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On today's I wanted to give you all some insight into changes coming to the blog for 2021. Over the past few months, I have felt my content slipping a bit more into content for content's sake as opposed to being truly passionate about what I am writing. In order to combat this, I sat down and really considered what posts of mine did I really enjoy and have wanted to do more of in the future? Two article series really stuck out to me as I reviewed my older content. The first being my Life Lessons and Wargaming and the second being my exploration of the history from The World That Was of characters from Age of Sigmar's current lore. My plan going forward is to give you articles either for these two ongoing series or something like it every two to three months in order to give you longer and higher quality content to read as opposed to weekly posts that may be, more or less, filler (algorithms be damned). As I write army lore for my many Warhammer armies I might slip them in as well between these core posts. You can expect the YouTube and Podcast content to carry on as they have been. I am excited about these changes to my blog and as a sneak peek my next post will be all about Sigmar, from birth to his ascension to godhood and you can expect it to be posted by the end of March. Happy Hobby and Stay Stormcast Strong. Chuck Moore View the full article

Hey Everyone! Today I wanted to introduce you to the character I have created for my new Slaves to Darkness army. Mistress Ga’Gar (based on Lady Gaga) is a Chaos Lord seeking pleasure all across the realms for her dark deity Slaanesh. I hope you enjoy this short piece about my new character. Steam rose in the chill morning air of Ghyran as the hot blood poured out of a stab wound of a prone marauder. Mistress Ga'Gar breathed deep at the scent as she watched the life fade from the mortal sacrifice before her. The marauder made no effort to staunch the flow of his lifeblood as ecstasy overtook them in their final moments before stillness was all that was remained. Placing a finger in the still cooling blood, Ga'Gar drew curving shapes upon her Melusian form, the infernal symbols of her Dark God, Slaanesh. A portion of the ecstasy felt by the sacrifice passed into her body as she finished the sixth of the blasphemous symbols on her body. This had been a worthy sacrifice to begin her day, but she was a Pleasure Queen and there was still so much time left in the day to experience even more passion from the blood spilled of others, but yet she let her mind linger while staring at the pooling blood before her. Blood used to be all she cared about, but those memories had become hazier and hazier over time. Besides her name, she couldn't fully remember much else besides a few flashing images in her mind's eye. Great Cauldrons, Blood covered Aelves, and a blonde-haired Queen who lead them all. These fading memories and her Mesluian body were enough to tell her she once worshiped the God Khaine. However, she did not know which Temple she had called hers and why she, along with a number of other Khainites, turned their worship to Slaanesh. It hardly mattered now though as Slaanesh filled her and her followers with all the pleasure they could desire. Their supplication and devotion to their new Dark God were more than enough. Ga'Gar caringly picked up the dead marauder in her clawed left arm, a blessing from her new deity, and placing it in the nearby pyre. As the flames consumed the sacrifice a cloud of purple smoke erupted forth from the pyre engulfing her for the briefest of moments. In that moment she saw a sign from her Dark God. A primordial form birthed from the maw of Slaanesh taking shape in the Realms. She did not know exactly where this being had settled, but she could feel the pull of it now and she would follow it to its cradle. Mistress Ga'Gar and her Slaves to Darkness would set off to welcome the child, but mot without plenty of pleasure found along the way. View the full article

Steam rose in the chill morning air of Ghyran as the hot blood poured out of a stab wound of a prone marauder. Mistress Ga'Gar breathed deep at the scent as she watched the life fade from the mortal sacrifice before her. The marauder made no effort to staunch the flow of his lifeblood as ecstasy overtook them in their final moments before stillness was all that was remained. Placing a finger in the still cooling blood, Ga'Gar drew curving shapes upon her Melusian form, the infernal symbols of her Dark God, Slaanesh. A portion of the ecstasy felt by the sacrifice passed into her body as she finished the sixth of the blasphemous symbols on her body. This had been a worthy sacrifice to begin her day, but she was a Pleasure Queen and there was still so much time left in the day to experience even more passion from the blood spilled of others, but yet she let her mind linger while staring at the pooling blood before her. Blood used to be all she cared about, but those memories had become hazier and hazier over time. Besides her name, she couldn't fully remember much else besides a few flashing images in her mind's eye. Great Cauldrons, Blood covered Aelves, and a blonde-haired Queen who lead them all. These fading memories and her Mesluian body were enough to tell her she once worshiped the God Khaine. However, she did not know which Temple she had called hers and why she, along with a number of other Khainites, turned their worship to Slaanesh. It hardly mattered now though as Slaanesh filled her and her followers with all the pleasure they could desire. Their supplication and devotion to their new Dark God were more than enough. Ga'Gar caringly picked up the dead marauder in her clawed left arm, a blessing from her new deity, and placing it in the nearby pyre. As the flames consumed the sacrifice a cloud of purple smoke erupted forth from the pyre engulfing her for the briefest of moments. In that moment she saw a sign from her Dark God. A primordial form birthed from the maw of Slaanesh taking shape in the Realms. She did not know exactly where this being had settled, but she could feel the pull of it now and she would follow it to its cradle. Mistress Ga'Gar and her Slaves to Darkness would set off to welcome the child, but mot without plenty of pleasure found along the way. View the full article

Happiest of Holidays my friends! Today I wanted to share a small photoshoot I have done for my soon to be retired metal Witch Aelves. When I first began my Daughters of Khaine Journey I had a plethora of the old Metal Witch Aelf Sculpts (Thanks again Domus!) which I absolutely love as a sculpt. However, as my journey continues I have decided to retire them and give them a well-deserved rest. However, my plans for my Daughters of Khaine in 2021 is not slowing down at all! View the full article

Happiest of Holidays my friends! Today I wanted to share a small photoshoot I have done for my soon to be retired metal Witch Aelves. When I first began my Daughters of Khaine Journey I had a plethora of the old Metal Witch Aelf Sculpts (Thanks again Domus!) which I absolutely love as a sculpt. However, as my journey continues I have decided to retire them and give them a well-deserved rest. However, my plans for my Daughters of Khaine in 2021 is not slowing down at all! View the full article

Hello and Happy Holidays everyone! Recently I was on AoS Coaches YouTube channel not once, but twice talking all about Daughters of Khaine. I had a great time walking through the new and the old and in today's blog post I wanted to post the lists from both shows (and the shows themselves) for you all to take a look at and follow along with my thought process in building lists for my most beloved army. If you want me to go deeper on these lists in the future then let me know over on my Twitter or Instagram! I will see you next week and as always stay Stormcast Strong and Happy Bohhbying! View the full article

Hello and Happy Holidays everyone! Recently I was on AoS Coaches YouTube channel not once, but twice talking all about Daughters of Khaine. I had a great time walking through the new and the old and in today's blog post I wanted to post the lists from both shows (and the shows themselves) for you all to take a look at and follow along with my thought process in building lists for my most beloved army. If you want me to go deeper on these lists in the future then let me know over on my Twitter or Instagram! I will see you next week and as always stay Stormcast Strong and Happy Bohhbying! View the full article

Recently my order of the Facehammer Objective Markers arrived and today I wanted to give a brief review of the product and encourage all of you to go check them out for yourself. Whether you are using them for competitive practice or, like myself, using them for casual games in order to take less stress off measuring during scoring. All in all, it is a great product made by some great folks and you can pick them up over at Element Games. View the full article

Recently my order of the Facehammer Objective Markers arrived and today I wanted to give a brief review of the product and encourage all of you to go check them out for yourself. Whether you are using them for competitive practice or, like myself, using them for casual games in order to take less stress off measuring during scoring. All in all, it is a great product made by some great folks and you can pick them up over at Element Games. View the full article

Today is a bit more of a Public Service Announcement than a regular post. LVO 2021, as well as Adepticon 2021, have officially been canceled as they do not feel they can run a safe event of these sizes. As of now, NOVA Open 2021 is still on the books so here is hoping we can all meet up in DC on Labour Day weekend. Check after the jump for links regarding these events. View the full article

Today is a bit more of a Public Service Announcement than a regular post. LVO 2021, as well as Adepticon 2021, have officially been canceled as they do not feel they can run a safe event of these sizes. As of now, NOVA Open 2021 is still on the books so here is hoping we can all meet up in DC on Labour Day weekend. Check after the jump for links regarding these events. View the full article

The submission deadline for this year's Armies on Parade has come and gone. Having moved to an online format due to the shutdowns has really changed a lot of folks' approaches to their entries this year. While I did not work on a submission for the event there are plenty who did and today I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you. If you want to see more then head over to Twitter (and likely Instagram) and search #armiesonparade2020. View the full article

The submission deadline for this year's Armies on Parade has come and gone. Having moved to an online format due to the shutdowns has really changed a lot of folks' approaches to their entries this year. While I did not work on a submission for the event there are plenty who did and today I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you. If you want to see more then head over to Twitter (and likely Instagram) and search #armiesonparade2020. View the full article

Happy Turkey week everyone! Today I wanted to do a brief unboxing of the recent Shadow &Pain box set as my copy has finally arrived. Being a fan of the Daughters of Khaine as well as Slaanesh had me very excited for this box when it was announced and I am happy to say the box did not disappoint at all and is a very good value. Let's dive in and see what this box set holds! View the full article

Happy Turkey week everyone! Today I wanted to do a brief unboxing of the recent Shadow &Pain box set as my copy has finally arrived. Being a fan of the Daughters of Khaine as well as Slaanesh had me very excited for this box when it was announced and I am happy to say the box did not disappoint at all and is a very good value. Let's dive in and see what this box set holds! View the full article

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Happy Borken Realms: Morathi week everyone! This past Saturday we saw the release of an exciting new lore book for Warhammer Age of Sigmar. As you might imagine I am very excited about this release and what it brings to my beloved Daughters of Khaine army as far as rules and new lore. While the Strength Hammer Podcast review is still being recording I wanted to take time to share with you some of the amazing imagery from this new book. It goes without saying that there may be some spoilers here. Stay tuned for the full podcast review coming in a few days and as always stay Stormcast Strong and Happy Hobbying! View the full article

Happy Borken Realms: Morathi week everyone! This past Saturday we saw the release of an exciting new lore book for Warhammer Age of Sigmar. As you might imagine I am very excited about this release and what it brings to my beloved Daughters of Khaine army as far as rules and new lore. While the Strength Hammer Podcast review is still being recording I wanted to take time to share with you some of the amazing imagery from this new book. It goes without saying that there may be some spoilers here. Stay tuned for the full podcast review coming in a few days and as always stay Stormcast Strong and Happy Hobbying! View the full article

Broken Realms: Morathi is due to come out this Saturday and there are already tons of coverage hitting the internet. Youtube, Blogs, and Podcasts are all coming out strong and so far it is safe to say everyone is enjoying what this book is doing for the game and the direction the lore is taking. While the official Strength Hammer review of Broken Realms: Morathi is due out at the end of this month I did want to point you to all the coverage I have been enjoying about this new book. Stay Stormcast Strong and Happy Hobbying! View the full article

Broken Realms: Morathi is due to come out this Saturday and there are already tons of coverage hitting the internet. Youtube, Blogs, and Podcasts are all coming out strong and so far it is safe to say everyone is enjoying what this book is doing for the game and the direction the lore is taking. While the official Strength Hammer review of Broken Realms: Morathi is due out at the end of this month I did want to point you to all the coverage I have been enjoying about this new book. Stay Stormcast Strong and Happy Hobbying! View the full article

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Hello everyone! After posting last week's article on my upcoming Taythian Cult Battletome Supplement I came to realize that I never shared another fun bit of Tayrathi goodness with you all here. Today I remedy that by sharing you all with a link to Tayrathi's Playlist on Spotify. It is made up of music I enjoy as well as music I feel fits the personality I have crafted for the character through my many lore pieces around her and her life. I hope you give it a listen and enjoy! Check out the Playlist here! View the full article

Hello everyone! After posting last week's article on my upcoming Taythian Cult Battletome Supplement I came to realize that I never shared another fun bit of Tayrathi goodness with you all here. Today I remedy that by sharing you all with a link to Tayrathi's Playlist on Spotify. It is made up of music I enjoy as well as music I feel fits the personality I have crafted for the character through my many lore pieces around her and her life. I hope you give it a listen and enjoy! Check out the Playlist here! View the full article