On this month's episode we are joined by special guest host, epidemiologist and wargamer, Dr. Eric Lofgren! Eric was a presenter at the first ever Warhammer academic conference (https://warhammer-conference.com/) and he was kind enough to share his time with us discussing his presentation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcTkw1nXZpY) and talking about what that experience was like. His presentations were focused on Horus Heresy specific events and was a fascinating guest. You also get to hear three grown men excitedly discuss their favorite diseases. Somehow, we went an entire episode with a real life plague doctor and didn't make a single Nurgle reference! Eric stayed with us to discuss the upcoming Dark Mechanicum releases, shared some pro-tips on playing Imperial Fists as a Heresy army, and took part in our closing listener Q&A.Check out Eric's blog at Variance Hammer (https://variancehammer.com/) and follow him on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/variancehammer.bsky.social).Happy Halloween, don't die of plague!Logo Design by Nikol King (https://www.nikolking.com/)Intro and Outro Music by Skull Cultist (https://skullcultist.bandcamp.com/)Background music by Orthokeras with vox from Alia Synesthesia (https://aliasynesthesia.com/) and Nicole Turner (https://www.facebook.com/belladaturacreations)Audio Production designed on the Forge world of the Vorpal Goat.