Jordan SorceryWarhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader was the first edition of the science fantasy wargame that would literally upend an industry and change pop culture forever. And this is the history of how it happened.
Written by Rick Priestley, the same man who had co-created Warhammer Fantasy, this miniatures wargame would take liberal inspiration from not just Priestley's earlier work, but the films, books, television, and comics that surrounded it's creation. Frank Herbet's Dune, 2000 AD and Judge Dredd, Blakes 7, Dr Who, and even Star Wars, they all played a role.
But it was thanks to Priestley, and an incredible team at Citadel, that WH40K would be crafted in its uniquely radical, punk, satirical, grim dark style. A style that would utterly alter the fate of Games Workshop and the lives of gamers the world over.
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The First 40k | Making of Warhammer: 40,000 Rogue TraderJordan Sorcery2024-05-17 | Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader was the first edition of the science fantasy wargame that would literally upend an industry and change pop culture forever. And this is the history of how it happened.
Written by Rick Priestley, the same man who had co-created Warhammer Fantasy, this miniatures wargame would take liberal inspiration from not just Priestley's earlier work, but the films, books, television, and comics that surrounded it's creation. Frank Herbet's Dune, 2000 AD and Judge Dredd, Blakes 7, Dr Who, and even Star Wars, they all played a role.
But it was thanks to Priestley, and an incredible team at Citadel, that WH40K would be crafted in its uniquely radical, punk, satirical, grim dark style. A style that would utterly alter the fate of Games Workshop and the lives of gamers the world over.
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Possessed of the total powers of Chaos and necromancy Drachenfels is the ultimate Warhammer evil and his Castle has absorbed every ounce of his wickedness. Come explore the history of the Castle Drachenfels with Jordan Sorcery and take in the terrifying sights, the forbidden knowledge of D&D funhouse dungeons, and a forgotten corner of Warhammer's Old World history!
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In Building Warhammer Armies Jordan Sorcery explores the origins and evolutions of classic factions in Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40k, and the Age of Sigmar.
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It'll be unstructured, it'll be unenlightening, but I'll be there, and Martha will hopefully stick around for a bit too!
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Artist: http://incompetech.comWarhammer Summer Campaigns!Jordan Sorcery2024-09-06 | Games Workshop global campaigns brought the Warhammer 40k and Fantasy settings to life, using community gaming in stores, at clubs, and at home, to drive the story of the games.
Ichar IV and the 3rd War for Armageddon for 40k, and Dark Conspiracy and Dark Shadows for Warhammer Fantasy were amongst the earliest events and they taught the team at Games Workshop a lot about the limits of postal submissions, storytelling through participation games, using the internet to build communities, and the resources that could be applied to the creation of these events.
In this video Jordan Sorcery looks at the origins of the early Games Workshop global events and how they played out.
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What is Moonstone? The whimsical fantasy wargame has been steadily growing and evolving since 2018 and has built a wonderful game world, dynamic miniature range, innovative rule set, and dedicated playerbase. Drawing on inspirations from folk stories and fairy tales, Labyrinth to Dark Crystal, Warhammer to Magic: The Gathering the setting and story, art, and miniature design for the game are some of the most interesting and exciting on the market.
In this video I take a look at the origins and overview of Moonstone and share a little of my own excitement for the game. Plus, watch all the way through for your chance to win some Moonstone goodies!
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Eldar, Space Marines, Orks, Tau, and all those other fancy 40k types battle it out to take the prize as my current favourite vehicles from the 41st millennium.
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This is another anthology of 10 such shorts, each less than 60 seconds, all about miniatures, games, and curios linked the Games Workshop's wonderful Warhammer world!
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In this episode of Building Warhammer Armies I explore the origins of the Imperial Agents - the imperial assassins of the Officio Assassinorum, the Sisters of Battle of the Adepta Sororitas, the Grey Knights, the Deathwatch, the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, the Ordos Malleus, Hereticus, and Xenos of the Inquisition. From their beginnings in Rogue Trader to their Codexes and boardgames through the many editions of Warhammer 40k!
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This is an anthology of 10 such shorts, each less than 60 seconds, all about some weird, wonderful, and occasionally worrisome stuff produced by Games Workshop over the years!
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In this video I share my ideas and hopes for what we might see in an Old World campaign pack in the future, a story of betrayal and intrigue in the Kingdom of Bretonnia that could include almost all of the forces of the Old World - The Fall of Mousillion.
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This is an anthology of 10 such shorts, each less than 60 seconds, all about books and magazines published by Games Workshop and Black Library!
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In this history I explore the origins of Warhammer Dwarfs and the additions, alterations, and eliminations that have made them into the army they are today.
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This is an anthology of 10 such shorts, each less than 60 seconds, all about miniatures, games, and curios linked the Games Workshop's grim dark 40k universe!
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In the making of Age of Sigmar: The General’s Handbook, Jordan Sorcery looks at how things changed for AoS after its disastrous 2015 launch.
CORRECTION:
I mistakenly refer to Ben Curry of the Bad Dice Podcast as Dan Curry in the video. Apologies to Ben for the mix up.
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It'll be unstructured, it'll be unenlightening, but I'll be there, and Martha will hopefully stick around for a bit too!
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Artist: http://incompetech.comTen Warhammer Fantasy Mini-Histories | Shorts Anthology OneJordan Sorcery2024-07-10 | I make short form mini-history videos for Instagram, Tiktok, and the YouTube shorts feed, but if you haven't seen them fear not!
This is an anthology of 10 such shorts, each less than 60 seconds, all about miniatures, games, and curios linked the Games Workshop's wonderful Warhammer world!
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This is the latest in my ongoing project to collect, build, paint, and play with a Marienburg themed Empire army for Warhammer Fantasy Battle and The Old World. And this time, I finally painted some stuff!
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In this making of documentary Jordan Sorcery looks at the key business factors, decisions, developers, and designers behind the creation of the first edition of Age of Sigmar. The removal of points, simplified rules, joke special abilities, the arrival of the Stormcast, and so much more is covered. Including interview footage, information, and stories from several of the people involved.
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The Genestealer has been present in Warhammer 40,0004 since the very beginning, but it has evolved and changed over time. Space Hulk made them into the best bad guy in the galaxy, whilst Advanced Space Crusade put them in league with the Tyranids, and then with Jes Goodwin’s hybrid Citadel Miniatures and White Dwarf’s incredible series of articles the Genestealer Cults emerged as an insidious Lovecraftian threat to the Imperium. Alas, they disappeared into the shadows for the better part of 20 years before making an incredible return in more recent years thanks to Deathwatch Overkill and a brand new Codex.
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These are the top lessons I learned from a fantastic few days diving deep into all the worlds of the tabletop hobby!
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After a hundred issues it became the house magazine for Games Workshop, exclusively covering their games and Citadel's miniatures.
In time it focused more on Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000, along with the games set in those worlds. It has provided some of the greatest hobby guidance, Eavy Metal showcases, and of course battle reports in history, and more 40k content than you could possibly imagine!
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This is my micro-history of this legendary game, featuring new interview footage with Steve Jackson and a high speed race through the origins of Micro-games and the origins of Car Wars first edition.
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Game book author Jonathan Green joins host Jordan Sorcery for a night of interactive horror to celebrate the launch of the first Arkham Horror game book - The Darkness Over Arkham!
You'll get to help Jordan select his character and make the right choices to progress through this dark Lovecraftian adventure, with author Jonathan Green reading every fear inducing line!
Jonathan Green is the author of several classic Fighting Fantasy adventures and the creator of the ACE Game Book series that reimagines classic literature like Dracula and Alice in Wonderland as interactive choose your own adventure style game books.
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Artist: http://incompetech.comWarhammer Fantasy’s Mightiest Monsters #Warhammer #TheOldWorld #GamesWorkshopJordan Sorcery2024-05-09 | ...Dark Future’s Fast Past! #GamesWorkshop #DarkFuture #MadMaxJordan Sorcery2024-05-04 | ...Remember When Games Workshop Made Mad Max? | Dark Future HistoryJordan Sorcery2024-05-03 | In 1988 Games Workshop released a short lived game of highway warriors called Dark Future. Inspired by Mad Max and 2000AD the game saw players using Hot Wheels style matchbox cars on the dangerous freeways of a nightmarish alternate USA.
American history was rewritten to show how a country might descend into a dystopia of mega corporations, privatised police forces, climate change ravaged states, and bloody lawless car based combat. For a time the game stood alongside Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 as a core system for Games Workshop, some even describing it as Warhammer 2k given its setting in the second millennium.
Drawing on 80s cinema like Mad Max: The Road Warrior, RoboCop, and Terminator, the world of Dark Future was initially developed as roleplaying game by Marc Gascoigne before being grafted onto Space Hulk creator Richard Halliwell’s vehicle combat rules from Judge Dredd. Supplemented by phenomenal new rules in White Dwarf and a range of incredible GW Books Dark Future didn’t last long, but it was an incredibly interesting experiment for Citadel. _____________________________
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