a segment in which we interview the hosts of Life After the Cover Save. Warning: that segment may be inappropriate for some listeners. Stay tuned next week when we continue our Tau coverage when we go over the Damocles Kauyon supplement. Timestamps: 00:00:00 – 00:20:52 –...

In this episode (which has all the answers) we have a little fun making up some background for Emperor's day and provide some holiday-themed missions you can use for a nerdy gathering this season.  We also discuss alternative models for your narrative Astra Militarum armies and have another installment in the Raid on Pakeshi IV. So, grab your towel, finish your pan-galactic gargle blaster, and hav...

The XVIII Legion boasts an almost suicidal bravery in the field of battle. These astartes hold their responsibility to defend humanity in the highest regard. For the Salamanders, the ends do not justify the means; they have their limits on what they will do to achieve victory. However, do not underestimate them in combat, because once committed, the cleansing flames of righteousness will claim the...

We conclude our 3-episode coverage of the Mechanicus with a discussion covering the Dark Mechanicus. This is a much shorter discussion than our last 4-hour monstrosity, but includes a simple, but we think fun, Dark Mechanicus supplement. Please play with it and provide as much feedback as you can. Enjoy the outro... you get a glimpse into the minds of men completely drained by sleep deprivation an...

In Episode 39, Omnissiah October continues as we discuss the novel, Adeptus Mechanicus: Tech Priest by Rob Sanders. After that, we discuss the two Adeptus Mechanicus Codexes through the lens of narrative gaming. After this discussion, we have an interview with Rob Sanders. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 00:23:57 - Intro 00:23:57 - 01:23:05 - Tech Priest Part 1 01:23:05 - 02:15:30 - Tech Priest Part 2 02:1...

The Adeptus Mechanicus is a huge topic and even discussing them over three episodes won't do more than scratch the surface. However, we've received multiple requests for this topic and it warrants coverage. In this first installment, we cover the Mechanicus in general and in brief. After that, we discuss the novel, Adeptus Mechanicus: Skitarius by Rob Sanders. Timestamps: 00:00:00 – 00:18:20 – Int...

What would you say to a powerful alien race who promised you health, safety, and stability under their benevolent rule? What would you say to an alien race who, surprisingly, doesn't open negotiations with exterminating a few key cities on your world, although they have every opportunity to do so? It's hard not to listen to them in a savage Galaxy full of terrors. This fortnight we discuss the spe...

We hear about Death Worlds throughout the lore of 40k. We know that they're dangerous places, but a Deathworld goes beyond simple danger. To live in such a place is to constantly face death, sometimes quite literally in the face. In some cases, these worlds have non-circumstantial similarities. Others are strange and defy the imagination. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 00:20:08 - Intro 00:20:08 - 00:50:27...

Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 00:30:46 - Intro 00:30:46 - 00:49:49 - Mantis Warriors in the Lore 00:49:49 - 01:13:16 - Mantis Warriors on Your Tabletop 01:13:16 - 01:30:47 - Outtro Imperial Armor 9 and 10: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Imperial-Armour-Volumes-Nine-and-Ten-The-Badab-War On Your Tabletop for this Episode: http://mastersoftheforge.com/?attachment_id=412 Don't forget that we are always a...

  In this episode, we explore Malal (or Malice), a minor Chaos god and its followers. We also present some rules for running a Killzone campaign and give you an example campaign pitting the Sons of Malice, the Scourged, and the Ecclesiarchy against each other. Please read the new rules and give us some ideas for Event rules or any other advice you would care to give. Listen now:  http://traffic.li...

This fortnight we're talking about bringing the world of 40k to life by sweating the small stuff in skirmish-level games. In particular, we discuss the Beta Test rules of the 7th Edition version of Special Operations: Killzone. We would greatly appreciate it if our listeners could take some time and playtest these alpha rules for Killzone. By the next episode, we should be able to get a beta relea...

After the Horus Heresy, the Traitor Legions dispersed throughout the Galaxy in search of many things, but vengeance chief among them. Kor Megron, a former Word Bearer, has sought nothing less than the destruction of his own symbols of adoration for and deification of the Emperor of Mankind. The Ultramarines 2nd Company are the symbols of greatness as dictated by the Codex Astartes. They are greate...

There is little more important to formulating an in-depth narrative for your games than the nature of your army's objectives. Narrative Objectives break from the usual 6 Mysterious Objectives in order to facilitate telling a more specific and compelling story. In this episode, we provide a few ideas for more interesting narrative Objectives and, hopefully, plant the seeds for ideas of your own. We...

Follow Commissar Yarrick and Canoness Setheno down a rabbit hole of heresy in the second half of our coverage of Yarrick: Imperial Creed by David Annandale. Two and a half hours of coverage means there's just one topic this fortnight, but we return next time with a potpourri of subjects. Timestamps: 00:00:00-00:40:24 - Intro 00:15:00-01:05:30 - The Siege of Tolosa 01:05:30-01:46:53 - Phyrric Victo...

We've got a shorty for you this week, but it's a goodie. We start our coverage of Yarrick: Imperial Creed by David Annandale. If you haven't read the book yet, prepare to be spoiled! We'll be back a fortnight from now with a more girthsome episode. Until then, keep playing the game the way you want to. Timestamps: 00:00:00-00:15:00 - Intro 00:15:00-01:01:07 - The Vales of Lom to the Baronial Lein...

The Mentors are a unique Space Marines Chapter which acts as tutors to other forces of the Imperium, even other Adeptus Astartes Chapters. The Biel-tan are a xenophobic faction of Eldar who are bent on the Galactic dominion of their species. This episode provides information on these factions, gives ideas on how to represent them on the tabletop, and pits them against each other in a Campaign Seed...

Daemonic possession manifests itself in three distinct ways in Warhammer 40,000: within mortal bodies, in mechanical constructs, and weapons. We delve into the mysteries of these heretical acts and figure out different ways of representing them in your games of Warhammer 40,000. Please take our listener survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IR8j9IWyiy1BkvWPDWMJS0sm4UbFmr4RwJZDSijHJH8/viewform C...

We continue our "Codex to the Tabletop" series on Harlequins. We tackle the background of the Harlequins and how that relates to your games of Warhammer 40,000.  We're also celebrating our 1 year anniversary. Hooray, us! Also, there's a narrative battle report at the end. Thanks go out to all of our awesome listeners to making this a great year! Listen now:   http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersofthe...