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A podcast focusing on the lore of the sprawling Warhammer 40,000 universe. With tongues firmly in our cheeks, we will help you to separate Drukhari from Dark Angels, Tyranids from Tau, and Craftworlds from Chaos Marines, and generally answer the burning question “what’s up with this Warhammer 40K stuff”Join Ben and Cral, a couple of self-confessed Warhammer noobs, as they journey into a fantasy institution guided by ageing fanboy Darren as he attempts to distill and summarise 30 years worth of Warhammer knowledge into bite-sized chunks. Informative, irreverent, and largely irrelevant, Laying Down The Lore will come to be your indispensable guide to the world of Warhammer 40,000.
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
07: ”Bore-Gar” | Warhammer 40K: History of Mankind - The Horus Heresy Pt1
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
In this episode … TREACHERY! The Horus Heresy begins in earnest as we look at the events that lead to it, if your name is Davin we don’t like you. We look at the destructive warning of Magnus, who may or may not have done anything wrong, and the subsequent purging of Prospero by the Space Wolves. We explore the background for and the events of both the Isstvan III atrocity and the dropsite massacre of Isstvan V. We close out the episode with an examination of the diabolical Betrayal at Calth where the Wordbearers avenge their wounded pride against the Ultramarines. We also learn that Dhar confuses Millions and Billions on a regular basis.
Wednesday May 10, 2023
06: ”Coo Doon” | Warhammer 40K: History of Mankind - Dreams of the Emperor
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
In this episode we look at the main players between the Unification War and the end of the Great Crusade. We discuss the origins and actions of the Emperor from his birth to the conquering of Terra and his understandable, but objectionable, culling of the warriors that got him there. We explore the role that Primarchs play, even after their disappearance, and the birth of the Legiones astartes, the iconic Space Marines. Finally we look at the launch of the Great Crusade and the rediscovery of the Primarchs, together with a brief example of how their experiences on their adoptive planets informed their way of making war.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
05: ”Iron Balls” | Warhammer 40K: History of Mankind 15000BC to 30000AD
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
In this episode, we take a summarising stroll through thirty thousand years of human history. Starting with the Age of Terra we discuss the diaspora of humanity and the generational ships they used. The Age of Technology sees the advent of warp travel, the "coincidental" birth of Navigators and the ultimate collapse of the interstellar human empire thanks, in part, to the AI-fuelled pogroms of the Men of Iron. The Age of Strife, or Old Night, is covered as the horror of a post-apocalyptic stellar empire is explored. We then turn our eyes back to Terra and the not-at-all genocidal Unification war of the Emperor of Man.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
04: ”Warm Hole” | Warhammer 40K: The Galaxy
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
In this episode we look at the Galaxy within which 40K is set, our own Milky Way A.K.A Gerald. We explore the 3 “realities” that share the space and discuss the importance of psychic lighthouses. We next discuss the administrative area of the Imperium of Man, the 5 Segmentae and their locations. Finally, we look at the classifications of planets and their biomes, civilisation level, and use. Despite what Dhar says… it’s a lot.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
03: ”Scorchio” | Warhammer 40K: Edition Lore Development Pt2
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
This episode has two goals. The first is to detail the expansive change in the game since the mid 90s, from 3rd to 9th edition. We examine each edition in turn and look at the arrival of new factions and races together with game-play innovations. Dhar discusses how the inconsistencies and gaps within the setting have been weaved together to form a holistically, though perhaps subjectively, perfect setting with an incredibly detailed timeline. Our second goal is to give Cral an information based aneurysm.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
02: ”Psyka Grove” | Warhammer 40K: Edition Lore Development Pt1
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
In this, our second episode we look at the first two editions of Warhammer 40K. The setting launched with Rogue Trader where the setting was very much “of its time”, mid to high sci-fi with a comic book feel and the most convoluted, perhaps even fractured, ruleset which Dhar still loves. We explore the many ways in which the game evolved and look at the key releases and books. Second edition brought the lore to heel and brought in changes that made game-play much faster. This edition codified the lore of the 40K universe and introduced a cohesive historic storyline and ongoing narrative.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
01: ”Space Toaster” | Warhammer 40K: Intro to the Grim Dark Future
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Welcome to this, our first episode! What is this? What are we trying to do? Dhar begins with trying to encapsulate the past 40(ish) years of Warhammer 40K. We look at the explosion of content from the first, comedy named including, edition to the apocalyptic levels of lore that have been used to populate the setting. What inspired the universe, *cough* Dune *cough* Hawkmoon *cough*, and what or who is the Emperor? We ask Dhar about getting into the hobby and his favourite aspects of the lore.
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Laying Down The Lore: 40K Trailer
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
The upcoming LDTL: 40K series in a nutshell.