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In Conversation with Jordan Sorcery

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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57:19

Revolutionary Reporting | Rascal News in Conversation...

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2025/02/24

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 ...

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49:29

Ralph Horsley | Warhammer, D&D, and Magic: The...

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2025/02/16

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...

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Bolt Action | Rick Priestley, Alessio Cavatore, and...

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2025/02/09

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...

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Paul Cockburn | White Dwarf Editor & Warhammer Roleplay

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2025/02/02

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 ...

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71:36

Mike Hutchinson | Modern Wargames Designer

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2025/01/26

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 Mik...

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John Thornthwaite | Games Workshop Head of Plastics

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2025/01/19

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 GAMES AFF...

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100:47

Juan Diaz | Warhammer Sculptor

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2025/01/12

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.com/tinyt...

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108:53

Warhammer Unmade | Rick Priestley in Conversation...

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2024/12/21

There have been many Games Workshop games that just didn’t make it past the development stage - from Necromunda on a corrupted Eldar Craft World, to a Dr Who time travelling board game, to the fall of the Empire and the corruption of the Warhammer world by Tamurkhan. Rick Priestley, creator of Warhammer and 40k and the design team lead at Games Workshop for many years, joins Jordan Sorcery to explore the history that didn’t happen - some of the many Games Workshop projects that were star...

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54:50

Iconic Warhammer Artist | Paul Bonner in Conversation...

In Conversation with Jordan Sorcery ·

2024/12/14

Legendary Warhammer and 40k artist Paul Bonner joins Jordan Sorcery to talk about his time at Games workshop. They discuss Paul's iconic Orks and Goblins, his incredible work for early Warhammer, and the way that Games Workshop operated in the late 80s and early 90s.Paul Bonner interview._____________________________ [ ELEMENT GAMES AFFILIATE LINK ]https://elementgames.co.uk/?d=11216[ PATREON ]https://www.patreon.com/jordansorcery[ KO-FI ]https://ko-fi.com/jordansorcery[ YOUTUBE CHANNELS...

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55:38

Games Workshop's Forgotten Founder | John Peake in...

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2024/12/07

John Peake co-founded Games Workshop in 1975 with his school- and flat-mates Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone. Together they would sell John’s handmade wooden games, publish Owl & Weasel fanzine, and battle to keep the company afloat in its first year.Everything culminated in the first ever Games Day, followed shortly thereafter by John’s decision to leave the company as it pivoted towards Dungeons & Dragons and the emerging roleplaying boom.This is John’s own account of the even...

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69:54

Ronnie Renton | Games Workshop Director & Mantic Founder

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2024/11/16

Ronnie Renton, founder of Mantic Games, talks about his career starting with his time as a managing director at Games Workshop.We explore some of the key business decisions behind Games Workshop's phenomenal growth in the 90s, how the culture of the company changed over time, and the challenges they faced. Then we talk the origins of Mantic, creating Kings of War and Dreadball, using Kickstarter, and how IPs like Worms and Halo have played a role in the company's success. _______________...

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51:18

Mike Franchina | Trench Crusade Creator & Artist

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2024/11/09

Trench Crusade is a brand new skirmish wargame set in an alternate and hellish world war where demons walk the earth. Based on the world and art of Mike Franchina the game is currently going great guns on Kickstarter where it has already secured more than £1.5mn in support.Mike has worked on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay with Green Ronin, Warhammer Online with EA Mythic, Diablo for Blizzard, and Magic The Gathering for Hasbro. We talk about those experiences, his hobby history with Warhammer 5th...

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68:08

Mat Hart | Warmachine Creative Director

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2024/11/08

Mat Hart, co-founder and creative director at Steamforged Games, joins Jordan Sorcery to talk about the tabletop business, a career in video and table games, and planning the future of Warmachine and the Iron Kingdoms.Over the past decade Steamforged Games have released original games like Guildball and licenced video game adaptations like Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and Resident Evil. Most recently they acquired the Iron Kingdoms IP and the miniature wargame Warmachine.Mat Hart interview. Mat Ha...

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69:38

Peter Darvill-Evans | Games Workshop Interview

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2024/10/26

Author and former Games Workshop board member Peter Darvill-Evans in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.Games Workshop and White Dwarf have a long history dating back to days before Warhammer Fantasy even existed. Under the tenure of co-founders Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone GW was the European importer of the new roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, the UK publisher of multiple RPGs from companies like Chaosium, and the retailer for all manner of tabletop games and distractions.&nb...

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Graham Bottley | Advanced Fighting Fantasy Designer

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2024/10/20

Advanced Fighting Fantasy Publisher Graham Bottley in conversation with Jordan Sorcery.Fighting Fantasy gamebooks have had an incredible legacy - ever since that we found that Warlock at Firetop Mountain we’ve gone back into the dungeons, forests, cities, islands, and everything else that Fighting Fantasy has had to offer.In the 80s there was an initial attempt to create a roleplaying game based on the world, adventures, and enemies from the gamebooks, but it wasn’t until Arion Games released...

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87:45

Josh Reynolds | Warhammer Author

In Conversation with Jordan Sorcery ·

2024/10/12

Former Warhammer author Josh Reynolds joins Jordan Sorcery to talk about working with the Black Library, how the End Times really went down, and the challenges & opportunities of writing fiction for settings like Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, Arkham Horror, and the Legend of the Five Rings.Josh Reynolds has written some of the most iconic characters in Games Workshop’s world, including Gotrek, Felix, Nagash, Fabius Bile, and of course the Lord of the End Times Archaon, ...

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61:44

Paul Hicks | Miniature Sculptor

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2024/10/05

Paul Hicks is a veteran miniatures sculptor with a wealth of experience in the act and art of sculpting. Having produced many historical and fantasy miniatures over the years, after first working in Games Workshop retail, we talk about the business of being an independent sculptor, creating new games like Bolt Action from scratch, and the techniques behind making miniatures.Paul Hicks miniature sculptor interview. Paul Hicks in conversation with Jordan Sorcery._____________________________&nb...

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62:56

Ryan Miller | Warhammer Card Games

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2024/09/28

Ryan Miller helped to establish Games Workshop’s brief tenure as a CCG and TCG card game company by founding Sabretooth Games in the early 2000s. Responsible for the Warhammer card game WarCry, and a 40k card game called Horus Heresy, Miller explored parts of the settings and lore that were relatively untouched, and tapped into a completely different gaming space for GW. And all of that was before he helped to design Disney Lorcana._____________________________ [ ELEMENT GAMES AFFIL...

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122:47

Peachy | Warhammer Hobby Hero

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2024/09/21

Chris Peach, AKA Peachy, is one of the most recognisable faces in Warhammer - a seasoned army painter, Warhammer TV presenter, and all round lovely bloke!We talk about Peachy’s career at Games Workshop - getting started in retail and building a community; how the business culture changed over time; becoming the first army painter at the studio and transitioning to the Warhammer TV team; and all of that before breaking out on his own and becoming a YouTube sensation!___________________________...

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71:26

Gary Morley | Warhammer Sculptor

In Conversation with Jordan Sorcery ·

2024/09/14

Gary Morley is a legendary miniatures sculptor who worked at Games Workshop in the 90s and early 2000s. During his time with the Citadel team he was massively prolific, producing miniatures for the Warhammer Undead and many other fantasy armies, Necromunda, 40k, Warhammer Quest, Mordheim, and the entire Blood Bowl range. His Nagash miniature maybe one of his most famous, but there are countless amazing minis in his long career, and we talk about all of it!Gary Morley Interview. Citadel S...

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