The Age of Darkness Podcast

Oct 20 2024 163 ep. 186 mins 477
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The Age of Darkness Podcast is a show about all things Horus Heresy. From rules discussions to novel reviews and everything in between, this is 30k radio.

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Episode 142: How to Play Legions Imperialis Part II, Horus Heresy Books Rankings Part II

Oct 20 2024 136 mins  
In this episode, we continue our broad analysis of the main Black Library Horus Heresy series. Using our super objective and scientific system, we go through the books that fell roughly in the middle, from ranks 29 to 20. But before that, we continue our other series, where Mark explains to JP how to play Epic like he's five. Will he remember the rules? Anything's possible!

Episode 141: How to Play Legions Imperialis Part I, Horus Heresy Books Rankings Part I

Aug 03 2024 129 mins  
In this episode, we begin a series on how the latest 30k game, Legions Imperialis, works! Afterwards, having finally completed our analysis of the Black Library Horus Heresy series, we use a super scientific methodology to rank all the books, starting from the bottom! Which is the lowest ranked book? Will it be a surprise? Tune in to find out!

Episode 140: Why You Should Play Legions Imperialis

May 17 2024 68 mins  
Reports of our deaths have been somewhat exaggerated! We are back! In this somewhat short episode, to get back into the swing of things, we discuss why you (yes YOU) should get into Legions Imperialis. This will serve to set up our upcoming series about how to play this epic new game. Afterwards, in Tales of Heresy, we announce how we'll be handling our recap/review of the entire B

Siege of Terra Episode 4: Sons of the Selanar

Feb 25 2024 104 mins  
Not all heroes are Primarchs or First Captains - the First Interlegionnary War contained innumerable tales of ordinary Astartes performing extraordinary deeds. But few tales were as glorious as the odyssey of the warship Sisypheum. In this episode of our Siege of Terra series, we discuss the last ride of the crew of the Sisypheum as they deal with some crazy Moon shit as the Solar

Episode 139: Militia Call-In Show, Buried Dagger Part III

Dec 22 2023 263 mins  
Well this is it! We did it! This is our last Tales of Heresy episode about the main Black Library Horus Heresy series! Fifty-four books and at least 150 hours later, we've completed the project and it only took eight years! That's right in this episode we conclude our analysis of The Buried Dagger, but before that we conclude another series about the Imperialis Militia by finally s

Episode 138: Milita Part IV and Buried Dagger Part II

Nov 29 2023 180 mins  
In this episode, we finally conclude our lengthy series about the new Imperialis Militia list that we started in the summer - shout-out to our listeners that laughed at us when we said we'd get it done in an episode or two max, they know us better than we know ourselves! After that, we have arrived at the penultimate episode of our discussion of the Black Library main series, with

Episode 137: Militia Part III, and Buried Dagger Part I

Oct 16 2023 219 mins  
And here we go! The last book of the main Horus Heresy series, and it only took eight years! In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by our returning champion and XIVth Legion chemical warfare expert David Karlin, as we begin our analysis of The Buried Dagger by James Swallow! But before that, we continue our extensive coverage of the Militia List! Will we ever finish? Who k

Siege of Terra Special 3: The First Wall

Aug 25 2023 118 mins  
How do you break an unbreakable wall? How do you defeat an enemy who has been expecting your plans for years? Well, let's see shall we! In this third episode of our Siege of Terra series, we analyze The First Wall by Gav Thorpe, and to do so we're delighted to welcome back a co-founder of this show, the venerable Mark! For freedom and the Warmaster!

Episode 136: Militia Part II, and Rogal Dorn by Gav Thorpe

Aug 14 2023 166 mins  
In this episode we continue our analysis of the latest militia list, concentrating on the single biggest improvement, the troops section! After that, we take a quick palate cleanser before starting our discussion of the last book of the main series by delving into another of the Primarchs series, this time talking about Rogal Dorn: The Emperor's Crusader by Gav Thorpe!

Episode 135: Imperialis Miltia Part I and Titandeath Part III

Jul 14 2023 223 mins  
In this episode we finally get to a subject that is so very dear to our hearts, the true backbone of the Great Crusade, the force without which neither side of the Interlegionary War could have prosecuted their campaigns, the poor god damned infantry, the Imperialis Militia. After that, we conclude our series on the magisterial novel Titandeath, and wind up with a crippling sense o