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A monthly podcast focusing on the lore of the sprawling Warhammer Old World universe. With tongues firmly in cheeks we will help you to separate ghouls from goblins, snotlings from skaven stormfiends, and bonesplitters from beastclaw raiders ... this last pair was a test, they’re from Age of Sigmar and not Warhammer. See? Laying Down The Lore is the podcast you didn’t even know you needed! 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 Old World.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
28: ”Stealth Clowns” | Warhammer Old World: Mannfred and the Third Vampire War
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
In this episode we discover that while Konrad von Carstein ravaged the Empire his mysterious brother, Mannfred, studied the art of necromancy within the bleak sands of Nehekhara. We look at the Machiavellian plans of Mannfred and his role in the downfall of Vlad. So effective were his deceptions that Dhar keeps calling him Vlad. We look at Mannfred’s campaign to become the Emperor, marching to Altdorf itself where he is confronted by Grand Theoginist, and surfer-bro, Kurt III. We follow his siege of Marienburg and his cat-and-mouse evasion until he is involved in a Griffon mounting incident at the battle of Hell Fen.
Wednesday May 17, 2023
27: ”Cake or Death” | Warhammer Old World: Konrad and the Second Vampire War
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
In this our fifth Vampire Counts episode we examine the aftermath of the First Vampire War and the death of Vlad von Carstein. We follow the machinations of his five surviving sons and the fratricide that ensues resulting in Konrad von Carstein, an irredeemable psychopath, taking the throne of Sylvania and the start of the Second Vampire War. We look at this bloody crusade of violence as it faces off against both Dwarf and Human armies. The alliance of the elector Counts of the Empire, their treachery and the very brief reign of a zombie emperor. We end with the battle of Grim Moor and the fall of Konrad under a Runefang wielded by a vengeful son.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
26: ”P’Tah-Toh” | Warhammer Old World: Mordheim and the Rise of Vlad
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Our fourth episode starts with the end … of Mordheim! We explore the destruction of the city, its cause, the warbands that flock to the city for Wyrdstone (TM), some of the more notable locations, and what, if any, benefits this all provides to Vlad von Carstien, the Vampire Count of Sylvania. We then pivot into the story of the First Vampire War, where the Empire is once again brought to the brink of destruction! We look at the impact this has on both the Living and the Dead as Vlad goes on his happy-funtime tour of zombie recruitment being destroyed and returning to “life” several times. We close out with the story of Felix Mann, the Empire's greatest thief who *spoiler warning* steals something of great importance from the vampire's nap camp leading ultimately to Vlad's true death.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
25: ”Crallelogram” | Warhammer Old World: Hidden Histories of the Dead
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Our third episode launches with the explosive return of Nagash and his titanic clash with Sigmar as he tries to regain the lost Crown of Sorcery. We then trace the hidden paths of Vampires and Necromancers over the millennia touching on some of the most notable events such as the creation of the Vampire Coast, The Necromancer Vanhal and the warpstone showers in Sylvania, The rise of the necromantic Doomlord of Middenhiem Deiter Helsnicht. We closed out with the fabled Total Dragon Drainage of Abborash, the birth of the Ordo Draconis, and the return, again, of Nagash!
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
24: ”Anemone Enema” | Warhammer Old World: Birth of the Bloodlines
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
In our second Vampire episode, we look at the aftermath of the death of Nagash and the scattering of the Vampires. We look at the ignoble fate of Alcidizzar and the items he claimed from Nagah's corpse. The rise of Kadon and the kingdom of Mourkain are explored as well as the state of Vampires around the Warhammer world. We follow the conquests of the Strigoi vampires Ushoran and Vorag Bloodytooth and the creation of the Ghoul Kings. We touch on Neferata and her hatred for Ushoran and his kingdom, eventually orchestrating the downfall of both. We round out the episode with the rebirth of a very important necromancer....
Big thanks to Matt Rashid for voicing the announcer in this month's advert, you're a legend sir!
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
23: ”Strawpedo” | Warhammer Old World: Introduction to Vampire Counts
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
In this, our first vampire counts episode, we unveiled Dhar's total love, and not at all sexual desire, for the dead. We looked at their origins and their sudden and inexplicable division between the wet dead and dry dead. We looked at the 5 main bloodlines of vampire vounts, some of the regions of Warhammer that they infest, and their relations with the living. We then cast our minds back to the origins of the dead, the first glorious empire of man, Nehekhara. We looked at the events of Khemri and Lhamia and the life and ambitions of Nagash and the vampiric queen Neferatum. Returning from death, Nagash kills all but one of the mortal beings of Nehekhara and curses the surviving vampires as they flee before his power.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
22: ”Shingle Ladies” | Warhammer Old World: Mini Mayhem - Dwarf Warfare
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
In this, our final look into Dwarfen culture, we explore the incredible capacity the Dwarfs have for making war. We start with a list of dwarf warriors and regiments, from Thunderers and Longbeards, to Ironbreakers and Slayers, and the function they fill within the armies of each hold. We continue on into their war machines, both artillery such as the very aptly named Grudgethrower and the Gyrocopter and Gyrobomber airships, and discuss the engineering runes. Finally, we explore the three types of heroic Dwarf that occupy leadership positions in the Karak Ankor; Nobles (Kings and Thanes), Runesmiths, and Engineers.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
21: ”Doomy Rune” | Warhammer Old World: The Only Way is Up - Recent Dwarf Events
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
In this fifth Dwarf episode, High King Alriksson needs to secure the future of his people following the Great War against Chaos. Calling an assembly of kings he charges the assembled dwarfs to re-enact the glorious sagas of old, the Dwarf with the greatest list of deeds would be his successor. We explore the deeds of the great dwarfen lords and the renewal of racial pride that swells from the populace. In particular, we look at Thorgrim Grudgebearer, cousin to the High King, and the list of deeds and oaths that ultimately leads to his unanimous election as the High King. we then look at how he begins to fulfil his oaths to his people.
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
20: ”LOL Trolls” | Warhammer Old World: It’s the Little Things - Dwarf History Pt III
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
In our fourth Dwarf episode, the time of woes continues with the fall of many Dwarf holds. King Baragor of Karak Kadrin becomes the first slayer king and the holds of Karak Eight Peaks, Karak Azgal and Karak Drazh all fall to the Greenskin and Skaven menace. This degradation continues until the Dwarfs come across a potential race of allies dwelling on the surface, MANKIND! Negotiations are held in a halting fashion once Sigmar frees their High King and the Dwarfs view them as steadfast and honourable allies. Thus begins the Silver Age where Dwarfs regain some of their lost holdings and rediscover the faded arts of rune magic and engineering. The end of the Great War against Chaos however sees a hunger for a more traditional and heroic vein of Dwarf leadership.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
19: ”Abrakababra” | Warhammer Old World: A New Low - Dwarf History Pt II
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
In our third episode on Dwarfs we see that the creation of the great Vortex was successful and heralds the Golden age of the Dwarfs. We look at the trade between the Dwarfs and their new allies the Elves, respect, in particular, grew for Malekith and there was the expansion of the Karaz Ankor, their everlasting realm. But then BETRAYAL and DESTRUCTION as the Great War of Vengeance begins between these allies ended with the withdrawal of the elves and the quakes and eruptions that devastated the dwarven empire heralding the Time of Woes and the horrific events of the Goblin Wars.