Square Based: A Warhammer Fantasy in the Old World

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Is the Grand Cathay Arcane Journal Any Good? | Warhammer the Old World | Square Based Show
As a very special birthday gift to Val, we're revealing the ARMIES OF GRAND CATHAY! The first entirely new army since Ogre Kingdoms in 2005, Warhammer the Old World is moving east! Will this book follow the likes of humans and elves and be a little, underwhelming? Or will the Grand Army of Grand Cathay bring ALL OF THE RULES to the table? Let's find out! Click here for Tickets to the Square Based Open Toronto October 18 and 19! https://tinyurl.com/Square-Based-Open-Toronto-2025 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:23 Army Special Rules 13:08 Lore of Yang 18:53 Lore of Yin 25:14 Army Composition 30:40 Dragon Special Rules 37:55 Miao Ying The Storm Dragon 52:16 Shugengan Lord on Great Spirit Longma 59:06 Lord Magistrate and Strategist 1:01:53 Gate Master and Gate Keeper 1:05:52 Armoury of Grand Cathay 1:09:21 Magic Items 1:27:35 Jade Warriors 1:31:24 Jade Lancers 1:34:04 Grand Cannon 1:38:53 Fire Rain Rocket Battery 1:40:51 Sky Lantern 1:50:19 Sentinel 1:55:15 Final Thoughts! Rob's Old World EVENTS in Nottingham! https://tsnarena.com/events/category/the-old-world/ Support us on PATREON and join us on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/Squarebased MERCH! https://thehonestwargamer.com/product-category/square-based/ Square Based terrain maps and resources: https://thehonestwargamer.com/the-old-world-terrain-guidelines/ Youtube Music Playlist for Audio Only: https://tinyurl.com/SB-YouTube-Music-Playlist Podcast on all other Platforms: https://squarebasedpodcast.podbean.com/ #warhammer #warhammertheoldworld #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #squarebassed #theoldworld #warhammerpodcast #thehonestwargamer
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Top 5 FAQ Changes We Really Want to See! | Warhammer the Old World | Square Based Show
Rob and Val are back to discuss the upcoming FAQ and Errata with what they hope to see fixed in Warhammer the Old World. Click here for Tickets to the Square Based Open Toronto October 18 and 19! https://tinyurl.com/Square-Based-Open-Toronto-2025 * Chapters * 00:00 Introduction 15:00 Is the Meta Stale? 05:50 Do Old World Players Play Whatever they want? 13:45 Why has it taken so long to get this FAQ/ Errata? 17:49 How to fix Magic 27:07 Dispelling Vortexes 35:41 Rewriting Skirmishers 45:07 Clarifying The Combat Phase and Pursuit. 53:28 Reducing Threat Ranges for Fly and Swiftstride 1:07:40 Bring back the Renegades 1:09:50 Mounted Characters and Combined Profiles 1:24:48 Bring Back Infantry Rob's Old World EVENTS in Nottingham! https://tsnarena.com/events/category/the-old-world/ Support us on PATREON and join us on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/Squarebased MERCH! https://thehonestwargamer.com/product-category/square-based/ Square Based terrain maps and resources: https://thehonestwargamer.com/the-old-world-terrain-guidelines/ Youtube Music Playlist for Audio Only: https://tinyurl.com/SB-YouTube-Music-Playlist Podcast on all other Platforms: https://squarebasedpodcast.podbean.com/ #warhammer #warhammertheoldworld #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #squarebassed #theoldworld #warhammerpodcast #thehonestwargamer
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Cathay, the Biggest Launch for Games Workshop yet!? | Warhammer the Old World | Square Based Show
Long ago in the before times of 2018, Creative Assembly might have sparked the entire return of Warhammer the Old World. Join Rob and Val as they go through a good ol' fashioned Old World Almanac deep dive, of the recent and shockingly candid article about the development of Grand Cathay for Warhammer Total War 3 and Warhammer the Old World. LAST CHANCE TO JOIN SBOT360! https://www.patreon.com/posts/one-week-left-to-130865943?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link War-Com Article on the Development of Grand Cathay: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/1ovkvf4r/old-world-almanack-building-the-celestial-empire-of-grand-cathay/ Video about Cathayan Armour Design mentioned in the vid by @lorica-clothing : https://youtu.be/tGr5ZBawDeU?si=4EulassYJaieS-8v Rob's Old World EVENTS in Nottingham! https://tsnarena.com/events/category/the-old-world/ Support us on PATREON and join us on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/Squarebased MERCH! https://thehonestwargamer.com/product-category/square-based/ Square Based terrain maps and resources: https://thehonestwargamer.com/the-old-world-terrain-guidelines/ Youtube Music Playlist for Audio Only: https://tinyurl.com/SB-YouTube-Music-Playlist Podcast on all other Platforms: https://squarebasedpodcast.podbean.com/ #warhammer #warhammertheoldworld #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #squarebassed #theoldworld #warhammerpodcast #thehonestwargamer
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Is the Beastman Brayherds Arcane Journal Any Good? | Warhammer the Old World | Square Based Show
The Fellas are BACK AGAIN this time with a full review of the Beastmen Brayherds Arcane Journal! Does the book reach the previous heights of the early Arcane Journals, or does the lunch box letdown streak of releases continue? Check out the Mission Pack for SBOT360 here (links to join are in the introduction): https://tinyurl.com/SBOT360-MISSION-PACK Rob's Old World EVENTS in Nottingham! https://tsnarena.com/events/category/the-old-world/ Support us on PATREON and join us on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/Squarebased MERCH! https://thehonestwargamer.com/product-category/square-based/ Square Based terrain maps and resources: https://thehonestwargamer.com/the-old-world-terrain-guidelines/ Youtube Music Playlist for Audio Only: https://tinyurl.com/SB-YouTube-Music-Playlist Podcast on all other Platforms: https://squarebasedpodcast.podbean.com/ #warhammer #warhammertheoldworld #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #squarebassed #theoldworld #warhammerpodcast #thehonestwargamer
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Is This the Biggest Change YET for Old World? | Warhammer the Old World | Square Based Show
Check out the SBOT360 Mission Pack Here! https://tinyurl.com/SBOT360-MISSION-PACK Rob's Old World EVENTS in Nottingham! https://tsnarena.com/events/category/the-old-world/ Support us on PATREON and join us on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/Squarebased MERCH! https://thehonestwargamer.com/product-category/square-based/ Square Based terrain maps and resources: https://thehonestwargamer.com/the-old-world-terrain-guidelines/ Youtube Music Playlist for Audio Only: https://tinyurl.com/SB-YouTube-Music-Playlist Podcast on all other Platforms: https://squarebasedpodcast.podbean.com/ #warhammer #warhammertheoldworld #warhammerfantasy #warhammercommunity #squarebassed #theoldworld #warhammerpodcast #thehonestwargamer
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