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The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 253 - Introducing your partner to 40kEpisode 253 of The Independent Characters explores the age old questions of 'How do you get your significant other into Warhammer 40k?'. To help us explain her journey into the Grim Darkness of the Far Future, we are joined by Chelle Tuttle. For those who don't know by now, Chelle is Carl's wife and has had an on again, off again relationship with 40k. She is also managing all of the tracking of everyone's hobby progress in the Hobby Progress Challenge for 2025. For which we are very grateful! While we take a trip down memory lane on...2025-03-171h 39The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 253 - Introducing your partner to 40kEpisode 253 of The Independent Characters explores the age old questions of 'How do you get your significant other into Warhammer 40k?'. To help us explain her journey into the Grim Darkness of the Far Future, we are joined by Chelle Tuttle. For those who don't know by now, Chelle is Carl's wife and has had an on again, off again relationship with 40k. She is also managing all of the tracking of everyone's hobby progress in the Hobby Progress Challenge for 2025. For which we are very grateful! While we take a trip down memory lane on...2025-03-171h 39
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 244 - 40K Small Unit TacticsEpisode 244 of The Independent Characters has us joined by Phil Hall, also known as The Glacial Geek (check out his YouTube Channel!). Phil and Carl spent quite a bit of time together during this years Nova Open Tabletop Wargaming Convention and while there we had a lot of conversation around painting, playing, and Kill Team. Phil has agreed to join Carl for an episode all about Small Unit Actions in the Warhammer 40k universe. This includes the new version of Kill Team and a bit about what we hope to expect there, in addition to...2024-09-201h 55The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 244 - 40K Small Unit TacticsEpisode 244 of The Independent Characters has us joined by Phil Hall, also known as The Glacial Geek (check out his YouTube Channel!). Phil and Carl spent quite a bit of time together during this years Nova Open Tabletop Wargaming Convention and while there we had a lot of conversation around painting, playing, and Kill Team. Phil has agreed to join Carl for an episode all about Small Unit Actions in the Warhammer 40k universe. This includes the new version of Kill Team and a bit about what we hope to expect there, in addition to...2024-09-201h 55
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 235 - Adepticon Down Under DiscussionEpisode 235 of The Independent Characters takes us, primarily, on a review and recounting of Adepticon from Josh and Jody's point of view. Originally we had expected to include a bunch of information about the various game stores and events Carl went to when on vacation in Australia, but things didn't quite work out as planned on that front. If you ARE interested in the Australia Trip, Carl will discuss that as bonus content for our Patreon members of all levels. However, Josh and Jody go into detail about Adepticon, what events they attended and provide...2024-04-152h 40The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 235 - Adepticon Down Under DiscussionEpisode 235 of The Independent Characters takes us, primarily, on a review and recounting of Adepticon from Josh and Jody's point of view. Originally we had expected to include a bunch of information about the various game stores and events Carl went to when on vacation in Australia, but things didn't quite work out as planned on that front. If you ARE interested in the Australia Trip, Carl will discuss that as bonus content for our Patreon members of all levels. However, Josh and Jody go into detail about Adepticon, what events they attended and provide...2024-04-152h 40
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 227 - Adeptus Titanicus MaximusEpisode 227 of The Independent Characters has Carl and Josh attending an incredible event for Adeptus Titanicus. In this episode we will discuss what the Burning of Califax event by the Gothamos Gaming Group (or G3 for short) entailed, what our experience there was, and what it takes to run an event like this. Bear with our audio quality in the final part of the show as we piped in our guest and they didn't have a direct microphone. But we think you will find the information they provide to be useful and entertaining. If you haven't seen...2023-11-202h 09The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 227 - Adeptus Titanicus MaximusEpisode 227 of The Independent Characters has Carl and Josh attending an incredible event for Adeptus Titanicus. In this episode we will discuss what the Burning of Califax event by the Gothamos Gaming Group (or G3 for short) entailed, what our experience there was, and what it takes to run an event like this. Bear with our audio quality in the final part of the show as we piped in our guest and they didn't have a direct microphone. But we think you will find the information they provide to be useful and entertaining. If you haven't seen...2023-11-202h 09
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 224 - The Warrior LodgeEpisode 224 sees Josh and Carl joined by Aaron and Justin. If you are looking for a lot of Warhammer 40k hobby progress and games played... well this isn't going to be the episode for you. Just warning you right now. We do however, spend quite a bit of time talking about the various board games we played at our annual 'Geekend' event we do our in central California. (By the way the game we couldn't remember the name of was called Wavelength!) Eventually we get into the meat of the episode and spend some time...2023-10-012h 20The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 224 - The Warrior LodgeEpisode 224 sees Josh and Carl joined by Aaron and Justin. If you are looking for a lot of Warhammer 40k hobby progress and games played... well this isn't going to be the episode for you. Just warning you right now. We do however, spend quite a bit of time talking about the various board games we played at our annual 'Geekend' event we do our in central California. (By the way the game we couldn't remember the name of was called Wavelength!) Eventually we get into the meat of the episode and spend some time...2023-10-012h 20
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 223 - Underhive Factions: House DelaqueIn Episode 223 of The IC's we delve back into the Underhive to take a deep dive look at House Delaque (also known as the House of Shadows)! In this episode, Josh and Carl will take a look at everything from the history of the gang, the model line, and how it is played. We hope you enjoy Episode 223. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Guest Introduction, and Elite Choice 0:08:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:34:00 - House of Shadows: Part 1 1:46:35 - House of Shadows: Part 2 2:14:35 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links:2023-09-152h 24The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 223 - Underhive Factions: House DelaqueIn Episode 223 of The IC's we delve back into the Underhive to take a deep dive look at House Delaque (also known as the House of Shadows)! In this episode, Josh and Carl will take a look at everything from the history of the gang, the model line, and how it is played. We hope you enjoy Episode 223. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Guest Introduction, and Elite Choice 0:08:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:34:00 - House of Shadows: Part 1 1:46:35 - House of Shadows: Part 2 2:14:35 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links:2023-09-152h 24
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 217 - Underhive Factions: House GoliathEpisode 217 of The Independent Characters brings you the first in a new series of deep dives into the world of Necromunda entitled Underhive Factions. Taking a playbook from the Show of Force episodes, we are doing a deep dive of the various factions in Necromunda! In this new series you can expect us to look at where the various gangs originated, how they have evolved over the years, where they fit into the overall universe of Necromunda (and Warhammer 40k), and a bit about how they play! For our first in this series, we are...2023-06-152h 29The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 217 - Underhive Factions: House GoliathEpisode 217 of The Independent Characters brings you the first in a new series of deep dives into the world of Necromunda entitled Underhive Factions. Taking a playbook from the Show of Force episodes, we are doing a deep dive of the various factions in Necromunda! In this new series you can expect us to look at where the various gangs originated, how they have evolved over the years, where they fit into the overall universe of Necromunda (and Warhammer 40k), and a bit about how they play! For our first in this series, we are...2023-06-152h 29
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 215 - Return of The Independent Characters (Again!)Episode 215 of The Independent Characters is the long awaited return of the show!. We used this show to get ourselves back into form and also try out some new features. This is just a fairly open discussion focusing on what each of us have been up to over the last two years as well as what we are looking forward to, especially now that we have restarted the program. Please stick around after the final music to hear a very special song by our friends Doug Neale and Travis Hathcock. We miss you dearly Doug.2023-05-152h 03The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 215 - Return of The Independent Characters (Again!)Episode 215 of The Independent Characters is the long awaited return of the show!. We used this show to get ourselves back into form and also try out some new features. This is just a fairly open discussion focusing on what each of us have been up to over the last two years as well as what we are looking forward to, especially now that we have restarted the program. Please stick around after the final music to hear a very special song by our friends Doug Neale and Travis Hathcock. We miss you dearly Doug.2023-05-152h 03
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 214 - Special Episode CK Studios Visit the AstronomiconEpisode 214 is a less formal episode as Kat and Caleb of CK Studios came to the Astronomicon to hang out with Carl, play some board games, and generally catch up. This episode talks a bit about what we have all been up to, how Covid is impacting everyones hobby but also really focuses around the current Tablewar Charities Auction which is taking place now! Be sure to go check it out. It's for a great cause and there are some fantastic prizes. The auction and drawings all end on May 10th! We hope you enjoy this episode!2021-05-081h 02The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 214 - Special Episode CK Studios Visit the AstronomiconEpisode 214 is a less formal episode as Kat and Caleb of CK Studios came to the Astronomicon to hang out with Carl, play some board games, and generally catch up. This episode talks a bit about what we have all been up to, how Covid is impacting everyones hobby but also really focuses around the current Tablewar Charities Auction which is taking place now! Be sure to go check it out. It's for a great cause and there are some fantastic prizes. The auction and drawings all end on May 10th! We hope you enjoy this episode!2021-05-081h 02
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 213 - Special Episode Tablewar CharitiesEpisode 213 is a shorter but special episode that really focuses around the current Tablewar Charities Auction which is taking place now! Be sure to go check it out. It's for a great cause and there are some fantastic prizes. However, Carl spends the majority of the episode catching up with friend of the show Colin Ward. We spend time talking about what each of us have been doing and how COVID has impacted the hobby cycle. We hope you enjoy this episode! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction and Discussion 0:45:00...2021-05-0646 minThe Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 213 - Special Episode Tablewar CharitiesEpisode 213 is a shorter but special episode that really focuses around the current Tablewar Charities Auction which is taking place now! Be sure to go check it out. It's for a great cause and there are some fantastic prizes. However, Carl spends the majority of the episode catching up with friend of the show Colin Ward. We spend time talking about what each of us have been doing and how COVID has impacted the hobby cycle. We hope you enjoy this episode! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction and Discussion 0:45:00...2021-05-0646 min
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 204 - The Warrior LodgeEpisode 204 of The Independent Characters is as late as we have ever been with a show. The current situation around the world has impacted us here as well (as you will hear on the show), but we finally were able to work out a time to record. A couple of notes however: We obviously had to record remotely, which isn't ever my first choice, but we made the best of it. Additionally, we had to pivot away from our initial topic to a Warrior Lodge for this go around. Without the ability to be with each other...2020-04-152h 29The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 204 - The Warrior LodgeEpisode 204 of The Independent Characters is as late as we have ever been with a show. The current situation around the world has impacted us here as well (as you will hear on the show), but we finally were able to work out a time to record. A couple of notes however: We obviously had to record remotely, which isn't ever my first choice, but we made the best of it. Additionally, we had to pivot away from our initial topic to a Warrior Lodge for this go around. Without the ability to be with each other...2020-04-152h 29
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 202.5 - Champions of 40k: Heroes of The ChallengeAs Josh, our Specialist Games correspondent is still out sick, we felt we couldn't delay any longer. So we bring you a bit different episode of The Independent Characters. Jody and Carl pivot to discuss The Challenge from Episode 202 and discuss the lore behind each of their creations and how they would interpret their play on the Tabletop. It's a bit short for an episode of The Independent Characters - but still comes in at about an hour and a half of fun discussion. Our intention is to get Episode 203 out hopefully before Adepticon. It's...2020-03-071h 21The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 202.5 - Champions of 40k: Heroes of The ChallengeAs Josh, our Specialist Games correspondent is still out sick, we felt we couldn't delay any longer. So we bring you a bit different episode of The Independent Characters. Jody and Carl pivot to discuss The Challenge from Episode 202 and discuss the lore behind each of their creations and how they would interpret their play on the Tabletop. It's a bit short for an episode of The Independent Characters - but still comes in at about an hour and a half of fun discussion. Our intention is to get Episode 203 out hopefully before Adepticon. It's...2020-03-071h 21
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 201 - Surviving the ApocalypseEpisode 201 of The Independent Characters contains our coverage of the latest version of Apocalypse! The latest iteration of Apocalypse is something both unlike we have seen before AND familiar to long time players of Games Workshop games. Jody and Carl talk about playing through the game, some of the changes and challenges, as well as what their final take on it all is. A solid two hours and twenty minutes of content all about the most beloved... or hated... way to play a game of Warhammer 40k! So sit back and get some...2020-02-022h 19The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 201 - Surviving the ApocalypseEpisode 201 of The Independent Characters contains our coverage of the latest version of Apocalypse! The latest iteration of Apocalypse is something both unlike we have seen before AND familiar to long time players of Games Workshop games. Jody and Carl talk about playing through the game, some of the changes and challenges, as well as what their final take on it all is. A solid two hours and twenty minutes of content all about the most beloved... or hated... way to play a game of Warhammer 40k! So sit back and get some...2020-02-022h 19
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 199 - 2019 Warhammer 40K Year in ReviewEpisode 199 of The Independent Characters is our year in review episode. Now we talked about this before, but with so many shows out there going over everything that released last year, we felt like a change was in order. We were the first show to take that route and quite honestly we were feeling like it was a bit stale anyway. This year we do something different. We speak with most of the members of our gaming group, local friends, and others to get their insight on what were the highlights, lowlights, and thoughts on plans for the future...2019-12-304h 08The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 199 - 2019 Warhammer 40K Year in ReviewEpisode 199 of The Independent Characters is our year in review episode. Now we talked about this before, but with so many shows out there going over everything that released last year, we felt like a change was in order. We were the first show to take that route and quite honestly we were feeling like it was a bit stale anyway. This year we do something different. We speak with most of the members of our gaming group, local friends, and others to get their insight on what were the highlights, lowlights, and thoughts on plans for the future...2019-12-304h 08
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 198 - The Extended Warrior Lodge - Live!Episode 198 of The Independent Characters is a return to an Extended Warrior Lodge! Unfortunately, Discord was having some issues with Google today and people could not log into Discord servers around the world. This prevented us from pulling in any live listeners during our live Twitch broadcast unfortunately. That's ok though, we WILL do this again! Carl is joined by Justin, Jody, and Josh... the three J's all wearing different name tags just to mess things up further! We have some great discussion and a ton of fun recording. I think it comes through. It's...2019-12-082h 39The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 198 - The Extended Warrior Lodge - Live!Episode 198 of The Independent Characters is a return to an Extended Warrior Lodge! Unfortunately, Discord was having some issues with Google today and people could not log into Discord servers around the world. This prevented us from pulling in any live listeners during our live Twitch broadcast unfortunately. That's ok though, we WILL do this again! Carl is joined by Justin, Jody, and Josh... the three J's all wearing different name tags just to mess things up further! We have some great discussion and a ton of fun recording. I think it comes through. It's...2019-12-082h 39
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 194 - The ICs Far From HomeEpisode 194 of The Independent Characters is a bit of a train wreck. We aren't going to lie. When Carl was going to be doing so much traveling in September, we expected that he would be able to fit in a couple of interviews. Justin Hill, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, maybe even Robin Cruddace. However, delayed flights, jetlag, expired Drivers licenses... all kinds of things conspired against him to toss those plans right out the window. In the end we wound up with a great interview (with mediocre sound quality in Bugman's Bar) with Justin Hill...2019-10-042h 27The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 194 - The ICs Far From HomeEpisode 194 of The Independent Characters is a bit of a train wreck. We aren't going to lie. When Carl was going to be doing so much traveling in September, we expected that he would be able to fit in a couple of interviews. Justin Hill, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, maybe even Robin Cruddace. However, delayed flights, jetlag, expired Drivers licenses... all kinds of things conspired against him to toss those plans right out the window. In the end we wound up with a great interview (with mediocre sound quality in Bugman's Bar) with Justin Hill...2019-10-042h 27
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 193 - Resurrection: Using Old 40k MaterialsEpisode 193 of The Independent Characters arrives delayed by about two days since Carl had to deal with majore work issues all weekend. This episode we are discussing how to get some extra life out of all of your old hobby publications. Be they old campaign materials, old codexes, old mission books, or just old anything - we discuss ideas for how you can look at these things at the changing of an edition and still make them useful in your gaming experience! This episode again comes in at about two and a half hours. We...2019-08-272h 22The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 193 - Resurrection: Using Old 40k MaterialsEpisode 193 of The Independent Characters arrives delayed by about two days since Carl had to deal with majore work issues all weekend. This episode we are discussing how to get some extra life out of all of your old hobby publications. Be they old campaign materials, old codexes, old mission books, or just old anything - we discuss ideas for how you can look at these things at the changing of an edition and still make them useful in your gaming experience! This episode again comes in at about two and a half hours. We...2019-08-272h 22
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 189 - Adeptus Titanicus: Rise of The God MachinesEpisode 189 of The Independent Characters sees us diving headfirst into the incredible game that is Adeptus Titanicus! We include our usual Hobby Progress section and then spend the rest of the evening doing our best to tempt Jody into joining Josh, Carl, Austin (both of them), Thom and a couple others of our group to investing in and playing Adeptus Titanicus. And to help Josh and I convince him we brought out the big guns! Specifically, we invited game designer James Hewitt for an interview. If you don't know what James has worked on here...2019-06-153h 26The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 189 - Adeptus Titanicus: Rise of The God MachinesEpisode 189 of The Independent Characters sees us diving headfirst into the incredible game that is Adeptus Titanicus! We include our usual Hobby Progress section and then spend the rest of the evening doing our best to tempt Jody into joining Josh, Carl, Austin (both of them), Thom and a couple others of our group to investing in and playing Adeptus Titanicus. And to help Josh and I convince him we brought out the big guns! Specifically, we invited game designer James Hewitt for an interview. If you don't know what James has worked on here...2019-06-153h 26
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 186 - Exploring The Cities of DeathEpisode 186 of The Independent Characters is a deep dive into the Cities of Death rules. These can be found in the narrative section of Chapter Approved 2018 as well as a slightly expanded version in the rule book for the Urban Conquest campaign set. This episode clocks in at a more reasonable two and a half hours. Which is a nice change for us from the marathon recordings we’ve been doing lately. Justin and Adan are back and we discuss what has been going on lately with about forty minutes of ‘Hobby Progress’. Carl also spends a little...2019-04-272h 20The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 186 - Exploring The Cities of DeathEpisode 186 of The Independent Characters is a deep dive into the Cities of Death rules. These can be found in the narrative section of Chapter Approved 2018 as well as a slightly expanded version in the rule book for the Urban Conquest campaign set. This episode clocks in at a more reasonable two and a half hours. Which is a nice change for us from the marathon recordings we’ve been doing lately. Justin and Adan are back and we discuss what has been going on lately with about forty minutes of ‘Hobby Progress’. Carl also spends a little...2019-04-272h 20
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 184 - The Extended Warrior LodgeEpisode 184 of The Independent Characters brings back The Warrior Lodge! This is a moderated discussion around topics that are top of mind in the community, our Facebook Group, or just things we generally want to discuss! This episode has Carl joined by Jody, Lars, and Austin… along with a special piped in guest host, Skari from The Skaredcast! Not only that we have a great interview with Dave Taylor speaking about Armies & Legions & Hordes, his book which was originally available through Kickstarter but is now available direct, and his new upcoming Terrain Book! You will NO...2019-03-143h 28The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 184 - The Extended Warrior LodgeEpisode 184 of The Independent Characters brings back The Warrior Lodge! This is a moderated discussion around topics that are top of mind in the community, our Facebook Group, or just things we generally want to discuss! This episode has Carl joined by Jody, Lars, and Austin… along with a special piped in guest host, Skari from The Skaredcast! Not only that we have a great interview with Dave Taylor speaking about Armies & Legions & Hordes, his book which was originally available through Kickstarter but is now available direct, and his new upcoming Terrain Book! You will NO...2019-03-143h 28
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 180 - Show of Force: Agents of ChangeEpisode 180 of The Independent Characters comes right on the heels of Episode 179 and is set to destroy your ears with four hours of Warhammer 40,000 enjoyment! First we have an in-depth Hobby Progress section with lots of fantastic tangents! Then the fun really starts with our Show of Force covering The Thousand Sons. You knew Carl could talk a lot, but you didn’t know he talks even more when it is his favorite subject! We don’t know if you will want to play a Thousand Sons army after listening to this episode, but...2018-12-183h 59The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 180 - Show of Force: Agents of ChangeEpisode 180 of The Independent Characters comes right on the heels of Episode 179 and is set to destroy your ears with four hours of Warhammer 40,000 enjoyment! First we have an in-depth Hobby Progress section with lots of fantastic tangents! Then the fun really starts with our Show of Force covering The Thousand Sons. You knew Carl could talk a lot, but you didn’t know he talks even more when it is his favorite subject! We don’t know if you will want to play a Thousand Sons army after listening to this episode, but...2018-12-183h 59
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 179 - Clash of The Podcast TitansEpisode 179 of The Independent Characters brings you a somewhat silly episode. We were lucky enough to have three very special guests. Jason Mullins from the Sons of Heresy Podcast, Adam Fasoldt (Loopy) from the Masters of The Forge Podcast, and Robo Ed from Life After the Cover save! Since Carl had all three of these individuals at his house, he felt it would be a travesty not to record an episode with them! So here you go. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll kiss three buck goodbye! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show...2018-12-172h 15The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 179 - Clash of The Podcast TitansEpisode 179 of The Independent Characters brings you a somewhat silly episode. We were lucky enough to have three very special guests. Jason Mullins from the Sons of Heresy Podcast, Adam Fasoldt (Loopy) from the Masters of The Forge Podcast, and Robo Ed from Life After the Cover save! Since Carl had all three of these individuals at his house, he felt it would be a travesty not to record an episode with them! So here you go. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll kiss three buck goodbye! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show...2018-12-172h 15
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 174 - Necromunda vs Kill TeamEpisode 174 of The Independent Characters compares two of Games Workshops skirmish game offerings. It's Necromunda vs Kill Team! A lot of discussion has revolved around whether or not Games Workshop has made the right decision in releasing another skirmish game. Is there enough room for both of these games in the 40k Universe? We discuss the ins and outs of both of these games, their systems, and how they are released and give you our final opinions on what GW has done right, and wrong. Carl is joined again by Jody and Austin as guest...2018-08-072h 37The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 174 - Necromunda vs Kill TeamEpisode 174 of The Independent Characters compares two of Games Workshops skirmish game offerings. It's Necromunda vs Kill Team! A lot of discussion has revolved around whether or not Games Workshop has made the right decision in releasing another skirmish game. Is there enough room for both of these games in the 40k Universe? We discuss the ins and outs of both of these games, their systems, and how they are released and give you our final opinions on what GW has done right, and wrong. Carl is joined again by Jody and Austin as guest...2018-08-072h 37
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 173 - The Warrior LodgeEpisode 173 of The Independent Characters introduce a new guest host, Austin! Carl met Austin at Adepticon just before he moved to the area and has already become a fantastic member of our gaming group. So after we introduce you to Austin, we have Jody and Josh join as well for a long Warrior Lodge episode. For those who don’t already know, The Warrior Lodge is a moderated discussion around several topics. We get various opinions and thoughts on things related to Games Workshop, Warhammer 40k, and the community in general. This episode was recorded on...2018-07-062h 59The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 173 - The Warrior LodgeEpisode 173 of The Independent Characters introduce a new guest host, Austin! Carl met Austin at Adepticon just before he moved to the area and has already become a fantastic member of our gaming group. So after we introduce you to Austin, we have Jody and Josh join as well for a long Warrior Lodge episode. For those who don’t already know, The Warrior Lodge is a moderated discussion around several topics. We get various opinions and thoughts on things related to Games Workshop, Warhammer 40k, and the community in general. This episode was recorded on...2018-07-062h 59
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 167 - Chaos Resurgent: NurgleEpisode 167 of The Independent Characters brings you about two and a half hours of overdue entertainment! This episode we are focusing on our new four part series; Chaos Resurgent. In this series we will discuss all aspects of each of the four Chaos Gods. To get us started we have Nurgle. We will do a 'Deep Dive' into all things Nurgle, from the concept of the God themselves, all the way to their worshippers and how they are best represented on the tables of Warhammer 40,000. The episode is well overdue as a result of Carl getting quite...2018-02-122h 30The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 167 - Chaos Resurgent: NurgleEpisode 167 of The Independent Characters brings you about two and a half hours of overdue entertainment! This episode we are focusing on our new four part series; Chaos Resurgent. In this series we will discuss all aspects of each of the four Chaos Gods. To get us started we have Nurgle. We will do a 'Deep Dive' into all things Nurgle, from the concept of the God themselves, all the way to their worshippers and how they are best represented on the tables of Warhammer 40,000. The episode is well overdue as a result of Carl getting quite...2018-02-122h 30
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastExtended Warrior LodgeEpisode 163 sees The Independent Characters return after a short delay due to illness of one of the guest hosts. When we come back though, we come back strong! This episode is an extended "Warrior Lodge". The Warrior Lodge segments are a moderated discussion about topics which are relevant to the Warhammer universe and community in which we all participate. To help us through this episode, we have three special guests who have joined us on previous episodes. Colin, Jody, and Josh join Carl to talk about topics which have been on our minds and possibly the minds...2017-10-233h 02The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastExtended Warrior LodgeEpisode 163 sees The Independent Characters return after a short delay due to illness of one of the guest hosts. When we come back though, we come back strong! This episode is an extended "Warrior Lodge". The Warrior Lodge segments are a moderated discussion about topics which are relevant to the Warhammer universe and community in which we all participate. To help us through this episode, we have three special guests who have joined us on previous episodes. Colin, Jody, and Josh join Carl to talk about topics which have been on our minds and possibly the minds...2017-10-233h 02
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastFurther Impressions of the New EditionEpisode 157 of The Independent Characters provides you with our further impressions of The New Warhammer 40,000! (aka: 8th Edition) Now that we have had time to play many, many games of The New Warhammer 40,000, we feel a little more qualified to give you our opinions on the game. Recently someone stated on our Facebook page that it seems as though all we do is talk about how much we love Games Workshop. Well if you are that person, and that bothers you, you may want to skip this episode. Once we go through the regular Hobby...2017-07-122h 49The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastFurther Impressions of the New EditionEpisode 157 of The Independent Characters provides you with our further impressions of The New Warhammer 40,000! (aka: 8th Edition) Now that we have had time to play many, many games of The New Warhammer 40,000, we feel a little more qualified to give you our opinions on the game. Recently someone stated on our Facebook page that it seems as though all we do is talk about how much we love Games Workshop. Well if you are that person, and that bothers you, you may want to skip this episode. Once we go through the regular Hobby...2017-07-122h 49
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 154 - Shadow Wars: ArmageddonEpisode 154 of the Independent Characters is all about Shadow Wars: Armageddon! Ok well maybe not ENTIRELY about SW:A, we have a bunch of 8th edition discussion in here as well as a couple of great interviews! Our first interview, is with the Terrafirmer! They have a brilliant gaming table product that you are going to want to hear about and see (See show notes links below!) We then launch into a discussion about Shadow Wars: Armageddon. A tremendous offering from Games Workshop, where the initial run of boxes and rule books sold out too...2017-05-252h 35The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 154 - Shadow Wars: ArmageddonEpisode 154 of the Independent Characters is all about Shadow Wars: Armageddon! Ok well maybe not ENTIRELY about SW:A, we have a bunch of 8th edition discussion in here as well as a couple of great interviews! Our first interview, is with the Terrafirmer! They have a brilliant gaming table product that you are going to want to hear about and see (See show notes links below!) We then launch into a discussion about Shadow Wars: Armageddon. A tremendous offering from Games Workshop, where the initial run of boxes and rule books sold out too...2017-05-252h 35
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 141 - Exploring The Black CrusadesEpisode 141 of The Independent Characters addresses the thirteen black crusades of Abaddon! For years people have maligned the leader of Chaos as a failure. We are here to tell you that is not the case. This episode, in honor of the release of Traitors Hate, we take a close look at the 12 previous Black Crusades led by the chosen of Chaos and then take a deep long look at the 13th Black Crusade. We apologize (again!) for the delays in getting the show out, but Carl was in the hospital for dehydration as a result...2016-10-112h 53The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 141 - Exploring The Black CrusadesEpisode 141 of The Independent Characters addresses the thirteen black crusades of Abaddon! For years people have maligned the leader of Chaos as a failure. We are here to tell you that is not the case. This episode, in honor of the release of Traitors Hate, we take a close look at the 12 previous Black Crusades led by the chosen of Chaos and then take a deep long look at the 13th Black Crusade. We apologize (again!) for the delays in getting the show out, but Carl was in the hospital for dehydration as a result...2016-10-112h 53
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 140 - Show of Force: Disciples of the Machine GodEpisode 140 of The Independent Characters continues our Show of Force series. This time it is the Adeptus Mechanicus and Skitarii forces that we cover in depth! To assist Carl, we have brought on two members of our gaming group that play the AdMech and Skitarii forces. Michael and Colin are both very strong painters and players. The wealth of knowledge between the two of them will providde insights that we are certain you will find entertaining. Because we have a new guest on the show, he lets slip with some language you wouldn't normally hear...2016-09-052h 49The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 140 - Show of Force: Disciples of the Machine GodEpisode 140 of The Independent Characters continues our Show of Force series. This time it is the Adeptus Mechanicus and Skitarii forces that we cover in depth! To assist Carl, we have brought on two members of our gaming group that play the AdMech and Skitarii forces. Michael and Colin are both very strong painters and players. The wealth of knowledge between the two of them will providde insights that we are certain you will find entertaining. Because we have a new guest on the show, he lets slip with some language you wouldn't normally hear...2016-09-052h 49
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 139 - Horus Heresy Book VI: Retribution (Part Two)Episode 139 of The Independent Characters continues our coverage of Horus Heresy 6: Retribution! This is the second of our two-part coverage of this incredible book by Forge World. As you know, last episode Carl lost his voice while recording. This episode we pick right back up where we left off. We complete our discussion around the background and storyline and then move right into the campaign system and description of the Shattered Legions, Black Shields, units and characters. If you liked last episode, we know you are going to love this one! ...2016-09-053h 01The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 139 - Horus Heresy Book VI: Retribution (Part Two)Episode 139 of The Independent Characters continues our coverage of Horus Heresy 6: Retribution! This is the second of our two-part coverage of this incredible book by Forge World. As you know, last episode Carl lost his voice while recording. This episode we pick right back up where we left off. We complete our discussion around the background and storyline and then move right into the campaign system and description of the Shattered Legions, Black Shields, units and characters. If you liked last episode, we know you are going to love this one! ...2016-09-053h 01
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 138 - Horus Heresy Book VI: Retribution (Part One)Episode 138 of The Independent Characters is a long one... that we end up cutting short due to Carl losing his voice. The primary subject of this episode is our long awaited coverage of Forge Worlds Horus Heresy Book 6: Retribution. This is part one of our two part coverage of this incredible book. In this part of our coverage we discuss much of the background of the book as well as a general overview of what is contained within. In addition to that we have two great interviews! One with Dave Taylor about the...2016-08-243h 11The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 138 - Horus Heresy Book VI: Retribution (Part One)Episode 138 of The Independent Characters is a long one... that we end up cutting short due to Carl losing his voice. The primary subject of this episode is our long awaited coverage of Forge Worlds Horus Heresy Book 6: Retribution. This is part one of our two part coverage of this incredible book. In this part of our coverage we discuss much of the background of the book as well as a general overview of what is contained within. In addition to that we have two great interviews! One with Dave Taylor about the...2016-08-243h 11
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 135 - Speed Painting and Forge World ModelsEpisode 135 of The Independent Characters is packed to the brim with great content! After the usual Workbench and Games Played segment we launch into a discussion on Speed Painting. Justin and Jody talk about tips and techniques for getting your army on the table quickly. Then, to reinforce that point, we have an interview with Dave of Dave Paints. He is the commission painter that painted the infamous (because they are MORE than famous!) Chelledar to such a great standard. You might think that's enough for an entire show. And other shows might only deliver...2016-06-112h 49The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 135 - Speed Painting and Forge World ModelsEpisode 135 of The Independent Characters is packed to the brim with great content! After the usual Workbench and Games Played segment we launch into a discussion on Speed Painting. Justin and Jody talk about tips and techniques for getting your army on the table quickly. Then, to reinforce that point, we have an interview with Dave of Dave Paints. He is the commission painter that painted the infamous (because they are MORE than famous!) Chelledar to such a great standard. You might think that's enough for an entire show. And other shows might only deliver...2016-06-112h 49
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 133 - Carrying, Storage, and Travel SolutionsEpisode 133 of The Independent Characters is here to tell you all about the various bags, storage, transport and display solutions available to you. Justin was unable to join us for this episode as being a father takes real work. But Adan and Carl move ahead with hobby progress, games played and some other tidbits of information. Then you are in for over an hour of discussion regarding the various carrying case solutions available to gamers. Some great information here provided by Adan and then followed up with a discussion around traveling with your models. 2016-05-172h 01The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 133 - Carrying, Storage, and Travel SolutionsEpisode 133 of The Independent Characters is here to tell you all about the various bags, storage, transport and display solutions available to you. Justin was unable to join us for this episode as being a father takes real work. But Adan and Carl move ahead with hobby progress, games played and some other tidbits of information. Then you are in for over an hour of discussion regarding the various carrying case solutions available to gamers. Some great information here provided by Adan and then followed up with a discussion around traveling with your models. 2016-05-172h 01
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 132 - Salute 2016 and Warhammer WorldEpisode 132 of The Independent Characters returns after our trip
to Salute and Warhammer World
The hobby progress section is flowing with all hosts
contributing quite a bit of work this last few weeks. This section
also contains a lot of good tips and tricks on how you can get more
out of your hobby time.
Adan and Carl then discuss their recent trip to the UK where
they were fortunate enough to attend games at the HATE club, The
Overlords, Salute and ultimately Warhammer World!
Finally we wrap up the episode with a...2016-05-022h 52The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 132 - Salute 2016 and Warhammer WorldEpisode 132 of The Independent Characters returns after our trip
to Salute and Warhammer World
The hobby progress section is flowing with all hosts
contributing quite a bit of work this last few weeks. This section
also contains a lot of good tips and tricks on how you can get more
out of your hobby time.
Adan and Carl then discuss their recent trip to the UK where
they were fortunate enough to attend games at the HATE club, The
Overlords, Salute and ultimately Warhammer World!
Finally we wrap up the episode with a...2016-05-022h 52
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 129 - The Return of The Independent CharactersEpisode 129 of The Independent Characters marks our return to the microphone after a six month hiatus with Carl, Adan, and Justin. Carl was apparently the only one that wasn't aware we were returning. You will hear all about the reasons for the return and how we have changed our format slightly to ensure quality family and gaming time!
After a massive hobby progress and games played update we introduce two new guest hosts for our new segments. Doug (aka Replacement Geoff) is joined by Zach (no not THAT Zach - A NEW one!) to review Fantasy Flight...2016-03-012h 39The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 129 - The Return of The Independent CharactersEpisode 129 of The Independent Characters marks our return to the microphone after a six month hiatus with Carl, Adan, and Justin. Carl was apparently the only one that wasn't aware we were returning. You will hear all about the reasons for the return and how we have changed our format slightly to ensure quality family and gaming time!
After a massive hobby progress and games played update we introduce two new guest hosts for our new segments. Doug (aka Replacement Geoff) is joined by Zach (no not THAT Zach - A NEW one!) to review Fantasy Flight...2016-03-012h 39
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 128 - Not Really An EpisodeIt's 2016 and we felt like we just wanted to talk with all of you again, so Adan and Carl sit down to just chat a little bit. No specific topics other than what has been going on and what is coming up for us in the near future (Hint LVO, Salute and Nottingham!).
It's been a while, but we hope you enjoy.2016-01-021h 25The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 128 - Not Really An EpisodeIt's 2016 and we felt like we just wanted to talk with all of you again, so Adan and Carl sit down to just chat a little bit. No specific topics other than what has been going on and what is coming up for us in the near future (Hint LVO, Salute and Nottingham!).
It's been a while, but we hope you enjoy.2016-01-021h 25
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 127 - The End Times (Final Episode)Normally we wouldn't release an episode this long, but this massive 5+ hour episode is bittersweet for us here as it is indeed the final episode of The Independent Characters. We want to thank every single one of you for listening to us over the last few years. It has been an incredible journey and we have enjoyed it tremendously.
127 may be a bit self indulgent as we check in with many of the guests that we have had on the show and find out where they are heading. We tried not to be too repetitive, but some...2015-08-045h 17The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 127 - The End Times (Final Episode)Normally we wouldn't release an episode this long, but this massive 5+ hour episode is bittersweet for us here as it is indeed the final episode of The Independent Characters. We want to thank every single one of you for listening to us over the last few years. It has been an incredible journey and we have enjoyed it tremendously.
127 may be a bit self indulgent as we check in with many of the guests that we have had on the show and find out where they are heading. We tried not to be too repetitive, but some...2015-08-045h 17
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 126 - Horus Heresy: Tempest (Part Two)Episode 126 of The Independent Characters has finally arrived and conclued our two part series on Horus Heresy 5: Tempest by Forge World!
Due to scheduling issues, we were unable to get Adan on this episode as originally planned, but Carl is joined remotely by Geoff for a lengthy discussion about the rules, army lists, missions and campaign that make up the Battle of Calth.
There is only one episode left after this one, so we hope you enjoy!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
0:05:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
0:34:55...2015-07-102h 28The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 126 - Horus Heresy: Tempest (Part Two)Episode 126 of The Independent Characters has finally arrived and conclued our two part series on Horus Heresy 5: Tempest by Forge World!
Due to scheduling issues, we were unable to get Adan on this episode as originally planned, but Carl is joined remotely by Geoff for a lengthy discussion about the rules, army lists, missions and campaign that make up the Battle of Calth.
There is only one episode left after this one, so we hope you enjoy!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
0:05:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
0:34:55...2015-07-102h 28
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 125 - Horus Heresy: Tempest (Part One)Episode 125 of The Independent Characters covers part one of our two part series about Horus Heresy 5: Tempest by Forge World!
Carl is joined by Adan and Geoff for a lengthy discussion about the background, lore and the tale of the Word Bearers sneak attack on the Ultramarines at Calth.
We are down to our final three episodes (of which this is one), so we hope you enjoy!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
0:04:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
0:54:35 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 1)
1:49:50 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 2)
2:33:45...2015-06-162h 38The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 125 - Horus Heresy: Tempest (Part One)Episode 125 of The Independent Characters covers part one of our two part series about Horus Heresy 5: Tempest by Forge World!
Carl is joined by Adan and Geoff for a lengthy discussion about the background, lore and the tale of the Word Bearers sneak attack on the Ultramarines at Calth.
We are down to our final three episodes (of which this is one), so we hope you enjoy!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
0:04:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
0:54:35 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 1)
1:49:50 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 2)
2:33:45...2015-06-162h 38
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 124 - Imperial Armour: The Siege of VraksEpisode 124 of The Independent Characters covers Imperial Armour: The Siege of Vraks!
Carl is joined by Adan and we spend a few hours discussing one of Forge Worlds latest releases. This volume compresses the previous three-volume set into one massive tome. We spend time discussing if that was the right move or if too much was left on the cutting room floor!
Clocking in at just over two hours long, this is a relatively short episode for us, but we hope you enjoy the show!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Show Intro a...2015-05-282h 00The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 124 - Imperial Armour: The Siege of VraksEpisode 124 of The Independent Characters covers Imperial Armour: The Siege of Vraks!
Carl is joined by Adan and we spend a few hours discussing one of Forge Worlds latest releases. This volume compresses the previous three-volume set into one massive tome. We spend time discussing if that was the right move or if too much was left on the cutting room floor!
Clocking in at just over two hours long, this is a relatively short episode for us, but we hope you enjoy the show!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Show Intro a...2015-05-282h 00
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 122 - Show of Force: Faith and FireEpisode 122 of The Independent Characters covers our Show of Force episode titled Faith and Fire, in which we talk all about the Adepta Sororitas, also known as The Sisters of Battle!
Carl is joined by Adan and Jody to discuss as we delve into the lore and function of the Sisters of Battle. We discuss everything about their backstory and how they play in the current edition of Warhammer 40k.
Additionally, we have a great interview with none other than James Swallow - the author of three different Sisters of Battle stories (Faith and Fire...2015-04-223h 23
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 121 - Adepticon 2015Episode 121 of The Independent Characters contains three hours of discussion about Adepticon 2015.
Carl is joined by Adan and local gamer Cristian to discuss our experiences at one of the greatest miniatures conventions in the world!
In addition we have two great interviews for you. First up is Teras from Geek Nation Tours, who we spent a lot of time with during Adepticon. He tells us all about Geek Nation Tours and how it has changed over the years. Then we have Steve from Modcube. This is an awesome new product coming out which is going...2015-04-072h 59
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 120 - Joining The Horus HeresyEpisode 120 of The Independent Characters clocks in at almost three hours to make up for the last short episode.
Carl is joined by Jason Mullins of The Overlords Podcast as well as Michael Dunsmore from our local gaming group for a lengthy discussion about how to get involved with Horus Heresy Gaming (also known as 30k).
We take some time to talk about some of the fundamentals of 30k and what our approaches were to getting into it.
We have a pretty lengthy hobby progress and games played segment this episode - which...2015-03-192h 51The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 120 - Joining The Horus HeresyEpisode 120 of The Independent Characters clocks in at almost three hours to make up for the last short episode.
Carl is joined by Jason Mullins of The Overlords Podcast as well as Michael Dunsmore from our local gaming group for a lengthy discussion about how to get involved with Horus Heresy Gaming (also known as 30k).
We take some time to talk about some of the fundamentals of 30k and what our approaches were to getting into it.
We have a pretty lengthy hobby progress and games played segment this episode - which...2015-03-192h 51
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 119 - The 2015 Las Vegas OpenEpisode 119 of The Independent Characters is a short one (at 2 hours long!?).
Carl, Adan and Justin spend some time discussing their Hobby Progress and Games Played before we move into the main topic of the show.
We spend a good amount of time talking about Carls visit to the 2015 Las Vegas Open and everything it entailed. Additionally we spend a few minutes discussing the current state of competitive Warhammer 40k.
We also have a short discussion with James Hakola (aka: Mr Dandy) of none other than Wargamma.com. We find out what is...2015-03-032h 05
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 118 - Show of Force: The Angels of DeathEpisode 118 of The Independent Characters is our long awaited Show of Force: The Angels of Death!
Carl, Adan and Justin spend some time discussing their Hobby Progress and Games Played before we move into the meat of the show.
You may or may not realize it, but The Space Marines are a pretty large part of Warhammer 40k (who are we kidding? You know that!), and so this Show of Force takes quite a bit of time to go through. Even with the length of this episode, we are still only scratching the surface of...2015-02-163h 20
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 117 - Horus Heresy 4: Conquest (Part Two)Episode 117 of The Independent Characters continues our two part coverage of The Horus Heresy Book IV: Conquest!
Geoff has returned again to help Carl and Adan with the coverage. We spend time talking about the campaign system, the Solar Auxillia list and the Questoris Knight List.
All of this and the usual Hobby Progress and Games Played segments are there for your listening pleasure.
With only six episodes left after this show - we hope to bring you the very best we can until the end!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00...2015-02-022h 37
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 115 - The 2014 Warhammer 40k Year in ReviewEpisode 115 is finally here! Bryce and Adan join Carl to discuss the 2014 Warhammer 40k Year in Review. And what a year it was! We had heard late LAST year that Games Workshop was going to be moving even faster than 2013 and we don't see how anyone could have predicted the pace and sheer amount of releases that took place!
We cover every aspect of Warhammer 40k releases, from Games-Workshop, Forge World, Black Library, Fantasy Flight Games and others. So prepare yourself, because this is going to be a long ride.
And just when you think...2014-12-313h 50The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 115 - The 2014 Warhammer 40k Year in ReviewEpisode 115 is finally here! Bryce and Adan join Carl to discuss the 2014 Warhammer 40k Year in Review. And what a year it was! We had heard late LAST year that Games Workshop was going to be moving even faster than 2013 and we don't see how anyone could have predicted the pace and sheer amount of releases that took place!
We cover every aspect of Warhammer 40k releases, from Games-Workshop, Forge World, Black Library, Fantasy Flight Games and others. So prepare yourself, because this is going to be a long ride.
And just when you think...2014-12-313h 50
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 113 - Imperial Armour 13: War Machines of The Lost and The DamnedEpisode 113 of The Independent Characters is full of Chaosy Goodness!
Once we get the hobby progress and games played out of the way we launch into a lengthy discussion and review about Imperial Armour 13: War Machines of The Lost and The Damned! With both Justin and Carl being very excited Chaos players, we take an in depth look at this book.
Then, when you think you cannot handle any more Chaos, we open fire with Forbidden Lore: The Talon of Horus! To join us for this coverage we bring in none other than Aaron Dembski-Bowden...2014-12-012h 40
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 112 - The Black Library WeekenderIn Episode 112 sees The Independent Characters return from their short break.
Carl has returned from Nottingham and The Black Library Weekender and we spend time talking about a massive amount of hobby progress and games played and then spend time discussing The Black Library Weekender and what occurred there.
We want to thank you for your patience while we took a short hiatus. But we are back now and we have a ton to talk to you about!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction
0:03:05 - Workbench with TONS o...2014-11-162h 27
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 106 - Swapping ArmiesEpisode 106 has us barely standing the heat in The Boiler Room. The Air Conditioning at the studio is broken and things get pretty hot. You can tell we start losing our minds. However, before we do we spend some time discussing Hobby Progress and swapping armies.
We also include a discussion Justin and Carl had with Chelle, Carl's wife, about her Eldar (The Chelledar) from Dave Paints. We talk about how she has gotten into 40k, what appeals to her about it, and Justin offers her some advice on playing. This was originally intended to be released...2014-08-042h 34The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 106 - Swapping ArmiesEpisode 106 has us barely standing the heat in The Boiler Room. The Air Conditioning at the studio is broken and things get pretty hot. You can tell we start losing our minds. However, before we do we spend some time discussing Hobby Progress and swapping armies.
We also include a discussion Justin and Carl had with Chelle, Carl's wife, about her Eldar (The Chelledar) from Dave Paints. We talk about how she has gotten into 40k, what appeals to her about it, and Justin offers her some advice on playing. This was originally intended to be released...2014-08-042h 34
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 102 - Horus Heresy 3: Extermination - Part TwoEpisode 102 of The Independent Characters has us returning to our coverage of Horus Heresy 3: Massacre for our second part of the two part coverage.
First Geoff returns to talk about Hobby Progress and games played with Carl. We will see how that has gone. We also touch slightly on 7th Edition here and our initial impressions. But that's not what this show is about...
We spend time discussing the mechanics of the Legions represented in this book as well as an overview of the Titan Legions involved and the Mechanicus forces.
Then we...2014-06-022h 39
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 101 - Horus Heresy 3: Extermination - Part OneEpisode 101 of The Independent Characters focuses on Forge Worlds latest release, Horus Heresy 3: Extermination! This is part one of our two part coverage of the latest amazing book, and conclusion of the Istvaan Trilogy.
In this episode, we go into depth about the lore surrounding Horus Heresy 3. This includes what happens immediately after the events of Massacre and other actions that take place in the neighboring systems. We then discuss the four Space Marine Legions represented in this book. Talking about their history, their disposition of forces during the Horus Heresy and some eximplary battles they have t...2014-05-203h 01
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 97 - Extreme Forge World ModelingEpisode 97 was supposed to be about how assembling large Forge World models is really not as difficult as you think it might be. However, occasionally a show goes in a direction you didn't expect. What we ended up with is a deep dive into the world of Extreme Model Building!
Tim has a background in assembling model cars and trains, but his love of assembling complicated projects has now moved over into the Forge World arena. He is the individual responsible for the incredible assembly work done on Carls Titan and Thunderhawk.
We thought bringing...2014-03-083h 15
The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 76 - How to cheat on your spouse with 40kEpisode 76 of The Independent Characters addresses the topic of Cheating on your spouse with 40k! We all know someone who has a significant other who is Gamer Intolerant. We go over some tips and tricks to keep your love affair with Warhammer 40k going while keeping those closest to you in the dark! We also spend quite a bit of time discussing hobby progress, games played, Zone Mortalis and the new Tau. To top it all off, we have our fifth outing of The Warrior Lodge, where we discuss everything from the state of the...2013-04-102h 24The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k PodcastEpisode 76 - How to cheat on your spouse with 40kEpisode 76 of The Independent Characters addresses the topic of Cheating on your spouse with 40k! We all know someone who has a significant other who is Gamer Intolerant. We go over some tips and tricks to keep your love affair with Warhammer 40k going while keeping those closest to you in the dark! We also spend quite a bit of time discussing hobby progress, games played, Zone Mortalis and the new Tau. To top it all off, we have our fifth outing of The Warrior Lodge, where we discuss everything from the state of the...2013-04-102h 24