The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast

Episode 131 of The Independent Characters returns with two great topics! After a large hobby progress and games played update we introduce our two guest hosts for our new segments. Doug (aka Replacement Geoff) is joined by Justin to discuss playing "Garage Style" games. What's the difference between this method and others? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages? Then we get in the Boile...

Episode 130 of The Independent Characters continues our return to the Podcast by covering two topics that we find interesting. First we discuss the process and benefits of doing oil washes. We get Josh on to explain how they are done, why they are done, and what the benefits of doing them are. Next up is a discussion between Justin and Jody all about the various types of paints avaiable to hobbies...

Episode 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 intr...

It'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.

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 gue...

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 episo...

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 - S...

Episode 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...

Episode 123 is finally here. Even though it required a change of topic. This time around we present Show of Force: The Green Tide! This time we do things a little bit differently as we had so many people wanting to be involved in this episode. Unfortunately, due to time constraints we were unable to get an interview in with an author of choice to discuss the Orks. But instead we have three very sp...

Episode 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. Addit...

Episode 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 Ge...

Episode 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...

Episode 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 competi...

Episode 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 b...

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 s...

Episode 116 of The Independent Characters arrives in your ears to discuss Horus Heresy Book 4: Conquest! This episode is part one of our two part coverage of the latest Horus Heresy book, and in this one we are discussing the background and setting for book four. We will discuss notable battles in the area and the various planets around which the fighting occurs. All of this and the usual Hobby Pr...

Episode 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...

Episode 114 of The Independent Characters is a lengthy discussion about playing Warhammer 40k both inexpensively and then how to embelish your play to take things to the next level. As usual we have a Hobby Progress and Games Played segment, where we meander a bit and talk about some new developments in the 40k Community over the last week. Namely base sizes and rumors of the 40k End Times. On top...

Episode 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,...

In 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...

In Episode 111 of The Independent Characters has us covering the enigmatic Eldar in Show of Force: Aspects of The Fallen Empire. We will go into great depth about this historic Warhammer 40k force. We discuss the background, and all the support you can get for the Eldar from Black Library, Forge world and elsewhere before we discuss some of the rules that make this army great! As usual we have our...

In Episode 110 of The Independent Characters we talk about the process of building missions in Warhammer 40k. Whether you want to create (or leverage!) the ultimate 40k Tournament Missions, or make a really exciting and fun narrative mission for your event or friends, this is the episode you want to listen to We enlist aid from some of the best in the tournament scene at the moment to delve into t...

Episode 109 of The Independent Characters is a listener suggested topic from our forums titled "From Diapers to Dicebags". In it we explore gaming and having kids. We look at how you can continue to game when you become a new parent and all the way through them leaving. To help us out with this we have also enlisted the aid of several of our kids and a special guest SRM, from our forums! As usual...

Episode 108 of The Independent Characters is all about The Tau! We cover it with our patented (not really) Show of Force approach. This time it's Show of Force: The Greater Good. We talk about everything Tau, from the history and details of the race, their reliance on futuristic technology and weaponry. We go inside the background, rules, supplements and excitement of the youngest race in the Warh...

Episode 107 covers Imperial Armour 4: The Anphelion Project Second Edition! We talked about the first edition of this book way back in Episode 37 and we are revisiting it now that it has been updated. Get all the ins and outs of the new edition as well as an interview with Branden from Smells Like Wargaming! I would like to take a moment to thank my co-host of many years, Geoff, for all of his ser...