The Mortal Realms: A Warhammer Age of Sigmar Podcast

In this episode, we are discussing Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods by David Guymer. At long last, the Bear-Eater has his own novel - in which he squares off against enemies and allies alike, through challenges no Stormcast has ever faced. But worry not, because when hope is lost and evil is abound, who will be victorious? Only Hamilcar. The Mortal Realms crew gives our take on Guymer's first Hamilc...

Welcome to the Mortal Realms, an Age of Sigmar Podcast. Grab your hammer so we can clear a path through the Chaos and forge our own narratives in the Age of Sigmar. Your allies through the Realm Gate this episode are Steve Foote, Mitzy, Jimbo & Eric. In this episode, we are discussing Realms at War events, or RAW, the road leading up to the 4th Annual RAW event, what allowed these 4 NEOs to take t...

In this episode we cover the lore of the Skaven Battletome. Get ready to hear a whole lotta nefarious ambition, never-ending paranoia, near-constant betrayal, and using extra words when just 1 would suffice. And then if we have time we’ll talk about them rats!   Show Notes Time Stamps What we've been up to: 1:20 The Story Phase - Who-What Comes a Calling?: 3:48 The Story Phase - A Scurry Through t...

Grab your hammer so we can clear a path through the Chaos and forge our own narratives in the Age of Sigmar. Your allies through the Realm Gate this episode are: In this episode, we are discussing the narrative event being held at Adepticon for the second year, that’s the Gibbering Dome and with us is the NEO responsible, Paul Wagner. We’ll also be discussing AoS skirmish, it’s role as a playstyle...

In this episode we cover the lore of the Gloomspite Gitz Battletome. Get ready to hear a whole lotta backstabbing, petty thievery, idol worship, and illicit substance consumption. And then after all that maybe we’ll have time to talk about the Grots!   Show Notes   Time Stamps What we've been up to: 1:26 The Story Phase - In Gloomspite of Ourselves: 10:33 Units? More like Shroom-nits! Ha!: 1:06:05...

Welcome to the Mortal Realms, an Age of Sigmar Podcast. Grab your hammer so we can clear a path through the Chaos and forge our own narratives in the Age of Sigmar. Your allies through the Realm Gate this episode are Brian and Eric In this episode, we are discussing Narrative signals, elements of an event that can effectively communicate to your attendees the kind of narrative event you are runnin...

Welcome to the Mortal Realms, an Age of Sigmar Podcast. Grab your hammer so we can clear a path through the Chaos and forge our own narratives in the Age of Sigmar. Your allies through the Realm Gate this episode are Eric @stonemonkgamer and Paul @pjschard. In the Scrying Phase we revel in new reveals and how we might build and paint them, and we put our reputations as oracles on the line as we im...

In this Story Phase, we are discussing Shadespire: The Mirrored City by Josh Reynolds. In this one, the fallen city claims another set of souls, and we’re here to see how it plays out for them. We’re sure everything ends up great. The Mortal Realms crew gives our take on Reynold's first foray into the Mirrored City with a spoiler-free rundown of the details of the setting, a spoiler-full discussio...

Welcome to the Mortal Realms, an Age of Sigmar Story Phase. Grab your hammer so we can clear a path through the Chaos and forge our own narratives in the Age of Sigmar. Your allies through the Realm Gate this episode are Paul @PJSchard and Eric @StonemonkGamer. In the NEW SCRYING PHASE we look at new releases, geek-out over what we like, critique what we don't, imagine how we might use these in ou...

In this episode we’re going to talk about breathing some new life into the Campaign Phase. Your allies through the Realm Gate this episode are Eric (StonemonkGamer) and Brian Orban. The Mortal Realms crew focused the cast around the Story Phase for the last year or so, reflecting the time we’ve had for the hobby with young children at home. But always hoping we could get back into more gaming and...

In this Campaign Phase, we take a look back at our recent narrative event, All Hallows Siege. From the birth of a saga, delving into the labyrinth, and awarding the heroes of the day. The Mortal Realms crew welcome guests Brendan Melnick ( @Hobby_Bear ) and Tanya Scheibe to help paint a picture of the day, from behind the scenes to the front lines.   Show Notes  Links The All Hallows Siege Faceboo...

In this Story Phase, we discuss the Black Library novel "Callis & Toll: The Silver Shard" by Nick Horth where we see the heroes of the "City of Secrets" return to hunt down an evil that has eluded their grasp. The Mortal Realms crew gives our take on Horth's latest novel with a spoiler-free rundown of the details of the setting, a spoiler-full discussion of the plot, highlights from our favorite m...

In this episode we cover the lore of the Beasts of Chaos Battletome. We rampage across the mortal realms, tearing apart everything in our path, snorting, stomping, consuming, desecrating all we find, and casting written records into the dust. Then maybe we’ll remember to talk about what’s up with them Beasts!   Show Notes   Time Stamps What we've been up to: 2:10 The Beasts Within: 6:20 Units? Mor...

In this episode we cover the lore of the Nighthaunt Battletome. The souls of the dead are shotgunned from their rest because of Nagash’s necroquake, to be united by Lady Olynder inserting terror into the zeitgeist of the Mortal Realms.   Show Notes Time Stamps What we've been up to: 1:28 Boo! Nighthaunt! Boo!: 6:17 Lady Olynder, Mortarch of Grief: 27:55 Units? More like BOOnits! Ha!: 58:16 Rando f...

In this Story Phase, we discuss the AoS 2.0 Magic supplement - Malign Sorcery. Chock full of rules for new magical items, realm-based lores, and the new endless spells - the fellas again ignore all that and focus on the lore. We discuss where and what magic is in this new age of the Age of Sigmar, and point out our favorite bits and pieces.   Show Notes Time Stamps What we've been up to: 2:19 Mali...

In this episode, we are discussing the unprecedented collection of Malign Portents stories published by Games Workshop on MalignPortents.com. We will be sharing our favorites and discussing some overarching themes that you can see if you take a step back and look at the whole collection. Show Notes Time Stamps What we've been up to: 2:45 Malign Portents thoughts: 11:50 Paul's favorite story: 33:43...

In this episode Aaron, Paul and Eric react to AoS 2.0 and the preview of Soul Wars, the Nighthaunt and Sacrosanct Stormcast models, Malign Sorcery, and the General's Handbook 2018!   Show Notes Time Stamps What we've been up to: 2:45 The Mortal Realms Dot Com: 8:20 Age of Sigmar 2.0 Reactions: 17:30   Links You can read Games Workshop's preview of this and other products here: https://www.warhamme...

In this Story Phase, we discuss the Black Library eshort "Path to Glory" by Evan Dicken where we see the remnants of a great empire in the Age of Myth catch the tail end of Sigmar’s exodus into Azyr. The Mortal Realms crew gives our take on Evan’s first story set in the Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universe with a spoiler-free rundown of the details of the setting, a spoiler-full discussion of the plo...

I can a SHORE you, you won’t wanna MIST the most CURRENT episode we’ve DUNE to date In this episode, we dive into the Idoneth Deepkin battletome and submerge ourselves in the lore as we fish for the secrets to these briny aelves and information on their controversial god of light, Teclis. https://www.youtube.com/c/MortalRealms Idoneth Deepkin epub https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Battletome-Id...

In this Story Phase, we discuss the Black Library novel "Nagash: The Undying King" by Josh Reynolds where we meet the followers of Nagash surviving in Shyish during the Age of Chaos, attempting to save their civilization from Nurgle’s Order of the Fly. The Mortal Realms crew gives our take on one of the first stories set before the Age of Sigmar with a spoiler-free rundown of the details of the se...

In this Story Phase, we discuss the Black Library novel "Overlords of the Iron Dragon" by C. L. Werner, in which we visit the aether streams of Chamon and follow the misadventures of the crew of the cursed Ang Drak. The Mortal Realms crew gives our take on the first story to feature the Kharadron Overlords with a spoiler-free rundown of the details of the setting, a spoiler-full discussion of the...

In this Story Phase, we discuss the Black Library story "Hammerhal" by Josh Reynolds, in which we visit the Ghyran half of the twin-tailed city of Hammerhal, where the faithful of Sigmar seek to turn the changing path of Tzeentch into the road out of town for his followers. The Mortal Realms crew gives our take on the titular story from “Hammerhal & Other Stories” with a spoiler-free rundown of th...

In this episode we are discussing Games Workshop’s Warhammer Heroes campaign, how to nominate your warhammer heroes and maybe some ideas about who to nominate in your local community. If you’re watching us on YouTube, please like the episode and subscribe to this channel. Warhammer Heroes: https://www.warhammer-community.com/w... Twitter: Eric @stonemonkgamer Paul @pjschard

In this episode we’re cracking open Eight Lamentations: Spear of Shadows by Josh Reynolds. We’ll be trying out a new book review format where we’ll cover the broad plot, key figures and what the story could mean for the future of the Mortal Realms. If you’re watching us on YouTube, please like the episode and subscribe to this channel. And if you’re listening on your favorite Podcast app please le...

In this episode we'll return to Shyish to talk about our local take on the Age of Sigmar skirmish system, and how to really dial up the narrative elements. We'll discuss how the story of the campaign is coming together from the players' perspectives. Listen to us on iTunes or search for Mortal Realms on your favorite Podcast app and leave us a review. Or watch us on YouTube, like and subscribe and...