Edition Eras Pt. 1 - 1st and 2nd

Lorehammer - A Warhammer 40k Podcast

Lorehammer Crew

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🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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*Ad Free Version available on Lorehammer Patreon, link below.*The first two editions of Warhammer 40,000 stand apart as some of the strangest and most experimental eras in the setting’s history. In this episode, the crew dives into the wild foundations of early 40k, from the grimy satire and anarchic worldbuilding of Rogue Trader to the darker, more defined identity of 2nd edition. We explore the shifting art styles, bizarre lore, unforgettable characters, and over-the-top wargear that gave the universe its unique personality. Alongside the lore, we break down how the rules reflected the era itself, with detailed customization, chaotic gameplay, deadly vehicles, and armies packed with flavour over balance. It’s a look back at a version of 40k that felt unpredictable, weird, and full of imagination, where every page seemed to introduce something completely unhinged.Lorehammer Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/c/lorehammer/membershipOne Time Donationshttps://paypal.me/lorehammerpodcastLink to all Linkshttps://linktr.ee/Lorehammer40kPatterns

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0:00.0	Uh, where's it?
0:11.0	Uh, where's it? Welcome back to Lord Hammer. I'm your host Mark and we got a bonus episode today.
0:43.3	We're doing edition eras. 40K has been around for a long time and we're going to be discussing kind of how the games advance both like in lore or tabletop or matures artwork
0:55.0	scenarios and how it's changed and uh gotten cooler over the years for the most part uh
1:01.4	but before we get into who's with us we got court hey how's going man hey good to be here i'm stoked
1:07.6	on this episode actually i think this is going to be a series of episodes, because there's a lot, but I'm here with my boys, and this is going to be good. Minus one,
1:16.7	though. We were going to have Matt, but he might have gotten called back up into the Army
1:21.7	Reserves, question mark. So I hate it when that happens oh gosh all right so yeah good to be here
1:29.6	yeah well let's hope that you two don't get called into the reserves to during
1:34.1	the show and you have to disappear you know you Americans do like war and all that so
1:38.0	Logan would you go if you got I'm past the I think I've passed the age where I can get drafted so I'm fine but everyone
1:48.5	before my dad everyone of my family was military so it skipped him maybe I have to renew it I
1:54.6	don't know but right now I'm good to go okay well until then we'll just play with our plastic
1:59.5	toys then I think our plastic four toys play with our plastic toys then, I think. True.
2:01.3	I've got plastic soldiers.
2:03.4	Yeah, and I've been working on a very anti-war show.
2:07.8	I've been playing with my Gundams and building a bunch of those.
2:10.7	So Gundam Hammer when?
2:13.4	Very cool.
2:17.2	Nice.
2:18.8	Yeah, well, today is a episode.
2:22.3	We're going to be talking about different editions.
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