The Iterators Podcast

Ever wondered how to use military tactics and strategy in your games? Well you're in luck! In this episode of the Iterators Podcast, we interview a United States Marine Corps officer in how to integrate a military strategy called the "OODA Loop" into your wargaming experience! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
09:14 - What is the OODA Loop military doctrine
34:11 - Seeing the OODA LOOP doctrine utilized within the lore of the Horus Heresy
01:02:45 - Application of the OODA Loop on the tabletop
01:32:37 - Outro

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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

After a bit of a hiatus, The Iterators Podcast is BACK with a brand new episode on how to integrate  Inductii into you force! Check it out as we will cover your legion's inductii and find fun and narrative ways to bring them to life on the tabletop.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
3:57 - Ideas to integrate Legion Inductii into your force
1:52:00 -Outro

Sponsors: 
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

New Missions for your Horus Heresy games? ✅
Horus Heresy Narrative Crusade System? ✅
30k rules for the plastic Admech range to flesh out your mechanicum? ✅
Playable Eldar in the Horus Heresy? ✅
Oli from the Panoptica team is back on the podcast and talking about all the projects they've been up to to help bring some spice to your 30k games! Check it out as we cover all this in our latest episode!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
5:49 - New Missions & a 30k crusade system to help flesh out your campaigns
59:14 - Liber Ingenium: Unlocking the plastic Admech range for The Horus Heresy
1:22:09 - Liber Antiquia: The Eldar have entered the 30k chat 
2:00:07 - Outro

Panoptica Links:
Panoptica Missions & Campaign: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberpanoptica
Liber Centura: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/libercentura
Liber Ingenium - 30k rules for the Plastic Admech range: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberingenium
Liber Antiquia - 30k Eldar Rules: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberantiquia

Sponsors:
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Can you bring Imperial Guard in the Horus Heresy? How viable can that possibly be? In this episode, The Iterators discuss how to bring the stories of the common soldier to life on the tabletop. Let's show those Astartes that they aren't the only ones that can have compelling storylines! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
8:35 - Setting the scene: Audio Drama
13:54 - Where you could draw inspiration for your force in history & SciFi
33:00 - Warlord Traits and roleplaying your commander
57:46 - Muster of the Worlds: Militia Provenances
2:00:07 - Outro

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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Join Josh and Daniel in this episode where we talk with the event organizers for the main Horus Heresy events for Adepticon 2023! In this episode, we do a deep dive into what inspired the narrative for the event,  how the event played out, and tips and tricks on how you could bring narrative event gaming to your local community. We hope you will enjoy it!

Get all the latest information about the Taking of Phyrix Narrative series and links to all of their socials:
https://linktr.ee/phyrix
https://discord.gg/pPBEdGYQTb 

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
10:06 - Inspiration for the Adepticon narrative
42:44 - Systems & tools that made Adepticon 2023 come to life
1:25:53 - Tips & tricks you could use to build a narrative event at your local community
2:18:38 - The best way to contact The Phyrix team & how you could help The Iterators Podcast 

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In arguably our most controversial episode to date, the Iterators interview a former meta 40k tournament player and talked about his transition to being a narrative Horus Heresy player. 

We hope you enjoy the episode and please let us know if you find the episode helpful for your community! 

Sponsors:  
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
11:59 - Tom's background in the tournament scene and why he started playing 30k
45:16 - Mindset when transitioning from 40k to The Horus Heresy
1:26:44 - How to become an event organizer (as opposed to a tournament organizer)
2:09:04 - Exciting new episodes lined up for the Iterators Podcast

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Join Josh and Daniel in this episode where we delve into the Liber Panoptica ruleset! In this episode, we are joined by Walrus, the team leader of the Panoptica project, to get a firm understanding of what the Liber Panoptica and Liber Centura rules are as well as a peak under the hood in the process of how rules are developed.

We hope you enjoy the episode and see if Liber Panoptica would be useful to you!

Links to the Episode:
HH: Age of Darkness Discord server
https://discord.gg/Yu27ErP4

Liber Panoptica PDF (FREE)
https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/liberpanoptica

Liber Centura PDF (FREE)
https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/libercentura

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Neuter your army list??? Why would I ever want to do that?!?! In this episode, Josh and Daniel explain how they go about creating narrative army lists for their Horus Heresy games. Join us in our discussion of discovering the underrated beauty of narrative list building in 30k and how that could add so much to the enjoyment of your hobby experience! 

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

Sponsors:  
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Links to the Episode: 
Brendan's White Scars:
https://www.instagram.com/brendan_paints/

The Push for Beta Garmon Campaign:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5362095480517766/

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

From the Danish Vikings to Lawrence of Arabia, in this episode Daniel, Josh, & Josh discuss the the Loyalist Legions' Warlord traits and how you could leverage the lore to build your character.  We will discuss the unique aspects of each of the Loyalist Legions' Warlord Traits and give our impressions of how these traits relate to the culture of the legion and how you can create a unique and intriguing character using both historic figures as well as characters in other fictional works!

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

Sponsors:  
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode, Daniel & Josh discuss the the Traitor Legions' Warlord traits and how you could leverage the lore to build your character. We will discuss the unique aspects of each of the Traitor Legions' Warlord Traits and give our first impressions of how these traits tie into the culture of the legion and how they may connect to historical figures. Later on in the podcast, we will  give our thoughts on how you could build upon these traits to create flavorful and engaging characters.

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

Sponsors:  
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode, Daniel & Josh discuss the techniques we use to help new players find the right legion for them. We break down exactly how we approach the challenge of finding an army that interest you and how you can use these same techniques when choosing a Legion for yourself! 

Additionally, we give a rapid-fire description of each Legion and what grand strategies & tactics they excel at. Be sure to check it out as you wouldn't want to miss it! 

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro: The 3 questions we always ask before starting up a new Legion
04:37 - Part 1: What do you naturally get fired up about when talking with others?
22:52 - Part 2: What color scheme you enjoy painting
35:37 - Part 3: How do you want to fight the fight 
39:03 - BONUS: Legion Rapid-Fire
55:58 - Major takeaways and a recap of the episode

Sponsors:  
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode we will discuss the how to create immersive battle reports that immortalize the stories you play on the tabletop and help develop a fun roleplaying narrative for any campaign of game you play. Our guest Josh break down how he accomplishes this and and gives examples as to how YOU can try this out with your friends when playing games.

Additionally, we have linked a battle report that our guest Josh wrote up below. We hope you enjoy the episode and try it out for yourself! 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MLSNZSOH9Rkhr6ohVNPn0xAYfV04h4HI/view?usp=sharing

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing how to create immersive battle reports
4:34 - How to capture tabletop events in your Batreps
20:52 - Using the terrain and the environment to help tell your story
33:14 - Combining the two concepts to flesh out a complete story for your Batreps
1:08:23 - Major takeaways and a recap of the episode

Sponsors:  
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode we will discuss the how to bring history to life by using your Horus Heresy army to grab inspiration and role-play stories found in history on the tabletop. 
We break down the process and talk about an easy to replicate template YOU can use give this concept a go when building you Legion!
We hope you will enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing the concept of using history to inspire your army list
4:23 - Look to history for inspiration for your aspect of the Legion you play
29:41 - Using history to create compelling characters
56:57 - How role-play history on the tabletop using your 30k Legion
1:16:39 - Exciting new episodes lined up that builds off this concept

Sponsors:  
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Art:
Son of Horus — Artist: Zhi Chen

Sponsors:
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode we will be discussing everything Horus Heresy related for LVO 2022 with our guest Alex, the Event organizer for LVO’s 30k events! He will discuss all the exciting plans he has for the event (no spoilers) and do a deep dive into what what inspired the narrative behind the event planning.
We hope you will enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing Alex and LVO
5:55 - Return to Istvaan: the Istvaan III campaign 
26:29 - Siege of Ballyst: The main event for 30k LVO
1:09:53 - Episode highlights & and how to reach Alex

Sponsors:  
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The Death and Betrayal Podcast
https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-death-and-betrayal-podcast-a-horus-heresy-and-/

Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

This is the first episode of our ongoing series titled "What We Play & Why We play it" where we talk about, well...just that! We will be discussing Josh's Night Lords and what inspired him to both carve out the narrative to his force and how the narrative impacts his list building.

We hope you will enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro into the series & discussing what we will be covering
5:14 - Who are Josh's Night Lords? 
51:28 - Recap & a big community thank you

Sponsors:
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode we will discuss the how to make your flesh out making a backstory for your characters using history as inspiration. 
We break down the process and talk about an easy to replicate template YOU can use to so this process for your characters. 
Lastly we how you how the process works LIVE by creating a character using the template discussed in part 1 and 2 of the episode. We hope you enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
10:00 - The template for fleshing out your character using history
17:52 - Ian's example using the template
33:07 - Using the history template to create a character live! 

Sponsors:
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode we will discuss the what the Centurion & Decurion game modes are for 30k and why these game systems makes it EXTREMELY easy to get started playing The Horus  Heresy.

Would you like to contact us? 
Instagram: the.iterators.podcast
Facebook: The Iterators Podcast
Discord: The Iterators Podcast

Music:
Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Sound Library — No Copyright Sounds
Outro - [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

Hello and welcome to the Iterators Podcast! In this episode we will introduce ourselves and discuss the range of topics that we will feature in our podcast. We will also talk about why getting into 30k is probably one of the best decisions you could make!

Timestamps:
4:28 - Get HYPED about 30k
17:52 - Honestly, how easy is it to get into 30k?
33:07 - Who are we?
40:27 - Why play 30k?

Would you like to contact us? 
Instagram: the.iterators.podcast
Facebook: The Iterators Podcast
Discord: The Iterators Podcast

Music:
Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Outro - [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]

In this episode we will discuss how to build a squad The Iterators Podcast way! We will introduce 3 lore-focused tips we use when we are constructing a new unit for our legion. Give it a go and let us know how it worked out for you! 

Timestamps:
4:17 - What are the 3 tips we use when making a new unit? 
19:42 - A live example of putting these 3 tips in action!


Would you like to contact us? 
Instagram: the.iterators.podcast
Facebook: The Iterators Podcast
Discord: The Iterators Podcast

Music:
Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Sound Library — No Copyright Sounds
Outro - [email protected]

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — [email protected]