Narrative Wargamer Podcast - A Warhammer 40k Podcast

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects.   Episode 20: Flashpoint Argovon In this episode we discuss the first full Flashpoint series from White Dwarf. A brand-new campaign system, Flashpoint Argovon covers rules for running a three month campaign using new Theatres of W...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects.   Episode 19: Beyond the Veil In this episode we discuss the first Crusade expansion, Beyond the Veil. This mission pack allows you to play your Crusade games set within the Pariah Nexus, a region of space mysteriously fallen sile...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects.   Episode 18: Our First Crusades In this episode we continue our coverage of the new Crusade system for 40k 9th Edition. With a handful of games now played between us we take a look at our early experiences with Crusade and discus...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects.   Episode 17: Crusade In this episode we discuss Crusade, the brand new narrative play system for Warhammer 40k 9th Edition. An escalation/progression system that allows your growing Crusade force to earn battle honours, recover a...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects.   Episode 16: Cleanse the Hull In this latest mission focus episode we take a look at the Cleanse the Hull mission from Psychic Awakening: Saga of the Beast. A mission fought in the void of space on the hull of a besieged battlesh...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 15: Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition In this episode we break from our normal format to discuss the exciting news of the forthcoming Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition. New ways to play, changes to army creation, brand new 40k app,...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 14: Spearhead In this episode we discuss the rules for fighting massive tanks battles as we look at the Spearhead expansion from Chapter Approved 2019, and Jake gives us a breakdown of how he completed his own super heavy...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 13: The Hobby Beyond the Tabletop In this episode we discuss the many different aspects of the Warhammer 40k hobby beyond playing games on the tabletop. From building, painting, organising, reading, watching, and much more...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 12: The Serpent's Lure In this episode we discuss our latest mission focus on The Serpent's Lure mission from Vigilus Ablaze. In this mission the attacker is chasing the defender across an ever-changing battlefield as new...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 11: Chapter Approved 2019 Edition In this episode we dive into all the awesome new narrative play content in Chapter Approved 2019 Edition. Brand new ways to draft Open War missions, a cool new army list generator, linked...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 10: 8 Rules You Should Try In this episode we discuss 8 rules from Games Workshop publications you should try using in your everyday games of 40k. In a podcast first I am joined by Dave and Jake as we discuss our latest ga...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 9: Phoenix Rising - The Rules In this episode we take a look at the first book from the Psychic Awakening, Phoenix Rising, and discuss the new rules within. We look at the new craftworld attributes, battlezones, and runes...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 8: Etheric Storms & Phoenix Lords As a precursor to the upcoming Psychic Awakening, in this episode we discuss the Etheric Storms battlezone from Chapter Approved 2017. We also have our first look at the new Jain Zar phoen...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 7: Death from the Skies & Running Battles In this episode we discuss the rules for dog fighting and aerial combat in 40k, using the Death from the Skies extended rules. We also have our first ever mission focus, where we d...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 6: Running Narrative Campaigns In this episode I am joined by Chris Grimm, recently turned commission painter at The Unrelenting Brush, and narrative campaign enthusiast. Together we discuss different ways of running narra...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative gameplay, as well as hobby news and our latest hobby projects. Episode 5: Interview with Cadian Shock In this episode I am lucky enough to be joined by Jake Noble, aka Cadian Shock! Jake runs an awesome 40k blog all about his Astra Millitarum forces and other hobby articles, and I interview h...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative play, hobby news, and campaign gameplay. Episode 4: Playing with Open War Missions In this episode we take a look at the Open War cards and how you can create unique and narrative missions with them. Dave discusses his recent games he played using battlezones and we talk about our current hob...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative play, hobby news, and campaign gameplay. Episode 3: Adding Narrative with Battlezones In this episode Tony introduces new host Dave Barker, and talks about his background in the hobby, and his vast collection of armies. We take a look at using battlezones to add new tactical challenges and na...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative play, hobby news, and campaign gameplay. Announcement: Join the Show Today! Today I must break the news that my co-host Adam is unfortunately no longer able to continue with the show. Hopefully it is not the last we will hear from him, and I hope we can get him back on for the occasional epis...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative play, hobby news, and campaign gameplay. Episode 2: Fighting in Cities of Death In this episode we discuss playing games with the Cities of Death rules from Chapter Approved 2018. We look at how the rules works on the tabletop and Adam recounts a recent game he played using cities of death. W...

Welcome to The Narrative Wargamer Podcast, a non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on fun and narrative play, hobby news, and campaign gameplay.   Episode 1: Introductions & Expectations In our first ever episode we introduce ourselves, Tony & Adam, discuss our background in the hobby, and give a general overview of what to expect on the show in the future. We discuss the first month of the Had...