Roll for Scenario
A matched-play scenario generator covering the rulebook and matched play guides — plus secondary objectives and special features.
Jonathan Hart & Sam Earl Sedghi · The Nine Tailed Rat
The hearth and home of the Old World.
Podcast, magazine, the largest Facebook group in the hobby, Instagram, and the player-aid apps built for the table. Presented by Jonathan Hart and Sam Earl Sedghi.
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Podcast episodes
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Facebook generals
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Instagram followers
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Tavern magazine issues
$3
To become a Knight
The Community Podcast
Tales from the Tavern of the Nine Tailed Rat
Jonathan Hart and Sam Earl Sedghi take you through Forces of Fantasy, Ravening Hordes, the Arcane Journals and the Legacy armies — strategy, hobby, and the hours they actually spend at the gaming and painting table.
- Hobby nights, faction overviews, and Prepare for War painting episodes
- Patron-only Arcane Journals, lore, and two-part army encyclopaedia
- Battle Tome music by Sam Earl Sedghi after every episode
Patreon · Knight of the Old World
Arise, noble Knight — three dollars a month.
Sir Knight membership keeps the Facebook page, Instagram, the podcast and The Tavern magazine in the field. Supporting us as a Sir Knight member comes with unique benefits and allows us to improve our offer. Combined, Jonathan Hart and Sam Earl Sedghi have more than sixty years in the hobby.
The full Tavern magazine
Every 100-page issue of Tales from the Tavern of the Nine Tailed Rat — lore, tactica, battle reports, hobby and the Trading Post.
Podcast early access
Faction journals, army encyclopaedia episodes, lore, interviews and bonus hours the free feed does not carry.
Player-aid apps
Roll for Scenario, Gaze of the Gods, the Legacy Armoury Tome and the battle tracker — built for the table, free to Knights.
Hobby PDFs & STLs
Short stories, extra hobby and gaming material, and objective marker files for Sir Knights.
The Tavern magazine
Twenty issues. The latest is live on Patreon.
Tales from the Tavern of the Nine Tailed Rat — tactica, lore, Armies on Display, epic clashes battle reports, hobby articles and the Trading Post. Edited by Jonathan Hart. Writing and tavern tales from Sam Earl Sedghi. Sir Knights take the full magazine; a free sample of the latest issue is always on the Patreon.
Latest issue
Issue 20
October 2026
Latest post on Patreon
Every issue
- Issue 20
- Issue 19
- Issue 18
- Issue 17
- Issue 16
- Issue 15
- Issue 14
- Issue 13
- Issue 12
- Issue 11
- Issue 10
- Issue 9
- Issue 8
- Issue 7
- Issue 6
- Issue 5
- Issue 4
- Issue 3
- Issue 2
- Issue 1
The Facebook page & Instagram
The home of the Old World community online.
Jonathan Hart and Sam Earl Sedghi run the largest Warhammer: The Old World Facebook group in the hobby — tens of thousands of generals, vetted at the gate — and the associated Instagram account that proudly flies the Old World map.
Warhammer the Old World
The group Jonathan Hart and Sam Earl Sedghi administer. Armies, events, hobby and the daily life of the Beautiful Game. Answer the gate questions, agree to the rules, and you are in.
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@warhammertheoldworld
Premium Old World hobby images and videos from across the global community.
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Old World apps
Player aids on your device, ideal for the tabletop game.
Built by Sam Earl Sedghi for Knights of the Patreon. Phone, PC or Mac. Roll scenarios, track the Gaze of the Gods, keep the armoury and the victory points without breaking the spell of the game.
Gaze of the Gods
Track Chaos boons on multiple champions as they roll on the Gaze of the Gods table, so nothing is forgotten mid-battle.
Legacy Armoury Tome
A companion tome for Legacy armies — weapons, relics and the dusty lists that still march in the Old World.
Battle & VP Tracker
Turn order, victory points and the rhythm of a game, built as a table-side player aid for phone, PC or Mac.
Firestorm Games · United Kingdom & Europe
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Armies, paint, and the rest of the Old World, shipped across the United Kingdom and Europe by Firestorm Games. Buying through this link supports the tavern.
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Sponsors of The Tavern.
Paint, dice, mats, books, a shop floor that still smells of primer — and the score after every episode. These are our amazing sponsors.
Battle Tome Music
Sam Earl Sedghi
The label and the score under every Community Podcast episode. Choirs, war drums, and the tavern after last orders.
The tavern keepers
Jonathan Hart & Sam Earl Sedghi
Felix of the pair
Jonathan Hart
Golden Demon winner, former Games Workshop Spain retail director, editor of The Tavern, and the public face of Hart of the Hobby. The man who took on the largest Old World Facebook group and asked Sam Earl Sedghi to help hold the gate.
True Dawi
Sam Earl Sedghi
Co-admin of the Facebook group. Lead Writer of The Tavern magazine, Lore Master & Grand Strategist. Composer of Battle Tome music, and the hand behind the player-aid apps. A true Dawi.
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