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Episode 178 of The Independent Characters brings you about two and a half hours of fun, laughter, and Warhammer 40k. Not necessarily in that order. We have our usual Hobby Progress and Games Played section which goes on for quite awhile as we have three guests in studio. However, the conversation diverges here from time to time and we bring up some interesting points along the way. Then we launch into our Warrior Lodge Episode - where we have a moderated discussion about several topics close to us personally and gathered from the ICs Facebook Group and larger Warhammer 40k Community. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:55 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:24:30 - Warrior Lodge Part 1 1:57:15 - Warrior Lodge Part 2 2:41:30 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR CK Studios - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Architects of Destruction

Episode 177 of The Independent Characters brings you nearly three hours of entertainment! As usual we have our hobby progress section in which we introduce our guest host, Austin Lin. Austin is an incredibly talented airbrush painter, a Space Wolf (and Tau) player, and all around good guy. Then we finally get to the meat of the episode - our Show of Force episode on The Executioners of the Emperor: The Space Wolves! Many people have waited a long time for this, and here it is. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:12:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:56:00 - Show of Force: The Space Wolves - Part 1 2:03:10 - Show of Force: The Space Wolves - Part 2 2:46:00 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR CK Studios - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Architects of Destruction

Episode 176 of The Independent Characters is finally here! We bring you nearly three hours of content... and yes, as some of you had feared, we have a slight echo in the new Astronomicon. We will have that fixed before next episode though and it isn't terrible. This episode we are discussing the "Pillars" of the Warhammer 40k Hobby. These are the components that, in our mind, make up the hobby as Games Workshop sees it. It's an episode full of opinions and deeper thoughts. We hope you enjoy! We then take a look and give our opinions on a recent New York Times article titled "In praise of mediocrity". An interesting article about hobbies and what drives us. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:05:50 - The Pillars of the Hobby: Part 1 1:11:30 - The Pillars of the Hobby: Part 2 2:06:20 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library New York Times Article Game Toppers Alpha Game Table

Episode 175 of The Independent Characters brings you over three hours of entertainment for your earholes! After our standard Hobby Progress section, we spend some time discussing Chapter Approved 2017 - and where we think and hope it would go in 2018. Adan did a lot of research on this one so you are in for a treat. We then have a couple of interview for you that we think you might enjoy. Last, but certainly not least, after the final music we have an hour long interview with Black Library Author (and all around gentleman) John French. For our Forbidden Lore segment, we cover everything about his latest book: Horusian War - Incarnation. Spoilers abound so be warned! We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:47:50 - Chapter Approved 2017: Part 1 1:11:30 - Chapter Approved 2017: Part 2 1:41:30 - Architects of Destruction Kickstarter Interview 1:57:25 - Interview with Greg Dann 2:06:20 - Final Thoughts and show closing 2:11:15 - Forbidden Lore with John French Horusian Wars: Incarnation Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Architects of Destruction Blood and Glory Event Horusian War: Incarnation

Episode 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 hosts as we take a deep dive beneath the hive cities of Necromunda and wage war across the tight confines of Kill Team. Don't forget, if you are looking for the best surface to play your Kill Team Encounters on - you can find them at Tablewar.com where their new Kill Team sized mats will blow you away. Use the Tablewar code for The Independent Characters (IC201808) in the month of August for a further 10% off your order! We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:55:50 - Necromunda Overview 1:33:20 - Kill Team Overview 2:12:20 - Final Thoughts and show closing 2:31:00 - Two Tracks from the band: Corporate Citizen Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours Corporate Citizen Facebook Page Thingiverse Zealot Miniatures PrinTerrain Etsy Store

Episode 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 several different days so I apologize now for some of the disjointed feel of each segment. In a couple of places I reference segments that come later - however, they actually came PRIOR to me mentioning them on the show. Either way… deal with it! The topics and conversations are great. Not only do we have all of that for you, we also include an interview with Joe from Firmer Terra, the makers of The Alpha Gaming Table, as well as Dave Taylor about the current NOVA Open Charitable Foundation raffles going on! We really hope you enjoy what we have for you in Episode 173! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction (Austin) 0:20:37 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:49:30 - Warrior Lodge with Jody and Josh 1:43:30 - Warrior Lodge with Jody and Austin 2:20:50 - Interview with Joe from Firmer Terra 2:37:20 - Interview with Dave Taylor of NOVA Open 2:55:20 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library NOVA Open Auctions Firmer Terra Alpha Table

Episode 172 of The Independent Characters is our Show of Force episode on Deathwatch! We have been unable to schedule time to record for nearly a month so we play a little catch up with each other and see how things have been going on the hobbby front before moving into our lengthy coverage of The Deathwatch. After that, we have a short interview with CK Studios to hear how their trip to the UK (and Warhammer World of course!) went, as well as the class they taught there. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:20 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:55:45 - Show of Force: Deathwatch (Part 1) 1:49:50 - Show of Force: Deathwatch (Part 2) 2:23:00 - Interview with CK Studios 2:47:40 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours

Episode 171 of The Independent Characters sees us return for the final installment of our Chaos Resurgent series. This time around we talk everything Tzeentch! Prepare yourselves for a lengthy and productive hobby progress and games played section and then prepare to be mystified as we cover the topic of our fourth and final Chaos God in a descent into madness! We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:06:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:11:00 - Chaos Resurgent: Tzeentch (Part 1) 1:58:35 - Chaos Resurgent: Tzeentch (Part 2) 2:38:45 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Armies & Legions & Hordes Gamefor App Geek Nation Tours Ft Worth ICs Meetup Email address - [email protected]

Episode 170 of The Independent Characters has us discussing Adepticon 2018. It was through the generous purchases of listeners such as yourselves that we were able to make it possible for all of us to go and meet with various guests that you will hear over the next few episodes (including this one!) After a lengthy Hobby Progress section we will move into a discussion about Adepticon 2018. This is followed up by three separate interviews. The first is with Dave Taylor in support of his Armies & Legions & Hordes kickstarter. You should really check this thing out as it only has a couple of days left as of this recording. Then we move into an interview with Uncle Atom of Tabletop Minions fame to speak about his companies app 'Gamefor' which you may find interesting. And last, but certainly not least, we have an interview with Teras of Geek Nation Tours We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:22 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:13:00 - Adepticon 2018 2:07:35 - Interview: Dave Taylor for Armies & Legions & Hordes 2:07:35 - Interview: Uncle Atom for Gamefor 2:07:35 - Interview: Teras Cassidy for Geek Nation Tours 2:03:35 - Final Thoughts and show closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Armies & Legions & Hordes Gamefor App Geek Nation Tours Architects of Destruction Modular Terrain

Episode 169 of The Independent Characters continues our four part series looking into each of the Chaos Gods. This episode, we are covering Slaanesh. While this Chaos Gods future is somewhat up in the air at the moment, we have high hopes that GW will embrace the deity for all it is worth, and in all aspects. We think you will enjoy this Chaos Resurgent episode! We also include in this episode two different interviews. One interview is with Colin Ward, from Legalized Mischief Productions and the other is from Kat & Caleb of CK Studios. We think there is some great information in both of these pieces. We really hope you enjoy what we have for you in Episode 169! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:51:30 - Legalized Mischief Interview 1:15:30 - Chaos Resurgent: Slaanesh (Part 1) 2:05:40 - Chaos Resurgent: Slaanesh (Part 2) 2:31:40 - CK Studios Interview 2:47:30 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Legalized Mischief Productions CK Studios

Episode 168 of The Independent Characters brings you the second of our new four part series; Chaos Resurgent. In this series we will discuss all aspects of each of the four Chaos Gods. This time around it's all about Khorne! We will do a 'Deep Dive' into all things Khorne, 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. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:55 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:43:30 - Chaos Resurgent: Khorne (Part 1) 1:31:20 - Chaos Resurgent: Khorne (Part 2) 2:03:35 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

Episode 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 sick over the last few weeks. But we are back in action and back on target. We have already laid out plans for our next episode. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:05:55 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:59:00 - Chaos Resurgent: Nurgle (Part 1) 1:42:25 - Chaos Resurgent: Nurgle (Part 2) 2:24:00 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library AK Interactive weathering materials

Episode 166 of The Independent Characters comes in at around three hours as we go back over all of the releases from Games Workshop of 2017 and complete our annual retrospective. During our Hobby Progress section you will get to hear how much of our 2017 Commitments we failed to accomplish and what we did instead. Then it is on to two full hours of discussion around releases and what they meant to the game of Warhammer 40k, the community, and the company. We hope that all of you are having a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to seeing you in 2018. Thank you for listening all throughout 2017. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:08:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:55:00 - 2017: The Year in Review (Part 1) 2:06:45 - 2017: The Year in Review (Part 2) 2:42:15 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

Episode 164 of The Independent Characters is late. Super late in fact. Let us explain: As you will hear in this episode we have an interview with Steel Wool - a video game company working on a great new game for Warhammer 40k. Unfortunately, we also talked a lot about this interview and its contents. Their announcement was subsequently delayed due to… reasons. As a result, we could not release the episode or even just remove the interview and release it on time, and in fact released it out of order (Episode 165 dropped a few days ago). We apologize for the delay and we have learned our lesson to never again tie an episode to a PR Announcement of a release! So with that out of the way, let's talk about what this episode actually contains! First we have a fairly long and meandering Hobby Progress discussion which also weighs in on a few new announcements from GW and other thoughts and ideas about the community. We then move into our (delayed) interview with Steel Wool about their new Betrayal at Calth video game! Trust us when we tell you that this thing is VERY cool. Listen to the interview and you will see why. We then have an interview with returning guests Kat and Caleb of CK Studios. They have some amazing events coming up and we get some insight into what they have going on. Last but certainly not least, we have a short discussion about our home campaign The Permutation of Arasys, which we have been playing through. We talk about the structure of the campaign, how it is going so far, and what our expectations are going forward. Again we apologize for the delays in releasing the show, but we really hope you enjoy what we have for you. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:04:15 - Steel Wool Interview 1:45:45 - CK Studios Interview 2:34:40 - The Permutation of Arasys Campaign 2:59:00 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library The Permutation of Arasys Campaign Files Betrayal at Calth Website Steam Page for Betrayal at Calth Betrayal at Calth Facebook Page

Episode 165 of The Independent Characters is a super-sized, nearly four hour episode! The first thing you need to know though, is that this episode is being released in ADVANCE of Episode 164 as a result of a PR announcement tied to that episode which was delayed. This forced us to delay the release of 164, so we hurried up and released 165 as soon as we could. This episode is our Show of Force covering the Grey Knights! (I know. It's confusing.) To help us through this episode, we have brought on two guys who are incredibly passionate about the Grey Knights. Aaron (also known as Magneto) and Adan. I want to thank them very much for joining us on short notice so we could get this episode out to you guys and not make you wait even longer for Episode 164. Our Show of Force episodes are some of our most positively reviewed content - but just when you think it cannot get any better we top it by bringing on Aaron Dembski-Bowden and Geoff Hummel to complete our Forbidden Lore segment on Black Legion. Aarons follow up to Talon of Horus! It's an hour long interview full of spoilers and fanboy gushing, but we think you will enjoy that! Thank you for your patience as we have dealt with this fumble of timing. We hope you enjoy the show. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:08:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:55:00 - Show of Force: Grey Knights (Part 1) 2:06:45 - Show of Force: Grey Knights (Part 2) 2:42:15 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing 2:48:50 - Forbidden Lore: Black Legion with Aaron Dembski-Bowden Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Black Legion the Novel by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Episode 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 of others throughout the community. Then we launch into a special interview with Ross Watson. You may know the name from all of the work on the RPG Warhammer 40k games from Fantasy Flight Studios. Ross is working on a new Warahammer 40k RPG, called "Wrath and Glory" with a brand new publisher. We get a bit of the inside scoop on what is going on with this new game and what we can expect! We hope you enjoy the show. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:04:15 - Warrior Lodge Part 1 1:45:45 - Warrior Lodge Part 2 2:34:40 - Interview with Ross Watson 2:59:00 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Wargames for Warriors Charity Event Link for Bran will go here once I have it - sorry

Episode 162 of The Independent Characters takes campaigns to the next level by incorporating other systems into your campaign to represent the different scales of conflict. NOTE: If you are reading this - the times in the shownotes may be slightly off. We will correct that with an update soon. We also have a couple of interviews. First up is a discussion with Todd Kinkade from Tablewar about their new Kickstarter for the GEOMat. We also speak to Greg Rizzer of FanKicks about their Warhammer 40k themed shoe line. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:10:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:05:00 - Interview with Todd Kinkade of Tablewar 1:30:00 - Multi-Tiered Campaigns (Part 1) 2:00:00 - Multi-Tiered Campaigns (Part 2) 2:30:00 - Interview with Greg Rizzer of FanKicks 2:56:00 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Tablewar Kickstarter FanKicks 40k Shoes Narrative Wargaming Site

Episode 161 of The Independent Characters brings you our latest episode in the "Show of Force" series. This time it's The Angelic Host! More commonly known as The Blood Angels. To help us out with this episode, we have brought Chris Morgan from the Forge The Narrative Podcast and Brian Harvey, who is just starting out with a Blood Angels army, from The Splintermind Dark Eldar Podcast! Additionally we have a remote interview with Paul Murphy, Chris' co-host on Forge The Narrative. Be warned that these types of shows tend to make people buy armies. We're just saying... We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:05 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:43:35 - Show of Force: Blood Angels (Part 1) 1:56:40 - Show of Force: Blood Angels (Part 2) 2:46:40 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Forge The Narrative Podcast Splintermind Dark Eldar Podcast

Episode 160 of The Independent Characters covers part 2 of our revisit to the question "What army should I play?". We hope you are relaxed or have a lot of painting to do, because this episode clocks in at over four hours! Back in Episodes 42 and 43 we ran two linked shows which explored each of the faction (on the surface) and sought to answer just that. At the time, the show notes were so long the hosts decided it would be better to break it up into two episodes. One which was an Imperial Edition, and the other which was a Xenos Edition. Those are some great episodes, but that was all the way back in 5th edition and SO much has changed since then (and some things have stayed the same!) that we felt it was time to update this series. We aim to provide you the definitive guide for looking at all your choices for Warhammer 40,000 armies and making the right one for you. This is part two of these revised episodes, the Xenos and Chaos Edition. On top of all of that great content, we have our Forbidden Lore Segment near the end of the show. This is an hour long discussion with Black Library Author John French about his latest book, Horusian Wars: Resurrection! I was lucky enough to be joined by Geoff Hummel, our original co-host for this great interview. WARNING: Spoilers abound in this episode though! If you are interested in reading this book - you may NOT want to listen to this interview until you have completed it. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:08:25 - Which Army should you choose? Xenos Edition (Part 1) 2:10:10 - Which Army should you choose? Xenos Edition (Part 2) 2:58:00 - Forbidden Lore: The Horusian Wars: Resurrection 3:57:35 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip Forge The Narrative Fan Kicks 40k Shoes SplinterMind Podcast Facebook Page

Episode 159 of The Independent Characters revisits the question "What army should I play?". Strap in because this is a long episode with some great pieces! Back in Episodes 42 and 43 we ran two linked shows which explored each of the faction (on the surface) and sought to answer just that. At the time, the show notes were so long the hosts decided it would be better to break it up into two episodes. One which was an Imperial Edition, and the other which was a Xenos Edition. Those are some great episodes, but that was all the way back in 5th edition and SO much has changed since then (and some things have stayed the same!) that we felt it was time to update this series. We aim to provide you the definitive guide for looking at all your choices for Warhammer 40,000 armies and making the right one for you. The first of these episodes, the Imperial Edition, is this one. But don't worry, we are going to follow up episode 159 with an updated version of the Xenos Edition in episode 160, by the end of the month. Additionally, we have a couple of AMAZING interviews. The first is with Jes Bickham of the Warhammer 40k Design Studio! We ask him a bunch of questions around the development of the game and gain some insights into what the thinking was on many of the questions that have arisen since it's release. THEN we talk to Dave Taylor, who tells us all about the NOVA Open Charitable Foundations efforts to raise money for those in need, and how you can get a chance to win some amazing prizes by helping out. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:08:45 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:58:50 - Which Army should you choose? Imperial Edition (Part 1) 2:03:00 - Which Army should you choose? Imperial Edition (Part 2) 2:58:00 - Interview: Jes Bickham Warhammer Studios 3:29:00 - Interview: Dave Taylor for NOVA Open Charitable Foundation 3:48:30 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip Forge The Narrative The NOVA Open Charitable Foundation Dave Taylor Miniatures

Episode 158 of The Independent Characters see us discussing the evolution of the Warhammer 40,000 lore. We have seen the timeline move forward a bit and we spend some time talking about what that all means. Taking a look at the various factions and what the impact of the changes are on each of them. Additionally, we have an interview with Jay Wilson. He was the original creative director for Dawn of War 1. We spend some time talking about that much beloved video game and how it all came to pass. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:10:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:01:20 - Updates from the 41st Millennium (Part 1) 1:48:00 - Updates from the 41st Millennium (Part 2) 2:22:00 - Interview: Dawn of War 1 2:47:30 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip Invested Painting Forge The Narrative The 40k Badcast Masters of The Forge

Episode 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 Progress and Games Played sections, we get down to our continuing discussion of the game, the changes, and what we think it all means. Then, in keeping with the show spirit of making you feel like a part of our gaming group, we pull in four other players from our group and have some discussion with them about their opinions and thoughts on the game. All in all it makes for some pretty interesting and entertaining discussion. Then, just when you think it's over, we have an interview with painter, artist, renaissance man, Caleb Wissenback. Caleb has just passed over to Carl the Chaos Reaver Titan he was commissioned to paint, and the results are incredible! So incredible, we brought Caleb on to share how the whole process worked. We also have some discussion about kicking Adan off the show. You will have to listen to find out why. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:56:45 - New Warhammer 40,000: Second Look 1:33:45 - Discussion with Jody and Colin 1:56:15 - Discussion with Doug and Josh 2:15:25 - Interview with Caleb Wissenback 2:46:20 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library CK Studios The Hobby Hangout

Episode 156 of The Independent Characters continues to explore our early impressions of The New Warhammer 40,000, but the main focus of the show is about how to bring new players into the game. With the release of the new edition, the time couldn't be more perfect for people to join the community. The game is easier to learn than ever, but contains enough depth that older players are returning in droves. After a fairly long hobby progress section, we go over some thoughts and ideas on what you can do to help ease people into playing Warhammer 40,000 and not scare them off! We hope you enjoy the show. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introductions 0:04:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:11:50 - Introducing new player to Warhammer 40,000 (Part 1) 1:47:20 - Introducing new player to Warhammer 40,000 (Part 2) 2:10:00 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip

Episode 155 of The Independent Characters provides you with our first impressions of The New Warhammer 40,000! (aka: 8th Edition) While not a totally in depth look at the game, we provide an overview of how it works and what our initial impressions are. We are certain there will be more to come as we get to play more! We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:14:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:00:00 - New Warhammer 40,000 (Part 1) 1:37:00 - New Warhammer 40,000 (Part 2) 2:23:30 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip

Episode 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 fast! We go into the background the game is based on, some of its historical relation to Necromunda, and then talk about the rules and campaign system a bit. We then launch into an interview with Matei Lungu (Or Matt as he is known!) about the Warhammer 40k scene in Bucharest, Romania. This is hopefully the first in an ongoing segment titled Warhammer 40k: Around the World, in which we talk to different people from around the world and compare similarities and differences to their gaming scene. As a side note, Carl has been sidelined with some family issues and so we recognize some of the links didn't make it into the show notes that should be there. We will add those in the next day or so on the Facebook page. We hope you enjoy! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:20 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:53:30 - Interview with FirmerTerra 1:09:45 - Shadow Wars: Armageddon(Part 1) 1:38:00 - Shadow Wars: Armageddon(Part 2) 2:08:30 - 40k Around the World: Bucharest, Romania 2:32:30 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip Firmer Terra Website War Games Store - Facebook page from Bucharest!

Episode 153 of The Independent Characters brings you the conclusion of our coverage of Horus Heresy Book 7 - Inferno! To help us out with this coverage we have once again enlisted Josh Sawyer on this episode. Josh is a member of our local gaming group and a huge fan of The Thousand Sons, and has helped us pour over this massive tome and has prepared extensively for this episode! This episode we close out our coverage talking about the forces of the Imperium. Meaning the Space Wolves, Custodes, and Sisters of Silence. Last episode saw us cross our 3 MILLION total download mark and we just wanted to take a quick moment to thank everyone who listens to the show. It has succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:30 - Winner of TABLEWAR! Macro Mat Contest announced 0:05:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:46:00 - Horus Heresy 7 (Part 3) 1:28:25 - Horus Heresy 7 (Part 4) 2:26:30 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip Forge The Narrative Podcast Tablewar Contest Rules

Episode 152 of The Independent Characters begins our long awaited coverage of Horus Heresy Book 7 - Inferno! To help us out with this coverage we have enlisted Josh Sawyer on this episode. A member of our local gaming group and a huge fan of The Thousand Sons. Josh has helped us pour over this massive tome and has prepared extensively for this episode! Before we launch into our coverage of the latest Horus Heresy Forge World book, we spend a few minutes talking hobby progress, the latest on 8th Edition of Warhammer 40k (which had just announced the day before we recorded), and include an interview with Paul Murphy of the Forge The Narrative Podcast - where we ALSO talk about the excitement around the new edition of Warhammer 40k! All in all, it looks like a great time to be involved in this game. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:52:00 - Interview with Paul Murphy of Forge The Narrative Podcast 1:23:30 - Horus Heresy 7 (Part 1) 3:13:00 - Horus Heresy 7 (Part 2) 3:51:30 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip Forge The Narrative Podcast Tablewar Contest Rules

Episode 151 of The Independent Characters brings us back to our Show of Force format. This time around we talk about the Servants of The Star Gods - or in more common terms, The Necrons! To help us out with this coverage we have enlisted Aaron Nascimento on this episode. He is a regular member of our gaming group who has played Necrons prior to them even having a Codex! Before we launch into our Necron coverage though, we have a lengthy Hobby Progress section, which includes a discussion about our time at Adepticon this year. We also have two interviews, one with The 13th Legion, the guys responsible for the massive Helsreach battle that took place there. The second interview is with Justin Jones, a player in the Helsreach game who has lost his vision. This is a really interesting interview which can help many put their gaming lives into perspective. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:23:30 - Interview with The 13th Legion 1:41:30 - Interview with Justin Jones 2:03:30 - Show of Force: Necrons (Part 1) 2:54:15 - Show of Force: Necrons (Part 2) 3:46:45 - Show Closing 3:49:55 - Outtakes 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 Geek Nation Tours UK Minis trip The 13th Legion Tablewar Contest Rules

Episode 150 of The Independent Characters is all about dealing with change in the hobby. With 8th edition Warhammer 40,000 right around the corner we are sure to see some people get upset about many of the changes. We talk about some good ideas for how to deal with the upcoming upheaval. We start by taking a look back through changes we saw from 5th to 6th and 7th edition and try to put some perspective around how some changes, that were thought to be catastrophic to the game at the time, really panned out. Building upon this perspective, we talk a bit about good strategies for dealing with change from the point of view of those who deal with this kind of thing on a regular basis. Then we launch into a discussion about what changes we might see ported over from Age of Sigmar into Warhammer 40,000 with this new edition. We hope you enjoy. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:05 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:02:00 - Dealing with Change (Part 1) 2:14:05 - Dealing with Change and AoS rules in 40k (Part 2) 2:49:00 - 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 149 of The Independent Characters covers not only the 2 day airbrush class we all just attended, but we also delve into the hidden benefits of Warhammer 40k. A couple of years ago we covered the hidden costs of Warhammer 40k, and this time we look at the other side of that coin. Before we jump into that though, we start off with an interview with Kat and Caleb of CK Studios. We have a discussion about what our expectations are and what the class is going to cover, and then immediately follow that up with our Hobby Progress section which takes place immediately AFTER completing the class. It's a nice follow up and closure to the whole thing. We hope you enjoy. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:00 - Interview with CK Studios 0:42:20 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:31:20 - The Hidden Benefits of Warhammer 40k 2:01:45 - 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)

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

Episode 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 of the stomach flu. We are back though. Our next episode is already scheduled for recording, so we shouldn't have any more delays. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:48:15 - Geek Nation Tours Announcement 1:10:20 - Renegade Open GT 1:21:45 - Abaddons first 12 Black Crusades 2:10:40 - Abaddons 13th Black Crusade 2:46:00 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

Episode 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 on our program. It's nothing to terrible, but I felt we should warn you up front. It's for this exact reason we carry the explicit tags on all of our episodes. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:02:45 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:57:15 - Show of Force: Disciples of the Machine God (Part 1) 1:42:10 - Show of Force: Disciples of the Machine God (Part 2) 2:47:15 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

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! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:48:00 - Horus Heresy Book 6: Retribution (Part 3) 1:54:45 - Horus Heresy Book 6: Retribution (Part 4) 2:57:00 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library LED Lights purchased for Detolf cabinets

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 Nova Open Charitable Foundation and the incredible raffles they are running this year for a great cause. But please don't join them because Carl is trying to win and has already bought his tickets! Next up is an interview with Jason about the Wargasm 40k event in Calgary! This sounds like a great event if you are in the area and looking for some incredible Warhammer 40k to attend. We hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:02:40 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:56:15 - Interview with Dave Taylor 1:17:25 - Wargasm Event Interview 1:29:45 - Horus Heresy Book 6: Retribution (Part 1) 2:01:30 - Horus Heresy Book 6: Retribution (Part 2) 3:07:00 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Nova Open Charity Foundation Wargasm Event

Episode 137 of The Independent Characters takes us back to some basics. And by that we mean basic tactics. After a lengthy Workbench and Games Played discussion, we get into a two part segment on Basic Tactics with Jody and Jason. This covers each phase of the Warhammer 40k game as it is played on the tabletop. After that, we figured we would kick off an ongoing segment on Basic Tactics about each army. We of course, start with the Space Marines. For more advanced players of Warhammer 40k, some of this information may be redundant. But we have found that going back to the beginning, sometimes reminds you of insights you may have overlooked. Either way, we hope you enjoy the show! Don't forget to listen to the end after the credits to learn about our new contest! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:00:35 - Basic Tactics: Part 1 1:29:45 - Basic Tactics: Part 2 1:58:45 - Basic Tactics: Space Marines 2:36:20 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

Many gamers feel like they have always had that novel inside of them, if they could just get the time to write it all down... Episode 136 focuses on what it takes for your submissions to Black Library to get noticed. Who knows, maybe you could be the next great Black Library author! To help us out with this we have brought in three experts: Guy Haley is probably one of the most prolific authors in Black Library to date. He writes more short stories and novels than just about any other author today. He also provides us a wealth of information on what the "Do's and Dont's" are when submitting material or pitching ideas, from an experienced writers perspective. We also speak with Justin Hill, one of the newer authors for Black Library (but by no means a new author!) about his experience in getting his foot in the door to write Warhammer 40k fiction. And finally we speak to the legend himself, Nick Kyme. Not only an author for Black Library, but first and foremost, one of the editors behind the portal that Ahriman himself searches for! As an editor, he and his peers are the literal gatekeepers to what does and does not get published by Black Library. He provides a wealth of information about what should go into your pitch for a story, and more importantly what should NOT go into it! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:43:30 - Interview with Guy Haley of Black Library 1:12:30 - Interview with Justin Hill of Black Library 1:30:40 - Interview with Nick Kyme of Black Library 1:56:20 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Gav Thorpes personal web site

Episode 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 that - but then we have an interview with the legendary Gav Thorpe about his recent novels and the upcoming Angels of Caliban Horus Heresy novel! And just when you are thinking 'This couldn't possibly get any better.' There's more! Carl and Doug spend some time addressing the topic of prepping and assembling Forge World models. We hit this topic again and try to dispell many of the myths around it. Sandbeds are NOT required! We promise. It has been a fun episode to produce and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:54:05 - Speed Painting with Justin and Jody 1:31:25 - Speed Painting interview with Dave Paints. 1:43:40 - Interview with Gav Thorpe of Black Library 2:06:00 - Forge World model with Doug and Carl 2:46:45 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Gav Thorpes personal web site

Episode 134 of The Independent Characters is is a return to our Show of Force format. This time around we are covering the Astra Militarum, or as they are traditionally known, The Imperial Guard. To help us out we have a couple of guests. First up is Douglas Neale, or as he is more affectionately known, Replacement Geoff. He plays IG as his primary army and has a love for the army. Additionally we have another Doug! Doug Johnson of Tablewar fame! We go over every aspect of The Imperial Guard, from our favorite models to how to play the army. This is truly the episode for person who loves this army. We work to answer the question, "Why would you want to play this army?" We hope you enjoy this episode of The IC's. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:09:50 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:45:50 - Show of Force: Hammer of The Emperor - Part 1 1:40:40 - Show of Force: Hammer of The Emperor - Part 2 2:45:00 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

Episode 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. Eventually we end the show on a segment about storing and displaying your models around the home. Thanks to Jody for joining in on that topic. We hope you enjoy this episode of The IC's. Prepare yourselves, because we have some thing special planned for next episode! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:02:00 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:37:00 - Carrying Case comparison discussion 1:20:00 - Traveling with your models 1:38:00 - Display of your models 1:58:00 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR The Adeptus Terra Podcast The Overlords Podcast Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

Episode 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 discussion between Justin and Jason in our continuing series about playing styles. This time we are talking tournament style play. It's an especially long episode to make up for the missing one in mid-April, but we think you will enjoy the discussion. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:23:00 - Salute and Warhammer World Discussion 2:15:50 - Tournament Style Play with Justin and Jason 2:47:45 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR The Adeptus Terra Podcast The Overlords Podcast Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

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 Boiler Room with Jason and talk about Basic Hobby Tools. The topic only sounds dry on paper though - as we go into where you can get these kinds of tools and what things to look out for. We are hoping to put out one more episode before our upcoming trip to the UK for Salute and Warhammer World, but it may not happen. Either way we will keep you aware of what is going on through our Facebook page and website. We hope you enjoy! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:50 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:04:25 - Garage Style with Doug and Justin 1:30:45 - Basic Hobby Tools with Jason 2:04:40 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

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 hobbiests. What the benefits and drawbacks of each type are, and under what circumstances do you want to use one over another! This is typically a hotly debated topic amongst people in our hobby, so while our opinions may or may not line up with yours, we felt it was worth taking the time to discuss. Of course we have Adan and Justin joining us for the Hobby Progress and Games played segments. So hopefully you enjoy what we have been up to. We hope you enjoy the show and don't feel like you are listening to paint dry! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:50 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:53:50 - Oil Washes with Josh 1:16:45 - Paint Comparisons 1:58:00 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Tablewar - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Vallejo Paints Privateer Press P3 Paints Reaper Paints The Army Painter

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 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 Games Forbidden Stars as well as talk about Faultline 40k, a new gaming club in the Bay Area that emphasizes painting, playing and the narrative approach to gaming. We take some time to talk about what the plans are for Faultline 40k, where they are heading and how you can get involved if you are local to the scene here. Even if you aren't a local to the Bay Area, you may find the discussion inspirational and packed with some good advice. We are happy to be back in the saddle. In some ways it feels like we never left. Thanks for all of your continued support while we were on break! It's because of the supportive comments from our awesome community that we have returned. (at least in part). Also thank you to Doug and Zach for helping out with this episode. We hope you enjoy! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Host Introduction and an explanation 0:12:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:28:35 - Forbidden Stars Review with Doug and Zach 2:03:20 - Faultline 40k Gaming Club with Doug and Zach 2:36:00 - Show Closing Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library