The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast

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 82 of The Independent Characters takes us into the deadly arenas and dangerous combats of Zone Mortalis!

Zone Mortalis is a set of rules from Forge World which are free to download from their site. Within this set of rules you will find some of the most deadly close quarters combat of the 41st Millennium! Explore Space Hulks, root out enemies in abandoned mines and sewer systems, and battle against forces inside of secret Mechanicus Bases!

We talk about the rules themselves, how this method of play actually works, some alternatives to Forge Worlds incredibly (and pricey!) terrain, as well as some suggestions for those playing AND developing the rules.

And just when you think it's over, we pull in Black Library Author Steve Parker to talk to us about his book Deathwatch in our latest installment of Forbidden Lore! WARNING: Spoilers abound in any Forbidden Lore segment, and this is no exception!

We hope you enjoy!

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro
• 0:11:05 - Workbench and Games Played
• 0:48:10 - Zone Mortalis: The Rules
• 1:31:10 - Zone Mortalis: Playing, Terrain & Suggestions
• 2:13:05 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing
• 2:16:20 - Forbidden Lore - Deathwatch with Steve Parker
• 3:11:30 - The REAL Show Closing

Links:

• KR Multicase - SPONSOR
• Secret Weapon Miniatures! - SPONSOR
• Smells Like Wargaming - SPONSOR
• The Brush and Bolter - SPONSOR
• Spruehammer - SPONSOR
• Wargamma - SPONSOR
• Celesticon Game Convention
• Kanban Flow - Project Organization Tool
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• NOVA Open
• Eternal Crusade MMO

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

In Episode 68 we discuss terrain as the “Third Army” on the gaming table. We touch on some rules around terrain before we talk about the availability of terrain kits from various companies. In the second portion of the show we discuss the building of custom terrain as well as a few solutions for the safe storage of your hard work.

We have a rather lengthy hobby progress and games played section in which we also introduce our shows guest for the episode, Jeremy, the winner of this years GW Terrain Contest.

Last but not least – we have an interview with Graham McNeil for our latest Forbidden Lore! We discuss The Imperial Infantrymens Handbook as well as his latest release, Angel Exterminatus. We also throw in a little Priests of Mars! There are spoilers in this section of several books. So be warned. This portion of the show is after the closing credits.

Note: Unfortunately the room we were recording in had the air conditioning running and we didn’t realize it was being picked up in the background quite so much. Hopefully you don’t find it too intrusive (we are sticklers for sound quality – it isn’t THAT bad but it bugs us nonetheless!).

We hope you enjoy episode 68.

Show Timestamps

• Show Overview and intro – 00:00:00
• The Workbench & Games Played – 00:04:25
• Terrain: Rules and Purchasing – 01:04:30
• Terrain: Building and Storing – 02:03:45
• Show Closing – 02:42:15
• Forbidden Lore with Graham McNeill (SPOILERS) – 02:46:15

Links:

• KR Multicase – SPONSOR
• Secret Weapon Miniatures! – SPONSOR
• Smells Like Wargaming – SPONSOR
• The Brush and Bolter – SPONSOR
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Endgame Oakland
• Valley Dwellers Site
• IKEA Shelving discussed in this episode

Episode 80 of The Independent Characters covers a tremendous variety of topics. As usual, we start our with our hobby progress and (lack of) games played. But then we get right into the main course of the show.

Imperial Armour 3 2nd Edition: The Taros Campaign is the first part of our two part main course this episode. We go through the changes between the 1st edition and now, and ultimately let you know why Forge World has released this new book and weather it is worth you buying or not!

This is followed up by a very special edition of The Warrior Lodge, we have titled The 40k Widows Club. We have three of the wives of our players in studio to talk about how their husbands involvement in the 40k Hobby has impacted them and what problems and solutions they have come up with. As it turns out we hear from three different spectrums here. A wife who has children leaving the nest, a wife of a tween-aged child, and the wife of an infant child. We learn some interesting things from their perspective. Hopefully they let us know a few things we can do to keep out of trouble.

Finally, we have an interview with several members of Behaviour Interactive. This is the studio charged with bringing Eternal Crusade, the Warhammer 40k MMO to life! We hear about their previous experiences and some thoughts behind what drives them and what they are thinking about doing with the game. This is recorded over a conference call, so the audio isn’t the best, but we hope you can bear with it as there is some really great information here. We will work to improve this in the future as we are going to be having multiple interviews with the developers as the game progresses!

We hope you enjoy!

• 0:00:00 – Show Intro
• 0:06:10 – Workbench and Games Played
• 0:38:10 – Imperial Armour 3 2nd Ed Overview
• 1:19:35 – The 40k Widows Club
• 1:49:50 – Interview with Behaviour Interactive on 40k MMO
• 2:16:30 – Final Thoughts and Show Closing

Links:

• KR Multicase – SPONSOR
• Secret Weapon Miniatures! – SPONSOR
• Smells Like Wargaming – SPONSOR
• The Brush and Bolter – SPONSOR
• Spruehammer – SPONSOR
• Wargamma – SPONSOR
• Eternal Crusade MMO
• Celesticon Game Convention
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Endgame Oakland
• Frontline Gaming
• Adepticon
• NOVA Open