Lore Explainer

Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game: Rise of Angmar – The Lore, Scenarios and Campaign

With Rise of Angmar hitting stores and gaming tables soon, Thundercloud takes a dive into the lore, scenarios and campaign in the book. We would like to thank GW for providing a copy of Rise of Angmar for review. The Lore While...

Start Reading: Blood Angels

Picked up a new Codex and a new Army, or revisiting an old force in a new edition? Welcome to Start Reading 40k, our guide to the best novels of the Black Library for each faction slugging it out...

Marvel Crisis Protocol Lore: Who Is Thor Odinson?

Have at thee, reader! A staple of Marvel comics, the God of Thunder has been around since 1962, and is a founding member of the Avengers.  In this edition of Who Is, we will dive deep into his background...

Why I Love the World of Conquest

I’ve read a lot of fantasy books and watched my fair share of fantasy settings on-screen, but few have captured my attention in quite the way the world of Conquest has. The lore of Eä is a complex, interwoven...

Lore Explainer: The World Of The Walking Dead

In Lore Explainer, we take a deep look at the lore behind our favorite games, movies, and books, and talk about the story behind them and sum up what you need to know and how you can find out...

Lore Explainer – Fallout: An Introduction to Power Armor

Power armor is perhaps the most iconic part of Fallout’s post-apocalyptic setting, representing the high point of the player’s power level and mastery of the game. Power armor is on the cover of nearly every game in the series,...

Marvel Crisis Protocol Lore: Who is Shadow King?

Shadow King (alter ego Amahl Farouk) is one of the many members of the X-Men’s Rogues Gallery. He is a telepathic supervillian who has a particular interest in Charles Xavier, and has battled him multiple times in the Astral...

Lore Explainer: An Introduction to Fallout

In this edition of The Lore Explainer, we'll be providing an introductory overview to the darkly comedic world of Fallout, the Post-Apocalyptic Roleplaying series that blends together classic pulp sci-fi, modern cynicism and a healthy bucket of gory gallows...

Lore Explainer: The Ogor Mawtribes

In this life, there are a great many pleasures, but what are the most essential? The urges that truly make us who we are? Yeah, you've got your Hedonites of Slaanesh engaging in all that decadent perfumery and getting down...

Lore Explainer: Ciaphas Cain

In this week's Lore Explainer, we dive into Ciphas Cain, one of the best characters in 40k fiction and a great jumping off point for new Black Library readers.