What a whirlwind of an episode! We interview Black Library author Graham McNeil, as well as introduce you to a few members of our discord. You'll want to pay attention as well, since some serious news gets dropped! Enjoy Lorehammer's 100th episode! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lorehammer-a-warhammer-40k-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A journey 40,000 years in the making. From His humble beginnings born in distant humanities past, to His rise and ascension as the God-Saviour of mankind, the Emperor’s history is shrouded in mystery. His powers are transcendent. His intellect is unmatched. His goal; to protect and secure humanity's future as rulers of the galaxy. And His road to this destination? Paved with the blood of innumerable bodies. Noble sacrifices and necessary murders go hand in hand for the fulfillment of His...

Asked for more than any other episode ever, the Space Wolves are a Chapter that loves wolves. They love wolves almost more than they love killing Inquisitors and other Space Marines. And if that weren't enough to pump you up for this episode, their Rune Priests definitely aren't psykers. Lorehammer loves the Space Wolves more than Space Wolves love wolves... this episode gets dangerous... Joining us today for this glorious and thrilling tale are Peter, and Chris, for the last time. If you...

You feel the cold metal jack insert into your brain. A shock travels through your body as you welcome back your other half. A surge of impatience rushes through you, and it takes all your focus to calm him. The beast that you now inhabit shivers in anticipation, desperate to visit carnage upon your enemies. Your moorings are released, and with a resounding boom you take your first step. Death incarnate. Honor materialized. You and your Knight rush headlong into the fray, dismantling your...

This episode is brought to you by the members of our discord! Each month for the past year we have run contests for our Patreon members, and for December the contest was to write a short story about the Sanguinala. This Imperial holiday focuses on the sacrifice of the Primarch Sanguinius and the hope he inspires across the Imperium. We have four stories; 2 honorable mentions, and our second place and first place finishers. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone that...

It’s December! And that means Listener Lores!!! WOOO! For this episode, we read Timberlakes Harlequin hunting Slaaneshi daemons, Scott’s Explorator Fleet Theta of the Mechanicus, Tony’s Orks of Cerberus II, 2Daniel’s 117th Catachan Regiment, and PJcolley’s space horror short story! We hope you enjoy them as much as we did reading them! If you have something you’d like to share with us, send us an email at [email protected]. Advertising Inquiries:...

As the galaxy slowly gets smaller for the Tau, their need for haste to spread the Greater Good only intensifies. With the time between the Spheres shrinking between every Expansion, they are now more than ever driven by a need to have others support their philosophy; to aid them in it’s spread. Desiring to push beyond their Empire’s confines during the 4th Sphere, they invited disaster upon themselves, only compounded by their need to lie and spread propaganda. And in their ignorance of the...

“Concerning Squats. We are rather peculiar creatures, content more with our own affairs of mining and trading agreements than the state of the Imperium and the galaxy as a whole. We are stalwart drinking companions, true warriors, and you’ll never find a better or stronger friend than a Squat. While our current predicament is a shame, with the right encouragement and direction, we may yet see a resurgence of the Squat race in our galaxy.” - Ancestor Lord Bilboa, 245.M36 This episode is all...

Previously released on the Let's Talk Lorehammer podcast, this episode was a meeting of brilliant minds including Mark, Erik, Matt and Bob. Our discord server has undertaken a massive project this past year in its attempt to recreate our version of the Necromunda world and book, which we dubbed the Necrommunity. In this episode we work together to build a hive city from the ground up, thinking and imagining every possible facet of a hive city. The audio was recorded remotely, and therefore is...

Well this episode slipped through the cracks! Recorded a while ago, it seems that we failed to upload it! Enjoy this Listener Lore which includes submissions from McWeeklys and their Iron Marines, Isaac and the Death Songs Chapter, and finally Luke and another story about the Iron Skulls! If you have your own stories you’d like to submit, please send them to [email protected]. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Aeldari have stood on the precipice of obliteration for thousands of years. As millennia pass, so too does the brilliancy that once covered the entirety of the galaxy. Doomed to extinction since their Fall some 15 thousand years ago, they have desperately held on to life for as long as possible, clawing at the skeins of fate, grasping for a future. And finally, that new future has come. Ynnead, the God of Death. Its awakening breathed new life into a race beaten down and tread upon. Its...

Welcome to a brand new kind of bonus episode! After many long years of ridiculing and poking fun at all of your submitted lore, of criticizing sans critiquing, we have taken it upon ourselves to create a confusing mess of an episode to help you do that! We sit down with Chris for his last episode to discuss the nuances and considerations to ponder as you attempt to write your homemade loyalist Astartes Chapter. If you would like access to our document to use for your own creation, or to join...

*WARNING* - drug use is explicitly discussed during this episode. User discretion is HIGHLY advised. This very well may be the most requested episode in the history of Lorehammer. Mark and Erik sit down with Dylan and Rio, eat some weeds and drink some drugs. We also talk some 40k stuff... when we can. We hope you guys enjoy this as much as we did recording it! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Pulled from the depths of the Lorehammer Vault, we have three new listener submitted stories for you! Prepare yourself for Tyme's Inquisitorial drama, Isaac's Desert Fury Astartes Chapter, and Dylan's fateful end to some poor humans... If you have a story you want to share, send it to [email protected]. Joining us for this episode is Iain!

Excellence. Discipline. Obedience. These three words capture the essence of the Tempestus Scions. If the Imperial Guard are the hammer and the wave, then the Militarum Tempestus is the knife and the poison. These elite troops are trained (read: indoctrinated) from as young as 6, placed into Ecclesiarchal run orphanages to be educated (read: brainwashed) on all the most important of duties (read: complete and absolute loyalty). This episode dives into the life of the Tempestus Scion. Where do...

Savageness to make other Astartes uneasy. A fleet to make any space farer jealous. And enough secrecy to convince any Inquisitor of wrongdoing. The Carcharodon Astra operate in a class all their own. They circle above, watching and waiting for the opportunity to unleash their heavenly rage upon the enemies of the Emperor. Fiercely loyal, and utterly opposed to any that aren’t, they are proficient Space Marine killers. As promised, so we have delivered! Joining us on this episode are Peter,...

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS. In this raw and intimate exposé, Colyn from Cold Open Stories popped by the studio to walk us through three of his more recently released audio dramas. We heavily discuss Colyn’s creative process, as well as the history and the future of Cold Open Stories. The three audio dramas we focused on were; “However Small, However Hidden”, “Hounds of Bedlam”, and “Agtril, the Counterfeit Blade”. By the time you’re finished with this episode, you should already be...

Some Chapters have a history that is detailed through the millennia with glories won, battles fought, and brothers lost. Others keep their histories a secret from prying eyes. Still others have no history to be shared at all. The Minotaurs Chapter has been an enigma since its inception, and those that attempt to uncover its secrets are met with sealed entries and misinformation. They are often seen as little more than beasts in bronzed armor, willing to rip out the throat of their brothers...

Those that walk the highest path, have the furthest to fall. This is true of the XVIth Legion, whose fate was sealed on the day that Horus was named Warmaster. Though their reputation and combat record far exceeded any other Legion during the Great Crusade, it was their pride and hubris that made them perfect targets for the corruption of Chaos. Now they blaze a path of destruction across the galaxy, forged with fire and death. Their plans are laid, their will is set. They are the Black...

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Well... listen to us read... ok fine listen to us ATTEMPT to read... For this Listener Lore we exploited - uh I mean we read Andrew's 7th Elysian Drop Troop Regiment "The Magnificent Seventh", Betus' 144th Korellian "Curb Stompers", and Jeremy's Ghost Wolves Space Marine Chapter! If you have a written backstory for your army and want us to share it, send an email to [email protected]. Joining us on this episode is Dylan, a special guest from our...

Without a doubt one of our favorite episode styles, the Bestiary and Herbarium series focuses on the huge variety of creatures and plants that inhabit the Warhammer 40,000 galaxy. In this specific episode we combed through three White Dwarf publications, issues 291, 292, and 313, in order to bring the galaxy to life! Get prepared to hear about some crazy animals, and some even crazier plants! It truly is a grimdark galaxy out there... Joining us for this episode is part of the OG Lorehammer...

Within a few short centuries, the Tyranid race has spread across the galaxy like an infectious disease. It’s tendrils have stretched to the far reaches of the Milky Way, consuming planets and armies at a terrifying rate. Their numbers are limitless, their endurance is inexhaustible. And yet they continue to grow, change, adapt, and overcome. There are several unique and special Tyranids that completely upend any strategic analysis of the race. These unique evolutions range from infiltrators,...

Fresh from their victory in the Great War of Confederation, and desperate to put the sting of the Farsight Enclave behind them, the Tau prepared for war. With a new understanding that Total War was the state of the galaxy, the Tau poured more and more resources to their military arm. Now armed with more tech than ever, and with an inflated sense of self worth after their victory over the Orks, the Tau placed Commander Shadowsun in charge of their Third Sphere of Expansion. They were not...

While most Necron live within the confines of the Dynastic Courts, there are some that don't fit, conform, or belong with the other Necron. They sit on the fringes of the Necron hierarchy, creating their own twisted courts, attempting to claim a semblance of normalcy. Some of these Necron are insane, infected by virus' more ancient and misunderstood than any sickness today. Others are completely rational and have formed guilds or clans that owe allegiance to no Dynasty; no master commands...