Splintermind: The Dark Eldar Podcast

Join us for part four of our codex review: Red Grief is the Answer for Everything Wych Cults! We also discuss the Big FAQ and how the Truekin are affected by the new and proposed changes.

Part 3 of our ongoing codex review is here, please ignore our vile and subversive claims of Cult coverage in this episode as well, it was all a cunning plan by Vect to deceive and weaken his foes. That said, we *shall* talk about the Covens at length, as well as some hobby projects, analysis of a collection, and even have an on air call out.

It's here! Part two of our Codex coverage continues on with our review of the Kabal and Blades for hire units.

We're finally free! After a technical delay we finally can preview the new Drukhari codex! We briefly discuss our playtesting of the codex, go through a "rip the band aid off" segment to say farewell to a couple of beloved units/parts of the codex that we aren't hot on, go over an overview of how the army is different, Obsessions, and the context of points changes! This codex is massive and will take a while to get through. Rather than try to "outscoop" other shows with information we will be approaching the codex sub-faction by sub-faction before we even break into tactics. There is a ton of changes to digest, we hope to help you through the process while you help us find new tips and tricks that we missed. Dark Eldar fans are in for great times ahead and we couldn't be more excited for the community.

This is our final episode before we begin our codex reviews. Brian, Thor, and Alex bring a host of non-NDA breaking topics to discuss as we wait for the preorder of the codex to go live.

Alex, Brian, and Proxy Thor discuss GW's recent announcement of the Drukhari codex, we are joined by Adam and Jason from Masters of the Forge in a discussion of fitting Dark Eldar into narrative campaigns, and are joined by Gav Thorpe to discuss Ghost Warrior: Rise of the Ynnari. Be sure to check out the other podcasts of the NPC: Ghost Warrior: Rise of the Ynnari https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/ghost-warrior-rise-of-the-ynnari-ebook.html Masters of the Forge Podcast http://mastersoftheforge.com/ The Adeptus Terra Podcast https://theadeptusterrapodcast.podbean.com NGC 40K Podcast https://ngc40k.com/tag/podcast/

Our 8th Edition Ynnari episode! Join us as Brian and Alex get way too excited talking hobby and painting tips for the Ynnari, Thor and Alex talk tactics, and we help listener Derek with list building help.

Our Craftworld Eldar and Blood Angels codex reviews! Brian and Alex are joined by Eric from Variance Hammer and proxy-algorithm Thor while he's away on a movie shoot. Also featured is Chris Morgan from Forge the Narrative for a Prey Races segment breaking down the Blood Angels codex.    

Join us as we welcome Lawrence Baker from Tabletop Tactics back to Splintermind to talk about No Retreat, Guilliman and Big Bird, YouTube shenanigans, and Dark Eldar in 8th edition. if you'd like to support the show, check out our new Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Splintermindpodcast/posts    

Many thanks to our listeners for waiting for the release of Episode 38! (Brian is fired for taking so long to post!) Thor, Alex, and Brian talk Detachment options in 8th edition 40K and update listeners with our recent gaming experiences and insights.    Please note- we make reference to a Patreon page in this episode that has not been completed (again, Brian is fired for being busy!). We will post details for the Patreon page on our Facebook page once it goes live.   Thanks for listening!

Join us as we conclude our review of the Drukhari Index Review covering the Flyer, Heavy Support, and Forge World offerings. We also interview Boise GT winner and return guest Jack Gerlicher as we talk about his experiences winning best overall at the first GT of 8th Edition using pure Drukhari.

Join Thor and Brian as they break down the Elite and Fast Attack entries from the Xenos Index! We report on our gaming experiences with our unit choices from last time and even have a guest appearance from Brian's RL Khymera! 

    We are very excited to present our interview with Black Library author Gav Thorpe discussing his latest book Jain Zar! Join Alex, Thor, and Brian as we talk briefly about our first awkward stumblings and initial 8th edition impressions in the first segment before getting into our interview.  We discuss Aeldari lore with Gav Thorpe, the nature of the Phoenix Lords, as well as discuss his time with Games Workshop as a codex writer in the second second segment. We wrap up the interview  in the third segment with our discussion of Thorpe's latest work Jain Zar. Please visit and subscribe to Gav's blog: https://gavthorpe.co.uk/ And definitely buy Jain Zar if you have not already! http://www.blacklibrary.com/new-titles/featured/the-storm-of-silence-ebook.html A huge thanks to Gavin Thorpe and listener Robert Lamborn for helping this interview to happen. We do apologize for the release date delay due to some technical issues with the recording. There are some odd audio spikes and sync problems in the first seg

Join Thor, Alex, and Brian as we turn off the swear filters and  send off 7th Edition 40K with blunt honesty followed by 8th Edition hype train gushing. This episode will serve as a stopgap between now and the release of 8th Edition. We also tease some of the coming topics that we are really excited to record this summer!    

Join us for the second half of Episode 32 where we discuss our playtesting of the Ynnari Warhost as well as a conversation between Alex and Brian discussing things we can do to stay active in 40K while we all play the Wait and See Game as 8th Edition looms large. The first interview was retrieved audio from a technical glitch. (ala Super Guppy!) As a note: we referenced an interview with Doug Johnson from Tablewar (TABLEWAR!) that was irretrievable due to a technical error/file glitch on Brian's end. (Seeing a theme here...) We are attempting to reschedule with Doug and hope to re-record that interview to help you with tip for photographing your painted minis!

Thor, Alex, and Brian talk Gathering Storm 3, 8th Edition rumors, and finally get to the Optimistic Archon: Incubi segment. The last third segment of this episode is on the torture operating table and in need of serious editing help and will be released mid-month along with an interview with Doug Johnson of Tablewar fame talking about ways to improve your pics of your minis and Adepticon!

Our coverage of The Gathering Storm continues this month with the Fracture of Biel-Tan! Thor, Alex, and Brian discuss the background on birth of the Yncarne, the shear bad-assery of the Visarch, and the Yvraine (not Lady Malys for whatever reason) backstory. Brian and Alex talk hobby ideas for armies the Ynnari Warhost and the upcoming Splintermind hobby hangout in the second segment, and all three of us discuss our initial impressions of the Ynnari detachment while Brian channels his inner Robin Williams to heal the hurt.    If you would like to join Brian and Alex for our March 5th hobby hangout at 10:00AM EST send an email from a Gmail account and your name to Splintermindpodcast@gmail.com to sign up!  

We're back...now 50% better! We cover the Gathering Storm Part 1: Fall of Cadia. We talk fluff, GW's new direction with campaign releases, formations that make sense, and debate exactly how swanky Trayzn's voice sounds. Also covered is the confessional moment as Brian admits how bad of a Reaver problem he has resulting from the Gangs of Commorragh. #KeepingupwiththeKeffers   *Note: An apology for Brian's super janky audio. Aside from recovering from a cold, his laptop reset to the default internal mic instead of his fancy mic.  

The FAQ is here! Thor and Brian review the now official 40K FAQ, Brian inappropriately promotes his commission painting service, and we feature the inaugural Optimistic Archon segment: Mandrakes!    As always, we can be reached at Splintermindpodcast@gmail.com Check out Brian's VERY WIP commission page at Evilspaceelves.blogspot.com