The Paul and Wayne Show: Dice, Lore and War

This Week on The Paul and Wayne Show In Tales from the Tavern, we tackle the ever‑thorny topic of hobby costs and how to mitigate them, theoretically, at least. In the Lore Lounge, Wayne wanders into the leafy labyrinth of Wood Elf history, where the trees are ancient and the grudges even older. In DnD Diaries, the party closes in on the Wizard of Wines, only to find Druids, Twig Blights, and anxi...

This Week on The Paul & Wayne Show In Tales from the Tavern, we relive the glorious nonsense of the Witney Warhammer narrative weekend, where our two Master Moulders spent more time sabotaging each other than the enemy — despite technically being on the same team. A proud display of partnership, treachery, and cheese‑powered engineering. In the Lore Lounge, Wayne takes us back to early Warhamm...

This Week on The Paul & Wayne Show In Tales from the Tavern, we recount our noble charge into Realmshift, an Age of Sigmar tournament where the fun was plentiful and the victories… politely declined to appear. In the Lore Lounge, Paul wraps up Festung Europa, following Roberta Wells on her ill‑fated wander through Dresden, proving once again that Konflikt ’47 is 50% history, 50% “oh dear”. In...

This week, Paul and Wayne dive into their favourite wargame mechanics — the elegant, the chaotic, and the ones that only work if everyone politely agrees they do. Paul continues his Konflikt ’47 deep‑dive, charting the Allied and Soviet push toward Dresden with all the diesel‑soaked weirdness you’d expect. In DnD Diaries, the party meets Father Danovich and attempts to “help” his vampiric son, whi...

This Week on The Paul and Wayne Show A brisk trot through the chaos, calamity, and questionable decision‑making that defines our show. Tales from the Tavern We recount our recent expedition to the Dorset Invitational ; that annual fever dream where the Rider Cup shakes hands with the Brother’s War, then both politely step aside so everyone can “do what they like”. Highlights include heroic dice ro...

Join our hosts in episode 5 of The Paul and Wayne Show as they debate what players truly want from tabletop games. From clean, tactical systems like Oathmark and Kings of War to the pitfalls of layered rules and power combos. Expect lively takes on Age of Sigmar, battle tactics, and why player behaviour can break the best rulebooks. In the Lore Lounge Wayne tells the absurd and epic rise of Grom t...

This week on the Paul and Wayne Show Paul and Wayne tackle a packed episode with four punchy segments: Tales from the Tavern, the Lore Lounge, D&D Diaries and the Hobby Desk. Expect game talk, lore deep-dives, RPG antics and hobby chat. Tales from the Tavern: we try Warmaster Revolution — a community-driven revival of the classic 10mm fantasy wargame. Discussion covers gameplay, why 3D printin...

This week on the Paul and Wayne show, hosts Paul and Wayne take listeners on a rambling tour of the hobby life, from 3D printing successes and failures to classic Warhammer lore and a brutal D&D crawl. Topics covered: Tales from the Tavern charts their 3D printing journey (resin vs FDM, Bamboo Labs recommendations, terrain and trophy design), a deep-dive Lore Lounge on Giles le Breton and the...

This week on the Paul and Wayne Show, hosts Paul and Wayne dive into the rise of solo wargaming in Tales from the Tavern, discussing systems like Five Leagues From the Borderlands, Warriors of Athena and why solo campaigns and random tables are gaining popularity. In the Lore Lounge they explore Frostgrave: the frozen ruin of Felstead, its catastrophic magical winter, the thaw revealing vaults, un...

Welcome to the very first episode of The Paul and Wayne Show: Dice, Lore and War: a hobby podcast where tabletop gaming, rich lore, and ongoing campaigns collide. In this debut episode, we break out the dice and dive straight into the worlds that have shaped our hobby journeys, from rank-and-flank battles to ancient ratmen conspiracies, and into the mists of Barovia… Tales from the Tavern We kick...