Lorebeards

Welcome back to the Lorebeards podcast! I'm your host, Loremaster of Sotek, and it is my unrivaled pleasure to welcome none other than Andy Law to the show! Andy Hall is an absolute legend within the Warhammer lore sphere, being one of the writers who has cultivated and expanded the Warhammer Fantasy Universe over the last 30+ years into the beauteous masterpiece it has become. Currently he's working as one of the co-owners of the Rookery which can be found over on Youtube as can his personal Youtube, Patreon, and Discord under the LAWhammer name. Join us as I pick his brain all about Warhammer Fantasy lore, literature, roleplaying games, game creation, world building, cartography, and so much more!

Lorebeards returns after a long hiatus with your humble host, Loremaster of Sotek! Something stirs in the deep darkness of the earth, where magma flows and nightmarish horrors dwell. The Chaos Dwarfs are emerging at long last! To celebrate this occasion and really nerd out over what awaits us in the Dark Lands, I have invited the Chaos Dwarf Online community leaders to come chat with me about the faction they love so dearly! We talk everything from lore and tabletop to mechanics and visual design! Come join as we lay bare the secrets of Hashut and delve into the God of Tyranny's realm.

For this podcast we spend just a bit of time going over all the various tabletop news before hoping full head and heels into Immortal Empires.

Another Sunday means another episode of Lorebeards! After briefly discussing our respective week, Nathan and I quickly launch into the usual Tale of Two Gamers! After that we dive into our Who Would Win of Azazel vs. Malus Darkblade! Following this showdown, it's time to discuss the new Age of Sigmar leaks and reveals for Warcry with all of these things revolving around mortal worshippers of Be'lakor, the First Damned, After that it's time to return to Azazel with Total War Warhammer 3 news which takes quite a bit of time! Finally we briefly discuss some teasers for Dr. Festus and the old races of Warhammer 1 and 2.

Another week means another episode of Lorebeards! After a brief chat about our week, we launch into Tale of Two Gamers to check out everyone's awesome mini submissions! Thanks so much for all the amazing paint jobs. After that we switch into discussing the exciting recent reveal of a Snakeman in Bloodbowl! Could this be a hint for the Naga of Khuresh in the future...? We then conclude the tabletop discussion with some chatter about Ka'bandha's truly disturbing price tag and then the fun new big guy among the Squats of Necromunda. With that all wrapped up, Nathan and I turn our attention to the completed Immortal Empires map provided by Xenon. The discussion focuses on the future of Total War Warhammer in addition to the many changes made for Immortal Empires. After that comes the signature Who Would Win showdown of Aranessa Saltspite vs. Wulfrik the Wanderer! From there we cover a potential leak that the voice actor for Teclis has apparently completed a new voiceover role for a "High Elf Prince Aravael". What could it mean? Perhaps a new DLC?Finally we end with a lore discussion about our favorite Vampiric Bloodline! And that's it for this week, see you next time!

Lorebeards has returned after popular demand and a long break! After covering the Games Workshop Mini-game livestream, Nathan and I dive into discussing various aspects of Total War Warhammer 3, Tale of Two Gamers, and miscellaneous subjects. Good to be back!

In this Bonus episode, I am joined by Enticity and we discuss Total War Warhammer 3 as far as how the community is handling it and what we hope to see in the future along with many multiplayer aspects.

Join me and Nathan once more as we embark on Lorebeards again! After catching up and getting through Tale of Two Gamers we hop into quite a bit of new releases info including Darktide and Patch 1.1! Then we answer a viewer question about the Total War Warhammer 3 outrage followed by breaking down everything that happened at Adepticon. Finally we discuss the Old World a bit more before turning our attention to some Cubicle 7 information and what we're both up to privately.

On this episode of Lorebeards, Nathan and I come bursting out of the gate with a brief catch up and checking out Tale of Two Gamers entries. After that we delve into some Age of Sigmar news before really delving into talking about Patch 1.1 for Total War Warhammer among some gripes. This leads into some discussion about rumors of a Youtuber Union of sorts among the Total War creators. After that we cool down a bit with a Who Would Win before finishing up with our Lore Focus on our favorite Spell in Warhammer Fantasy!

For today's episode of Lorebeards, we launch into it quick with a catch up and of course checking all the models on Tale of Two Gamers. Then we delve into the Who Would Win which is quite the curious throw down. After that there's a discussion on the Tabletop Roleplay company Cubicle 7 and their recent release of "Up in Arms" which focuses heavily on Knights and Tilea. Once that is wrapped up we talk about Patch 1.0.2 coming to Total War Warhammer 3 and get into a larger discussion focusing on the overall release of the game and how it went. Finally, we wrap up with a new segment called "Lore Focus" which for this week Nathan and I discuss our favorite Knightly Order!

Lorebeards has returned on...wait, it's Saturday? Anyway, this episode ended up being an extra long one! We talk about quite a bit so buckle up! Age of Sigmar Releases, Discussing the Total War Warhammer 3 Release, Leaks about a LOT of stuff, and just...so much. Tune on in!

Another Sunday has come which means time for more Lorebeards! Introductions and Tale of Two Gamers flies by which leads straight into a brief discussion about Age of Sigmar releases coming out recently. Once we conclude that subject, Nathan and I delve into an intense discussion on Slaanesh in Total War Warhammer 3! Afterwards we turn our attention to the final subject of the day, being that of the future of Total War Warhammer including its DLCs.

Andy Hall has returned! For this very special episode of the podcast, we have our first ever SPONSORED episode by Creative Assembly themselves! We'll be interviewing Andy on Kislev, Cathay, and more! Time for tons of Warhammer lore goodness!

On this week's episode of Lorebeards we have a new special guest! A fellow Youtuber from across the ocean, MonstersAbound! After getting initial intros and catching up out of the way, we're on to checking out this week's submissions for Tale of Two Gamers. Then it's on to a Who Would Win that changes combatants at the last second! With that resolved we carry on to discussing Kislev (and a fair bit of Nurgle) in Total War Warhammer 3 before finally delving into MonstersAbound's ancient history with Warhammer!

Another week, another episode of Lorebeards! After blitzing through our intro (while wishing Nathan the best of luck on his new journey to quit smoking) and Tale of Two Gamers, we're off to dealing with Who Would Win! With the match up behind us, the time has come for us to dive into our thoughts on Nurgle & Tzeentch in Total War Warhammer 3. Afterwards we discuss the Las Vegas Open hosted by Games Workshop for a bit before finally diving into the final discussion of the day being future DLC for the Total War Warhammer series.

Hot damn it has been a minute! After long Christmas holidays, medical issues, and other concerns Lorebeards has finally returned! And we're back in style with a nearly 2 hour full episode covering the classics of Who Would Win and Tale of Two Gamers, we also have a lot of TWW3 to discuss! So let's get into it!

After an incredible journey to Scotland and various misadventures, Nathan and I have finally reunited for a new episode of Lorebeards! After a MONTH of being absent, obviously a lot has happened so there's much catching up to do! First off we briefly touch on what we were up to over November followed by checking out the Tale of Two Gamers entries on Twitter! We'll do Discord posts next time. Then we discuss a Who Would Win of Skarbrand the Exiled versus Kholek Suneater! Once that debate is out of the way we spend a healthy amount of time checking out all of the Total War Warhammer news we missed mainly focused on the Ogre Kingdoms, Nurgle, and Slaanesh. Finally with that done we spend a small amount of time on Tabletop news before wrapping up. See you next week!

In this week's more chill episode of Lorebeards, Nathan and I after a brief intro dive right into the MASSIVE amount of Tale of Two Gamers submissions that we received over the prior few weeks. And I mean MASSIVE! After all of that is finished we discuss our Who Would Win? Once the grand duel is resolved we get into talking about the Tzeentch roster reveal as well as other Total War Warhammer related news before finishing with Games Workshop news. Then of course the outro, keep in mind we're on break for about two weeks! See you when we get back!

For our first double digit episode of Lorebeards, Nathan and I are joined by none other than the God of Cheese himself, LegendofTotalWar! After getting our Who Would Win for this week out of the way, we spend the vast majority of the episode discussing the new mechanics revealed for Tzeentch, Kislev, and Grand Cathay! Opinions fly around the room as we talk about that and our thoughts on Total War Warhammer 3.

On this EXTREMELY special episode of Lorebeards, Nathan and I are joined by a very special and legendary guest! Be sure to tune in for this rare episode where we deep dive into all that is Cathay, in ways that you've never seen before!

For this week's episode of Lorebeards, Nathan and I start by concluding the unit version of a Tale of Two Gamers, next time will be Monsters/monstrous units! After that we dive into discussing our thoughts on the Cathay Roster Reveal followed by the announcements about the Dogs of War from Cubicle 7. From there we Segway into discussing the recent Border Princes map released by Games Workshop before directing our attention to this week's Who Would Win of Emperor Karl Franz vs. Eltharion the Grim! Finally we give a special announcement for the next episode of Lorebeards which will be out soon!

A more relaxed week as it's just Nathan (Great Book of Grudges) and myself this time. Turns out we both goofed our scheduling and weren't ready to show off units for Tale of Two Gamers so there's a week extension, but we do look at quite a few submissions from fans! After that we dive into discussing Tzeentch in Total War Warhammer 3 along with some more general Chaos things. Following this is another Who Would Win segment featuring the Fay Enchantress of Bretonnia versus the Grand Theongonist Volkmar the Grim. After that we return to Total War Warhammer 3 to discuss our hopes and thoughts on the upcoming Great Bastion battle system which leads into a long discussion about the current controversies surrounding Total War Warhammer 3.

This time on Lorebeards we finally take a bit of a breather from the Cathay Hype Train to discuss other matters in the hobby world! With our sultry-voiced guest Baldermort, Nathan and I work our way through a myriad of subjects. Starting with introductions and update on Tale of Two Gamers, we then head into talking about the Ogre Kingdoms and what we're hoping to see from them in Total War Warhammer. After that it's time for another Who Would Win showdown featuring Morghur the Shadowgave vs. Throgg the Troll King! With that matchup behind us, the discussion turns to the bizarreness that was Warhammer 40k cameos in The End Times of Warhammer Fantasy. Eventually we manage to alter course from that mess and talk about some thoughts revolving around how Fantasy races might interact with the 40k universe if they suddenly found themselves within it. Lastly we spend a good deal of time talking about how the Warhammer 40k hobby is doing these days and what exciting or concerning things might be on the horizon along with Warhammer: The Old World. Please enjoy!

For this week in Lorebeards we had quite the exciting lineup! This week we're joined by Ruo Yu Chen, an extremely skilled artist with an impressive resume and who sports an excellent amount of knowledge about the legends and myths which inspired Cathay! First off there's an update to the Tale of Two Gamers, showing off our painted Heroes and checking out entries from the community. After that we dive into this week's Who Would Win featuring Kairos Fateweaver against Lord Mazdammundi. Following that is the main focus of this week's episode where we speak with Ruo Yu about Cathay in depth and all of the inspiration behind its design and creation. From there we check out Ruo Yu's own personal projects with a heavy focus on the efforts by his Khuresh team. Finally we speak briefly about the recent updates to Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

Finally back on to the regular schedule, for Lorebeards this week we have on our first special guest who is a notable member of the Total War Warhammer Multiplayer community to walk us through the experience of the multiplayer community over the course of TWW 2. We also have the Who Would Win of Settra the Imperishable vs. Archaon the Everchosen, showing off some artwork appearing on Artstation by the brilliant creators behind Kislev, and a long focus on Araby. Finally there's a brief announcement from the Warhammer Online community about a special anniversary and noting that Age of Sigmar 3rd edition is releasing its first battletomes this upcoming Saturday.

The Lorebeards are back! Today we focus on what we've been up to both in and out of the hobby, Tale of Two Gamers, Warhammer Games we think deserve more attention, WWW (Who Would Win) of Taurox the Brass Bull vs. Grimgor Ironhide, discuss which Legendary Hero we'd like to see next, and talking Cathay hype for the month of September!

This week Nathan and I discuss the History of Slaanesh over the years as well as FLC Lord Idea, Men Behind the Beards, Abhorash vs. Tyrion, and the Evolution of Orruks!

Starting with new Cathay Lore from WFRPG 4th Edition by Cubicle 7, Warhammer: The Old World Rumors, Total War Warhammer 2 Lookback, Who Would Win, and Age of Sigmar news.