Best Tabletop Merchant Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 49 - Ginormogantuanhypermegasodeiversary, SECOND birthday listener lore episode mega spectacular. 3:20:05

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Hello there scummers! It's been a whole two years of Underhive Lorekeepers and we are celebrating with a listener lore giveaway! We go through 4 of our favourites and pick a few winners to get some loot from us here as a way of saying thankyou. We also give away a fantastic gang by PowerHungryMonkey84! Thankyou to everyone for your support this las…

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Episode 48 - The Merchant Guilds. Part 1. 1:51:25

1M ago1:51:25

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Hey there Scummers!! In this episode, the boys take a wander down to the marketplaces and dive into the very sellers and purveyors of trade themselves. The Guilders. The Guilders of Necromunda are powerful and influential figures who control the flow of trade and resources across the hive cities. Acting as intermediaries between the noble houses an…

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Episode 47 - Servitors. A fate worse than death. 3:39:34

2M ago3:39:34

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Hey there Scummers!! In this episode, the boys jump in to something that puts the grim in grimdark, the body in body horror and the cruel in cruel and unusual. The Servitor. From the poor souls damned to be turned into little more than tools for The Imperium Of Man, batteries for Mars or even worse fates further afield. From slugs grown for special…

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Episode 46 - Beards, pipes and assault trikes - Ironhead Squats 6:40:45

2M ago6:40:45

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Hey there Scummers!! In this episode, the Lorekeepers delve into the history of the abhuman saviours of Necromunda, The Ironhead Squats. These stout and industrious abhumans have been integral in maintaining not only the planets ability to support life, but have been the true power behind her production for millennia. From salvaging the vast ranges…

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Episode 45 - Listener Requestisode. The Frateris Militia. 1:54:25

2M ago1:54:25

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Greetings and salutations, beloved Scummers! In this episode, the Lorekeepers have been asked to discuss the history, effects and legality of one of the more unique factions within the 40k universe, The Frateris Militias. These citizen crusaders take up arms against the enemies of mankind, guided by their faith and spiritual leaders in wars and con…

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Episode 44 - Open The Armories - Corrupted Weapons. 2:22:02

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Hello there Scummers! In this episode the boys head out to the black market and do a bit of a dive into the corrupted weapons you'll find in darkest corners of questionable shops. From the heretical bolters of fallen Astartes, flamers imbued with the powers of the warp, daemonic blades and weapons forged from the very materials of the warp itself, …

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Episode 43 - Xenos of the 40k universe. Part 1. 2:08:05

3M ago2:08:05

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Hello there Scummers! Spamuel has taken a bit of precious time away from the campaign trail and has been reading fan mail from his beloved constituency! Remember to #VoteSpamuel for every possible office. It’s corruption you can count on. In this episode, Spam and Nath help out a listener with some ideas on getting Xenos onto Necromunda. But instea…

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Episode 42 - Criminal alliances of Necromunda. Part 2. 2:41:34

4M ago2:41:34

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Hello there Scummers! Have you ever considered stepping into a new career? What if it was a way to have great fun, meet new people, exploit them for personal gain and then try to overthrow the criminally false leadership of Necromunda? If you've answered "YES", do we have an episode for you! In this episode we look into the Fallen Houses, disgraced…

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Episode 41 - Gangs of Yesteryear - Scavvies 2:23:39

4M ago2:23:39

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Hey there scummers! In this episode, we take a look at those unfortunate wretches at the very bottom of both Imperial society and the hive itself. Mutants and Scavvies are the true nadir of human civilisation, looked down upon as little better than filth, purged and hated for their very existence. Spamuel gets political, Nathan discusses his ideas …

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Episode 40 - Listener Lore 2. 2:30:14

5M ago2:30:14

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Hello there scummers! Welcome to the latest of our listener lore series! In these episodes, we read entries from you, our listeners, on a topic picked each quarter, with one lucky entrant walking away with free minis based on the ideas we get from their lore! If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at Underhiveloreke…

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Episode 39 - Upperhive Lorekeepers. Ty and Ko'Iron. 2:59:07

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Greetings, scummers! Due to a subtle decrease in pollution from the industrial sectors of level 359, we are pleased to bring you another transmission from the number 1 social entertainment mega show, The Upperhive Lorekeepers! This episode, the noble sons from high above us all bring the ins and outs of two more of their noble equals, the houses of…

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Episode 38 - 6 minute abs. Abhumans of Necromunda - Ogryns. 2:35:54

6M ago2:35:54

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Hello there scummers and happy 2025! We are back from our holidays and what better way to start the new(ish) year than with an episode about the biggest boys on the whole planet? Descendants of the prisoners and prospectors of frozen and unforgiving worlds, the Ogryn are the feral brutality of humanity, distilled, refined and removed from all highe…

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LVO 2025 Mini Review 1:34:07

6M ago1:34:07

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Hey Scummers! With the LVO2025 announcements done and dusted, Spam and Nath go over the releases, shoehorning in the Necromunda compatible minis, contemplate starting a few 40k armies and just chat about what they would like to do with them. We are pretty new at this video aspect of content creation, so please give us any feedback you can! If you h…

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Apocrypha Necromunda – Bonedry and Broke Review 1:01:17

6M ago1:01:17

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Hey Scummers!It's Lorekeepers, but visual! (except this is in podcast form!)In this video, Nath and Spamuel take a look at the new Apocrypha Necromunda and the changes it brings to our favourite game.With now game legal ways to bring Abhumans, mutants and even xenos into the game!This is our first real foray into video content, so please give us an…

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Episode 37 - Gangs of Yesteryear - Pit Fighters 3:10:04

7M ago3:10:04

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Those of us who are about to die, salute you. Welcome to the pits! In this episode, we dive in to some of the deadliest fighters to ever grace the blasted wastes and bloodied sands of Necromunda, the Pit Fighters. Slaves without rights, mutilated by their owners and forced to kill for the enjoyment of their societal betters, these warriors have bro…

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Episode 36 - Legalised Thuggery - Palanite Enforcers. 3:58:54

8M ago3:58:54

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Hello citizens of Necromunda. You are in violation of Helmawrs law. Disperse now or risk punishment. This is not a drill. After all that illegal chat last episode, we have decided to reign in the criminality and focus on a group DEFINITELY not involved in anything questionable, The Palanite Enforcers! The long arm of Helmawrs law, the Enforcers rep…

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Episode 35 - Criminal alliances of Necromunda. Part 1. 1:42:38

8M ago1:42:38

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Hello there Scummers! After a massive weekend of playing in Arcromunda IV, the boys give a breakdown of the weekend, with an emphasis on breakdown. Spamuel gets political. But we then get into the meat of the episode with the Criminal alliances! In this episode we look into the Rogue Factoria, renegade manufactoriums creating discount gear at price…

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Episode 34 - Open The Armories - Xenos Weapons. 2:16:43

9M ago2:16:43

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Hello there Scummers! In this episode the boys head out to the black market and do a bit of a dive into the xenos weapons you'll find in The Book of Judgement. From the multi-use Kroot rifle, the HORRIFYING Rak'Gol Razor Gun and the absolutley delightful Yu’vath Puzzle Box, each of these weapons will surely bring a new wave of death to your enemies…

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Episode 33 - Upperhive Lorekeepers. Greim and Catallus. 2:22:54

9M ago2:22:54

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Greetings, scummers! Gracing your airwaves this evening is a new series by your favourite uphive megastars, The Upperhive Lorekeepers! We give you a rare look into the lives of your betters, those noble families of Greim and Catallus. Greim is the military powerhouse of Necromunda, their control of not only the production of arms and armour across …

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Episode 32 - Listener Lore - The Genestealer Cults. 2:28:17

10M ago2:28:17

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Hello there scummers! Welcome to the latest of our listener lore series! In these episodes, we read entries from you, our listeners, on a topic picked each quarter, with one lucky entrant walking away with a copy of Hive Secundus! Both of the guys read 2 of their favourite entries, with gang ideas, horror movies ideas, tears about teddy bears and a…

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Episode 31 - The Genestealer Cult. Part 3. The Malstrain 2:51:34

10M ago2:51:34

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Hey there, scummers! In this episode, the boys go over the two gangs we have been building up to with this whole series, The Genestealer Cults and The Malstrain. We go over our theories on the Malstrains evolutionary path, the experiments that the mad Magos Hermiatus put the surviving purestrain through, whether the patriarch even exists anymore an…

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Episode 30 - The Genestealer Cult. Part 2. Hive Secundus. 3:05:23

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Greetings and salutations, scummers! In this episode, the boys take a trip into the absolute number 1 tourist destination on Necromunda. The Secundan Exlusion Zone! From the sunrise over the Dust Wall, the sight studded stretches of roadways and many friendly and welcoming settlements and fortress precincts, it is also home to the pristine jewel of…

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Episode 29 - The Genestealer Cult. Part 1. 3:07:29

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Good morrow, scummers!The Great Mother Hive has been generous with her gifts to us, with Hive Secundus opening its great doors and The Book Of Desolation coming to us all VERY soon, we have decided to have a look at one of the galaxies most dangerous groups. The Genestealer Cults. In this first episode of a 3 part series, we look at the cults on a …

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Episode 28 - We put the rad in radioactive - House Van Saar 7:18:15

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Greetings, scummers! It's been one hell of a ride, but we got there in the end! We are finally at the final house gang of Necromunda, the technologically supreme, House Van Saar. From their origins in the years before even The Great Crusade, Van Saar bring knowledge and powers beyond even those of the most advanced planets of The Imperium and the L…

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Our Patreon Episode 001. Dramatis Personae - Episode 1. 2:06:22

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Hey there scummers! It has been a TOUGH fortnight for the Lorekeepers and it’s been damn near impossible to get the Van Saar episode finished in time for our regular release. So we are giving you all a glimpse into some of what we do on our Patreon. In this episode, the first of our Patreon exclusive series, we look in on 4 of the Dramatis Personae…

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Episode 27 - When He closes a Caw-Door, He opens a Caw-Window. House Cawdor. 7:13:18

1y ago7:13:18

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Good morrow, scummers! I bet when you woke up this morning, the first thing you thought was "I really wish I had more than 7 hours of Lorekeepers to listen to today!" Well once you hit about 31:45, today is your lucky day! In this episode, the boys go deep into the holy origins of House Cawdor. Preachers, scavengers, holy warriors and ragged outlaw…

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Episode 26 - Ginormogantuanhypermegasodeiversary, first birthday listener lore episode spectacular. 3:08:06

1y ago3:08:06

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Hello there scummers! It's been a whole year of Underhive Lorekeepers and we are celebrating with a listener lore giveaway! We go through 7 of our favourites and pick a few winners to get some loot from us here as a way of saying thankyou. This has quickly become one of our favourite episodes and will be a returning feature on the show. Thankyou to…

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Episode 25 - Clan Merdena. The first family of the Ash Wastes. 2:43:44

1y ago2:43:44

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Hey there scummers! Hot on the heels of our Orlock episode, we get into the familial tales of the baddest road boss to ever grace the dusty highways of Necromunda. Slate Merdena and his 12 daughters, every one of them capable of bringing the might of countless gangers to bear in their own missions to claim power for themselves, their gangs or their…

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Episode 24 - Iron Within. Denim Without - House Orlock. 6:23:06

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Hello there scummers! It has been a fortnight! First, the boys give their breakdown on all thenew Necromunda and Necromunda adjacent miniatures revealed this past month bothat the reveal and through Warhammer community. SECUNDUS BABY! There is A LOT here, so skip through to about58 minutes in if you want to get straight to your regular Lorekeeper p…

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Episode 23 - Hive Life. Part 3. 1:36:47

1y ago1:36:47

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Hello there scummers!Welcome to our very first long range recording of The Underhive Lorekeepers!The Manvant has been called back to the forgeworld of Mudgee to dig some holes, so we decided it was a great time to dig into some of the obscure lore about 2 more of Necromundas lesser known hives!Up first, we have Hive Acropolis!Head down to the marke…

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Episode 22 - Abhumans of Necromunda. The Ratlings. 2:04:13

1y ago2:04:13

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Hello there scummers and welcome to back to Freetown! In this episode, the boys take us on a bit of an adventure with the background on those, tiniest of abhumans, the Ratlings. From their beautiful and peaceful lives on Ornsworld, to their storied history in the Imperial guard, Necromunda is surely the best place for members of this species to end…

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Episode 17: More Western Games 35:04

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Welcome to Die Alone: a Solo RPG Podcast! Each episode I’ll be playing a different solo roleplaying or board game and talking about my experiences. I’ll also occasionally dabble in solo tabletop games and adventure gamebooks. I’ll be looking at the games as a play experience, as a meditative and creative exercise, and also looking at them from a de…

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Episode 21 - Mercator Populi - Second Best Guides 1:50:01

1+ y ago1:50:01

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Happy hump day scummers! In this instalment, the boys are joined by Simon (aka 3 Ogryns In A Trenchcoat) from Second best guides. He gives his villain origin story, his foray into the glorious tradition of Ogryn warfare, picks a terrible favourite lasgun pattern and makes Spamuel apologise on the record. We talk to him about his website and why he …

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Episode 16: Fliptown 25:40

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Welcome to Die Alone: a Solo RPG Podcast! Each episode I’ll be playing a different solo roleplaying or board game and talking about my experiences. I’ll also occasionally dabble in solo tabletop games and adventure gamebooks. I’ll be looking at the games as a play experience, as a meditative and creative exercise, and also looking at them from a de…

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Episode 20 - Abhumans of Necromunda. The Beastmen. 3:07:32

1+ y ago3:07:32

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Hey there Scummers.After a HILARIOUS April fools joke, a few of our wonderful listeners decided that they werent exactly happy with your favourite hosts.So after a few messages, dm's and one particularly soul crushing email, the bullying finally worked and we have an Abhumans episode!In this episode, we cover the hooved party animals themselves, th…

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Episode 15: Season 2 Introduction 18:18

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Welcome to Die Alone: a Solo RPG Podcast! Each episode I’ll be playing a different solo roleplaying or board game and talking about my experiences. I’ll also occasionally dabble in solo tabletop games and adventure gamebooks. I’ll be looking at the games as a play experience, as a meditative and creative exercise, and also looking at them from a de…

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Episode 19 - 6 minute abs. Abhumans of Necromunda. (April Fools Edition) 1:30:52

1+ y ago1:30:52

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Hey there scummers! It's a weird place here on Necromunda, with not only us regular folk, the nobles and their weird haircuts and murder suits, or the muties and their particular taste for human flesh, theres also another kind of scummer. That's right, we are talking abhumans. Not close enough to be regular humans and not far enough to be (rightful…

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Episode 18 - And the mighty shall inherit the hives. House Goliath. 7:46:03

1+ y ago7:46:03

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Welcome to the forges, scummers. In this absolute GOLIATH of an episode, Spamuel and The Manvant dive deep into the true personification of the brutal and violent nature of Necromunda, House Goliath. From their strange origins and their birth into the chains of their betters, the Goliath have evolved and taken control of much of the industrial powe…

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Episode 17 - Open The Armories - Chain Weapons. 2:46:33

1+ y ago2:46:33

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Hello there Scummerinos! In this episode the boys get into some of the underhives most brutal melee options. From the classic chainsword, to the brutally efficient chainaxe, with a diversion in glaives, fists and hatchets, there is a way to carve your Sanguinala grox "meat".We teach the Manvant about graceful use of eviscerators, the foolishness of…

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Episode 16 - Gangs of Yesteryear - The Ratskins. 3:08:40

1+ y ago3:08:40

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Hello there scummers! The boys have been digging around some of the unlooted vaults in Temenos and have pulled out a bit of old school lore. In this episode, we dig into the ancient denizens of the under-underhive, the Ratskins! From their mysterious ability to navigate the hive, their reliance on sugar cane and their spiritual and familial traditi…

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Episode 15 - Hive Life. Part 2. 2:35:31

1+ y ago2:35:31

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Hello there scummers!In this episode, Spamuel and The Manvant go another trip through the bucket list of destinations you do not want to visit on Necromunda.We take a look at some rural cousins of the Palatine cluster, delve deep into Spamuel’s love of westerns and men named Russell, Nath goes into his growing appreciation of House Orlock and then …

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Episode 14. Discovery Vox - Fauna. Part 2. 1:45:13

1+ y ago1:45:13

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Hey there scummers!In this episode, Spamuel and The Manvant break down the reveals from the LVO, the event proving once again that EVERY model is a Necromunda model.Getting into the episode, we explore fauna L through X, from the sneak attacks of Lashworms, Necromundan giant rats and their Skaven cousins, eventually getting to Ur-Ghuls and the drea…

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Episode 13 - The Aranthian Succession. Book 3 - The Ruins Of Jardlan. 6:42:50

1+ y ago6:42:50

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I don't want you digging too deep into this, but I think there is something in the dark...Welcome back scummer, it's been a hell of a ride.What started off as a simple attempt at murder-cyborging old Gerontius has really turned into a whole thing, hasn't it?In this episode, the boys close off the Aranthian Succession with a bang, a scream, a Squat …

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Episode 12 - The Aranthian Succession. Book 2 - The Vaults Of Temenos. 6:20:27

1+ y ago6:20:27

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Praise the God Emperor and pass the ammunition!Hello again scummers!The planet of Necromunda has been thrown through the loops this last few weeks, between all the cultists, mutants, nomad raids, armies of meatnecks, civil wars and even sieges!But thankfully, things are finally starting to calm down...In steps The Prophet of the Redemption!Turning …

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Episode 11 - The Aranthian Succession. Book 1 - Cinderak Burning. 7:30:05

1+ y ago7:30:05

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Is it getting dark in here, or is it just me? Hello scummers! The great wound has torn its way across the galaxy and chaos is reigning supreme, thankfully, chaos is what we do here on Necromunda. In this absolute beast of an episode, the boys dive in to the first book of The Aranthian Succession, with the scene being set up for this campaign series…

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Episode 10 - I don't like the chems, but the chems like me. 1:58:14

1+ y ago1:58:14

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Hey there scummers! In this episode, Spamuel and The Manvant take a look at some of the less than savoury recreational consumables available to you and your gangs at the local marketplace. From magic potions that will give you gifts beyond those a mortal is able to handle, to tips and tricks on how to look cool in front of the juves, this episode h…

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Episode 9 - Del-Aque Ooh Ha Ha! House Delaque. 5:39:58

1+ y ago5:39:58

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Hello there, Scummers! We are back! Arcromunda is over for another year and we are ready to come in strong with our regularly scheduled programmed ranting with a side order of lore. BUT!Just when you thought life was starting to make sense again, The House of Shadow slips in without warning and finalises plans decades in the making. The Manvant has…

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Episode 8 - The road to Arcromunda. 1:21:04

1+ y ago1:21:04

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Good evening scummers!This one is a bit of a different episode, Spamuel and The Manvant take you on a trip through the lore of their gangs for Arcromunda 2023!It's a short one, but we have packed plenty into it for you all.You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll have serious questions regarding Spamuel's ability to finish a gang.So enjoy this one, it'll b…

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Episode 7. Discovery Vox - Fauna. Part 1. 2:03:27

1+ y ago2:03:27

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Hey there scummers!In this episode, Spamuel and The Manvant dig into some exotic (and some not so exotic) beasts that inhabit this wonderful world of ours.From The nesting habits of the mighty Ambull, to Spamuels rant about the likely nefarious plans of the Caryatids and finally closing up on murder-chihuahua's and towels with teeth.Discovery Vox i…

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Episode 6 - Hive Life. Part 1. 3:29:44

1+ y ago3:29:44

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Hey there scummers!In this episode, Spamuel and The Manvant go on a bit of a dive into two of their favourite hive cities. Exploring the background, the dominant houses, some personal theories and inevitably starting a gang based out of each of them.This is a big one, so make yourselves comfortable, ignore the zombies chewing on your neighbours, tu…