Indulge us as we read and discuss our fanon and Firefight games from Tersia Prime (big thanks again to The Mantic Universe Podcast for their campaign ideas). We talk about Zacama13's Enforcers of the Taurus-Hyades Battalion and Ashwalker's Blood Hand Marauders hired by a rogue Corp: the Talchion Enclave. Upcoming Book Club: The Final Rush by Robert Waters https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ Come chat, share your lore, show us your hobby pics, and ask us questions in The Manticl...
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 3
We chat with Christopher Verspeak about the polished, extended, rerelease of the first Warpath novel: First Strike, which we loved and did a book club on in Season 1. We also talk a bit about what we can look forward to in the future from the Warpath setting, tips for writing in Warpath, and just having fun talking to an awesome author and fellow fan of Mantic Games. Thank you, Christopher! Look out for First Strike-Alpha Strike Edition coming soon and more from Christopher Verspeak in the futur...
Mar 17, 2025•41 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Zacama13 and Ashwalker are back for Season 2 of The Manticlore Podcast. Visit the recently exfoliated and moisturized Tersia Prime as we discuss the setting for the 2024 Summer of Sci-Fi world wide campaign, the Tersia Prime Revolutionaries, Blaine, and what might be next for Warpath. Welcome to the Manticlore Den Discord https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Read The Final Rush by Robert E. Waters for our next book Club. https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ ...
Mar 15, 2025•38 min•Season 2Ep. 1
You know him from Deadzone the Podcast and #Woo! Go Rebs! on Facebook. We're joined by Bryan Novak to talk about one of the first and most interesting factions in Warpath. The GCPS is far from perfect, and those who seek to be the change in the Spheres fight each other as much as their oppressors. From a diverse cast of humans, aliens, and who knows what else, emerges a rag tag team of specialists and niche warriors with heart and -sometimes- morals. Whether you are a pirate smuggler, a gang bos...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Ashwalker and Zacama13 dive deep to find out what the Nameless are and what they are up to. Aquaforming, psychic powers, cults, and mechanobiological armaments, and of course...tentacles. Get your feet wet in preparation for their release in EPIC WARPATH. And sacrifice to the deep ancestor gods who shall arise to consume us all. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W ...
Dec 23, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 28
A very unscripted, rambling thank you to our audience. Your sleep deprived lore geeks get propped up by mountain dew(not sponsored) and try to form semi-coherent responses to your questions. Future Zacama13 chimes in a couple times to correct memory lapses. Please do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this episode. THANK YOU, LISTENERS!
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Oct 31, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome to Mazon Labs where we'll do anything to further our understanding of medical science. Anything. Check out Arvandus www.youtube.com/@ArvandusTheStoryteller Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W
Oct 14, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
LET'S GET READY TO SLAM! STRIKE! RUSH! Zacama13 and Ashwalker talk about the biggest sport in the galaxy. We talk about the game and The Last Hurrah with a special post credit amateur narration taken from the collector's edition dreadball rule book. A big thank you to our friends on The Manticlore Den and Dreadball Fanatics' Alex di Serio for their input! Welcome to The Manticlore Den https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 24
As much as we love bringing you this podcast, life is simply a bit hectic right now, we will be back at the end of September, by all means chat with us on facebook or discord, send us your questions for the next shoot the shek episode and enjoy our other stuff in the meantime!
Sep 02, 2024•1 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Be it dreadball, the lab, or the field of battle, the Matsudan exemplify honor and aspiration. We talk about these fierce allies of the Asterians and what makes them so formidable...and down right AWESOME! For the curious, the japanese at the beginning was basically Zacama13: "Ashwalker, long time no see. I don't speak japanese" Ashwalker: "Ah, a little japanese huh?" Manticlore Den Discord! https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W...
Aug 26, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Come, engage in the ritual of the blood-blue tea, clade siblings. We shall harken to the words of the Tesseract. Or perhaps we will conspire to hunt for our long lost emperor to return him to the throne and lead us in a unified crusade. Experience 5D art, a sci-fi soufle, and the best space elves in the universe. Balance and Unity! MUP and Omega VIII https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xC4bkwEP09kqa6Bo12SYw?si=f0e14dc7506b43fb Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 21
For Mark Cunningham https://gofund.me/3437616f We discuss our thoughts on Christopher Verspeak's Warpath novel First Strike. We get awesome insights into the GCPS, Enforcers, Veer-myn, and Gorgon (Archrival of Mazon Labs). Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/f1f526c4/podcast/rss...
Aug 12, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Chris and Clem from the Mantic Universe Podcast join us to talk army lore and help us develop ours! Pt.2 will be on their channel. MUP: https://open.spotify.com/show/2qW60zetdOVHuERpuaqc6y?si=a540023600a24acb MUPodcast15 for 15% off at corvusgamesterrain.com Dan Coolledge STLs at thingiverse.com/danbatch/designs Silo by Hugh Howey, Live action show on Apple TV Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/war...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Keep to the shadows and hide amongst your siblings for now. The prophecies have come to pass. The time to pour forth comes quickly. Sharpen the fangs and claws. Fill the chem vats. Wake the mutants. The Tangle calleth. Welcome to the Manticlore Den Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/f1f526c4/podcast/rss Dungeons of Drakkenheim https://youtu.be/MNcpxqT_WsM?si=JS_aBfLj1IJ8CSfj https://open.s...
Jul 15, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 18
We talk about a few of the interesting planets, stars, and other features of the Warpath Galactic Map. https://warpath-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Universe_Map Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ The Manticlore Podcast’s Warpath Faction Playlists Event Submit Entries Between June 17th 2024-Sept 30th 2024 ATTENTION PSEUDO-DIVE DJ’S!!! We want to hear your moodboards for your favorite fac...
Jul 01, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 17
They are back and better than ever. The Death Arc is Pandora's Box, now opened for the Galaxy to witness, and fear. They want only to spread, consume, and destroy in ceaseless rage. Learn about this existential threat's history, the forms they take, and about what makes them terrifying on a cosmic level. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ The Manticlore Podcast’s Warpath Faction Playl...
Jul 01, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 16
More history including Cabot III, Operation Heracles, and Upphamer. For more check the link below, but be on the lookout for some parts to be referenced in faction episodes later. https://firefightthegame.com/galaxy/?fbclid=IwAR0xXlPE0oW6ElNFULm3cYyR17QLea_hAP4jaUNC9sRVDzKsrBUqUYGnRiw&mibextid=xfxF2i Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Book Club: First Strike https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/...
Jun 17, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 13
We touch on some of the various aliens in the galaxy. But WAIT! There's more! https://warpath-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Races Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: First Strike https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/
Jun 17, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Our wishes came true with this one. We talk about how much we loved the short stories set in Nexus Psi and the surrounding conflicts as well as some of the cool lore reveals! Read the book, it is a must have for Warpath fans. Don't forget to come discuss our book club episodes in the Manticlore Den, we want to hear from you! Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/...
Jun 10, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The tragic genius, inventor of the McKinley Drive. Engineer of the Mojat's destruction. Witness the rise and fall of humanity's greatest scientist ever. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Read Containment Protocols! Book Club coming soon! https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/
Jun 03, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The will of the Council made manifest. The GCPS' salvation from the Mandrake Rebellion. If you see them coming, it's too late. Chances are though, you never will. Nanites, 100 lb (45 kg) rifles, experiments gone horribly awry, and unflinching loyalty in the face of pyric victories. Find out why the ice-cold brutality of the Enforcers is feared across the galaxy, and how they came to have that reputation. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Book Club is Contain...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 11
A little bonus episode where we talk about some of the exciting stuff going on for us during the Summer of Sci-Fi. Read Containment Protocols for Book Club! https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ Here are some links for videos on editing a Wiki, stay tuned for announcements on live events with Dave! https://youtu.be/nCg4ciE1ZZc?si=2FF8HYJ-N7Ish54h https://youtu.be/jBVwX_osFK0?si=jLPSJGhc6PTfFwye Manticlore Den Discord https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W ...
May 18, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Insidious plots, secret projects, disgruntled employees! A rags to riches story ending in near annihilation at Nihil Rex! When Marauders run wild, nothing will go according to plan! Remember: always pay your mercenaries. You really wouldn't want to end up like Gavriel Mandrake. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ Containment Protocols is the next book for book club....
May 06, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 9
The denizens of Gora become famous for their ferocity, adaptability, and ingenuity on the battlefield. Then we give them guns and creatine and they nearly destroy the GCPS! Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W X: @Zacama13 Facebook: The Manticlore Podcast Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ Containment Protocols is the next book for book club. *sorry for some random cuts, we are experiencing some technical difficulties ...
Apr 22, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
GCPS and Forge Fathers clash, the Corporation ups its game and the Forge Fathers overcome the temptation to resort to blasphemous weaponry. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W X: @Zacama13 Facebook: TheManticlore Podcast Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/ Containment Protocols is the next book for book club. *sorry for some random cuts, we are experiencing some technical difficulties with our hardware and software. Th...
Apr 08, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Zacama13 and Ashwalker discuss the Deadzone Dossiers compiled short stories set in the Warpath Universe by Mantic Games. We talk about our favorite stories, planets, characters, quotes and more. Read the Deadzone Dossiers, check out this episode, and hop onto our Discord so we can chat with you about what you thought! Our next book will be another collection of Deadzone short stories: Containment Protocols. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W Books for Book ...
Mar 30, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Forge Fathers Faction Focus! Two freaks flap about fictional five-footers flying fast, flattening foes, fenagling fortresses, and not giving a...well... anyways, DWARVES IN SPACE! Lords, stars, mech suits, hammers, and dragons! Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W X: @Zacama13 Facebook: The Manticlore Podcast Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/...
Mar 25, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The armed forces of the Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere and a bit about the corporations that employ them. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W X: @Zacama13 Facebook: The Manticlore Podcast Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/...
Mar 11, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The history of the Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere is brought current...at least as current as the source book is. The rest of the factions in that book are also briefly introduced. Welcome to the Manticlore Den! Discord: https://discord.gg/nuPeu9sZ2W X: @Zacama13 Facebook: The Manticlore Podcast Books for Book Club: https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/warpath-universe/...
Feb 26, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3
