Fires of Betrayal - A Horus Heresy Podcast

The Fires of Betray is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the the Games Workshop 30k setting and related content, from the Fiction to the Games. This show is the spitural successor of the God Engine Cast a podcast that focused solely on Adeptus Titanicus.

The Dallas Open 2025

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore that surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. In this episode I review the Warhammer Dallas Opens Heresy events. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media

05-31
30:10

Summer of 25 Update

An Update about future Episodes of the Podcast.

05-30
00:52

The God Engine Cast Redux.

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore that surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. This Show I am joined by returning Guested AJ In this show, we are Talking about Adeptus Titancius looking at the recent releases for the game, and checking in with the first few months of Legions Imperialis   If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery. Special Thanks to, AJ    This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

03-17
37:13

Rewriting the Rules

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore that surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. This Show I am joined by returning Guests Will and Grant. In this show, we talk about ‘Fan Made Rules’ and their place in the community, and our recent experience using these rule sets. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery. Special Thanks to, Will and Grant  This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners. Details of the Panopticon rules can be found here: https://hh-ageofdarkness.itch.io/ I still wasn’t able to source the original location of the ‘Florida Ork Codex’

01-22
01:04:14

24.M2 New Years Plans, and Phyrix Adepticon Preview

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore that surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. This Show I am joined by Lucas and Eric of the Phyrix Event Series, and returning Guests Ben and Grant. In this show, we talk about our plans for 2024. Lucas and Eric discuss their plans for Adeptacon 2024 If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery. Special Thanks to, Lucas Lyons, Ben Randolph, Eric Hartford, Grant, Aj Foraker and Killion Vauk. This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners. Details of the Phyrix events can be found here:https://linktr.ee/Phyrix

01-04
01:34:23

Infrequently Asked Questions

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore that surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. This Show we discuss the new FAQ released by games workshop and talk about the things that may have been missed and things they may have made more confusing. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, Special Thanks to Will Frank, Brandon, and Cameron Wright. This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

12-29
01:06:39

Building a Narrative

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore that surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. This Show I am joined by Grant Whittaker. We had a long discussion on the best ways to write narrative stories about our games, and try and give advice to folk starting out on this rewarding part of the hobby. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners. My Narrative for the Phyrix events: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Ke482JVgYfXImbKCXoiCrpgvUM7aQtonvp7RW1KvNs Grants Naratives: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RgdPjIpcUGuMv8uaa4IB6FjSxWKJTHvJjaY_05qdUKw https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_wBqQF3YuYGFPpuSTvaQlCEZvDh4_d176ioMnZNuYw Brandon referenced story https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jyZ4UqfTiTB7wC2IMdw73ALF5aj4mio9-5ucH87Nwpc

12-17
01:24:21

The Free PDF Review (Daemons, Militia, Daemons, and Daemon Engines)

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore that surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. Today's show is a discussion about the ‘Free Rule PDFS’ that are available from games workshop and what we think about the rules, and what they are doing for the games of Horus Heresy If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Brandon and William Frank This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

10-20
01:23:12

Previews and Check-Ins

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. Today's show is a check in with the shows regulars about their current activities and the recent previews from Nova Please note due to the start of the school year this episode took a lot longer than it should have done to get published. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Aj Foraker and William Frank This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

09-18
42:56

Turns Out the Hypetrain Had Breaks After All, Legions Imperialis Updates

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   Today's show is a check in with Legions Imperialis and seeing how we are feeling about the upcoming launch. Please note due to the start of the school year this episode took a lot longer than it should have done to get published.  If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Aj Foraker This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

08-27
51:58

The Spoilers and the Death? A Spoliertastic conversation about what were expecting from the End and the Death pt 2

THE FOLLOWING EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE END AND THE DEATH PT 1, AND MUCH OF THE REST OF THE HORUS HERESY SERIES.   The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   Today's show is A ‘Spoliertastic’ conversation about what were expecting from the End and the Death pt 2. Looking At what our current thoughts on the direction of the series is going and what crazy theory’s we have been hopeing turn out to be true If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Aj Foraker This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

07-28
01:12:40

Siege Of Cthonia Pt 2: Battles and Wars

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.     Today's episode is part two of our coverage of the new The Siege Of Cthonia book. In this episode we discuss the Missions, Campaigns and Zone Mortalis Rules   If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune.   For more information about the phyrix events please check out: https://linktr.ee/phyrix   This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team.   Special thanks to William Frank   This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

07-14
58:30

EPIC NEWS: All Aboard the Hype Train

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   Today's is a quick update talking about the continuing news of EPICs return as a game system and our reactions to the Warhammer community previews from the last week. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Aj Foraker This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

07-09
31:15

EPIC NEWS: Legions Imperialis and some Knights.

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   Today's is a quick update talking about the news of EPICs return as a game system and our reactions to the news If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Aj Foraker and William Frank This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

07-01
26:06

Siege Of Cthonia Pt 1: Lore and Arms

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   Today's episode is part one of our coverage of the new The Siege Of Cthonia book. In this episode we discuss the lore, and the additions to the army lists from the book. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Monjoni Osso, Lucas Lyons, Ben Randolph  and William Frank This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

06-30
01:50:56

Reflection: Painters of Oklahoma + Dave

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games. On March 2nd 2021 I published Episode 45 of the God Engine Cast, a podcast I was creating focusing on Adeptus Titanicus. In this episode, I talked to a group of my friends about the soon-to-be-released Warmaster Titan.  On the Podcast I was joined by Mike O'Brian, Andy Kull, and the Late David Kohman. When I Originally released this Podcast, I was recovering from Covid (I was 8 days out from my initial infection) and I wasn’t happy with my own contributions to a few of the topics within the show. Because of this a lot of content was cut, the intent was that in the future they to return and talk at length about it. Although it is something I may still return to on this podcast; David will not be able to join us. As such in tribute to the passion he had for the hobby I decided to re-edit the original recording including as much ‘lost’ material as possible, this is this episode. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of Betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Mike O'Brian, Andy Kull, and David Kohman This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

06-16
01:15:58

After The DOOM ! - Titanicus Events

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   The Topic of today's show is a discussion of a Brandon’s Titanicus event he ran in Dallas a few weeks ago. If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the Fires of betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Brandon, Aj Foraker, and William Frank. This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

05-22
01:06:57

Warhammer Fest and Recent Releases

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   The Topic of today's show is a discussion the recent Warhammer Fest and the Horus Heresy Previews, and what it means for the upcoming year. Lucas and I also talk once again about the Phyrix, The Amber Strand event he is running next month at the Midwest Conquest Convention in Kansas City. More information about this event can be found here https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/TGU98LU2NK?active_tab=overview or via https://linktr.ee/phyrix If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the fires of betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Lucas Lyons, Aj Foraker, and William Frank. This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

05-05
01:17:38

Events and Great Gameing.

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   The Topic of today's show is a discussion on ‘How we make a game and community that holds up’ We talk about the reputation of the Heresy Community (the good and the bad), and we talk about things we all can do to continue to make the community fantastic!   I am also joined by Lucas to talk about the Phyrix, The Amber Strand he is running next month at the Midwest Conquest convetion in Kansas City. More information about this event can be found here https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/TGU98LU2NK?active_tab=overview or via https://linktr.ee/phyrix If you have any questions about the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts Until next time, we wish you all good fortune. This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the fires of betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to Monjoni Osso  and William Frank. This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

04-21
01:40:06

Adeptus Titanicus

The Fires of Betrayal Podcast is a Podcast dedicated to discussing the various wargames set in the Age of Darkness, as well as the lore which surrounds them. From discussing the extensive novel series from the black library to talking about the latest releases for tabletop games.   In this show podcast takes a break from the Age of Darkness ruleset, to discuss the current state Adeptus Titanicus, both the game and our local communities    Within this show we reference the following source: Beachhead/ Maximal Fire's Blog https://maximalfire.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/beachhead-2023-by-the-numbers-the-1750-lists/?fbclid=IwAR0pu1Pq0Mvf0JbFFxeI7cl8gUT-WMqjtL0AAfsPPO4sIFyfpwyPdS9ry6I   If you have any questions for the show please email us at firesofbetrayal@gmail.com or reach out through our social media accounts   Until next time, we wish you all good fortune.   This show was Written, Recorded, and Edited by Martin Emery, with help from the fires of betrayal podcast team. Special thanks to AJ, and Killion Vauk and Josh Checkers.   This podcast is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited no challenge to any trademarks or copyrights intended.   All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

03-24
01:12:41

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