Loathsome History of the Skaven | Building Warhammer Armies

The Skaven have become one of the most iconic and unique races in Games Workshop's fantasy range - making their mark as key players in the stories of the Warhammer world and surviving almost unchanged in to the Age of Sigmar that came after it. But who created the Skaven, and how have they developed over time?

This documentary traces the real world origins of the Skaven from the mind and hands of GW legend Jes Goodwin, and how they infested almost every game Games Workshop made thereafter!

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Chapters:

00:00 Open
00:30 Introduction
02:23 First Sightings! The Third Citadel Compendium
03:00 Lichemaster Lore - Citadel Journal Spring 1986 Scenario
04:56 Inspirations and Influences
05:45 Origin of the Species - Citadel Journal Spring 1986 Lore
07:57 Other Ratty Journalings
08:18 The Name
09:07 The Infestation Spreads!
09:37 Blood Bowl Begins
10:45 Warhammer Fantasy Rat-play
11:52 Advanced Heroquest & Talisman
12:44 The Warhammer Play-Offs
13:18 Priestley & Goodwin Ride Again!
13:57 Chambers of the Horned Rat
14:29 Warhammer Armies Skaven
16:02 All Skaven Have Grey Hair
16:44 Gothic and the Eldritch
17:26 Other Appearances Physical and Digital
18:17 Loathsome Ratmen and All Their Vile Kin
18:32 Warhammer 8th Edition and the End Times
19:37 Summary
19:50 We're Outta Here!
20:58 Secret-secret

Links & Sources:

Lost Minis Wiki - www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki
Stuff of Legends - www.solegends.com

And here's some excellent blogs that have talked about the wonderful skaven scourge (I particularly recommend Awesome Lies - it's a brilliant blog):

Awesome Lies - https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com...
Pariedolia - https://pariedolia.weebly.com/nimh
Lead Pile - http://theleadpile.blogspot.com/

Music:

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