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Forge the Narrative - Warhammer 40k Podcast

407 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 421 ratings

Warhammer 40k based talk show but we get down and dirty with all kinds of geek stuff.

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FTN Episode 208 – Astra Militarum 8th Edition Codex Review!

September 30, 2017 20:09 - 81.4 MB

The Big Guns Never Tire and neither do the Bulwark of Humanity – The Astra Militarum.  The AM codex is up for pre-order right now and we get to run … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 24 – Talking Admech Tactics with Geoff Robinson

September 29, 2017 17:47 - 48.5 MB

We have TWO episodes for this week. This is just the first.  In this Bonus Episode we dive deep into codex Adeptus Mechanicus strategy.  If that is your faction, or … Read More

FTN Episode 207 – Putting the Sass in Assassins

September 21, 2017 19:49 - 82.2 MB

Some players are struggling to make their Power Armor lists work if they aren’t one of the few chapters/legions that have a Primarch.  Maybe using an assassin or two will … Read More

FTN Episode 206 – The Machines Walk – Adeptus Mechanicus First Looks!

September 16, 2017 13:43 - 78.7 MB

Your god-emperor ran over my Forge World Dogma.  We take a look at the Adeptus Mechanicus codex today.  This book brings new rules and options to the 8th Index army.  … Read More

FTN Episode 205 – Codex Death Guard Sneak Peek – It’s Gross

September 09, 2017 13:48 - 71.3 MB

After YEARS of waiting the Death Guard are getting their own codex and a Primarch straight from the warp!  New figures, new strategems, new rules, new powers… We go over … Read More

FTN Episode 204 – Can You Beat Astra Militarum?

September 01, 2017 15:15 - 64 MB

The Imperial Guard are incredibly strong – so strong that we felt like we needed to dedicate an entire episode to them.  Have you beaten guard in this edition?   You’re … Read More

FTN Episode 203 – Alpha Legion Infiltrate Every Chaos List

August 24, 2017 16:39 - 85.9 MB

We do a little hype for Warzone: Atlanta this episode.  We get to talk about two great sponsors for this event before getting it our 40k chats.  As we see … Read More

FTN Episode 202 – Can Grey Knights Win in 8th?

August 17, 2017 18:58 - 5 MB

Andrew and Horton are back in this episode to talk about army list design.  Specifically we cover the core elements of Grey Knights and Chaos Space Marines World Eaters.   People … Read More

FTN Episode 201 – Summoning Daemons – Is it Good Again?

August 10, 2017 16:51 - 5 MB

Lesser Daemons are in the Chaos Space Marine codex and they have gone through a couple of changes.  Point decreases, Power Level Decreases and Rules Changes…   We cover a few … Read More

FTN Episode 200 – 8th Edition Chaos Space Marine AND Grey Knight Codex Review!

August 05, 2017 12:41 - 5 MB

The fates have aligned…   Episode 200 is here and this is jam packed with TWO codex reviews.  The episode is also two hours long!  We have the books in hand … Read More

FTN Episode 199 – Codexes – The other 90% of Warhammer 40k 8th Edition

July 28, 2017 20:23 - 5 MB

This is another double sized episode with an exclusive interview with Cool Mini Or Not about their Song of Ice and Fire wargame live on Kickstarter right now.  We also … Read More

FTN Episode 198 – 40k 8th Edition Space Marine Codex Review

July 22, 2017 13:45 - 5 MB

We took a week off but we are back with a double sized episode.  We are are joined by two special guests as well, Carl Tuttle from The Independent Characters … Read More

FTN Episode 197 – Is Going First Just a Fad? Maybe.

July 07, 2017 15:38 - 5 MB

Minimizing deployment drops is something we’ve never had to worry about before. Now, it’s really fun to game the system. Hey All In this show we talk about the ‘scary’ … Read More

FTN Episode 196 – Arch Daemons – Do They Change The Game?

June 29, 2017 17:12 - 5 MB

I got the Forge World 8th edition indexes in hand right before were started recording this episode.  Why not talk about some of the biggest baddies in 40k?  These guys … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 23 – Interview With 40k Architect Robin Cruddace

June 21, 2017 19:42 - 5 MB

Robin Cruddace joins us again to talk about Warhammer 40k 8th edition all how it all started to take shape for Games Workshop.  This has been in the works for … Read More

FTN Episode 195 – 8th Edition Xenos Army Wide Rule Rundown

June 09, 2017 17:21 - 5 MB

This episode is all about the Aliens..  This will also be published to YouTube, just in case you’d like to view and comment there!   Today we run down the army … Read More

FTN Episode 194 – Warhammer 40k 8th Edition is Here!

June 03, 2017 12:05 - 5 MB

No more teasers, the rules are here!. All this week I’ve been putting reaction videos on the FTN YouTube page. Please check them out if you haven’t already. Stay tuned … Read More

FTN Episode 193 – Chaos Gets a LEVIATHAN DREAD with GRAV!

May 25, 2017 20:26 - 5 MB

Another week of AWESOME 8th edition teasers from GW. All this week I’ve been putting reaction videos on the FTN YouTube page. Please check them out if you haven’t already. … Read More

FTN Episode 192 – Did the World Need Bigger Space Marines?

May 20, 2017 16:17 - 5 MB

Another week of AWESOME 8th edition teasers from GW. All this week I’ve been putting reaction videos on the FTN YouTube page. Please check them out if you haven’t already. … Read More

FTN Episode 191 – Are Death Stars Dead?

May 13, 2017 13:38 - 5 MB

This has been a crazy week for 40k. We had a TON of rules discussion directly from the Warhammer Community team. All this week I’ve been putting reaction videos on … Read More

FTN Age of Sigmar Episode 2 – An Aethergolden Opportunity

May 12, 2017 00:38 - 5 MB

Sigmar has really taken off and we wanted to talk about it! It’s what we do… Sorry for the long delay but the FTN AoS episode 2 is ready for … Read More

FTN Episode 190 – Where Are We Going With 40k 8th Edition?

May 04, 2017 18:52 - 5 MB

This has been a crazy week for 40k. We had a TON of rules discussion directly from the Warhammer Community team.   All this week I’ve been putting reaction videos on … Read More

FTN Episode 189 – New Warhammer 40k – 8th Edition – More Info!

April 27, 2017 18:31 - 5 MB

The guys at GW have been dropping daily teasers for the upcoming edition of Warhammer 40k.  This has us going crazy.  The game has needed an overhaul of this scale … Read More

FTN Episode 188 – Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition – What We Know So Far

April 22, 2017 16:14 - 5 MB

We, in the States, woke up to a blast of news from Games Workshop.  8th Edition is on the way and the company released a surprising amount of information.  Here … Read More

FTN Episode 187 – Shadow War on the Brain and THREE Special Guests!

April 14, 2017 18:17 - 5 MB

This is a jam packed episode and almost two hours long!  We continue with our Shadow War and Adpeticon coverage.  Shadow War is a totally different game than some of … Read More

FTN Age of Sigmar Episode 1 – First Show 100% (97.5%) about Age of Sigmar

April 08, 2017 17:50 - 5 MB

Sigmar has really taken off and we wanted to talk about it!  It’s what we do…  This first episode takes a look at Warhammer Age of Sigmar in general and … Read More

FTN Episode 186 – Shadow War: Armageddon – Looking at the Future?

April 07, 2017 00:09 - 5 MB

Shadow War: Armageddon is flying off the shelves and eBay is on fire with people trying to get top dollar with their copies.. Worry not!  GW plans to make the … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 22 – Games Workshop Design Studio Interview!

April 01, 2017 14:02 - 5 MB

Paul sits down with a couple of guys from the Games Workshop Design Studio for a live chat at Adpeticon.  We talk about the upcoming game, Shadespire, and the future … Read More

FTN Episode 185 – Adepticon Recap and Duncan Rhodes!

March 30, 2017 16:58 - 5 MB

Paul is back from Adepticon and the normal crew is back to recording. There is a lot of additional coverage on the FTN facebook and from @warmaster_tpm on twitter. Hey … Read More

FTN Episode 184 – A mini Episode – GW Design Studio News and more…

March 29, 2017 02:37 - 5 MB

Games Workshop blew us away.. like out of our seats at Adpeticon this year during their design studio preview..We got the briefest tidbit of what we may see in the … Read More

FTN Episode 183 – The SQUATS are back – Just Kidding…

March 17, 2017 18:00 - 5 MB

The Squats aren’t back but GW sure is throwing all those old fans a bone with their upcoming Age of Sigmar release. Adepticon is on the horizon too, expect a … Read More

FTN Episode 182 – Player Spotlight and General Shenanigans

March 10, 2017 01:49 - 5 MB

We shine a light on Geoff “@iNcontroLTV” Robinson this episode before getting down with our brand of 40k talk with Reece Robbins from Frontline Gaming. Yo, Captain Morgan is out … Read More

FTN Episode 181 – Roboute Guilliman is BACK, Gathering Storm III Review

March 04, 2017 13:56 - 5 MB

This is a JAM PACKED episode. We start things off talking about the big blue man himself Roboute Guilliman. You don’t want to miss this! Hey Guys, The loyalist get … Read More

FTN Episode 180 – Are Harlequins Good Again? Were they Ever?

February 24, 2017 02:50 - 5 MB

I ask the guys this week to talk about the Gathering Storm Book II specifically for us to determine if it gave Harlequins what they need to be competitive outside … Read More

FTN Episode 179 – Bring on the Dancing Horses

February 17, 2017 19:31 - 5 MB

This is a packed episode and not a ton of it is with 40k…  I know, we’re a 40k show!  We lead off with Finishing Moves, then we ramble a … Read More

FTN Episode 178 – Horus Heresy Inferno Spectacular

February 09, 2017 18:50 - 5 MB

To us it seems like Inferno has been teased for way too long before we got to see the pages.  It was well worth the wait. Hey hey, The Las … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 21 – Game Design 102 – Class is in Session

February 08, 2017 20:58 - 5 MB

If you are the slightest bit curious what goes into designing your favorite games or even have a few designs in mind, yourself, you are not going to miss this. … Read More

FTN Episode 177 – Have We Forgotten the IG?! Nope..

February 03, 2017 18:46 - 5 MB

With every book and rule release we get to go back and take a look at everything that has come before with fresh eyes.  If you guys have recently discovered … Read More

FTN Episode 176 – How to Get the Most Bang for Your Psychic Buck

January 27, 2017 17:55 - 5 MB

We get specific with one of the Gathering Storm Relics we talked about last week and how it applies to the Imperial Soup.  Its neat to be able to look … Read More

FTN Episode 175 – More Relics For the Imperial Soup!

January 20, 2017 19:09 - 5 MB

This episode is a bit of mixed bag but we do get down and dirty with a few Gathering Storm Relics from the two tables in there.  You’re going to … Read More

FTN Episode 174 – See Ya Later Cadia – Gathering Storm Review

January 13, 2017 17:29 - 5 MB

We run down the Gathering Storm book today and give our initial impressions on the power characters – Belisarius Cawl and the dramatic return of St. Celestine.  You don’t want … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 20 – Witness The Firepower of this Fully Armed and Operational Magnus

January 06, 2017 22:24 - 5 MB

We are still on Holiday Time at FTN but we are kicking off the New Year with another bonus episode on Chaos army lists. Hey Everyone, Horton Doughton is back … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 19 – The Traitor Legions Will Win Tournaments

December 23, 2016 16:18 - 5 MB

Yo.. This may be the final episode of 2016 and we are going out with a competitive bang.  Horton joins me again for us to get real analytical on a … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode – Player Spotlight on Horton Doughton

December 20, 2016 01:57 - 5 MB

We have some amazing players in and around my surrounding area and we thought it would be great to sit down with a few of them and really try to … Read More

FTN Episode 173 – The Nitty Gritty of Chaos

December 16, 2016 14:14 - 5 MB

The Traitor Legion book has no end of awesome combos.  With no rolls necessary Chaos can now put several 2+ re-roll save Daemon Princes on the table.  Watch out!  These … Read More

FTN Episode 172 – Jam Packed With Chaos and Gift Guides!

December 09, 2016 14:53 - 5 MB

The Traitor Legion book is about to hit the shelves and this crew is crazy excited.  It is everything we wanted and more.  We also run down some gifts for … Read More

FTN Episode 171 – 1,000 Sons in 60 Minutes – Is Magnus a Flying Baneblade?

December 02, 2016 17:08 - 5 MB

This Wrath of Magnus set is awesome.  It advances the story in ways I don’t think we long time gamers every thought we would see. We also get the first … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 17 – Player Spotlight with Mike Twitchell

November 25, 2016 13:54 - 5 MB

Mike is one of the best Warhammer players I have ever encountered.  We try to pick his brain a bit and give a different perspective on army list design and … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 16 – Gav Thorpe Joins Us on the Mic

November 22, 2016 00:54 - 5 MB

Check out this special Bonus Episode of Forge The Narrative. Gav Thorpe is a venerable figure in our hobby and has been a part of the scene for a long … Read More

FTN Bonus Episode 15 – Reece from Frontline Gaming Takes Over!

November 20, 2016 21:37 - 5 MB

Check out this special Bonus Episode of Forge The Narrative. It is always fun to talk with Reece and the other guys from Frontline Gaming. We talk about the LVO, … Read More

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