GrimdarkEnlightenment

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Podcast & content on Warhammer 40k, wargaming, TTRPG's, and the general disastrous state of things. grimedark.substack.com

  1. Jul 28

    Grimdark Enlightenment 28: Unapproachable Sky Father

    The Commissariat and Inquisition join forces again, this time to discuss the Emperor as the eternal father figure, the role of paternal leadership, and whether Big E should’ve been soft-parenting reddit dad to prevent the Heresy.-The role of the father in the growth of sons -The eternal nature-v-nurture debate -Blood, genes, and destiny at the point of conception -The changing form and role of the father for their aging children -responsibility, duty, and answering the call to action Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

    Grimdark Enlightenment 28: Unapproachable Sky Father

  2. Jul 22

    Grimdark Enlightenment 27: Blind faith is a Just Cause

    Back in the HateShed, we sat down to discuss faith and belief as it applies to the setting of 40k, our world, the strength it gives in both cases, and the inherent need humans have for structures of belief. Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

    Grimdark Enlightenment 27: Blind faith is a Just Cause

  3. Jul 13

    Grimdark Enlightenment 26: Gatekeepers not Gaycreepers (Video)

    We’re back, now in technicolor and with buttery-smooth audio, to tell you how and why gaming culture fell to the forces of Chaos, and what we can do to reclaim it. Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

    Grimdark Enlightenment 26: Gatekeepers not Gaycreepers (Video)

  4. Jul 6

    Grimdark Enlightenment 25: Wolves-vs-Wolves

    Back in the HateShed, Commissar Chud Hammer and Inquisitor Kevin cover the disastrous and disjointed lore and portrayal of the Space Wolves: -SW fans are boob-nervous furries -The disconnect between early lore and later portrayals -Yet more reasons why the Heresy should never have been made explicit -GW’s inability to portray European culture when genuinely attempting to do so vs their accidental reiteration of western canon when trying to avoid it And more! Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

    Grimdark Enlightenment 25: Wolves-vs-Wolves

  5. Jun 25

    Grimdark Enlightenment 24: Genestealer Mommies Doomed the World

    The Commissariat an Inquisition are back in the HateShed with another Vox transmission, this time discussing Dan Abnett’s newest book, The Hive. We cover: -The plot, generally -The illuminated life of an Imperial hive citizen, and why it is, in many ways, better than our world today -How dissent, resentment, and ultimately corruption emerge in a society -The role and fate of traitors -Why are foids always Tyranid players, and how their ravenous uncontrolled simulacrums of children (‘nids) pair with their ravenous uncontrolled simulacrums of children (pitbulls) And more! Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

  6. Jun 12

    Grimdark Enlightenment 23: Inquisitorial Jamboys

    We’re back in the vox-office of the HateShed, this time discussing all things inquisition: -the place of the Ordos in Imperial society -Sovereignty, who has it, and what it means -the mantle of nobility being synonymous with the mantle of sacrifice -Eisenhorn posting -How much does the knowledge of corruption sway you? Is it inevitable to become corrupted yourself? And more! Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

    Grimdark Enlightenment 23: Inquisitorial Jamboys

  7. Jun 4

    Grimdark Enlightenment 22: Sargonious of Akkad

    The Inquisition welcomes a special guest, Carl Benjamin aka Sargon of Akkad, to discuss the changing landscape of the setting and the suspected reasons why. Can a franchise survive passing the torch? Can Gee Dubs actually make the Imperium seem villainous, or do their efforts only make them (us) look even cooler? Why does this setting mean so much? And a lot more! Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

    Grimdark Enlightenment 22: Sargonious of Akkad

  8. Jun 2

    Grimdark Enlightenment 21: War of the Gods

    The High Lords of Terra convene to discuss the new 11th edition trailer and its implications, signaling significant changes to their (for now) official lore: -Big E confirmed as a deity, fighting other gods in the Warp. -The origin and power of deities, in this world and ours -The development of the greater myth and how it brings meaning to individual sacrifice -The begrudging and (unconscious) inclusion of folk soul in the developing 40k mythos and a lot more! Get full access to GrimdarkEnlightenment at grimedark.substack.com/subscribe

    Grimdark Enlightenment 21: War of the Gods
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Podcast & content on Warhammer 40k, wargaming, TTRPG's, and the general disastrous state of things. grimedark.substack.com

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    2026
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