Forty Thousand Hurts
A podcast for people who don't know much about Warhammer by us - three people who don't know much about Warhammer.
El, Rosa & Holly are here to lead you by the hand as we stumble face first into the vast world of Warhammer 40,000.
Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 15: And now, Trench Crusade
This week we take a detour away from 40K, to talk about El's most recent fascination, Trench Crusade! The initial idea was to compare 40K and TC a lot more, but, uh, it's mostly just El talking about her various opinions. Sorry.Along the...
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Episode 15
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Episode 14: A Legionary Primer (FUN edition) [Featuring: Dan]
Settling into an already distressing 2026 we're rounding out our little trio of episodes on Space Marines by skimming along each Traitor legion. Much like episode 11, we give you a taste of the various legions - who they are, how they came to b...
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Episode 14
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1:03:27
Episode 13: Holly's First Game!
Happy new year everyone, I'm sure it will be better than last year and that several geopolitically insane things haven't already happened. BUT DID YOU KNOW that in the dying days of 2025, Holly had her first game? Well she did, and you better b...
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Episode 13
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Episode 12: Christmas Wishes
Ho ho ho! It's a time of wonder and joy and we'd all like a break please. So we're having a fun one. We go round the table and bounce around the various magical wishes we have, hoping for a christmas miracle to make them turn ...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11: A Legionary Primer (Loyalist edition)
This week we're back and continuing the journey of talking Space Marines, this time with specifics! El, Lumi and Holly take turns teaching each other (and possibly you) about each of the loyalist legions, touching on colour schemes, combat styl...
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Episode 11
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Episode 10: SPACE MARIIIIINES
Yes, it's time. We're talking about the big blue boys, the original fridges, the chunky poster child of 40K: Space Marines. Serving as a gentle primer on who and what exactly Space Marines actually are, we talk about who, what, wh...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: A Relief Effort For Riley (with Riley Quinn)
We're a member down this week as Holly is seeking guidance from The Emperor. But fear not, we have guest on the pod, and it's only bloody Riley Quinn (Trashfuture, No Gods No Mayors). Arriving at high velocity from his drop pod ...
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Episode 9
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1:04:59
Episode 8: Talkin' 'bout that T'au
This week Lumi's taking over and is here to convert you to the T'au'va. That's right, it's faction focus time and Lumi is taking us on a combined book report/Tau lore journey. With no Holly this episode, and El suffering from a demonic i...
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Episode 8
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1:03:20
Episode 7: Incompetence in Crusading
This week we are back (albeit late), and El & Lumi have some exciting things to report. Fresh off the back of a recent game (thats right, we actually played!) we return to talk about the many, many, many ways in which we made mista...
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Episode 7
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Episode 6: Fun with Nuns With Guns
This week Holly takes the wheel as she tells us (and you) all about her faction, the Adepta Sororitas, the nuns with guns. She tells us who they are, what their vibe is, and most importantly why Holly chose them as her army!Because she's...
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Episode 6
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Episode 5: In Which We Discuss Painting
This week we are back baybeee! No more dry stuffy rules to wade through, we've got a palette full of energy and more discussion than you can shake a paintbrush at.Which is to say El, Rosa & Holly are back to share our feelings...
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Episode 4: Welcome back to class (rules 101 part 2)
In this episode we finish off our intro to rules, as El desperately tries to hammer through A LOT OF RULES while Rosa and Holly continue to be excellently patient students. We cover setting up your table, missions, terrain, deployment AND ALSO ...
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Episode 4
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1:09:34
Episode 3: Welcome to class (rules 101)
Today El dons the role of teacher, and starts to lead us through the basics of how 10th Edition 40K works, up to and including what an 'edition' is. Our episode-cum-classroom is set up as an easygoing space, as repeatedly demonstrated by Rosa a...
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Episode 3
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Episode 2: Splashing Around In The Lore
With a whole episode under the belt, El, Rosa & Holly take our second outing and paddle around in the shallow(ish) end of the Big Behemoth that is 40K lore. Of which there is so much. There is just SO MUCH.We talk about the imperium ...
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Episode 2
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Episode 1: What even is Warhammer 40K?
El, Rosa & Holly take our first steps into podcasting and talking 40K. In this pilot episode, we skim loose frameworks of the hobby - from playing wargames to niche internet arguments.Staying strictly on target, our conversation also...
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Episode 1
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