Advertise on podcast: Lead Pursuit Podcast

If you haven’t seen the Crimson Skies table from Skirmishers Guild around the interwebs, you must be living under a rock! But that game board is about more than just looking pretty, it is at the heart of a gaming crossover. Steffan, the brains behind Skirmishers Guild, has been using a modified set of Gaslands rules to play out his Crimson Skies-themed dogfights and the team talks to him about how and why he created this crossover Skirmishers Guild videos are on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@SkirmishersGuild As always, check out our store for the latest in Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

You’re right, you caught us playing something OTHER than aerial wargames! This week we talk to the designer of Outside the Wire, a squad-level TTRPG set in the frame of modern counter-insurgency operations. Even if roleplaying isn’t “your thing” you ought to give this episode a listen, simply to hear what an absolute TTRPG dork Doug is. But you long time listeners probably already knew that by now! (We’re pretty sure he’s going to steal some of these ideas for his Taxila Coil campaign…) You can go back Outside the Wire on Kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1331324804/outside-the-wire Check out the Outside The Wire Starter Mission “The Shepherds Transit” on DrivethruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/562771/the-shepherds-transit-outside-the-wire-modern-tactical-solo-rpg-quickstart Need to spin up a few custom characters for Outside The Wire? Use the Online Character generator tool at: https://patrol-character-generator.web.app/ Still not sure and want to hear some other gamers from Red Moon Roleplaying in their actual play of Outside the Wire? Check them out at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knr8jf4jaqI Our Aeronautica Imperialis campaign is back - so watch the latest episode of The Taxila Coil over on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeaQvDXTE54vLjPHFDfY5Ap1JV4O_ZFgt As always, check out our store for the latest in Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Blood Red Skies is dead? Wait, nobody told the Lead Pursuit Podcast! Seriously though, the guys all talk about the long, slow slide that BRS has been on for the last few years. But more importantly they talk about what the future likely holds for BRS and Lead Pursuit in an era where Warlord Games walks away from the license. As always, check out our store for the latest in Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Look, we know this episode will offend half of you, and the other half will ask blindly “what is the big deal”. Nothing polarizes people more than a discussion of AI these days - and we expect no less. But if you can put your personal feelings aside and listen to what one man is doing in the Gaming space with AI, you just might find yourself hating it a little less. (Okay, who are we kidding, you’re all going to cancel us after this episode!) And yes, the thumbnail was AI generated, did you really think Doug looks that good in person? Want to check out Ken Whitman’s LGIs? They’re available here free for a limited time: https://www.consignmentrpg.com/ As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Did you miss out on attending NashCon 2026? You didn’t get your chance to play the LPP crew in a BRS tournament? Well don’t worry, we’ve got the team all together to talk about the funny, the serious, and the well… Grognardly stuff that took place at NashCon 2026! As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Are you one of those aerial wargamers who prefers the “heavy ones”? We’re talking about airships, what did you think we meant? Anyway, if steampunk airships is your thing, check out this interview with Dan Mazur of Guard Tower Games as he talks about his game, Airships and Empires. Maybe, just maybe, there is a “heavy one” out there that is just right for you… and your airships! As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Why does it seem that every time our LPP team gets ready to enjoy an upcoming event, some Grognard, Gatekeeper, or Gadfly just has to stir up the negativity around the event? Doug and Steve explore some of the biggest complaints around Historicon and bat them down like flies at a 4th of July picnic. As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Words alone cannot express the impact that John Blanche has had on the collective hobby space of miniatures wargaming. Doug and the team take some time to reflect on John’s works and how they impacted each of us. Rest in Peace, John.

If you haven’t seen the Historic Wings collection of wargame-books, then you probably live under a bridge, and don’t randomly surf Amazon for game titles. But if you do wonder “what the heck is a Wargame-book, then listen up aerial warriors, because this episode is for you! Doug sits down with Thomas Van Hare, the brains behind Historic Wings and talks about several of their titles, including his latest release, Speed Kings. An Air Racing game? Yes please! So tune in and get all of the scoop on the Speed Kings, and everything in the pipeline for Historic Wings. Head over to Historic Wings’ YouTube channel and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/@HistoricWings If you don’t want to cut up your rulebook and you need components for a Historic Wings title - head over to Blue Panther Games site! https://www.bluepantherllc.com/collections/historicwings Our 2026 Summer of Dogfights sale is going on now - 15% off Warlord products and our single 3d printed miniatures, so go build a new tournament list and leave your opponents guessing! (or wondering “what the heck were they thinking??”) As always, check out our store for the latest in Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Did you miss out on AdeptiCon 2026? Well, with this episode you can catch up on all of the shenanigans that ensued from this year’s Lead Pursuit Podcast trip to AdeptiCon in Milwaukee! As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Doug sits down for Part 2 of the 2-part interview with Phil Yates about his new aerial wargaming project - Angels One Six. In this second part of the interview, Phil talks in detail about the game mechanics in Angels One Six and what he feels makes it unique among aerial wargames. Check out the game’s website at: https://www.angelsonesix.com/ As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Doug sits down for Part 1 of the 2-part interview with Phil Yates about his new aerial wargaming project - Angels One Six. In this first part of the interview, Phil talks about his previous works on Flames of War and Star Trek: Ascendancy and the lessons that he brought from those projects into Angels One Six. You can follow the development of Angels One Six here: https://www.angelsonesix.com/ And pick up a copy of the rules here: https://www.angelsonesix.com/downloads As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Look, I know you think Doug sits at home, rolling in all of the money that running a podcast brings in - but he isn’t. He’s actually out scouring the interwebs for new aerial games that you haven’t seen before! In this episode he brings you a new dieselpunk aerial warfare game called Aether Wings that has just been release by indie developer Gunslinger Studios. Aether Wings is available here: https://gunslinger-studio.itch.io/aether-wings-discovery-flight Gunslinger Studios site is here: https://www.gunslinger-studios.com/ As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Along with our ongoing coverage of what is upcoming for AdeptiCon 2026, we thought we ought to check in with our friends the Nerds of War. Mike and Don are the people who all of you historical Grogs owe a debt of gratitude to for facilitating the great Historical gaming layout that AdeptiCon has provided over the years. Adepticon Registration is live at: https://web.cvent.com/event/af94478e-5a57-4117-a5da-48a9f5ce3bd8/ Or https://www.adepticon.org/ Only a few spots remain in each of our events, so go sign up, now! Were you OGed in 2025? Over-Grognarded that is! Head over to our store and pick up one of our Grognard Rendition Team T-shirts to show your loyalty to the Anti-Grognardists! (If that is even a word…) https://www.leadpursuit.net/store/grttshirts As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Yes, we seriously think our wives are conspiring against us - almost the entire team has had to re-work their hobby spaces at the end of the year, and now you can learn from our mistakes! Adepticon Registration is live at: https://web.cvent.com/event/af94478e-5a57-4117-a5da-48a9f5ce3bd8/ Or https://www.adepticon.org/ Only a few spots remain in each of our events, so go sign up, now! Were you OGed in 2025? Over-Grognarded that is! Head over to our store and pick up one of our Grognard Rendition Team T-shirts to show your loyalty to the Anti-Grognardists! (If that is even a word…) https://www.leadpursuit.net/store/grttshirts As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store