An episode hypothesizing taking a look at the SCP universe and how it could be applied to the Tau.
One way or another you eventually have to acknowledge the mecha element that the Tau have been leaning toward since their beginning. We cover the three storey tall, first big mecha for the Tau, the Riptide along with its two variants and Calmsword's own assertion that the Riptide's most powerful weapon might actually be one that you don't immediatly see on the unit.
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An old question and one we've brought up before but it keeps coming up! Let's explore the Greater Good.
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This is an episode that got away from me and I apologize, I've been trying to get back into the saddle and I went off the rails. There will be a follow up bonus episode that covers the different patterns of XV-8 that will follow this one.
Check out the Fist of Mont'ka painting competition!
Please be sure to support and join on the Discord for the many events we're hosting this Sept'ember!
Kicking of Sept'ember with some thoughts on Canonicity and how we as a community can come together when there's a shortage of Lore. Calmsword also talks a little bit about the Exodite that was.
Fist of Mont'ka competition: https://fistofmontka.gumroad.com/l/jwntvj
NOTE: Since the broadcast of this episode you can now find the Shape's and Neoteric Miniatures available here: https://printedwargames.com/partner/neoteric-miniatures/
Another exciting creator and 3d Print artist explores a new mecha range that you can use in your proxies on the tabletop or just for something cool on your workbench.
Read the followup article on the NewsCaste:
https://taunewscaste.blogspot.com/2023/07/community-feature-neoteric-miniatures.html
His name has been coming up a lot as of late and one of the more common questions that comes up is "Why the hate?". To be clear, it's our hope that everyone enjoys the Warhammer 40,000 hobby and by no means are we advocating that anyone not read the many books and short stories written by Phil Kelly. But, since there are so many contradictions, it's probably good that we address what the hubbub is about.
Here is the Reddit post in question: https://www.reddit.com/r/Tau40K/comments/12uqzom/do_you_like_the_direction_that_phil_kelly_is/
Transcripts Now Provided on the Discord: https://discord.gg/K7pRQWWdvG
It's time for a refresh on what a Sept is and how there are possible way to make one.
Join us and, if you'd like, leave a message and tell us how we're doing and what you like, don't like and thoughts on the episode:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcastetau/message
Sometimes you just want to sit around and yab about all things Tau and where we're going with this Arks of Omen Farsight business. A little bit of a random episode but with it we are happy to announce that the Tau 40.000 Discord community is launching its very own blog called the Tau NewsCaste!
https://taunewscaste.blogspot.com/
Here we'll be doing community articles as well as followups on the PodCaste episodes, tacticas, insights into lore as well as painting and converting approaches and just about anything that has to do with Tau.
Give it a follow!
A new season!
It's been a bit but it looks like things are warming up again on the lore front with releases for Wrath and Glory covering our favorite xenos. This episode was inspired by conversations about how Tau view the state of affairs in the different ages (Spheres of expansion).
We have a discussion regarding what would happen if the Tau were actually invaded by the Imperium. Enjoy this bonus episode.
Always a complicated subject but let's begin to tackle how the Kelly and the rest of the Tau lore don't really work. We also look at the past and the confusing nature of how Kelly goes back and forth between concepts like Vash'ya or how everyone is named Kais. This is not a bash, it is trying to understand how we, as a community, can introduce all the lore to newcomers and explain how you have to work a little harder because it's not a single straight line but two parallel ones.
Some reading material to early Kelly writing: https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Por%27la_Vior%27la_Kais%27uam
You're always welcome to join the conversation on the Tau discord: https://discord.gg/K7pRQWWdvG
An exciting new episode about some of the speculation around the new Kroot details we're getting out of the Kasrkin book by Edoardo Albert (very lite on Tau stuff if you're looking) as well as the kill team release.
Our own The1stMusket reviews the codex and Calmsword reads (despite frog in his throat).
We go over the lore implications now that it's in our hands and how it relates to the Tau. There might be some repeats as we lost this episode due to a power outage.
Enjoy!
https://discord.gg/K7pRQWWdvG
Redrix takes us on a journey through the history of the Tau Battlesuit having freshly returned from tourney. He discusses the process of new technologies and how they are given to heroes of the Commonwealth like Shadowsun and Longstrike (yes, Longstrike has a battlesuit). A fascinating discussion kicks off with a lot of speculation about 30min in.
Enjoy! And if you ever want to jump in, remember to join our discord:
https://discord.gg/K7pRQWWdvG
Welcome to Season 3 of Pod Caste!
Our newest episode is also a return to more regular uploads. We'll go over a history of who the Squats and the Demiurg were and a little speculation on what the Votann might be.
The Tau 40.000 discord has grown exponentially. Come chat or read or join the conversation:
https://discord.gg/K7pRQWWdvG
It was late one night when christmas came twice. A long wait for an excellent book! Join us as we discuss lore for the 9th edition of the Warhammer 40,000 Tau codex.
A member of the Tau 40.000 community and an incredible 3d artist, Popyer of Poyper makes joins us to discuss what inspires her and where her line is going. Interviewed by Redrix and fielding questions from our largest audience yet, we hope you'll enjoy this insightful episode.
Links:
The 3d Printer Poyper recommends
https://epax3d.com/discount/PiperMakes10?ref=37
Poyper's Instagram and patreon
https://www.patreon.com/pipermakes
Instagram: Piper_Makes_Stuff CG&T (Patrons get 50% off):
Poyper's Twitch
https://comicsgamesandthings.com/shop/?partner=pipermakes http://twitch.tv/pipermakes
ADDENDUM: This sometimes happens... But I totally forgot the Cyclic Ion Blaster. Since the recording of this episode, "Commander Darkfrost" from our community on Discord helped me remember. Thank you Darkfrost!
This is a recovered episode after the quality of the larger discussion got nixxed (we're still working on how to fix it). We discuss the origins of some of the Tau's most foundational tech; Gravitic and railgun technology and how it evolved over the different spheres. We'll also talk about Ion tech and its origins and plasma/pulse weaponry which is hypothesized to be a derivative of gravitic tech.
This is going to be a multi-parter as well since the original conversation lasted a whopping 3 hours. So sit back, and enjoy.
Tau Pulse technology understanding amongst many in the community:
https://www.eastern-empire.com/tau-fiction-pulse-weapon-theory/
And the white dwarf that much of this technology was fist mentioned was WD262
Join us here on discord: https://discord.gg/WbQ9s7PX8N
A new and exciting year brings us to the topic of Tau warcrimes (or, a normal 'wednesday' for the rest of the 40k factions) here's some events that you can succinctly point at and say "see, they're as bad as ___".
Discord Community Link
https://discord.gg/WbQ9s7PX8N
