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A 30k Podcast for the hobby, gaming, and lore enthusiast! Join us as we discuss how to bring the incredible and engrossing lore of the 30k universe onto the tabletop!

The Iterators Podcast


    • Sep 11, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 19 EPISODES


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    Tactical Games: Application of Military Doctrine in Your Horus Heresy Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 98:01


    Ever wondered how to use military tactics and strategy in your games? Well you're in luck! In this episode of the Iterators Podcast, we interview a United States Marine Corps officer in how to integrate a military strategy called the "OODA Loop" into your wargaming experience! Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction09:14 - What is the OODA Loop military doctrine34:11 - Seeing the OODA LOOP doctrine utilized within the lore of the Horus Heresy01:02:45 - Application of the OODA Loop on the tabletop01:32:37 - OutroSponsors: Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://www.hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP18: Get The Most Out Of Your Inductii

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 119:20


    After a bit of a hiatus, The Iterators Podcast is BACK with a brand new episode on how to integrate  Inductii into you force! Check it out as we will cover your legion's inductii and find fun and narrative ways to bring them to life on the tabletop.Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction3:57 - Ideas to integrate Legion Inductii into your force1:52:00 -OutroSponsors: Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://www.hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.netSponsors: Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://www.hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP17: New Missions, Plastic Mechanicum, & 30k Eldar? Bringing Spice to The Horus Heresy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 128:35


    New Missions for your Horus Heresy games? ✅Horus Heresy Narrative Crusade System? ✅30k rules for the plastic Admech range to flesh out your mechanicum? ✅Playable Eldar in the Horus Heresy? ✅Oli from the Panoptica team is back on the podcast and talking about all the projects they've been up to to help bring some spice to your 30k games! Check it out as we cover all this in our latest episode!Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction5:49 - New Missions & a 30k crusade system to help flesh out your campaigns59:14 - Liber Ingenium: Unlocking the plastic Admech range for The Horus Heresy1:22:09 - Liber Antiquia: The Eldar have entered the 30k chat 2:00:07 - OutroPanoptica Links:Panoptica Missions & Campaign: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberpanopticaLiber Centura: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/libercenturaLiber Ingenium - 30k rules for the Plastic Admech range: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberingeniumLiber Antiquia - 30k Eldar Rules: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberantiquiaSponsors: Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://www.hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP16: Imperial Guard in 30k? Bringing Imperial Militia to Life in The Horus Heresy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 125:40


    Can you bring Imperial Guard in the Horus Heresy? How viable can that possibly be? In this episode, The Iterators discuss how to bring the stories of the common soldier to life on the tabletop. Let's show those Astartes that they aren't the only ones that can have compelling storylines! Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction8:35 - Setting the scene: Audio Drama13:54 - Where you could draw inspiration for your force in history & SciFi33:00 - Warlord Traits and roleplaying your commander57:46 - Muster of the Worlds: Militia Provenances2:00:07 - OutroSponsors: Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://www.hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP 15: Adepticon 2023 - Battle Report with the Event Organizers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 147:07


    Join Josh and Daniel in this episode where we talk with the event organizers for the main Horus Heresy events for Adepticon 2023! In this episode, we do a deep dive into what inspired the narrative for the event,  how the event played out, and tips and tricks on how you could bring narrative event gaming to your local community. We hope you will enjoy it! Get all the latest information about the Taking of Phyrix Narrative series and links to all of their socials: https://linktr.ee/phyrixhttps://discord.gg/pPBEdGYQTb Sponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://www.hangar18hobbies.comTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction10:06 - Inspiration for the Adepticon narrative42:44 - Systems & tools that made Adepticon 2023 come to life1:25:53 - Tips & tricks you could use to build a narrative event at your local community2:18:38 - The best way to contact The Phyrix team & how you could help The Iterators Podcast Music:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP14: Transitioning From a Meta Player to a Narrative Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 143:15


    In arguably our most controversial episode to date, the Iterators interview a former meta 40k tournament player and talked about his transition to being a narrative Horus Heresy player. We hope you enjoy the episode and please let us know if you find the episode helpful for your community! Sponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://www.hangar18hobbies.comTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction11:59 - Tom's background in the tournament scene and why he started playing 30k45:16 - Mindset when transitioning from 40k to The Horus Heresy1:26:44 - How to become an event organizer (as opposed to a tournament organizer)2:09:04 - Exciting new episodes lined up for the Iterators PodcastMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP13: Liber Panoptica: A Candid Conversation With The Rules Writing Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 116:13


    Join Josh and Daniel in this episode where we delve into the Liber Panoptica ruleset! In this episode, we are joined by Walrus, the team leader of the Panoptica project, to get a firm understanding of what the Liber Panoptica and Liber Centura rules are as well as a peak under the hood in the process of how rules are developed.We hope you enjoy the episode and see if Liber Panoptica would be useful to you!Links to the Episode: HH: Age of Darkness Discord serverhttps://discord.gg/Yu27ErP4Liber Panoptica PDF (FREE)https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberpanopticaLiber Centura PDF (FREE)https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/libercenturaSponsors:Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP12: Neuter Your Army List? An Intro to Narrative List Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 100:25


    Neuter your army list??? Why would I ever want to do that?!?! In this episode, Josh and Daniel explain how they go about creating narrative army lists for their Horus Heresy games. Join us in our discussion of discovering the underrated beauty of narrative list building in 30k and how that could add so much to the enjoyment of your hobby experience! We hope you enjoy the episode! Sponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioLinks to the Episode: Brendan's White Scars:https://www.instagram.com/brendan_paints/The Push for Beta Garmon Campaign:https://www.facebook.com/groups/5362095480517766/Music:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP11: Breathing Life Into The Warlord Traits: Loyalists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 128:26


    From the Danish Vikings to Lawrence of Arabia, in this episode Daniel, Josh, & Josh discuss the the Loyalist Legions' Warlord traits and how you could leverage the lore to build your character.  We will discuss the unique aspects of each of the Loyalist Legions' Warlord Traits and give our impressions of how these traits relate to the culture of the legion and how you can create a unique and intriguing character using both historic figures as well as characters in other fictional works!We hope you enjoy the episode! Sponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP10: Breathing Life Into The Warlord Traits: Traitors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 104:45


    In this episode, Daniel & Josh discuss the the Traitor Legions' Warlord traits and how you could leverage the lore to build your character. We will discuss the unique aspects of each of the Traitor Legions' Warlord Traits and give our first impressions of how these traits tie into the culture of the legion and how they may connect to historical figures. Later on in the podcast, we will  give our thoughts on how you could build upon these traits to create flavorful and engaging characters.We hope you enjoy the episode! Sponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP9: Choosing the Right Legion For You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 60:45


    In this episode, Daniel & Josh discuss the techniques we use to help new players find the right legion for them. We break down exactly how we approach the challenge of finding an army that interest you and how you can use these same techniques when choosing a Legion for yourself! Additionally, we give a rapid-fire description of each Legion and what grand strategies & tactics they excel at. Be sure to check it out as you wouldn't want to miss it! We hope you enjoy the episode! Timestamps:0:00 - Intro: The 3 questions we always ask before starting up a new Legion04:37 - Part 1: What do you naturally get fired up about when talking with others?22:52 - Part 2: What color scheme you enjoy painting35:37 - Part 3: How do you want to fight the fight 39:03 - BONUS: Legion Rapid-Fire55:58 - Major takeaways and a recap of the episodeSponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP8: Writing Lore-Driven Battle Reports

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 78:18


    In this episode we will discuss the how to create immersive battle reports that immortalize the stories you play on the tabletop and help develop a fun roleplaying narrative for any campaign of game you play. Our guest Josh break down how he accomplishes this and and gives examples as to how YOU can try this out with your friends when playing games.Additionally, we have linked a battle report that our guest Josh wrote up below. We hope you enjoy the episode and try it out for yourself! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MLSNZSOH9Rkhr6ohVNPn0xAYfV04h4HI/view?usp=sharingTimestamps:0:00 - Introducing how to create immersive battle reports4:34 - How to capture tabletop events in your Batreps20:52 - Using the terrain and the environment to help tell your story33:14 - Combining the two concepts to flesh out a complete story for your Batreps1:08:23 - Major takeaways and a recap of the episodeSponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP7: Bringing History to Life on the Tabletop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 83:42


    In this episode we will discuss the how to bring history to life by using your Horus Heresy army to grab inspiration and role-play stories found in history on the tabletop. We break down the process and talk about an easy to replicate template YOU can use give this concept a go when building you Legion!We hope you will enjoy it! Timestamps:0:00 - Introducing the concept of using history to inspire your army list4:23 - Look to history for inspiration for your aspect of the Legion you play29:41 - Using history to create compelling characters56:57 - How role-play history on the tabletop using your 30k Legion1:16:39 - Exciting new episodes lined up that builds off this conceptSponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.netArt:Son of Horus — Artist: Zhi Chen

    EP6: Las Vegas Open 2022 - Interview with LVO's Event Organizer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 80:49


    In this episode we will be discussing everything Horus Heresy related for LVO 2022 with our guest Alex, the Event organizer for LVO's 30k events! He will discuss all the exciting plans he has for the event (no spoilers) and do a deep dive into what what inspired the narrative behind the event planning.We hope you will enjoy it! Timestamps:0:00 - Introduing Alex and LVO5:55 - Return to Istvaan: the Istvaan III campaign 26:29 - Siege of Ballyst: The main event for 30k LVO1:09:53 - Episode highlights & and how to reach AlexSponsors:  Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioThe Death and Betrayal Podcasthttps://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-death-and-betrayal-podcast-a-horus-heresy-and-/Hangar 18 Hobbieshttps://hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP5: What We Play & Why We Play it: Josh's Night Lords

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 59:14


    This is the first episode of our ongoing series titled "What We Play & Why We play it" where we talk about, well...just that! We will be discussing Josh's Night Lords and what inspired him to both carve out the narrative to his force and how the narrative impacts his list building.We hope you will enjoy it! Timestamps:0:00 - Intro into the series & discussing what we will be covering5:14 - Who are Josh's Night Lords? 51:28 - Recap & a big community thank youSponsors:Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP4: Designing History Inspired Characters in 30k

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 85:10


    In this episode we will discuss the how to make your flesh out making a backstory for your characters using history as inspiration. We break down the process and talk about an easy to replicate template YOU can use to so this process for your characters. Lastly we how you how the process works LIVE by creating a character using the template discussed in part 1 and 2 of the episode. We hope you enjoy it! Timestamps:10:00 - The template for fleshing out your character using history17:52 - Ian's example using the template33:07 - Using the history template to create a character live! Sponsors:Oil Spill Painting Studiohttps://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudioHangar 18 Hobbieshttps://hangar18hobbies.comMusic:Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexDark Side — Composer: Rafael FrostOutro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP3: Centurion & Decurion - The Cheapest Way to Play 30k

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 71:03


    In this episode we will discuss the what the Centurion & Decurion game modes are for 30k and why these game systems makes it EXTREMELY easy to get started playing The Horus  Heresy.Would you like to contact us? Instagram: the.iterators.podcastFacebook: The Iterators PodcastDiscord: The Iterators PodcastMusic:Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexSound Library — No Copyright SoundsOutro - theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP2: 3 Tips to Use When Making a Unit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 45:38


    In this episode we will discuss how to build a squad The Iterators Podcast way! We will introduce 3 lore-focused tips we use when we are constructing a new unit for our legion. Give it a go and let us know how it worked out for you! Timestamps:4:17 - What are the 3 tips we use when making a new unit? 19:42 - A live example of putting these 3 tips in action!Would you like to contact us? Instagram: the.iterators.podcastFacebook: The Iterators PodcastDiscord: The Iterators PodcastMusic:Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexSound Library — No Copyright SoundsOutro - theo.schwertle@gmx.net

    EP1: So...Why Should I Play 30k?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 56:06


    Hello and welcome to the Iterators Podcast! In this episode we will introduce ourselves and discuss the range of topics that we will feature in our podcast. We will also talk about why getting into 30k is probably one of the best decisions you could make!Timestamps:4:28 - Get HYPED about 30k17:52 - Honestly, how easy is it to get into 30k?33:07 - Who are we?40:27 - Why play 30k?Would you like to contact us? Instagram: the.iterators.podcastFacebook: The Iterators PodcastDiscord: The Iterators PodcastMusic:Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifexOutro - theo.schwertle@gmx.net

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