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Jordan Sorcery speaks with some of the most influential games designers, writers, and artists from the history of Games Workshop, Warhammer, and the wider tabletop gaming industry.
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Former White Dwarf managing editor Lyle Lowery interview. After roughly 7 years and 80 issues White Dwarf's most recent editor has left the magazine; it will no longer have a managing editor overseeing the creation of content in the future. In this interview Lyle Lowery and Jordan Sorcery talk about Lyle's earlier career at Privateer Press working on the Warmachine magazine No Quarter, taking over as editor for White Dwarf, the processes involved in making a monthly magazine, and the role of...
Total War: Warhammer narrative lead Andy Hall in conversation with Jordan Sorcery. Andy Hall tells me about his career in gaming, designing Grand Cathay, writing for Total War, and many more stories from one of the most successful Warhammer game series ever made! Andy Hall interview. [TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER] https://www.totalwar.com/total-war/total-war-warhammer _____________________________ Support My Work: ELEMENT GAMES AFFILIATE LINK: https://elementgames.co.uk/?d=11216 PA...
Director of the official 90s 40k short film Inquisitor,Tom Lauten in conversation with Jordan Sorcery. Having worked with Troma in New York on the likes of ultra low budget horror film The Toxic Avenger, Tom Lauten applied his mastery of movie make up and special affects to the first official live action films set in Warhammer's 41st millennium. Inquisitor, and the teasers for two follow up films, was shown at Games Day and released on VHS and remains a fan favourite glimpse into the ...
The Old World RPG senior producer Padraig Murphy in conversation with Jordan Sorcery. Padraig Murphy talks developing The Old World RPG, why Talagaad, exploring roleplay in the Warhammer setting, and where the game might go in the future! Padraig Murphy interview. [THE OLD WORLD RPG - CUBICLE 7] https://bit.ly/4l2Y72q [EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TOW RPG - JORDAN SORCERY] https://youtu.be/HErFCseq1-8 _____________________________ Support My Work: ELEMENT GAMES AFFILIA...
HeroQuest and Space Crusade designer Stephen Baker in conversation with Jordan Sorcery. Stephen Baker talks about his career, game design philosophy, how he invented and developed HeroQuest with Milton Bradley and Games Workshop, and more! From HeroQuest to Space Crusade and beyond, Stephen Baker's games introduced a generation to the worlds of Warhammer and 40k, and started countless hobby journeys. In this interview he shares the story of the creation of his iconic games. Stephen Baker i...
My latest interview is with the Ultramarines movie director, Martyn Pick. Released in 2010, Ultramarines was the first feature length film set in the 40k universe. An animation featuring a stellar cast of British voice actors and a script by Dan Abnett the film was released on an exclusive DVD special edition, but quickly became one of the most pirated movies in the world! Martyn and I talk about his artistic background and commercial work, his cinematic influences and aims for the mov...
My latest interview is with WFRP designer T.S. Luikart. After working extensively on the Storm of Chaos set 2nd edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay for Green Ronin and Black Industries T.S. eventually joined Cubicle 7 to develop their range of Games Workshop IP games. T.S. has worked on Soulbound, Wrath & Glory, Imperium Maledictum, WFRP 4th edition, and most recently The Old World RPG and we chatted about plenty of aspects of his career and work! TS Luikart interview. ______________...
Legendary RPG designer Graeme Davis returns to chat with me about the WFRP that never was! We explore the projects that didn't get finished, the ideas that almost made it, and the awesome stuff that almost happened. Graeme Davis was part of the team that brought WFRP to incredible life, and his career has taken him to amazing worlds like Vampire the Masquerade, Supernatural, and Vaesen. Graeme Davis interview. _____________________________ Check out Graeme's Monster of the Mon...
Sandy Mitchell has written countless classic 40k and Warhammer Fantasy stories for GW Books and the Black Library. Pen name of author Alex Stewart, Mitchell, is the force behind the brilliant Commissar Ciaphas Cain series of novels and short stories. In conversation with Jordan Sorcery Alex talks about his early career reviewing films like Highlander and Aliens for White Dwarf magazine, his published and unpublished work (about Dark Future) for GW Books, his time working on BBC TV show Bugs,...
Former White Dwarf Australian editor Dave Taylor in conversation with Jordan Sorcery. We talked about Dave's career with Games Workshop, some behind the scenes White Dwarf insights, how the international editions came to be, and Dave's most recent project - Dave Taylor Miniatures, a company that publishes Art Of books by some of the best miniature painters currently working today! Dave Taylor interview. _____________________________ [ ELEMENT GAMES AFFILIATE LINK ] https://elementga...
Bob Naismith was one of the early Citadel sculptors who helped to define the foundations of Warhammer and 40k. From the original Space Marine design, predating Rogue Trader and the start of 40k, to the plastics created for HeroQuest and Space Crusade, Bob and Jordan talk about an incredible career full of iconic and important work. Bob Naismith interview. _____________________________ Check out Bob's latest work: [Bob Naismith Website] https://www.bobnaismith.com/ [Bob...
Graeme Davis was part of the team that brought WFRP to incredible life, and his career has taken him to amazing worlds like Vampire the Masquerade, Supernatural, and Vaesen. In our conversation we explored the opportunities and perils of drawing on folklore for making monsters, such as with the Fimir of Warhammer, and the ways in which encounter and creature creation differs across different RPG worlds and rules systems. We also talked about working with other legendary figures like Mi...
Trish Carden joined Citadel in the 80s and became a legendary sculptor for Citadel Miniatures. Working closely with Aly Morrison, Bob Naismith, and many others Trish soon gained famed as the Monster Girl, able to creature magnificent beasts, dragons, and monsters that were unforgettable. With Aly Morrison, Trish established Marauder Miniatures, a new Games Workshop imprint dedicated to creating models for Warhammer Fantasy. Later in her career Trish would move to the Forge World to craft som...
Rowan Zeoli and Caeylin Ellis of the independent tabletop gaming news site Rascal join Jordan to chat about the founding of the site, taking games journalism seriously, and the future of gaming. Rascal News was founded a year ago by 3 tabletop journalists who had worked for Polygon, Dicebreaker, Gizmodo, and I09. As those organisations have been shuttering their tabletop news coverage and firing professional journalists Rascal has sought to create an online space that is tackling major news ...
Fantastic fantasy artist Ralph Horsley has worked at Games Workshop and the Black Library providing incredible art for Inferno! Magazine and many Warhammer and 40k books. His career has seen him take on the biggest fantasy worlds with work on Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, as well as more recently returning to the Old World to illustrate several covers for Cubicle 7's Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th edition. Ralph Horsley in conversation with Jordan Sorcery talks about his p...
Bolt Action, the World War 2 miniature wargame, just received a hugely succesful 3rd edition from Warlord Games. This is the story of Bolt Action from the people who made it. From the origins of the first Bolt Action Miniatures sculpted by Paul Hicks, through the acquisition of the line by Warlord Games, to the creation and development of the game by former Warhammer designers Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley. This anthology of interviews features contributions from Paul Hicks, Sim...
In the 1980s Bryan Ansell took over Games Workshop and reshaped it into a brand new company. Paul Cockburn joined Games Workshop from TSR UK having worked on Imagine Magazine and supplements for Dungeons & Dragons. During his time at GW Paul oversaw the relocation of White Dwarf from London to Nottingham and its evolution into a dedicated Warhammer magazine. He also helped to launch Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and worked on an early plan for Games Workshop fiction novels that could have ...
Gaslands creator Mike Hutchinson is one of the best modern wargames designers having released amazing 28mm fantasy battle games like Hobgoblin, hilarious skirmish game of drunken space orcs Space Gits, and even a multi-GM roleplaying game called The Crawling Chaos. Mike Hutchinson in conversation with Jordan talks about his career, design ethos and way of working, and his thoughts on the games design discipline, as well as all of the wonderful games he is currently working on! Game designer...
John Thorntwaite, former Head of Plastics for Games Workshop between 1985 and 1999, joins Jordan Sorcery to talk about the development of injection modelled miniatures for Warhammer and 40k. We talk about Bryan Ansell's intentions for Games Workshop plastic manufacturing, test cases like the slotta base and Fighting Fantasy miniatures, psychosyrene dwarfs, and the success of kits like the Rhino, RTB01 Space Marines, and the skeleton hordes. _____________________________ [ ELEMENT GAM...
Juan Diaz is a much loved miniature sculptor who worked at Games Workshop for 16 years producing countless amazing minis for Citadel and Forge World. Amongst his many classic sculpts are the first daemon prince Be’Lakor and the infamous Daemonettes of Slaanesh. In conversation with Jordan Sorcery Juan talks about the culture and people he worked with, the materials and processes, and his wonderful career as a model maker. Juan Diaz interview. [TINY TALES INSTAGRAM] https://www.instagram.co...
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