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Normally we wouldn't release an episode this long, but this massive 5+ hour episode is bittersweet for us here as it is indeed the final episode of The Independent Characters. We want to thank every single one of you for listening to us over the last few years. It has been an incredible journey and we have enjoyed it tremendously. 127 may be a bit self indulgent as we check in with many of the guests that we have had on the show and find out where they are heading. We tried not to be too repetitive, but some of it cannot be helped when you conduct as many interviews as we have here. We also add a few segments for our final episode that we hope you enjoy. Thank you once again for listening, providing feedback, and generally being the best friends we could have ever asked for. Good gaming! I would also like to just take a moment to thank all of our sponsors over the years. KR Multicase, Secret Weapon Miniatures, Smells like Wargaming, and Wargamma. We made a promise not to advertise products that we wouldn't us

Episode 126 of The Independent Characters has finally arrived and conclued our two part series on Horus Heresy 5: Tempest by Forge World! Due to scheduling issues, we were unable to get Adan on this episode as originally planned, but Carl is joined remotely by Geoff for a lengthy discussion about the rules, army lists, missions and campaign that make up the Battle of Calth. There is only one episode left after this one, so we hope you enjoy!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:05:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:34:55 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 3) 1:30:25 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 4) 2:16:10 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Tablewar Geek Nation Tours  

Episode 125 of The Independent Characters covers part one of our two part series about Horus Heresy 5: Tempest by Forge World! Carl is joined by Adan and Geoff for a lengthy discussion about the background, lore and the tale of the Word Bearers sneak attack on the Ultramarines at Calth. We are down to our final three episodes (of which this is one), so we hope you enjoy!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:10 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:54:35 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 1) 1:49:50 - Horus Heresy 5: Tempest (Part 2) 2:33:45 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Tablewar Geek Nation Tours  

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, this is a relatively short episode for us, but we hope you enjoy the show!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:10:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:41:10 - Imperial Armour: The Siege of Vraks (Part 1) 1:20:20 - Imperial Armour: The Siege of Vraks (Part 2) 1:51:35 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Tablewar Geek Nation Tours  

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 special guests who all have huge, fully painted Ork armies and embody the entire orkish philosophy. The conversation runs about three hours long this time around. We hope you enjoy the show!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:07:20 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:50:40 - Show of Force: The Green Tide (Part 1) 1:50:15 - Show of Force: The Green Tide (Part 2) 2:49:20 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library

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. Additionally, we have a great interview with none other than James Swallow - the author of three different Sisters of Battle stories (Faith and Fire, Hammer and Anvil, and the Red and Black Audio Drama). Hold on tight, because this is over 3 hours of great content. We hope you enjoy the show!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:09:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:57:00 - Show of Force: Faith and Fire (Part 1) 1:56:50 - Show of Force: Faith and Fire (Part 2) 2:47:45 - Show of Force: Black Library Author James Swallow 3:13:40 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SP

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 Geek Nation Tours and how it has changed over the years. Then we have Steve from Modcube. This is an awesome new product coming out which is going to revolutionize the way you use markers on the gaming table. We hope you enjoy the show!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:04:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 1:10:25 - Adepticon 2015 2:21:35 - Interview with Teras of Geek Nation Tours 2:42:40 - Interview with Steve of Modcube 2:54:40 - Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONS

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 approaches were to getting into it. We have a pretty lengthy hobby progress and games played segment this episode - which as it so happens, coincides with the overall theme. We talk about some of our 30k games played in the last couple of weeks and some things we have learned. On top of that Aaron shows up to surprise Carl with a going away gift, the likes of which he could not believe. Thank you so very much for all those who contributed and who listen to the show. As it turns out, we now have a copy of Imperial Armour: The Siege of Vraks in hand, and it is virtually impossible for us to end the show without coverin

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 competitive Warhammer 40k. We also have a short discussion with James Hakola (aka: Mr Dandy) of none other than Wargamma.com. We find out what is going on with Wargamma as well as the answer to whether Mr. Dandy really does like chimichangas! With only four remaining episodes of The Independent Characters, we plan to make the best of them! We hope you enjoy this one.   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:15 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:51:25 - The 2015 Las Vegas Open 1:41:50 - Interview with Wargamma.com 2:03:20 - Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures!

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 bit of time to go through. Even with the length of this episode, we are still only scratching the surface of the most popular army in Galaxy! Additionally we get none other than Douglas Johnson of Tablewar fame to join us, and talk briefly about the Tablewar offerings.That's great and all, but you may not realize Doug is also an incredibly accomplished Warhammer 40k Tournament player, with multiple GT's under his belt and several appearances in the Top 16 at the Adepticon finals. Doug also happens to be a huge fan of Space Marines and spends some time with us talking about them in competition. With only five remaining

Episode 117 of The Independent Characters continues our two part coverage of The Horus Heresy Book IV: Conquest! Geoff has returned again to help Carl and Adan with the coverage. We spend time talking about the campaign system, the Solar Auxillia list and the Questoris Knight List. All of this and the usual Hobby Progress and Games Played segments are there for your listening pleasure. With only six episodes left after this show - we hope to bring you the very best we can until the end!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:03:06 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:45:15 - Horus Heresy 4: Conquest (Part 2) 1:41:45 - Horus Heresy 4: Conquest (Part 2) 2:31:45 - Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library  

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 Progress and Games Played segments are there for your listening pleasure. Additonally, at the end of the show we have a special announcement and news about the 2015 Hobby Progress Challenge. Please do listen for it. We hope you enjoy episode 116.   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:03:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:56:30 - Horus Heresy 4: Conquest (Part 1) 1:52:30 - Horus Heresy 4: Conquest (Part 2) 2:19:30 - HPC 2015 Announcement and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma -

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 World, Black Library, Fantasy Flight Games and others. So prepare yourself, because this is going to be a long ride. And just when you think it couldn't get any more incredible, Loopy from Masters of The Forge, and the master of our hearts, joins Carl to announce the winners of the 2014 Hobby Progress challenge! All of this and the usual Hobby Progress and Games Played segments make for an incredibly long episode. We hope you enjoy it! Happy Holidays.   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:02:25 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:52:20 - 2014 Year in Review (Part 1) 2:01:40 - 2014 Year in Review

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 of all of that - we have an interview with Caleb Wissenback to talk about how the Las Vegas Open is helping you bring your painting to the next level!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:05:30 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:54:45 - Frugal Warhammer 40k 1:53:45 - Lavish Warhammer 40k 2:44:20 - Intervie with Caleb Wassenback 3:03:10 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR 2014 Hobby Progress Challenge Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library GM

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, we open fire with Forbidden Lore: The Talon of Horus! To join us for this coverage we bring in none other than Aaron Dembski-Bowden himself AND the return of Geoff! Warning: SPOILERS ABOUND in this coverage! So if you haven't read the book yet, you may want to skip this section until you DO read it! Very special thanks to not only Aaron Dembski-Bowden for joining us for this coverage, but to Geoff Hummel for returning (via Skype) to help delve into it.   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:03:05 - Workbench and Hobby Progress 0:38:30 - Imperial Armour 13: War Machines of The Lost and The Damne

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 and we have a ton to talk to you about!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:03:05 - Workbench with TONS of Hobby Progress 0:59:10 - Games Played with TONS of Games Played! 1:40:30 - Nottingham and The Black Library Weekender 2:23:25 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR Spruehammer - SPONSOR Wargamma - SPONSOR 2014 Hobby Progress Challenge Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library Battlesystems Terrain  

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 Hobby Progress and games played, where we say a final goodbye to Geoff. In addition to all of that we have an interview with Black Library author, Guy Haley to get his take on the Eldar! It's a great episode and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did putting it together!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:05:20 - Workbench and Games Played 0:52:15 - Show of Force: Aspects of The Fallen Empire (Part 1) 1:57:45 - Interview with Author Guy Haley of Black Library 2:19:45 - Show of Force: Aspects of The Fallen Empire (Part 2) 3:02:45 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Lin

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 their different (but somewhat similar) philosophies on mission design and what makes for a balanced experience. Reece Robbins (of The Las Vegas Open and Frontline Gaming) and Mike Brandt (of the NOVA Open and NOVA Open Charitable Foundatin) both join us to give us some insight into how the missions for their respective events were developed. As usual we have our Hobby Progress and games played, which is quite extensive as we participated in a few events over this period of time! That's not enough you say!? Ok then - how about we throw in a long interview with none other than Black Library author, and probably secret C

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 we have our Hobby Progress and games played, which is quite extensive as we participated in a few events over this period of time! This episode may not be for everyone (yet!) but we think there is some good information in here! We hope you enjoy!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:05:20 - Workbench and Games Played 0:56:50 - From Diapers to Dicebags 1:52:40 - Interview with SRM 2:10:25 - Interview with Carls daughter Tabitha 2:25:35 - Interview with Adans son Jake 2:38:35 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing   Relevant Links: KR Multicase - SPONSOR Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR Smells L

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 Warhammer 40k Universe! We will discuss our experiences playing the Tau and how they perform on the tabletop in comparison to their backstory. To help us through all of this, we have brought in Jason McCurry of our local gaming group. Tau were his first army, and although he isn't actively playing them right now, he helps walk us through the confusion of marker drones, and ethereals! Additionally, as recommended by Reece Robbins, we have Israel Sanchez to walk us through playing Tau in the competetive environment. We hope you enjoy this episode!   Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and host introduction 0:05:30 - Workben