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Ever wondered how to use military tactics and strategy in your games? Well you're in luck! In this episode of the Iterators Podcast, we interview a United States Marine Corps officer in how to integrate a military strategy called the "OODA Loop" into your wargaming experience! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
09:14 - What is the OODA Loop military doctrine
34:11 - Seeing the OODA LOOP doctrine utilized within the lore of the Horus Heresy
01:02:45 - Application of the OODA Loop on the tabletop
01:32:37 - Outro

Sponsors:
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

After a bit of a hiatus, The Iterators Podcast is BACK with a brand new episode on how to integrate  Inductii into you force! Check it out as we will cover your legion's inductii and find fun and narrative ways to bring them to life on the tabletop.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
3:57 - Ideas to integrate Legion Inductii into your force
1:52:00 -Outro

Sponsors: 
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Hangar 18 Hobbies
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

In this episode, Daniel & Josh discuss the techniques we use to help new players find the right legion for them. We break down exactly how we approach the challenge of finding an army that interest you and how you can use these same techniques when choosing a Legion for yourself! 

Additionally, we give a rapid-fire description of each Legion and what grand strategies & tactics they excel at. Be sure to check it out as you wouldn't want to miss it! 

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro: The 3 questions we always ask before starting up a new Legion
04:37 - Part 1: What do you naturally get fired up about when talking with others?
22:52 - Part 2: What color scheme you enjoy painting
35:37 - Part 3: How do you want to fight the fight 
39:03 - BONUS: Legion Rapid-Fire
55:58 - Major takeaways and a recap of the episode

Sponsors:  
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

In this episode we will discuss the how to create immersive battle reports that immortalize the stories you play on the tabletop and help develop a fun roleplaying narrative for any campaign of game you play. Our guest Josh break down how he accomplishes this and and gives examples as to how YOU can try this out with your friends when playing games.

Additionally, we have linked a battle report that our guest Josh wrote up below. We hope you enjoy the episode and try it out for yourself! 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MLSNZSOH9Rkhr6ohVNPn0xAYfV04h4HI/view?usp=sharing

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing how to create immersive battle reports
4:34 - How to capture tabletop events in your Batreps
20:52 - Using the terrain and the environment to help tell your story
33:14 - Combining the two concepts to flesh out a complete story for your Batreps
1:08:23 - Major takeaways and a recap of the episode

Sponsors:  
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

In this episode we will discuss the how to bring history to life by using your Horus Heresy army to grab inspiration and role-play stories found in history on the tabletop. 
We break down the process and talk about an easy to replicate template YOU can use give this concept a go when building you Legion!
We hope you will enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing the concept of using history to inspire your army list
4:23 - Look to history for inspiration for your aspect of the Legion you play
29:41 - Using history to create compelling characters
56:57 - How role-play history on the tabletop using your 30k Legion
1:16:39 - Exciting new episodes lined up that builds off this concept

Sponsors:  
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Art:
Son of Horus — Artist: Zhi Chen

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

In this episode we will be discussing everything Horus Heresy related for LVO 2022 with our guest Alex, the Event organizer for LVO’s 30k events! He will discuss all the exciting plans he has for the event (no spoilers) and do a deep dive into what what inspired the narrative behind the event planning.
We hope you will enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing Alex and LVO
5:55 - Return to Istvaan: the Istvaan III campaign 
26:29 - Siege of Ballyst: The main event for 30k LVO
1:09:53 - Episode highlights & and how to reach Alex

Sponsors:  
Oil Spill Painting Studio
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The Death and Betrayal Podcast
https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-death-and-betrayal-podcast-a-horus-heresy-and-/

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

This is the first episode of our ongoing series titled "What We Play & Why We play it" where we talk about, well...just that! We will be discussing Josh's Night Lords and what inspired him to both carve out the narrative to his force and how the narrative impacts his list building.

We hope you will enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro into the series & discussing what we will be covering
5:14 - Who are Josh's Night Lords? 
51:28 - Recap & a big community thank you

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

In this episode we will discuss the how to make your flesh out making a backstory for your characters using history as inspiration. 
We break down the process and talk about an easy to replicate template YOU can use to so this process for your characters. 
Lastly we how you how the process works LIVE by creating a character using the template discussed in part 1 and 2 of the episode. We hope you enjoy it! 

Timestamps:
10:00 - The template for fleshing out your character using history
17:52 - Ian's example using the template
33:07 - Using the history template to create a character live! 

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

In this episode we will discuss the what the Centurion & Decurion game modes are for 30k and why these game systems makes it EXTREMELY easy to get started playing The Horus  Heresy.

Would you like to contact us? 
Instagram: the.iterators.podcast
Facebook: The Iterators Podcast
Discord: The Iterators Podcast

Music:
Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Sound Library — No Copyright Sounds
Outro - theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net

In this episode we will discuss how to build a squad The Iterators Podcast way! We will introduce 3 lore-focused tips we use when we are constructing a new unit for our legion. Give it a go and let us know how it worked out for you! 

Timestamps:
4:17 - What are the 3 tips we use when making a new unit? 
19:42 - A live example of putting these 3 tips in action!


Would you like to contact us? 
Instagram: the.iterators.podcast
Facebook: The Iterators Podcast
Discord: The Iterators Podcast

Music:
Fall of Titan - Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Sound Library — No Copyright Sounds
Outro - theo.schwertle@gmx.net

Sponsors:
Oil Spill Painting Studio
https://linktr.ee/OilSpillPaintingStudio

Hangar 18 Hobbies
https://www.hangar18hobbies.com

Music:
Fall of Titan — Composer: Tim N Audio / Producer: SparksArtifex
Dark Side — Composer: Rafael Frost
Outro — theo.schwertle@gmx.net