Direct Misfire - a Kings of War Podcast

DM Army Preview: 4th Edition Undead!

G'day Champs, here we are again with the last of our 4th edition previews. 
Join us as we take a look at the newly re-raised Undead list (thank you Mantic)! Guaranteed to be less controversial than the Goblin army list! :o

Enjoy!

PS: All opinions presented in this episode are based off years of prior experience with both wargaming the Mantic Undead army. Theoretical interactions of the units discussed are formed without the full understanding of the complete ruleset and should be taken as a general advice only.

DM Army Preview: 4th Edition Goblins!

Good evening Champs! We have returned as promised, with some more 4th Edition goodness; this time in the form of a Goblin army list preview (thanks again Mantic)!

Join as as we run down the entire list and appraise it in the similar style of our previous army reviews. 
Buckle up as it's going to be a doozy!

Enjoy!

 

PS: All opinions presented in this episode are based off years of prior experience with both wargaming the Mantic Goblin army. Theoretical interactions of the units discussed are formed without full understanding of the complete ruleset and should be taken as a general advice. 

DM Missive: 4th Edition Magic Artefacts, Cover, and Special Rules!

Greetings Champions, we're back once more bearing gifts! Yes, that's right we have some more juicy 4th edition goodies to impart unto thyself, direct from Mantic! 

Join us as we reveal and discuss the Cover rules, give the Magic Artefacts a once over, and wade through the swathe of Special rules. 

Enjoy!

DM Missive: KoW 4th chat with Alessio Cavatore & Matt Gilbert

Greetings Gentlefolk! The fellas are back and this time have brought along a couple of guests: Matt Gilbert and Alessio Cavatore!

Join the gang as they delve into as much of 4th edition KoW news as Mantic will allow (we may have gleamed a couple of fresh tid bits). 

Enjoy!

 

PS. The audio on Matt and Alessio's end isn't the greatest and there were lots of times it just completely dropped sound. I've tried to clean it up as best I could but just be aware some sentences are more difficult to understand... Or it could be that some info needed to be redacted and censored ;).

~Bensome

DM Missive: Convic 2025 wrap-up feat Kakwah!

Good day fine folks, it's time for another episode! This go around the guys are joined by Kakwah, as they retread their successes and failures at the Convic 2025 Tournament. 

Enjoy!

DM Missive: Convic 2025 army lists!

Shiver me timbers, it's cold down Victoria way! Good thing we've got a piping hot episode fresh out of the oven for you*.
Join the usual suspects as they run down their submitted army lists for the Convic 2025 tournament, which is on this weekend!

The guys also run through some of their favorite attendees lists, as well as ruminate over who will take top spot. As a reminder, the winners name will be engraved on the trophy; a worthy prize if ever there was one. 
If you're thinking of attending, it's not too late! Just get in touch with the organizers and they'll sort you out. 

Enjoy!

*this is an audio file only and will in no way warm up your being. Emotional warmth may occur but this is not expected. 

 

Link to the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AyTEePQ5S/

DM Missive: The Enigmatic Bris-Convic!

Salutations dearest of gentlefolk! Today we have a special guest on this cast, Yan "The Man", winner of the recent Briscon event. Join us as he recounts how he bested his foes to take top spot.

We've also have returned from the Enigmatic Isle with tales and learnings of the first Direct Misfire event! It was a cracker of a doozy and I'm going to put this on record: it was the most fun event anyone could have attended, fr fr, no cap, skibidi or whatever.

Lastly we recap some of the details for the upcoming Victorian event ConVic. There's less than two months to go so book your accommodation, grab you ticket and prepare for a heap of fun!

Enjoy!

For your reference, here are links to the artifacts we created for the DM event:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZQMuHMt1BQ8EVZH5oA3KKGg3fcKI_DgH/view?usp=sharing

...and here are the maps with the unique rules on how they play out (these will change for the next event based on feedback):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_shRdTMnYrbpB4hqkbGp4v3T_l_uFNpS/view?usp=sharing

If you didn't read it already, here's the DM event player pack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N_0ByBAN_ta8YYNSsx7S1RDk1NOH29Al/view?usp=sharing

Want to go to ConVic? Head over here for all the details, player pack etc:
https://shorturl.at/vSZS2

 

DM Missive: KoW Champions and the DM narrative event

Yes, it's that time already! The time for our annual "It's been ages since our last cast" cast!
Join us as we share our opinions of the new Kings of War Champions rulebook and cover what the heck the game is even about. If you know nothing of the game then this episode is for you. 

We also go over our upcoming narrative or "non-standard" event: The Enigmatic Isle! It's a doozy so if you're too lazy to download and read the players pack, this episode might shed some light.... then go and visit the event page, download the pack, then sign up. Look, I'll even post the links to the thing below. 

 

Enjoy!

Link to the event:  https://www.facebook.com/share/16CsknPnPf/
Link to the pack:  https://tinyurl.com/2uy5trsp
Link to the event payment page: https://tinyurl.com/48kknm8y

See? No excuses now :p

DM Missive CoK 2025 Day 2: Nights Episode!

We're back again for one more Nights episode covering the remaining day of the Aussie Clash of Kings for 2025.
Did Sellick get up off the floor of the rankings?
Did Andrew sour ever higher or follow Sellicks' Day 1 performance? Those answers and more to questions you'd never ask, can be found in this ep. 

We also have a chat about our experiences with the Commands now that we've a reasonable amount of time with them now. 

Time for a much needed rest.

Enjoy!

~Bensome

Remember: Nights episodes are looser, and probably not good for those sensitive to swearing. 

DM Missive CoK 2025 Day 1: Nights Episode!

Good evening Champs! The fellas have played there games for day 1 of the Aussie Clash of Kings tournament. They also managed to return back to their hotel room to recount their triumphs and tribulations!
Listen to them yammer on about stuff that I can no longer remember; it's late and my brain is no longer working. 

Be warned, it's a Nights ep so quality is low as well as the speaking ability of the gents. Plus there's rude words spoken so maybe keep it out of listening range of the children to protect their innocence. Or not, I'm not your dad, do what you like. 

Enjoy?

~Bensome