The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Make sure you stay through the end of the episode to hear a potential new intro song for the show! Let us know your thoughts.

Episode 242 of The Independent Characters has us joined by Skye Herrick, who is filling in for Josh at the moment. Skye and Carl spend time discussing how Warhammer 40k (and other gaming related things) can help both your personal and professional life. What skills they help develop, and how you can think about balancing your time for what is important to you.

Special Thanks to Corporate Citizen for their music!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice
• 0:19:40 - Hobby Progress, and Games Played
• 0:52:20 - The Role of 40k in Life and Work Pt 1
• 1:37:10 - The Role of 40k in Life and Work Pt 2
• 1:57:40 - Show Closing
• 1:58:40 - Preview of potential new opening music

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Goonhammer Media Network
• Life After the Cover Save Podcast
• Adepticon
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Corporate Citizen

Josh will be on a (hopefully) short hiatus from the show. In the meantime we will have a rotating cast of guest hosts as we continue to move forward. Unfortunately, this puts our video efforts temporarily on hold (except for when we do remote interviews). However, the shows audio content continues!

This episode has Carl joined by friend, local friendly game store owner, and sponsor, Skye Herrick of Herrick Games and Hobbies! After our usual hobby progress and games played section, we move on to our main topic which seeks to answer the question, "How do you create and sustain a positive gaming community?"

With Skye joining us, we have some interesting insight into how the answer to that question may differ for a business as opposed to someone running a club or just local group of friends.

We also discuss a bit of the Hobby Progress Challenge for 2024/2025 - if you aren't aware of it, you can find more information on our website.

We hope you enjoy!

In Episode 232 we are joined by not one, but two, distinguished guests! Distinguished may be pushing it, but we are joined by Campbel McLaughlin and Dan Boyd of the 40k Badcast! Two of our favorite people in 40k provide us with a ton of great discussion around various topics that are floating around the Warhammer universe at this time in an episode we are calling The Warrior Lodge - Collab Edition!

We hope you enjoy Episode 232 as much as we did recording it!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Elite Choice
• 0:13:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 1:05:00 - Legions Imerialis: History of the game
• 1:37:00 - Legions Imerialis: New Rules, New Fun
• 2:26:55 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• The 40k Badcast
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Brushstroke Painting Guide on applying transfers

In Episode 231 we are going to take a look at the history of Legions Imperialis. We talk about where it came from, what roles in filled in the past, and what role it fills now.

We hope you enjoy Episode 231 as much as we enjoy Legions Imperialis!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Elite Choice
• 0:13:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 1:05:00 - Legions Imerialis: History of the game
• 1:37:00 - Legions Imerialis: New Rules, New Fun
• 2:26:55 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Grimdark Terrain
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 230 of The Independent Characters has us return for an update to our Show of Force for the new Space Marines and Tyranid Codexes! Be warned that Show of Force episodes tend to be damaging to people's wallets.

We have two great guests join us as well to talk about each of the armies from a competetive perspective (which is not really our expertise!) and they do a fantastic job of educating us.

We hope you enjoy our first episode of 2024!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:11:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 0:42:10 - Show of Force: 10th Ed Space Marines
• 1:37:45 - Show of Force: 10th Ed Tyranids
• 2:23:45 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 229 of The Independent Characters takes a long look at how the year of 2023 impacted Warhammer 40k, our experiences, and what we personally plan for in 2024.

This is a long episode where we go month by month through the key products that Games Workshop released for Warhammer 40k and provide our opinions on how it all went down.

We hope you enjoy Episode 229.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, and Workbench
• 0:37:45 - 2023 Year in Review - Part 1
• 1:43:30 - 2023 Year in Review - Part 2
• 2:42:00 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• PlayOn Tabletop
• The Army Painter
• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Grimdark Terrain
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Rogue Trader CRPG by OwlCat Games

Episode 228 of The Independent Characters has us discussing Battle Reports, their place in 40k, and what you can and cannot get out of them. To help us with this conversation we have brought in Nick Froese from PlayOn Tabletop to discuss what exactly goes into the creation of their YouTube show.

In addition we spend some time speaking with Adam Abramowicz from The Army Painter to discuss the new line of Speedpaints they have just released as well as talk about his history as a gamer and what else The Army Painter has in store!

We hope you enjoy Episode 228.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, and Workbench
• 0:26:00 - Battle reports redeux
• 1:01:00 - Nick Froese from PlayOn Tabletop
• 1:36:00 - Adam Abramowicz from The Army Painter
• 2:05:00 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• PlayOn Tabletop
• The Army Painter
• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Grimdark Terrain
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 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 pictures of this event on our Facebook Group, Discord, or even posted in the Adeptus Titanicus section of Reddit, you can see them presented on YouTube as we wind our way through the episode.

We hope you enjoy Episode 227. There is a lot to unpack here, and we hope you get out of it as much as we put into it!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Elite Choice
• 0:12:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• NOTE: We missed the break music between these two! (We know!)
• 0:52:30 - Adeptus Titanicus Maximus: Part 1
• 1:32:00 - Adeptus Titanicus Maximus: Part 2
• 2:03:40 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Grimdark Terrain
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

WARNING! This episode is best experienced on our YouTube Channel! There is a significant visual component to parts of it that really lend themselves much better to video. You have been warned!

Episode 226 introduces us to a new show called The Grimdark Gauntlet! We will put our contestants through a series of challenges to determine who can come out on top! With actual prizes on the line... will they survive!?

In a universe teeming with endless war, boundless lore, and intricate strategies, only the most dedicated emerge as true champions. Welcome to the ultimate test of Warhammer 40,000 knowledge and fandom!

Here, contestants will face a gauntlet of rounds, each more challenging than the last, drawing from the grimdark vastness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the in-depth discussions of The Independent Characters Podcast.

From the immaterial depths of the Warp to the echoing voices of our beloved podcast hosts, this game will probe the limits of your knowledge, dexterity, and passion. Only the truest fans stand a chance!

We hope you enjoy Episode 226.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Elite Choice
• 0:11:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 0:47:10 - The Grimdark Gauntlet: Part 1
• 1:33:55 - The Grimdark Gauntlet: Part 2
• 1:52:10 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 225 of The Independent Characters has us taking a look at the State of the Galaxy. This means we are doing a review of the major changes and updates to the lore over the last 10 years or so.

It used to be that nothing changed in the Warhammer 40k universe. It was always two minutes to midnight and the clock stayed there. Since 7th edition though, Games Workshop has slowly begun to evolve the lore and move the clock ever forward. We take a look at these changes and what they mean for the future of Warhammer 40k.

We hope you enjoy Episode 225.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Guest Introduction, and Elite Choice
• 0:13:05 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 0:28:40 - State of the Galaxy: Part 1
• 1:21:50 - State of the Galaxy: Part 2
• 2:17:00 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library