Talking all the 40K NEWS & RUMOURS!

Recap

The stream opens with a technical mishap: Valrak struggles to get his new alerts working and asks chat to gift one membership as a test. Chat immediately gifts several, prompting his repeated, increasingly exasperated “STOP GIFTING!”—and jokes that he’s running a scam.

The main event is a fundraising workout for Martyrdom: The First Crusade, Valrak’s tabletop game. He straps on parts of his Crusader costume and walks on a treadmill, joking that he’s making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and might become the game’s first martyr. Chat’s pledges push the Kickstarter from roughly 168K to 172K, so Valrak keeps resetting the timer and adding more walking. He gasps through the finish, shows off the chain-mail imprint on his head, and thanks the community for helping fund more models in plastic. Along the way, he repeatedly calls the Kickstarter’s “stretch goals” “tears,” earning plenty of teasing from chat.

Valrak also explains why the team is being careful about new Kickstarter rewards: extra units and promises cost time and money, and he wants the campaign’s funding to go toward getting the core models into plastic rather than overpromising. He promotes free rules and army-building tools, previews the game’s historical material, and talks about planned battle reports—including a possible collaboration with Winters SEO. A brief rules confession provides another laugh: Valrak admits he forgot that his crossbowmen should have taken fatigue during a game, while chat jokingly labels him a cheater.

After the workout, the conversation turns to Warhammer. Valrak previews a forthcoming rant about the 40K Christmas boxes, arguing that the Horus Heresy boxes show Games Workshop can put more models in a box, and that points or rules shouldn’t excuse less generous value for 40K players. He says he’s noticing more signs of hobby fatigue, including creators stepping back and a tournament organizer reporting lower attendance.

On rumors, Valrak stresses that there’s no confirmed Leman Russ, Ork, or Red Terror news. He speculates about possible returning Primarchs—mentioning Corax and the Khan—and floats ideas for a future Scouring range, such as updated Mark VII Marines and chapter-specific units. For T’au, the rumors he’s willing to stand behind are new Broadsides and Crisis suits.

The stream also detours into Valrak’s fond memories of dominating players in World of Warcraft, plus an appearance from his dog, Archamus, whom Valrak calls the household protector and his best friend.

Personalities Appearing or Mentioned

• Chapter Master Valrak — Host.
• Archamus — Valrak’s dog, who briefly appears.
• Chat and the Kickstarter community — Active throughout the stream, driving the fundraiser and the jokes.
• Winters SEO — Mentioned as a possible battle-report collaborator, but does not appear in the stream.