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

Episode 247 of The Independent Characters witnesses the return of Josh to the show! We continue to have Campbell from the 40kBadcast as our adopted Podcast Partner while Dan is on Paternity leave! (Congrats Dan by the way!)

In this episode Carl, Campbell, and Josh discuss the benefits and drawbacks of two different styles of lists. On one hand, there are those who never, or rarely change anything in their list. While on the other hand, you have those who enjoy changing up their lists every game.

We will go into the pros and cons of each option, and maybe a few ideas on how you might want to adjust your approach.

And yes, that is still new intro music you are hearing at the beginning of the episode. We are going to stick with it for awhile, at least as long as Campbell is guest starring on the show, and see how you folks adapt to it! Be sure to let us know your feedback!

This episode will drop on November 15th.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Elite Choice, Workbench, and Hobby Progress
• 1:05:00 - Fixed Lists and List Fixers
• 2:13:00 - Final Discussion and Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• The 40k Badcast
• Tablewar Charities
• Goonhammer Trench Crusade Interview
• Hawaii 'War on the Shore' Charity GT 2025
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 246 of The Independent Characters brings onto the roster Campbell McLaughlin of The 40k Badcast fame to join us! While his regular Podcast partner Dan takes some much deserved paternity leave, Campbell will be joining The Independent Characters army roster on a regular basis. We couldn't ask for a better partner!

In this episode, Carl and Campbell talk about the ways that Campaigns, in pretty much any system, fail. We discuss what types of speedbumps campaigns often run into, and how those become dead end streets. Then we take a look at what strategies you can apply to ensure that you campaign is a successful one!

Even with some choice edits, this episode rolls in at about two and a half hours. But we think this is a solid topic of discussion and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it!

And yes, that is new intro music you are hearing at the beginning of the episode. We are going to stick with it for awhile, at least as long as Campbell is guest starring on the show, and see how you folks adapt to it! Be sure to let us know your feedback!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Elite Choice, Workbench, and Hobby Progress
• 0:52:15 - Why campaigns fail
• 1:35:00 - Tips to make your campaigns successful
• 2:22:00 - Final Discussion and Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• The 40k Badcast
• Tablewar Charities
• Hawaii 'War on the Shore' Charity GT 2025
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 237 of The Independent Characters has special guest Dan Boyd of the 40k Badcast crew joining us to go into a deep dive about Necromunda House Orlock and exactly why he decided to model for the cover of the House of Iron book.

We spend a lot of time talking about the Maelstrom Mixer 40k narrative event that Carl attended in San Jose, and then launch into a 2+ hour discussion about House Orlock.

Get your combat shotguns ready, as we hope you enjoy Episode 237!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress, and Games Played
• 1:26:30 - Underhive Faction - House Orlock: Part 1
• 2:17:30 - Underhive Faction - House Orlock: Part 2
• 3:00:50 - Final Discussion and Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Goonhammer Media Network
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 148 of The Independent Characters sees us focusing on The Gathering Storm 1: Fall of Cadia.

Before we dive into one of the latest releases by Games Workshop, we jump into Hobby Progress and Adan gives an overview of his experience at the Las Vegas Open last weekend.

We then jump into the story of Fall of Cadia and how it compares to the original start of the 13th Black Crusade, the Eye of Terror Campaign. We then go into the details of the story, the characters and the ultimate resolution. Afterwards we provide our thoughts around where this is leading for 40k and what our opinion of the book is.

We hope you enjoy.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:06:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 0:42:15 - Fall of Cadia (Part 1)
• 1:23:10 - Fall of Cadia (Part 2)
• 2:19:45 - Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Master Airbrush Portable Spray Booth
• Tao Electronics LED Desk Lamp
• CK Studios Airbrush Signup (Facebook Account Required)
• Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip

Episode 147 of The Independent Characters returns to our Show of Force. This time it is The Great Devourer! Better known as the Tyranids.

First we open with some hobby progress, then a quick interview with CK Studios about their airbrushing class, and then we move into our coverage of our love/hate relationship with one of the most iconic Warhammer 40k Armies.

This is a lengthy discussion of where the Tyranids come from, both in fiction and as it relates to the Warhammer 40k game.

We hope you enjoy.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:06:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 0:48:10 - Quick Interview with CK Studios
• 1:01:20 - Show of Force: The Great Devourer (Part 1)
• 1:45:40 - Show of Force: The Great Devourer (Part 2)
• 3:04:40 - Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Master Airbrush Portable Spray Booth
• Tao Electronics LED Desk Lamp
• CK Studios Airbrush Signup (Facebook Account Required)
• Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip

Episode 146 of The Independent Characters goes back to 2016 to discuss the year that was.

First we open with some hobby progress, a dip into our plans for 2017, and then move into a quick interview with Teras of Geek Nation Tours to discuss the Geekend out with Miniatures in the UK tour.

After that we launch into a lengthy list and discussion about how Games Workshop treated Warhammer 40k in 2016. What a year it was! Not only do we discuss what products came out in support of Warhammer 40k, we also talk a bit about where we think they may be going this year.

Even as we were recording, Games Workshop released the brand new Lord of Change model (and Kairos Fateweaver), and we spend a few minutes trying to catch our breath after seeing that! All of that and more in this episode! We hope you enjoy

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:06:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 1:10:50 - Geek Nation Tours Interview
• 1:28:05 - Warhammer 40k 2016 Year in Review (Part 1)
• 2:21:25 - Warhammer 40k 2016 Year in Review (Part 2)
• 3:11:50 - Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Master Airbrush Portable Spray Booth
• Nail Polish Organizer for paints
• CK Studios Airbrush Signup (Facebook Account Required)
• Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip

Episode 145 of The Independent Characters takes a close look at conflicts within gaming groups. This isn’t a show about how to deal with ‘that guy’ at a tournament, but an episode we hope helps address problems in groups that have long standing relationships.

We have all witnessed poor behavior while gaming. However, when it is friends or communities impacted by this type of behavior when do you say something? And more importantly what do you say? Hopefully this episode shines some light on a complex and difficult topic.

We are lucky enough to get Jason Mullins from the Sons of Heresy Podcast onboard to talk with us about the main topic of the show as well! Make sure you check out his new show.

We also have two quick interviews. The first with Caleb and Kat of CK Studios. We talk about the upcoming airbrushing class they are doing in the Bay Area and all about their studio and outlook on painting and the hobby. This is followed up by an interview with Adam ‘Loopy’ Fasoldt from the Masters of The Forge Podcast. We go into the results of The Independent Characters 2016 Hobby Progress Challenge, which he has been kind enough to spearhead for us over the last two years.

There is a slight sound issue towards the end of the Hobby Progress segment. We think we might have an issue with our soundboard and are going to replace it. Fortunately it doesn’t impact the rest of the show and isn’t too terrible. Please bear with us. We hope you enjoy the show!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:08:50 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 0:58:00 - Conflict in Gaming Groups (Part 1)
• 1:28:10 - Conflict in Gaming Groups (Part 2)
• 2:09:10 - Interview with CK Studios
• 2:29:20 - Interview with Loopy
• 2:46:10 - Final Notes and Show Closing

 Relevant Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Tablewar - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Spruehammer - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Geek Nation Tours UK Miniatures Trip
• Masters of The Forge 40k Podcast
• Sons of Heresy 30k Podcast
• CK Studios Airbrush Class - Bay Area Sign Up

Episode 144 of The Independent Characters addresses the topic of the many various ways you can now play Warhammer 40k.

We have Justin and Adan back in the studio to record with us this session. As we go through each way to play we discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each and talk about our own personal preferences.

Of course we have our usual hobby progress and games played, but we also include a very short interview with Doug and Todd of Tablewar who have a short announcement at the beginning of the episode. We hope you enjoy the show!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:07:35 - Tablewar Announcement
• 0:15:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 1:01:30 - Variety of Play (Part 1)
• 1:33:50 - Variety of Play (Part 2)
• 2:18:20 - Final Notes and Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Tablewar - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Spruehammer - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Geek Nation Tours UK Miniatures Trip
• CK Studios Airbrush Class - Bay Area Sign Up

Episode 143 of The Independent Characters brings us back to the Show of Force format. This time it’s Show of Force: The Dark Kin of Commorragh.

To help us uncover the secrets of this awesome army, we have brought none other than Brian Harvey (evilspaceelves) of the Splintermind Podcast into the studio. We also give him a chance to unburden himself with his hobby progress.

One note: the final thirty minutes of the show has some audio interference that appears to be either from a bad mic cable or a failing sound board. Unfortunately there was nothing we could do to get rid of it. Hopefully it isn’t to distracting as the content is really quite good.

We also have an interview with the owners of Tablewar! Doug and Todd join us to talk about their newest Kickstarter - The Macromats! If you are posting pictures of your miniatures online, you NEED this product! Not sure why Doug sounds like Darth Vader during this interview - but such is the problems you deal with when using Skype.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:04:50 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 1:12:45 - Interview with Tablewar on Macromat Kickstarter
• 1:28:15 - Show of Force: Dark Eldar (Part 1)
• 2:29:50 - Show of Force: Dark Eldar (Part 2)
• 3:28:35 - Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Tablewar! Macromats Kickstarter - SPONSOR
• Splintermind Dark Eldar Podcast - SPONSOR
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR

Episode 142 of The Independent Characters includes The Warrior Lodge, a lengthy moderated discussion on several current topics.

Thanks to our guests for joining us this episode. We are joined by Colin Ward, Justin Keefer and Douglas Neale. You all know Justin by this point. Doug and Colin have joined us on several episodes now and we thought they had some strong opinions on the various topics we cover.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
• 0:03:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
• 0:43:25 - Extended Warrior Lodge Part 1
• 1:28:35 - Extended Warrior Lodge Part 2
• 2:08:10 - Show Closing

Relevant Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Legalized Mischief Productions