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Ronnie Renton, founder of Mantic Games, talks about his career starting with his time as a managing director at Games Workshop.
We explore some of the key business decisions behind Games Workshop's phenomenal growth in the 90s, how the culture of the company changed over time, and the challenges they faced. Then we talk the origins of Mantic, creating Kings of War and Dreadball, using Kickstarter, and how IPs like Worms and Halo have played a role in the company's success.
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[MANTIC GAMES]
manticgames.com
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Ronnie Renton, founder of Mantic Games, talks about his career starting with his time as a managing director at Games Workshop.
We explore some of the key business decisions behind Games Workshop's phenomenal growth in the 90s, how the culture of the company changed over time, and the challenges they faced. Then we talk the origins of Mantic, creating Kings of War and Dreadball, using Kickstarter, and how IPs like Worms and Halo have played a role in the company's success.
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#Mantic #KingesOfWar #Dreadball #Halo #GamesWorkshop #tabletop #boardgames #RPG #wargames #MiniatureGames
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[MANTIC GAMES]
manticgames.com
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![Trench Crusade Creator | Mike Franchina in Conversation with Jordan Sorcery
Trench Crusade is a brand new skirmish wargame set in an alternate and hellish world war where demons walk the earth. Based on the world and art of Mike Franchina the game is currently going great guns on Kickstarter where it has already secured more than £1.5mn in support.
Mike has worked on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay with Green Ronin, Warhammer Online with EA Mythic, Diablo for Blizzard, and Magic The Gathering for Hasbro. We talk about those experiences, his hobby history with Warhammer 5th edition, and how his influences and inspirations have helped to develop the Trench Crusade universe. Not just that, but what the future might hold for Trench Crusade.
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#TrenchCrusade #tabletop #boardgames #RPG #wargames #MiniatureGames
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[MIKE FRANCHINA ARTSTATION]
https://www.artstation.com/sirfrancisdrake
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![Dark Heresy | Ross Watson in Conversation with Jordan Sorcery
Rogue Trader, Dark Heresy, Deathwatch, Only War, and Black Crusade - the Fantasy Flight RPGs that put players into the 41st millennium of Warhammer 40k. My guest today, Ross Watson, was a major player in the development of the games, joining FFG after a stint working on the US edition of White Dwarf.
We talk about adapting 40k to a roleplaying game format, how FFG worked, and how the games changed Warhammer.
Ross Watson interview in conversation with Jordan Sorcery
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![Frontier Wargaming | George Yurchak in Conversation with Jordan Sorcery
George Yurchak has long been a hobbyist and a member of the Latvian competitive 40k team, and those experiences have helped him to found his own gaming accessory company - Frontier Wargaming.
Frontier produce high end paint cases and hobby decks and George and I chat about how and why he started the company, his experience playing competitive 40k, and the future of the hobby.
George Yurchak interview.
Gamemasters Chest Kick Starter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frontierworkshop/gamemasters-chest
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#DungeonsAndDragons #Gaming #Warhammer #40k #Warhammer40000 #GamesWorkshop #tabletop #boardgames #RPG #wargames
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[Frontier Wargaming]
https://frontierwargaming.com/
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![Creating Ciaphas Cain | Sandy Mitchell in Conversation with Jordan Sorcery
Sandy Mitchell has written countless classic 40k and Warhammer Fantasy stories for GW Books and the Black Library. Pen name of author Alex Stewart, Mitchell, is the force behind the brilliant Commissar Ciaphas Cain series of novels and short stories.
In conversation with Jordan Sorcery Alex talks about his early career reviewing films like Highlander and Aliens for White Dwarf magazine, his published and unpublished work (about Dark Future) for GW Books, his time working on BBC TV show Bugs, and how he came to create the long-running Cain series for Games Workshops Black Library.
Sandy Mitchell interview.
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#Warhammer #40k #Warhammer40000 #GamesWorkshop #BlackLibrary #CiaphasCain
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[SANDY MITCHELL - BLACK LIBRARY]
https://www.blacklibrary.com/authors/sandy-mitchell
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![The Remembrancer on Virus and Lifeforce | Warhammer Film Club
Andy from @TheRemembrancer joins Jordan Sorcery to talk about the 1999 scifi horror Virus and the 1985 Tobe Hooper scifi horror Lifeforce! Theres scifi, theres horror, theres incredible special effects, and theres some really weird decisions too! Plus we explore Warhammer references and movie critique in this latest episode of the Warhammer Film Club.
The Warhammer Film Club podcast brings together lifelong hobbyists and movie fans to talk about the films that influenced the history of Warhammer and our own gaming journeys. Featuring guests like Duncan Rhodes, Jervis Johnson, MS Paints, and Midwinter Minis talking about movies like Gladiator, Blade Runner, Brazil, Captain Kronos, and Ralph Bakshis The Lord of the Rings this is the perfect podcast for gamers and cinema goers alike!
To listen to the rest of this entire season of the Warhammer Film Club right now head to https://www.patreon.com/c/JordanSorcery
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![GHOST DANCERS: Finishing the Dark Future! | GW Book Club 16
Kid Zero and his pet snake Lady Venom have come into possession of an illegal data disc from one of the Dark Futures biggest mega-corporations. On the run from bounty hunters the Kid will hook up with hackers, team up with biker gangs, get kidnapped to the Antarctic, and enter a virtual reality like nothing hes seen before!
Were reading Ghost Dancers, the final original novel set in Games Workshops post-apocalyptic-cyber-goth Dark Future setting that was inspired by Mad Max, Blade Runner, Judge Dredd, 80s action & horror movies, and a little bit of Cthulhu.
Written by Brian Stableford under the pen name Brian Craig and released in 1991 Ghost Dancers explores a different corner of the setting with characters introduced in a number of other short stories and novels.
In GW Book Club my friend Stu and I read classic Games Workshop books. Right now were making our way through the 17 original books published by GW Books between 1989 and 1991.
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#DarkFuture #Lore #GamesWorkshop #GWBooks #BlackLibrary #GWBookClub
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[The History of GW Books]
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![Ralph Horsley | In Conversation With Jordan Sorcery
Fantastic fantasy artist Ralph Horsley has worked at Games Workshop and the Black Library providing incredible art for Inferno! Magazine and many Warhammer and 40k books. His career has seen him take on the biggest fantasy worlds with work on Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, as well as more recently returning to the Old World to illustrate several covers for Cubicle 7s Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th edition.
Ralph Horsley in conversation with Jordan Sorcery talks about his path to becoming an artist, how he got started with Games Workshop, creating incredible, intricate work like the famous map of Marienburg, and what its like working on many different fantasy IPs.
Ralph Horsley interview.
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![Slanneshi Sculptor | Juan Diaz in Conversation with Jordan Sorcery
Juan Diaz is a much loved miniature sculptor who worked at Games Workshop for 16 years producing countless amazing minis for Citadel and Forge World. Amongst his many classic sculpts are the first daemon prince Be’Lakor and the infamous Daemonettes of Slaanesh.
In conversation with Jordan Sorcery Juan talks about the culture and people he worked with, the materials and processes, and his wonderful career as a model maker.
Juan Diaz interview.
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#Warhammer #40k #Warhammer40000 #GamesWorkshop #tabletop #boardgames #RPG #wargames
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![Chaos Magic | Tuomas Pirinen in Conversation with Jordan Sorcery
During his time at Games Workshop Tuomas Pirinen worked closely with John Blanche to redesign Warhammer Fantasy for its 6th edition, taking it back to its more darkly fantastic roots. The team also created Mordheim, the enduring game of fantasy skirmish.
Amongst the many revolutionary changes ushered in by Tuomas were a redefinition of the forces of Chaos - no longer a mixed army of warriors, beastmen, and daemons, but instead 3 distinct chaotic hosts - as well as a complete overhaul of the magic system.
This is my conversation with Tuomas about those major changes to Chaos and Warhammer magic: the reasons for them and they way they were delivered.
Ive previously spoken with Tuomas on the general development of Warhammer 6th edition and his master work, Mordheim, in an interview available exclusively to my Patrons - join now to gain access to that interview as well as other exclusive conversations and extended discussions with Rick Priestley and Gav Thorpe.
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References & Sources:
[Trench Crusade] https://www.facebook.com/trenchcrusadeofficial/
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