Oldex
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAudio adaptations from older, out of print codexes and other Warhammer 40,000 rulebooks by me, RJ Bayley.
For lovers of oldhammer, middlehammer, Warhammer 40,00 lore and Warhammer lore in general.
You can talk to me about 40K and which old 40K fiction I should turn my attention to next at https://twitter.com/RJBayley.
Got an old rulebook you want to send me for me to adapt into audio? Get me on Twitter, above, or at [email protected].
Many thanks to Graham McNeill for his help with identifying which authors go with which codex stories.
Graham McNeill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrahamMcNeill
Graham McNeill's website: https://graham-mcneill.com/
If you've enjoyed any of these audio stories, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe so you know when the next one is out.
Oldex, is entirely unofficial and uncommercial, from out of print publications, is a derivative work with all copyrights owned by Games Workshop, covered by their fair use policy, and is a celebration of the hobby and the fiction I grew up with.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
A Visit from Sautekh - ’Twas the Night Before’Cronmas
December 16, 2022 16:58 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MBA 'Cronmas gift from Oldex. Would you like to get me a free Christmas present? If you would, you could contact Black Library on Facebook and tell them you want me to narrate one of their audiobooks. That would make my Christmas to be honest. If you've enjoyed listening to Oldex, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you found this to help spread the word: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Spotify: https://open....
Ork Speed Kult - Codex Armageddon pages 10 to 12
December 08, 2022 23:17 - 5 minutes - 12.5 MBReports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Hey, at least it's not such a gargantuan break as last time, is it? Seriously though, thank you very much for sticking with Oldex. I didn't realise it had been a month, I thought it was more like two weeks. For the last couple of months my depression has really battered me. It's been hard to do the bare minimum when it comes to audiobook narration and voice acting that actually pays me. Doing this passion project on top was asking too much ...
Armageddon Profiles - Codex Armageddon pages 8 and 9
November 07, 2022 20:00 - 7 minutes - 16.5 MBLike my readings of GW literature? Why not do me a favour and contact Black Library on Facebook and tell them you want me to narrate one of their audiobooks. That would make my day to be honest. If you've enjoyed listening to Oldex, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you found this to help spread the word: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1aehYQH8DpHRlWNbRufQTN?si=8b693...
The Third Armageddon War - Codex Armageddon pages 5 - 8
October 27, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 57.6 MBPresenting a bumper episode to celebrate reaching 5000 downloads. Thank you so much for listening to my little fan project. Here's to the next 5K! If you've enjoyed listening to Oldex, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you found this to help spread the word: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1aehYQH8DpHRlWNbRufQTN?si=8b69327427704038 Many thanks to Andy Chambers, Jervi...
What Happened Next... - Codex Armageddon page 4
October 17, 2022 14:25 - 7 minutes - 16.8 MBPrelude to the third war for Armageddon. If you've enjoyed listening to Oldex, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you found this to help spread the word: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1aehYQH8DpHRlWNbRufQTN?si=8b69327427704038 Many thanks to Andy Chambers, Jervis Johnson and Gav Thorpe for writing the stories I grew up with. Does Jervis Johnson do social media? I ...
History of Armageddon - Codex Armageddon pages 2 and 3
October 13, 2022 13:09 - 12 minutes - 28.4 MBWhat a treat to get into more of a chunklet monklet this episode. Like what I do? Please follow me on Twitter @RJBayley and like the Oldex Facebook page. Could you please share it with your friends as well? If you've enjoyed listening to Oldex, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you found this to help spread the word: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1aehYQH8DpHRlWNbRuf...
I Pray - Codex Armageddon page 1
October 03, 2022 16:14 - 5 minutes - 13 MBIf there was one codex that made me fall in love with the Warhammer 40,000 universe, it was Armageddon. Listeners have requested Oldex covers Eldar and Ork books. I've managed to secure an Eldar codex, but Ork ones always end up beyond my means. If you'd like to donate an old Ork codex to this project, just get in touch using the means below. If you've enjoyed listening to Oldex, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you found this to help spr...
Xenthorp Garrisons - Codex Imperial Guard 3rd Ed. page 32
September 26, 2022 13:37 - 10 minutes - 24.8 MBIn which I narrate mostly a chart! There was some lore on the same page, but I felt like it was missing some context without the full chart rundown. Plus, this is the final piece from Codex Imperial Guard (3rd. ed) and I didn't want to end it on a tiny little piece. I've had requests to cover old Eldar and Ork codices, but keep missing out on those as their eBay prices inflate beyond my means. I don't suppose you want to donate one to me, do you? If so, get in touch using the methods below....
Colonel Schaeffer’s Last Chancers - Codex Imperial Guard 3rd Ed. page 27
September 23, 2022 20:02 - 10 minutes - 25.2 MBThe original and in my opinion best Kill Team. Also a set of figures from my childhood who I've since stripped in order to give them the proper paintjob these icons of Warhammer 40,000 deserve. If you've enjoy listening to Oldex in, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you found this to help spread the word: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1aehYQH8DpHRlWNbRufQTN?si=8b6...
Nork Deddog, Ogryn Bodyguard - Codex Imperial Guard 3rd ed. Page 25
September 15, 2022 14:48 - 5 minutes - 11.8 MBStarring the toppermost lad, Nork Deddog is a character close to my heart and has been since I first read this edition of the Imperial Guard codex as child. I hope I've done him justice, with his phonetically written dialogue informing how I portrayed him. If you've enjoy listening to Oldex in, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, or where you found this to help spread the word: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Spotify: h...
Hate and Honour - Codex Imperial Guard, 3rd ed., page 24
September 09, 2022 16:08 - 5 minutes - 13.6 MBOldex ain't dead. It's always, always fun to do ork voices. If you've enjoy listening to Oldex in audio format, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Many thanks to Jervis Johnson and Gav Thorpe for writing this story I grew up with. Are there any old codexes you think I should turn into audio next? Let me know at www.twitter.com/RJBayley or at [email protected]. Get in touch ...
They Will Go No Further - Codex Imperial Guard, 3rd ed., page 22
December 11, 2021 17:17 - 7 minutes - 16.4 MBI absolutely love Lord Commander Solar Macharius. He's one of my favourite characters. There isn't an audibook of the Macharius omnibus. Be a dear and email/tweet Black Library saying you want me to narrate that as an audiobook, won't you? Cheers. If you've enjoy listening to Oldex in audio format, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Many thanks to Jervis Johnson and Gav Thorpe for ...
Extract from General Serjanus‘ ‘Breaching the Darkness‘
November 29, 2021 11:49 - 4 minutes - 9.59 MBSomething a bit meatier to get our teeth into, and the first of two extracts concerning one of my favourite characters in all Warhammer. I still have his model and when I've worked through more of The Backlog I'm looking forward to making a diorama with him. If you've enjoy listening to Oldex in audio format, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Many thanks to Jervis Johnson and Gav ...
Jumael 1 ‘Lucky Aces‘ - Codex Imperial Guard, 3rd ed., by Jervis Johnson and Gavin Thorpe, page 20
November 26, 2021 17:29 - 1 minute - 4.46 MBThey're called lucky, but honestly, how lucky can you really be considered to be when you're an Imperial Guardsman? If you've enjoy listening to Oldex in audio format, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Many thanks to Jervis Johnson and Gav Thorpe for writing this story I grew up with. Are there any old codexes you think I should turn into audio next? Let me know at www.twitter.co...
Lexxian IX ‘Sawtooths‘ - Codex Imperial Guard, 3rd ed., by Jervis Johnson and Gavin Thorpe, page 14
November 04, 2021 18:04 - 1 minute - 4.39 MBHonestly, there's longer fiction in this codex, it's just all later on. Certainly nothing like the fiction contained in the later 3rd ed. Codex Necrons though. Still, it gives examples of flavourful regiments beyond the big main ones that have their own doctrines these days. If you've enjoy listening to Oldex in audio format, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Many thanks to Jervis...
Mortant VII ‘Headhunters‘ - Codex Imperial Guard, 3rd ed., by Jervis Johnson and Gavin Thorpe, page 10b
October 27, 2021 19:34 - 2 minutes - 5.3 MBMy sincere apologies in the time it's taken to get this out. A long term health condition really took a nosedive and I was struggling to get the basic facets of my life done, never mind Oldex. I think I'm on the up again now, and normal service shall resume. I appreciate your understanding. If you've enjoy listening to Oldex audio format, I'd really appreciate it if you would leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oldex/id1574187584 Many th...
A Letter to My Brother - Codex Imperial Guard 3rd. ed. by Jervis Johnson and Gavin Thorpe page 10a
August 30, 2021 10:33 - 7 minutes - 18 MBI've gone ahead and started to title these. They're not the official titles, just ones I think appropriate. I don't mean to impede on the writer's original story, or put my stamp on it (even though I am, really), it's just because I think it's going to be easier for you to know which stories you have or haven't listened to this way, rather than trying to remember if you've listened to 'page 10a' or 'page 10b'. This is a really human piece of Imperial Guard life that sets them apart from all...
Review Transmission - Codename: Tom Taylor-Stubbs
August 19, 2021 15:01 - 1 minute - 3.22 MBA huge thank you to Tom Taylor-Stubbs for your review on iTunes. If you have a review you’d like to be intercepted by the Oldex Astropaths and broadcast on this podcast, simply leave a 5 star review on iTunes and tell me you have done so @RJBayley on Twitter, RJ Bayley on Instagram or at robertjbayley (at) gmail.com.
Codex Imperial Guard, 3rd. ed., by Jervis Johnson and Gavin Thorpe, page 6b
August 13, 2021 16:30 - 4 minutes - 11 MBOldex now has a Facebook page! Like to keep up to date with new releases and show your support for the project: https://www.facebook.com/OldexPodcast I thought Storm Troopers, now called Tempestus Scions, coming from the Schola Progenium was a relatively modern thing, perhaps brought in with the Scions replacing the Storm Troopers in...I want to say 6th edition? I also thought the Kasrkin style of Storm Troopers came in 4th edition or later, but having just looked them up in this codex, th...
Codex Imperial Guard, 3rd. ed., by Jervis Johnson and Gavin Thorpe, page 6a
August 05, 2021 12:32 - 3 minutes - 9.14 MBOldex now has a Facebook page! Like to keep up to date with new releases and show your support for the project: https://www.facebook.com/OldexPodcast I had a choice between 3rd edition Imperial Guard or Space Marine codexes and listener Tom favoured the Astra Militarum. It's a wise choice; after the otherworldly and Lovecraftian weirdness of the Necrons this most human and relatable of factions will make the perfect counterpoint. If anyone knows who the fictions within this codex were spec...
Review Transmission - Codename: Menaden
July 27, 2021 12:41 - 1 minute - 3.64 MBA huge thank you to Menaden for your review on iTunes. If you have a review you’d like to be intercepted by the Oldex Astropaths and broadcast on this podcast, simply leave a 5 star review on iTunes and tell me you have done so @RJBayley on Twitter, RJ Bayley on Instagram or at [email protected].
Necrons Codex 3rd ed. Page 58 - 59 by Graham McNeill
July 22, 2021 22:53 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBHappily, it all comes back around. My first Oldex adaptation was a Graham McNeill story, which felt appropriate given the help he gave me in attributing the authors to the correct stories. Its for the same reason it feels fitting that this last story from Codex Necrons 3rd ed. is one of his as well. Thank you for listening to this first...phase? Season? of Oldex. Maybe I should just call it the first Codex? If you've enjoy listened to Codex Necrons 3rd edition in audio format, I'd really a...
Codex Necrons, 3rd ed. Page 49 by Andy Chambers
July 17, 2021 20:25 - 8 minutes - 20.1 MBDid they pick this storyline up elsewhere? A schism in the Adeptus Mechanicus caused by a necron worshipping sect? A great piece in 3rd. ed. Codex Necrons, both in terms of presentation and the possibilities it opens. You don't get many characters in these stories as the fiction is so short, so it's nice to be able to do three separate characters in one piece. There's part where the interrogating Ad Mech cyborg says "is" twice in a row. I think it's a typo, but I've included it and played ...
Alignment of Alien Structures on Angelis, Codex Necrons 3rd ed., page 32
July 06, 2021 11:05 - 7 minutes - 17.4 MBOne of the things I love about necrons is how they take inspiration from great Earth mysteries, thus suggesting that they were responsible for them millenia ago. In this piece by Phil Kelly he links the necrons to the Orion correlation theory of the real pyramid complex of Giza, as well as those pyramids near perfect alignment with the cardinel compass points. Thank you to Phil Kelly for writing the fiction I grew up with. Are there any old codexes you think I should turn into audio next ...
Visions of the Sleeping God, Codex Necrons 3rd ed., page 26
June 29, 2021 10:23 - 6 minutes - 13.8 MBAbaddon the Despoiler himself gets receives a dark prophecy of something lurking beneath the crust of Mars. Thank you to Andy Chambers for writing the fiction I grew up with. Are there any old codexes you think I should turn into audio next Let me know at www.twitter.com/RJBayley or at [email protected]. Many thanks to Graham McNeill for his help with identifying which authors go with which codex stories. Graham McNeill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrahamMcNeill Graham McNeill'...
Evaluation of Anomalous Vessel [EX-342/26] - Supplementary Report, Codex Necrons by Andy Chambers
June 28, 2021 12:07 - 11 minutes - 27.4 MBThis is a genuinely scary story that really plays up the Lovecraftian inspiration of the necrons. I wanted to do something quite cartoonish and OTT with this one, but I actually think it turned out sounding really good. Voice acting lesson: go cartoonish and OTT more often. Thank you to Andy Chambers for writing the fiction I grew up with. Are there any old codexes you think I should turn into audio next Let me know at www.twitter.com/RJBayley or at [email protected]. Many thanks t...
Codex Necrons, 3rd ed Page 8 by Andy Chambers
June 28, 2021 12:04 - 5 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this Callidus assassin story by Andy Chambers, an unwitting target is made prey by a manipulative, intelligent and powerful death dealer. Thank you to Andy Chambers for writing the fiction I grew up with. Are there any old codexes you think I should turn into audio next? Contact me at www.twitter.com/rjbayley or [email protected]. Many thanks to Graham McNeill for his help with identifying which authors go with which codex stories. Graham McNeill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
Extract from Deus Ex Mechanicus, Codex Necrons, 3rd ed., pages 6 & 7 by Andy Chambers
June 28, 2021 12:01 - 8 minutes - 19 MBA rough landing for the Adeptus Mechanicus on a Necron tombworld in this week's Oldex. Thank you to Andy Chambers for writing the fiction I grew up with. Are there any old codexes you think I should turn into audio next? Tell me at https://twitter.com/RJBayley/ or [email protected]. Many thanks to Graham McNeill for his help with identifying which authors go with which codex stories. Graham McNeill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrahamMcNeill Graham McNeill's website: https://gra...
Codex Necrons, 3rd ed., page 63 by Phil Kelly
June 28, 2021 11:58 - 9 minutes - 21.2 MBThe second of two videos I'm releasing this week to mark Age of Sigmar 3rd edition, written by it's creative lead Phil Kelly. Phil Kelly writes marvellously morose Eldar, and I tried to stay away from the typical lighter voice in favour of something more husky and deep for Ulthwé Farseer Maechu. Thanks for all you've done and do for the hobby and community Phil Kelly. You can talk to me about 40K and which middlehammer/oldhammer codex lore I should record next at https://twitter.com/RJBay...
Codex Necrons, 3rd ed., page 56 by Phil Kelly
June 28, 2021 11:56 - 7 minutes - 17.4 MBTo celebrate the announcement of Age of Sigmar 3rd Edition, I'll be releasing two videos this week written by it's creative lead Phil Kelly. Written nearly two decades ago, this story comes from the third edition of AoS's sister game, Warhammer 40,000. And, like the tabletop gaming/hobby visionary he is, he gave us a Deathwatch story 4 whole editions before they even got a codex. Thanks for all you've done and do for the hobby and community Phil Kelly. You can talk to me about 40K and wh...
Threat Assessment of the Necron Fleet, Codex Necrons 3rd ed, page 57 by Phil Kelly
June 28, 2021 11:54 - 10 minutes - 23.3 MBI love hearing from the voices that aren't represented on the tabletop. Went with a West Country accent as: A) It gives the character a salty seadog feel. B) After voicing Hafgan in Lee C Conley's audiobook of The Dead Sagas, I realise the West Country accent can sound really badass. Thanks to Phil Kelly for writing the fiction I grew up with. You can talk to me about 40K and which middlehammer/oldhammer codex lore I should record next at https://twitter.com/RJBayley or robertjbayley@gmai...
Codex Necrons 3rd ed., page 52 & 23 by Graham McNeill
June 28, 2021 11:45 - 8 minutes - 18.6 MBBlack Templars vs. Necrons. If only there was a psyker to sort all this out in moments. Alas... You can talk to me about 40K and which middlehammer/oldhammer codex lore I should record next at https://twitter.com/RJBayley or [email protected]. Many thanks to Graham McNeill for writing this and his help with identifying which authors go with which codex stories. Graham McNeill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrahamMcNeill Graham McNeill's website: https://graham-mcneill.com/ If yo...
Adeptus Mechanicus ref: Xenos Weaponry, Codex Necrons 3rd ed, pages 54 & 45 by Phil Kelly
June 28, 2021 11:43 - 7 minutes - 18.2 MBA member of the Adeptus Mechanicus details the impossibility of necron Gauss weapons. To make the cyborg AdMech voice how could I resist using a Gaussian dither? Thank you to Phil Kelly for writing fiction that I grew up with. Phil Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/philkellywords You can talk to me about 40K and which middlehammer/oldhammer codex lore I should record next at https://twitter.com/RJBayley or [email protected]. Many thanks to Graham McNeill for his help with ide...
Darkness Rising, Codex Necrons 3rd ed, page 11 by Graham McNeill
June 28, 2021 11:39 - 7 minutes - 17.2 MBThe second Graham McNeill story here on Oldex. Given the recent spotlight on his creation Uriel Ventris, I thought it only right to narrate/produce Darkness Rising as an audio story, which links to his novel Nightbringer. You can talk to me about 40K and which middlehammer/oldhammer codex lore I should record next at https://twitter.com/RJBayley or emailing [email protected]. Many thanks to Graham McNeill for writing this and his help with identifying which authors go with which code...
Shadow Games, Codex Necrons 3rd ed, pages 8 & 9 by Phil Kelly
June 28, 2021 11:36 - 12 minutes - 29.7 MBAn intriguing story to find in Codex: Necrons 3rd edition because...well, you'll hear. You can talk to me about 40K and which middlehammer/oldhammer lore I should record next emailing [email protected] or at https://twitter.com/RJBayley. Thank you to Phil Kelly for writing fiction that blew my childhood mind, and also my adult one. Phil Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/philkellywords Many thanks to Graham McNeill for his help with this project in identifying which authors go wi...
Extract from Deus Ex Mechanicus, Codex Necrons, 3rd ed, page 50 by Andy Chambers
June 28, 2021 11:34 - 9 minutes - 21.6 MBThe second installment of Oldex: my audio story adaptation of the wonderful fiction from out of print Warhammer 40,000 codexes and other books I grew up with. I hope you enjoy this story. I wanted to give the rogue trader a northern accent because: A) that the outdated societal associations with accents we hold today don't necessarily hold true in the far future. B) I love doing a northern accent. I didn't like my native accent when I was little and deliberately worked to not have it. No...
Codex Necrons, 3rd ed., Page 3 by Graham McNeill
June 28, 2021 11:31 - 7 minutes - 16.6 MBWelcome to this first installment of Oldex, in which I adapt the wonderful fiction from out of print Warhammer 40,000 codexes and other rules books into audio stories. First things first: thank you ever so much to Graham McNeill, the very author of this and so many other stories I grew up reading. Graham took the time to tell me the specific authors of the individual pieces in 3rd edition Codex Necrons after I sent him photos of them *all* from my own copy. As you may know, codexes genera...