The 40k Lorecast

Warhammmer 40k

The 40k Lorecast is a weekly dive into all the Lore that surrounds Warhammer 40k.  Brad Chester and John will take you on a deep dive into everything that is the lore of the Warhammer 40k Universe.   Our weekly podcast is dedicated to exploring the rich lore of the Warhammer 40k universe, diving deep into the stories, characters, and events that make this universe so captivating. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of the 41st millennium! our new website (its is a work in progress) www.the40klorecast.comhttps://discord.gg/MV23x3dWAxpatreon.com/The40kLorecast

  • 1 hour 20 seconds
    Episode 81 - Knights - their origins and survival of the long night

    On Today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Knights of 40K.  We start with their origins in the

    Golden age of technology from the early colonists heading out into the galaxy with their STC’s.  From there we talk about the Age of Strife separating the colonists from the rest of human civilization, but with a focus on how the Knight worlds survived.  We than talk about the throne Mechanicum and the ritual of becoming, focusing on how they change the psyche of the pilots.  More importantly, we talk about how this change affect the knight pilots to become better leaders and protectors of their subjects.  We then close with a breakdown of the noble culture and knights themselves. 

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    7 April 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Episode 80 - Ynnari pt3 - Cawl and Guilliman save the Imperium

    On Today’s cast we finalize our coverage, for now, on the Ynnari story ark.  This time we are focusing in the events of the imperium at this moment.  We open with a back story on Belasarius Cawl, his birth and rise through the ranks of the Mechanicum and ad mech.  More importantly we talk about his Soul Merging technology and the tasks given to him by the Emperor and Guilliman before their falls.  From there we jump to the Cadia and the almost success followed by significant failure of that battle.  We then end with John getting super hyped talking about the return of the best of the Primarchs,  Guilliman.

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    31 March 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Episode 79 - Ynnari pt 2 - Yvraine grows her forces and Slaanesh realizes the threat that is Ynnead.

    On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Ynnari with the further adventures of Yvraine.  We open with her and the Ynnari’s arrival on craftworld Ulthwe, where they have to contend with a seer council who are suddenly no longer cool with Eldrad just doing whatever he wants with their craftworld all the time.  We then cover their search for the Crone Swords on Belial 4 and the epic battles that erupt there.  We then close out with a trip to Iyanden, which of course is under assault from chaos, but interesting not Slaanesh.

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    24 March 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Episode 78 - The Ynnari pt 1 - Ynnead, Yvraine, and the battle of Biel Tan

    On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Ynnari.  We start with a recap events of Demesnus to waken Ynnead.  We then jump to the Yvrain and he becoming imbued with the god of death and her flight from the dark city.  We then take a quick break to laugh at the original gameplay rules of the Ynnari (Soulburst for the auto-win!).  After that we jump the truly epic battle of biel tan, starting with the Mask and Skarbrand’s assault on Ursulia.  We then close with the battle on Biel Tan itself and the arrival of Yvraine and the creation of the Yncarne.

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    17 March 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 55 seconds
    Episode 77 - Harlequins pt 2 - Harlequins moving the storyline along

    On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Harlequins.  Today we focus more on how their interact with the 40K universe lore.  We open with, of course, the Black Library and how it steers all of the actions of the Harlequins.  From there wego into their reemergence in the galaxy and how they interact with the beings of the galaxy.  From there we talk about their presence in the Dark City and their role in the resurrection of Vect.  We then close with their alliance with Eldrad and the brining of Ynnead to (semi) consciousness. 

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    10 March 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 32 minutes
    Episode 76 - The Harlequins pt 1 - Where they come from, who & what they are.

     

    On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Harlequins!  We start with the history of the Harlequins (what we know of it) and more importantly their god Cegorach.  From there we move onto the masques of the Harlequins and how they interact with greater Eldar culture (Craftworld, Corsair Fleets, Exodites, and Drukhari).  Then we dive into the different masque forms and how they wage war.  We then close out on the weaponry of the Harlequins and their units.

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    4 March 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Episode 75 - Blood Angels pt2 - After the Death of Sanguinius

    On today’s cast we finish out coverage of the Blood Angels

    legion.  We open with the Blood Angles

    trying to rebuild their devastated legion after the Horus Heresy.  From there we talk about the Blood Angles

    recruitment and their attempts to quell their gene-flaws.  After that we take a turn and talk about some

    of our favorite Blood Angels successor chapters.  After that we talk about their characters

    that appear on the tabletop.  And then we

    close out on the devastation of Baal, and the arrival of Guilliman and his

    Primaris Marines.

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    25 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Episode 74 - Blood Angels pt1 - The origins

    On today's cast we begin our coverage of the Blood Angels

    Chapter.  We start with their origins

    under the unification wars.  From there

    their borderline descent into savagery as they pushed out into the great

    crusade.  Next we jump to their Primarch

    Sanguinius.  First with his arrival on

    Baal Secundus, and then his growth and rise to be the leader of the moon.  That leads us into his unification of his

    legion and their repression of their Gene flaw. 

    And then we go into the Horus Heresy. 

    With the betrayal at Signus prime and their greatest enemy Ka’

    Bandha.  Then we join them on their quick

    detour to make a new imperium, and finally we close out with the Sierge of

    Terra and Death of their Primarch.

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    18 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Episode 73 - Random Xenos of the Galaxy pt 2

    On todays cast we complete or coverage of the xenos of the

    galaxy.  Diving again head first into a

    ton of super random Xenos that GW has written into the game.  Although we do start with the Jokaero, so

    that is awesome!  Some others are the

    Enoulians, Laer, Maug, the Hrud, and others. 

    We also talk a bit more about the times the imperium has made deals with

    xenos in exchange for technology, and each time they end up killing lots of

    imperial citizens, and eventually the xenos. 

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    11 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Episode 72 - Random Xenos of the Galaxy pt 1

    On todays cast we begin our coverage of the random Xenos of

    the galaxy.  Our focus is on some of the

    Xenos that have no codex.  Thes are races

    that appear in stories, codexes, and some of GW’s side games.  Many of these races have only a few (very

    well written) paragraphs on them in the lore, so it is more of a quick rundown

    on each of the races.  On todays cast we

    cover:  The Tepresi, Cythor Fiends,

    Caryatids, Rak’Gol, the Slaugth and more.

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    4 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Episode 71 - Death Watch pt 2 - Their weapons, tactics, facilites, stories and more.

    On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Death Watch,

    the special forces of the Space Marines. 

    We open with some of our favorite weapons and equipment of the Death

    Watch.  Namely we focus on how

    specialized an borderline heretic their equipment and weaponry are.  We also focus on how much of a nightmare it

    was to play against the death watch as a xenos player during certain

    editions.  After this we spend some time

    talking about how the Death Watch interact with the other factions of the

    imperium.  Lastly we talk about the

    overall structure of the Death Watch, with focus on some of their key fortresses

    and where they got them

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    28 January 2025, 12:00 am
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