Narrative Wargamer Podcast - A Warhammer 40k Podcast
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsA non-competitive 40k podcast with a focus on casual and narrative play, hobby news, and campaign gameplay.
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Episode 17: Crusade
September 12, 2020 11:49 - 2 hours - 112 MBWelcome 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 ancient relics, and suffer battle scars at the hands of rival Crusade forces. Chris gives a run...
Episode 16: Cleanse the Hull
August 23, 2020 10:24 - 2 hours - 99.5 MBWelcome 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 battleship, where the defender must fight off enemy forces and destroy the breaching devices before the...
Episode 15: Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition
May 31, 2020 08:51 - 1 hour - 106 MBWelcome 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, new Crusade format, new rules and stratagems, and of course awesome new models for an exciting...
Episode 14: Spearhead
May 06, 2020 17:52 - 2 hours - 112 MBWelcome 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 Baneblade project for his Cadians. We also checkout our current hobby projects in the Paint S...
Episode 13: The Hobby Beyond the Tabletop
April 10, 2020 09:03 - 2 hours - 117 MBWelcome 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 there are plenty of ways to enjoy the hobby when not rolling dice. We also discuss our lates...
Episode 12: The Serpent's Lure
February 27, 2020 11:21 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBWelcome 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 board tiles are added and removed mid-battle in this deadly game of cat and mouse! We also di...
Episode 11: Chapter Approved 2019 Edition
January 16, 2020 21:51 - 2 hours - 106 MBWelcome 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 and parallel games, and deck building in Maelstrom of War, we discuss them all! We also discu...
Episode 10: 8 Rules You Should Try
December 04, 2019 10:28 - 2 hours - 132 MBWelcome 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 games played, and checkout our current hobby projects in the Paint Station Garrison. Links: Con...
Episode 9: Phoenix Rising - The Rules
October 28, 2019 09:38 - 2 hours - 114 MBWelcome 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 of fortune psychic powers, as well as speculating about the next book in this exciting series....
Episode 8: Etheric Storms & Phoenix Lords
October 14, 2019 13:13 - 1 hour - 111 MBWelcome 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 phoenix lord and Drazhar master of blades from Blood of the Phoenix. We also discuss our latest ga...
Episode 7: Death from the Skies & Running Battles
September 22, 2019 09:07 - 1 hour - 109 MBWelcome 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 discuss the Running Battle narrative play mission from Vigilus Defiant, and the unique way it ...
Episode 6: Running Narrative Campaigns
September 06, 2019 15:17 - 2 hours - 88.8 MBWelcome 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 narrative campaigns, some hints and tips from our own experiences, and how to link your games of 40...
Episode 5: Interview with Cadian Shock
August 23, 2019 09:08 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBWelcome 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 him about his first experience playing a narrative mission from Vigilus Ablaze. Jake also joins...
Episode 4: Playing with Open War Missions
August 14, 2019 09:22 - 2 hours - 121 MBWelcome 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 hobby projects in the Paint Station Garrison. Links: Checkout our website for 40k & hobby articl...
Episode 3: Adding Narrative with Battlezones
July 24, 2019 10:41 - 2 hours - 107 MBWelcome 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 narrative environments to your games of 40k, and Tony discusses a recent game he played using t...
Announcement: Join the Show Today!
July 18, 2019 10:24 - 3 minutes - 4.72 MBWelcome 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 episode in the future. However, this means I am now looking for potential co-hosts and guests to ...
Episode 2: Fighting in Cities of Death
June 24, 2019 14:56 - 2 hours - 140 MBWelcome 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. We discuss the latest updates from the Hades narrative campaign, catch up with our current hobb...
Episode 1: Introductions & Expectations
June 07, 2019 14:53 - 2 hours - 160 MBWelcome 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 Hades narrative campaign, the games we have played, and our current hobby projects in the Paint...