Splintermind: The Dark Eldar Podcast

It's the two year anniversary episode! Thor is back as we are joined by our favorite returning third chair Alex to talk recent changes by GW, supplements, and recap that questionable piece of fluff from the Death Masque box. We are also joined by Lawrence from Tabletop Tactics for a special interview where he talks about the list and tactics used to win his third No Retreat championship in a row!

 After month+ delay caused by real life and exploding laptops, we're back! (Okay....Brian is back while Thor's work is killing him) With Thor out Brian lets his hobby and real life ADHD take Splintermind back to the good ol' days of the Horus Heresy as he talks 30K gaming with Bill from the Bay Area Horus Heresy Gamers Facebook group. Returning guest Andrew (Woozl from TDC) joins us to help out with a listener request for an True Kin escalation league list. With Brian flying solo on a brand new laptop and without old pre-edited bumper tracks there's a bit of dodgy audio and little bit of salty language, but a fun time nonetheless.

Join hosts Thor and Brian as we talk Skitarii and Cult Mechanicus with with a regular opponent of Thor's. This episode also features interviews with Michael Basc from Worlds End Radio and Objective Secured, Nick Thrower(AKA The Burning Eye  on Thedarkcity.net) as he discusses his Hero for a Day charity tournament, and a very special public service announcement from Gav Thorpe!

Join us as we talk Dark Eldar in narrative campaigns. We are joined by Faultline Gaming co-founder and Alien Skies all-Xenos campaign architect Zach Pfiefer to talk reviving your gaming scene with clubs and designing custom missions and games days. Joining us later are two returning guests and fellow Faultline Silicon Valley battle brothers Andrew Whitehead and Justin Keefer as we share our experiences in the Alien Skies campaign and talk more about hobby and narrative gaming using Dark Eldar and Corsairs. A baby and a Border Collie may or may not ruin the professional quality of an outdoor recording at some point....

We are joined by very special guests Skari from the SkaredCast YouTube channel and Lawrence Baker from Tabletop Tactics to talk Dark Eldar tactics! With all of the doom and gloom over passengers of jinking transports having to snapfire and other silliness we thought it was time to bring on a couple of heavy hitters that have been winning consistently with Dark Eldar in today's crazy meta. This is our best tactics episode to date! Please visit the SkaredCast channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/SkaredCast and Tabletop Tactics https://www.youtube.com/user/tabletoptactics

We are joined by the ITC's top-ranked Imperial Knights player and co-host of The Dice Decide podcast Chris Jones! Now that the Renegade box game is out we're about to see a ton of Imperial Knights on the table. Chris takes inside the cockpit of Imperial Knights and gives us tips and strategies to deal with these beasts!

 We are joined for the second half of our Imperial Armour 11 coverage by Eric from the Variance Hammer blog to talk the offerings for Craftworld Eldar players.    Check out the blog here: Variance Hammer

We are joined by Alex (Cavalier AVA from the Dark City) to review the Corsair list form Imperial Armour 11. We talk list entries, modeling, and the sad, sad puppy that is Dissonance weaponry. This episode is nearly three weeks late due to a Google search for Superguppies and real life challenges. Splintermind: Always late, but worth the wait!

Join host Brian as he interviews Justin from the It Will Not Die podcast, James Stagg from the 1HourANight Facebook page, Adam AKA Loopy from the Independent Characters Hobby Progress Challenge, Spellcheck from Thedarkcity.net, and a very reluctant unnamed guest as we talk staying motivated in the hobby in 2016! At the end of the episode we finally draw the winners of the iTunes review promotion. Winners: Please contact us through the Facebook page or via PM at Thedarkcity.net!   Please visit the sponsor of the promotion over at Fallouthobbies.com and check out their great products! Check out the sites and shows of our guests!   It Will Not Die Podcast  1HourANight Masters of the Forge http://objectivesecured.blogspot.com/   Note: The Revised episode corrected the awful audio of the drawing! Don't edit after working an 11 hour day kids!  

We are joined by Freakshow Tactica author Jimsolo from Thedarkcity.net forums for a discussion on running the ultimate leadership shenanigans using Dark Eldar, Craftworld Eldar, and Harlequins for maximum terror and profit! Also featured is an interview with Nick (AKAThe Burning Eye from the forum) talking about his Hero for a Day charity event this summer. More information for the event can be found here: \http://theburningeye.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/gaming-for-charitable-gain.html?m=1   A couple of announcements: Jim's audio signal was rough in a few spots, listen on and the audio does improve! As mentioned on the Facebook page, we are looking for one person from each country outside of the United States that left reviews with iTunes accounts registered outside of the United States to send us a list of people that left reviews. Simply message us with the user names only of those that left reviews and we will enter your name twice! As an added bonus, Brian will probably butcher your name on Splinter Raid Epis

  We are joined by Zach from the G3 San Jose group to talk Tau! Zach helps us review the changes to the Tau codex and new formations while giving insight on what to expect when fighting the Fish People. What to do, what to avoid is covered. Episode 19 also features a 3,000pt battle report with Andrew (BAO interviewee) teamed with Brian against Zach and Doug (AKA: Replacement Geoff of IC fame)

  We are joined by Alex (Cavalier AVA) and Paulie (Sky Serpent) for our continuing discussion of Dark Eldar in 40K through the ages. We discuss the 5th Edition reboot and current codex. This episode also features an interview with Golden Daemon winner Ryan Herbranson on to discuss a promotion on his Twitch painting channel as well as an interview with multiple Golden Daemon, Slayer Sword, P3 Grandmaster, and Crystal Brush winner Thom Ales. This episode weighs in at nearly three hours and features lots of references to editing that will never happen!

It's the one year anniversary episode! This is part one of our review of Dark Eldar as an army starting with the introduction in 3rd edition. As well as a spirited debate about whether or not Gary Morley was a total hack sculptor, we cover the origins of Dark Eldar in 40K fluff, the good/bad/and ugly of the original models, as well as a discussion reminiscing the good days when Dark Eldar played like Dark Eldar on the table. (GET OFF MY LAWN kids!) We interview Archon Claus from Thedarkcity.net about the upcoming Space Raid forum gift exchange and Khain mor of Dark Moon Kabal fame. Our iTunes review promotion is also announced, so get those reviews in and win great prizes from Fallouthobbies.com!

  We are joined by listener Jack Gerlicher for our guide to playing Dark Eldar for beginners in Brian's first episode back from paternity leave....and the rust shows as he carves all the intros a new one. This episode also features an interview with listener Greg Lewis from the Overlords gaming group in London as we discuss the perils of overseas Revenant shipping. Enjoy!

Thor is left bereft of co-hosts, but thankfully is still joined by Squidmaster and Darkgreen Pirate, two 1st place prize winners of the Fiction competition on TheDarkCity.net as they discuss the Dark Eldar and how they are portrayed in Warhammer 40k fluff. The good and the bad are mentioned as well as some advice on writing the True Kin.   I also apologize (with shame) for my constant mispronunciation of 'coven' but...well, American Movie is one of my favorite films and it messes with your head after enough viewings.   Torturer's Tale - the quinessential Dark Eldar story, as penned by Gav Thorpe and preserved on TheDarkCity.net

Thor and Cavalier take over the show as Brian is pulled away by real life Trueborn. The Dark Angels codex is reviewed as we discuss what it means for the Dark Eldar. Then we turn our conversation to an overall consideration of the DE codex in the meta of Warhammer 40k at the moment.   Plus - the first of our doner interviews as we try to shake a train story.

   Splintermind the Dark Eldar Podcast's Splinter Raid coverage of the 2015 Bay Area Open. Join host Brian as he interviews players, forum members, and the tournament organizers and staff in our first live event coverage episode. Make sure and leave comments at Thedarkcity.net and like us on our Facebook page. Happy raiding!

500 points of free transports in 1,500pts games? Grav weaponry everywhere? What's an Archon to do? We dive into the new Space Marine codex and offer strategies, advice, tactics, and downright emotional support for Dark Eldar players facing the new hotness from GW. Updates and a big thanks for our listeners that so generously donated to the fundraising drive are given props for making the even better! We are joined by Alex, aka Cavalier AVA in the last episode before Brian takes his two month baby break.

Joined by a pair of wonderful guests, we explore the issue of 'new Trueborn' on a raid. Yes, this is the baby episode! Prepare to hear advice, thoughts, and reflections on how having a newborn can affect your hobby practice,a nd even get some exciting pointers on such things as 'painting with baby' and 'protecting your spikey bits'. Thor also manages to put himself in the doghouse, and we discuss the awesome progress of the fundraising efforts!

We discuss the new Eldar codex, and also pander for money! We are joined by our first repeat guest Alex (Cavalier) to discuss the new Craftworld Eldar codex and what it means for the Dark Eldar and the game. Can we convince the collective 40K community to not eat a bullet? Listen and find out! As mentioned in the episode we are trying to raise a little bit of money to cover the cost of the show. Donations can be made to our Paypal account (Splintermindpodcast@Gmail.com) Any amount is greatly appreciated, and we'd like to show our appreciation by offering the following incentives! $10: You get a mention on air with an optional shout out for your local gaming group/talking trash to one of your buddies/whatever. 60 characters or less $20: The Thor Stepping on Your Dreams Package. Send us an army list and we'll do an army list critique for you on an episode! $50: We'll have you on the show for a 15 minute segment, topic of your choice (must be DE/40K related, family friendly) $75 We'll have you on the show for