Forces of Fantasy

Happy Halloween, dear listeners! This time we're not diving into a White Dwarf. Instead, we're going to take a look at a Warhammer-adjacent horror story. So sit back, grab a nice mug of your favourite pumpkin spiced (or other) beverage, and enjoy a little tale about a faraway city in a bygone era.

This episode, I'm joined by Padre from BigSmallWorlds / Tilea's Troubles for a lovely chat about playing Warhammer Fantasy Battles 1st edition, both back in the day and more recently. Well, recent-ish anyway.

You can find Padre's stuff over at https://bigsmallworlds.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/@bigsmallworlds. If you want to learn more about Padre's Tilea's Troubles campaign, I can highly recommend the interview he did with Josh over at the Crown of Command podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Tj6bwnbgp1MZygV3hUvhJ and another one with Matthew at Bedroom Battlefields https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwoyv8hD1Sg.

White Dwarf 99 has not a lot of Warhammer Fantasy content, but it does give you something to play with - which is exactly what we're going to do. We're given a preview of the (then) upcoming Realm of Chaos book with the infamous D1000 table of mutations, and rolling up a character with it ourselves. Oh, and there was also a preview or something... But MUTATIONS!!!

In White Dwarf 98 we get to unpack some Chaos goodies! From more Minotaurs (fetchez la vache!) to Thugs to Centaurs. It's not all Chaos though, there's also Dwarfs. But we've seen them already, so I'm juist going to skip over them. Chaos all the way today!

Well colour me forgetful. I completely missed this episode after coming back from my holidays and went straight into the continuation of the White Dwarfs. Here's the 3rd and final part of the Old World lore as set out in the WHFB 3rd edition rulebook. Enjoy!

Quality over quantity in this 97th issue of White Dwarf. There are not many Warhammer Fantasy (related) articles, but there is one. And it's a big one: a scenario with 4 opposing forces (2 a side), Dwarfs vs Greenskins. Looks fun to play. Now to find some Dwarf Pikemen...

No, dear listener, I'm not calling YOU a lobotomized human slave... Although... were I a Slann, I might. We unpack the Slann mercenary force and quite a bit more 3rd edition goodness (including a behind the scenes look by Richard Halliwell) in this look at White Dwarf 96.

We continue our Warhammer 3rd edition background section with a look at the timeline - divided into the Elder Age (covering Elves and Dwarfs) and the Age of Man. I wonder what race that last one is about. Probably Halflings. (Yes, there's Halflings in there, don't worry).

Alright, this should have been episode 60, or perhaps 59a. Either way, it should have come before the lore section. But it didn't. This is the audio of the video of me looking through the 3rd edition rulebook. A cursory glance only, mind you. You can find the video on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/forcesoffantasy/posts/warhammer-3rd-165440496?pr=true) and on my Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ul3gkNaQ-Y) if you want to have a look-see. And if you've already watched the video, then feel free to skip this episode and wait around a bit for the second part of the lore section.

The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. But mostly, I read it in the lore section of the 3rd edition WHFB Rulebook. We'll take a look at how the world has been changed (by the Slann and the collapse of their warp gates), as well as how the world has changed from 2nd to 3rd, and from 3rd to later editions. While a lot of pieces are in place, GW is still finding its footing with the development of the Warhammer World.

We're unpacking White Dwarf 95 on this episode, and boy, is there a lot to unpack. Tons of new miniatures, and of course a special feature teasing the rules for Warhammer Fantasy Battles 3rd edition.

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This episode we take a look at the fun "new" game Chaos Marauders, which has nothing to do with Chaos Marauders and everything to do with Orcs. There are also lots of beautiful miniatures to discuss - and the rules to go with them. A fitting last look at 2nd edition, because next time we're moving into 3rd!

Here's the links I mentioned:
Richard "Orclord" Hale's Stuff of Legends: http://www.solegends.com/
Man O' War / Warmaster / BFG community rulebooks: littlepresenthobbies@proton.me
MoW community rulebook review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU40R9FSbkY
Slayer - Blood for the Blood God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Fn3zg7WO0

The Warhammer Summer Reveal promises some new minis and rules for you Old World fans (as well as some new potential minis for use in your older editions of Warhammer). Speaking of older editions, White Dwarf 93 reveals what the (then) new game Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader is all about. So for just this once, we'll spend a bit of time reflecting on 40k as well as Fantasy.

What do Wyverns, Dragons, Minotaurs and Giant Scorpions have in common? They're all featured in White Dwarf 92, alongside such goodies as the Goblin Battle Chariots (yes, plural), Scarloc's Scouts, Wizards, ninja's and Chaos (both the Dwarfs and the Thugs variety). An audio-only look at a miniatures heavy White Dwarf. There'll be an article next time, I promise!

In this episode, we discuss all the Warhammer goodness in White Dwarf 91 - and it is PACKED with new miniatures (well, they were new at some point), WFRP (although I won't go into that) and an awesome looking 4-player scenario in Dog Peak Pass, Black Fire Pass' lesser known counterpart. And yes, there is a mechanic in this scenario for tossing Dwarf snowballs. And no, these are not snowballs thrown by Dwarfs.

What's the difference between a Warrior Orc and an Orc Champion? The champions have awesome monikers, of course. And better stats, but that's not as important. Either way, White Dwarf 89 is packed with new miniatures and a chance to win them. But you have to be quick, because the deadline is August... 1987. We're still hot on the tails of the Ravening Hordes release, so there's plenty of that too in the two issues covered in this episode.

That was a long wait, but I've finally crawled my way through my obligations towards the microphone again to continue our journey through 2nd edition Warhammer Fantasy with this coverage of White Dwarf 88, featuring the awesome looking Snotling Pump Wagon and a specialized Goblin army, the Broken Nose Tribe.

The good thing about Ravening Hordes is that it gives you access to allies (which are an army within your army) and mercenaries. The good thing about mercenaries is that they can supplement your army. The BAD thing about mercenaries is that they can at some point choose to supplement your opponent's army! Take a trip back in time, away from all the Cathay news and releases, to the final section of the Ravening Hordes (1987, there's so many it needs a designation).

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After a lengthy period of no podcasts, the Forces of Fantasy Podcast is back with another discussion of Ravening Hordes armies. In this episode: Chaos (men, dwarfs and beasts), Nippon and Norse. One of these has been split in three and the other two are just mentioned in the lore presently, if that. Ah, those were the days, when you could make Vikings battle exploding samurai...

All the news articles are taken from http://www.warhammer-community.com

Want to get in touch? Here's a bunch of links.

http://www.forcesoffantasy.com
https://forcesoffantasy.podbean.com/
E: forcesoffantasy [at] gmail [dot] com
Subscribe to the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@forcesoffantasy.
Come check out the Forces of Fantasy Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/forcesoffantasypodcast, follow https://www.facebook.com/forcesoffantasy for all the latest news and join the Forces of Fantasy Patreon for exclusive bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/forcesoffantasy.

Most of us are at an age where we have kids. How do we involve them in the hobby? Callum, Dave and Karl share their thoughts and insights in this 50th episode and 2 year anniversary special of the Forces of Fantasy Podcast.

Want to get in touch? Here's a bunch of links.

http://www.forcesoffantasy.com
https://forcesoffantasy.podbean.com/
E: forcesoffantasy [at] gmail [dot] com
Subscribe to the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@forcesoffantasy.
Come check out the Forces of Fantasy Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/forcesoffantasypodcast, follow https://www.facebook.com/forcesoffantasy for all the latest news and join the Forces of Fantasy Patreon for exclusive bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/forcesoffantasy.