TTP Field Manual

TTP Field Manual

Our Community Discord: https://discord.gg/Q6CTSrcbPT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TTPFieldManual Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ttpfieldmanual From the grimdark depths of Warhammer to the weird corners of indie skirmish games, we’re here to help you explore, expand, and enjoy 'hobby'—wherever it takes us. Expect insights, unfiltered opinions, and an approachable take on miniature wargaming, model releases, lore deep-dives, rambles, and the occasional video game or book chat. Join us as we light the way for gamers, hobbyists, and lore fanatics through the ever-expanding worlds of tabletop gaming, with new episodes weekly. Whether you're a battle-hardened gamer or eyeing your first box set, you're in good company.

  1. 6D AGO

    Warhammer 40000 11th Edition: What We Do and Don't Want | Hobby Journal #2

    Painted new models? Won a game? Let us know what hobbying you have got up to lately! Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6 – [This episode is BONUS CONTENT; discussions and series intended to be more casual in tone, complementing our other episodes] Joshy, Jonny, and Zakky have a casual conversation about our first bits of gaming and hobbying through the start of 2026. We discuss our efforts in Warhammer, explain what we do and don't want from 40k's '11th edition' in the middle of the episode, and round out our chat by highlighting some of our other past times. – TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro and show notes 06:20 We played Play On Tabletop's "Colosseum" game mode 18:07 Practising 'competitive' lists for 40k 36:24 Building & Painting 43:29 DISCUSSION: What we do and don't want from 40k's next iteration 01:13:39 Beyond Hobby: the games, books, and films that have piqued our interest – Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from the local group Trust the Process Hobbies. Die-hard fans of tabletop gaming, we use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer). By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of. Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build. Thanks for listening!

    1h 30m
  2. MAR 18

    500 Worlds! How to Play BOARDING ACTIONS and the VESPATOR FRONT campaign | 40k

    Continuing with our coverage of the 500 Worlds - Titus supplement, Jonny is here to discuss Boarding Actions, as well as the new 'Dread Incursions' supplement. He covers exactly how this game mode differs from regular Warhammer 40,000 and how to play it. Joshy follows this up with an overview of the 500 Worlds campaign system, 'War for the Vespator Front', covering the various steps of setting up your campaign, how alliances of players form and operate, as well as how exactly that relates to playing games of Warhammer 40,000. – Have you played Boarding Actions before? What do you think of the Vespator Front system? Let us know how you enjoyed the episode: https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6 Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm – TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Into and show notes 4:44 Boarding Actions: rules, changes, and additions 11:04 Boarding Actions: detachments and missions 19:38 Boarding Actions: the gaming board 24:42 DREAD INCURSIONS - a Boarding Actions supplement 32:05 Boarding Actions stories 38:22 The War on the Vespator Front CAMPAIGN SYSTEM 46:16 Vespator Front: The Campaign Phase - what happens between games 55:39 Playing the Vespator Front: alliance infrastructure, campaign events, theaters of war, and gameplay missions 01:14:57 Closing thoughts – TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from the local group Trust the Process Hobbies. Die-hard fans of tabletop gaming, we use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer). By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of. Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build. Thanks for listening!

    1h 19m
  3. MAR 9

    500 Worlds Lore: Titus vs Nekrosor Ammentar | 40k Supplement

    Joshy's back with story time, and Jonny's here to listen. It's 500 Worlds time, baby. From the new 500 Worlds - Titus boxset, the 80-page lore book is explored in its entirety here. Here we learn about Guilliman's Ultramarian Reclamation campaign, Titus' new Friends of Ultramar, and just who and what the new Necron character 'Nekrosor Ammentar' is. All of this culminates in 'The War for Novamagnor'. – Let us know how you enjoyed the episode. What would you like to see the Nekrosor do next? https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6 Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm – TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro and discussing the 500 Worlds boxset 5:22 The 500 Worlds and The Ultramarian Reclamation 15:49 The Shield Chapters of Ultramar 28:09 Titus and his besties, the Wardens of the Ultramar 37:57 Nekrosor Ammentar - Necron Boogeyman 47:40 THE WAR FOR NOVAMAGNOR begins 56:27 The Nekrosor's tactics & somehow The Alpha Legion 1:08:54 The War Escalates: Tech Priests and Nightbringers 1:18:07 Post-war discussion: Vespator Front, THE LION EL'JONSON TEASE, and outro – TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming fans from the local group Trust the Process Hobbies. Die-hard fans of tabletop gaming, we use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer). By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of. Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build. Thanks for listening!

    1h 27m
  4. MAR 2

    Horus Heresy: Dropsite Massacre | Warhammer BOOK CLUB

    BONUS CONTENT* Joshy and Jonny discuss February's Book Club: The Horus Heresy Dropsite Massacre (2025) by John French, performed by Jonathan Keeble. There will be spoilers. Dropsite Massacre is a love letter to fans of the Horus Heresy saga, featuring many different characters and factions, following the reveal of Horus' betrayal against the Imperium. This novel follows the Primarchs and their legions, alternating between the traitors and the loyalists sent to end their treachery. What ensues is a storm of violence that will shake the brotherhoods of the Astartes forevermore. March's Book Club will be a classic. 'Helsreach' (2010) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, performed also by Jonathan Keeble. The novel follows Grimaldus of the Black Templars' defiant defense through the Third War for Armageddon. – Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6 – TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro and first impressions 9:34 The beginning of the plot 20:13 The First Wave 31:25 The Second Wave betrayal 38:16 Discussing characters, favourite moments, and other HH tie-in stories 49:35 Closing remarks and next book club pick – TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming tragics from the local group Trust the Process Hobbies. Die-hard fans of tabletop gaming, we use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer). By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of. Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build. Thanks for listening!

    56 min
  5. FEB 24

    15 List-Building Tips for Warhammer 40,000

    Joshy and Jonny offer 15 helpful tips for list-building in Warhammer 40,000. This episode focuses more towards beginners and the new-player experience, but there are some tips geared towards meta/comp, as well as some sample lists where we explain our thought processes behind them. – Website/links: https://ttpfieldmanual.captivate.fm https://discord.gg/2dX5JqfNQ6 – TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro! + The GOLDEN RULEs 3:41 The Beginner Basics 7:50 Bang for your buck and playing casually 10:46 If playing narrative 13:25 If playing meta: learn your rules and every unit's role 18:17 Theorycraft your response to various threats and missions 23:08 Stick to a list 25:50 List-building formula 28:33 Sportsmanship 32:04 PART 2: A competitive/casual Chaos Knights list 42:56 Joshy's very fun Ultramarines Herohammer Librarius Conclave list 55:46 Jonny's vehicle-spam Iron Warriors list 1:04:00 Outro – TTP Field Manual is brought to you by Joshy and Jonny, best friends and tabletop gaming tragics from the local group Trust the Process Hobbies. Die-hard fans of tabletop gaming, we use this podcast as a platform to share our ramblings about the hobby (though we cannot shut up about Warhammer). By day, Joshy is a therapist; by night, an RPG aficionado raised on Final Fantasy and years of crafting his own Dungeons & Dragons worlds. Jonny, a technician, spends his downtime conquering more video games than Joshy can keep track of. Our occasional guest Zakky has a passion for buying things he then has to build. Thanks for listening!

    1h 8m

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Our Community Discord: https://discord.gg/Q6CTSrcbPT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TTPFieldManual Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ttpfieldmanual From the grimdark depths of Warhammer to the weird corners of indie skirmish games, we’re here to help you explore, expand, and enjoy 'hobby'—wherever it takes us. Expect insights, unfiltered opinions, and an approachable take on miniature wargaming, model releases, lore deep-dives, rambles, and the occasional video game or book chat. Join us as we light the way for gamers, hobbyists, and lore fanatics through the ever-expanding worlds of tabletop gaming, with new episodes weekly. Whether you're a battle-hardened gamer or eyeing your first box set, you're in good company.

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