The Independent Characters

By Carl Tuttle

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The Warhammer 40k Podcast that puts you in the game! The highest rated Warhammer 40k Podcast on iTunes. The Independent Characters is rated PG-13. Episodes release twice a month. Find more information at http://www.theindependentcharacters.com

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Episode 223 - Underhive Fac...

09.15.2023

In Episode 223 of The IC's we delve back into the Underhive to take a deep dive look at House Delaque (also known as the House of Shadows)! In this episode, Josh and Carl will take a look at everything ...

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09.15.2023 Episode 223 - Underhive Factions: House Delaque In Episode 223 of The IC's we delve back into the Underhive to take a deep dive look at House Delaque (also known as the House of Shadows)! In this episode, Josh and Carl will take a look at everything ...
09.01.2023 Episode 222 - Space Hulk: Expansions Unleashed Episode 222 of The Independent Characters delves deep into Space Hulk To help us with this we have brought one of the members of The Basement of Death, Troy! You may have heard us talk about the '3D Spacehulk' event ...
08.17.2023 Episode 221 - Pinnacle of Plastic: Top 40k Models Episode 221 of The Independent Characters takes a look at some of our favorite models across the line of Games Workshop support for the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It isn't easy picking a favorite anything as we find out. It's like ...
08.01.2023 Episode 220 - The Warrior Lodge: 10th Edition 40k Episode 229 of The Independent Characters embraces our motto of making you feel like a part of our gaming group by brining in two of our listeners to join us in an episode of The Warrior Lodge! For those who ...
07.15.2023 Episode 219 - Warhammer 40k 10th Ed & Leviathan Episode 219 of The Independent Characters takes a unique look at 10th Edition and Leviathan. Warhammer 40k 10th Edition is here and so is Leviathan, the latest huge starter box from Games Workshop. Everyone knows this though. So why cover ...
07.01.2023 Episode 218 - Aeronautica Imperialis: Then and Now Episode 218 of The Independent Characters takes a deeper look at Aeronautica Imperialis. From the games origins, to where it currently stands, we look at the differences and similarities between the older and newer versions of the game. Additionally, we ...
06.15.2023 Episode 217 - Underhive Factions: House Goliath Episode 217 of The Independent Characters brings you the first in a new series of deep dives into the world of Necromunda entitled Underhive Factions. Taking a playbook from the Show of Force episodes, we are doing a deep dive ...
06.01.2023 Episode 216 - Tales of Lore: Rare 40k Materials I Episode 216 of The Independent Characters has the group covering rare and coveted Warhammer 40k Materials from the past. Over the years, Games Workshop has produced and released many very cool and specialized products for many of its ranges. The ...
05.15.2023 Episode 215 - Return of The Independent Characters (Again!) Episode 215 of The Independent Characters is the long awaited return of the show!. We used this show to get ourselves back into form and also try out some new features. This is just a fairly open discussion focusing on ...
05.08.2021 Episode 214 - Special Episode CK Studios Visit the Astronomicon Episode 214 is a less formal episode as Kat and Caleb of CK Studios came to the Astronomicon to hang out with Carl, play some board games, and generally catch up. This episode talks a bit about what we have ...
05.06.2021 Episode 213 - Special Episode Tablewar Charities Episode 213 is a shorter but special episode that really focuses around the current Tablewar Charities Auction which is taking place now! Be sure to go check it out. It's for a great cause and there are some fantastic prizes. ...
11.08.2020 Episode 212 - Show of Force: Talons of The Emperor Episode 212 of The Independent Characters is, as you know, incredibly late. We talk about that in the episode. Nothing to worry about folks, just general life and scheduling getting in the way. But the important thing is that it ...
09.13.2020 Episode 211 - Preparing for Battle Episode 211 of The Independent Characters brings special guest star Caleb Wissenback into the studio to talk with Justin about how to be efficient in your painting setup. Whether you have a small place with no permenant station, or all ...
08.30.2020 Episode 210 - Heroes of 40k: Powers of Chaos 2 Episode 210 of The Independent Characters returns, once again, to our series on Champions of 40k. This time we are looking at characters of the any Chaos factions for Champions of 40k: The Powers of Chaos2! Joining us this go-around ...
08.10.2020 Episode 209 - Heroes of 40k: Enigmas of the Xenos 2 Episode 209 of The Independent Characters returns to our series on Champions of 40k. This time we are looking at characters of the any Xenos race for Champions of 40k: Enigmas of the Xenos 2! Jody bowed out of joining ...
07.19.2020 Episode 208 - Champions of 40k: Heroes of The Imperium 2 Episode 208 of The Independent Characters returns to one of our favorite series... the last time we did this was January of 2019. In the 41st Millennium there are those who stand out among all others. Shining beacons of light ...
06.24.2020 Episode 207 - Rogue Trader the RPG Episode 207 of The Independent Characters has us taking a look at the Rogue Trader RPG released by Fantasy Flight Games in 2009. We are joined by Josh, Jody, and Adan as we discuss the Rogue Trader RPG. We take ...
05.10.2020 Episode 206 - The Greying of Warhammer 40k Episode 206 of The Independent Characters takes a look at how the hobby is getting older, what the drawbacks and benefits to that are, what we as a community can do to bring new life to it, and how Games ...
04.26.2020 Episode 205 - The Community Warrior Lodge Episode 205 of The Independent Characters brings you something familiar, but at the same time, totally new. Welcome to the Community Warrior Lodge! In our continuing effort to make people feel like they are a part of our gaming group, ...
04.14.2020 Episode 204 - The Warrior Lodge Episode 204 of The Independent Characters is as late as we have ever been with a show. The current situation around the world has impacted us here as well (as you will hear on the show), but we finally were ...
03.13.2020 Episode 203 - The Campaigns of Necromunda Episode 203 of The Independent Characters tackles the subject of Necromunda Campaigns and their various iterations. Now that Josh, our Specialist games Correspondent has returned from his illness, we take a deep dive into this topic. Additionally, we couldn't address ...
03.07.2020 Episode 202.5 - Champions of 40k: Heroes of The Challenge As Josh, our Specialist Games correspondent is still out sick, we felt we couldn't delay any longer. So we bring you a bit different episode of The Independent Characters. Jody and Carl pivot to discuss The Challenge from Episode 202 ...
02.16.2020 Episode 202 - Extreme Narrative Gaming Episode 202 of The Independent Characters takes a look at Extreme Narrative Gaming! We take a deep delve into how we define Narrative Gaming, and why we think it is the best way to play Warhammer 40k. We have a ...
02.02.2020 Episode 201 - Surviving the Apocalypse Episode 201 of The Independent Characters contains our coverage of the latest version of Apocalypse! The latest iteration of Apocalypse is something both unlike we have seen before AND familiar to long time players of Games Workshop games. Jody and ...
01.19.2020 Episode 200 - Retrospective & Updates We have finally reached our 200th episode (although somewhat late), and that means it is time to take stock of where we came from, what has changed, and where we are going. We have spent nearly 10 years (April will ...
12.30.2019 Episode 199 - 2019 Warhammer 40K Year in Review Episode 199 of The Independent Characters is our year in review episode. Now we talked about this before, but with so many shows out there going over everything that released last year, we felt like a change was in order. ...
12.08.2019 Episode 198 - The Extended Warrior Lodge - Live! Episode 198 of The Independent Characters is a return to an Extended Warrior Lodge! Unfortunately, Discord was having some issues with Google today and people could not log into Discord servers around the world. This prevented us from pulling in ...
11.23.2019 Episode 197 - Show of Force: Engines of Faith and Ruin Episode 197 of The Independent Characters present you with a new Show of Force episode! This time we double stack it and take a look at both the Imperial and Chaos Knights in an episode we like to call Show ...
11.09.2019 Episode 196 - Moving With Your 40k Episode 196 of The Independent Characters takes a close look at what happens when you have to move. How do you take your hobby with you? How do you ensure that everything transports safely? And how do you join a ...
10.19.2019 Episode 195 - Kill Team: Evolution Episode 195 of The Independent Characters is back and to celebrate we have three guest hosts! Adan comes into town and joins, Josh and Jody to discuss Kill Team. We take a close look at where it came from, how ...
10.04.2019 Episode 194 - The ICs Far From Home Episode 194 of The Independent Characters is a bit of a train wreck. We aren't going to lie. When Carl was going to be doing so much traveling in September, we expected that he would be able to fit in ...
08.27.2019 Episode 193 - Resurrection: Using Old 40k Materials Episode 193 of The Independent Characters arrives delayed by about two days since Carl had to deal with majore work issues all weekend. This episode we are discussing how to get some extra life out of all of your old ...
08.11.2019 Episode 192 - The Warrior Lodge LIVE! Episode 192 of The Independent Characters where we run our second ever Warrior Lodge LIVE Episode! For those worried that Justin and Adan had been fired, you can put those rumors to rest as Adan flies into the area to ...
07.27.2019 Episode 191 - The Foundations of Warhammer 40,000 Episode 191 of The Independent Characters has us doing a deep dive into the ideas, fiction, fact, and fantasy that spawned the lore of Warhammer 40,000. If you hate long episodes, this one might not be for you as it ...
07.06.2019 Episode 190 - Show of Force: The Insidious Curse Episode 190 of The Independent Characters has a return to our Show of Force series - and this time it's all about The Insidious Curse... We take a deep dive into the horror that is The Genestealer Cults! To help ...
06.15.2019 Episode 189 - Adeptus Titanicus: Rise of The God Machines Episode 189 of The Independent Characters sees us diving headfirst into the incredible game that is Adeptus Titanicus! We include our usual Hobby Progress section and then spend the rest of the evening doing our best to tempt Jody into ...
06.02.2019 Episode 188 - The Warrior Lodge LIVE! Episode 188 of The Independent Characters is our very first LIVE show! And this time around it is an episode of The Warrior Lodge! Our new equipment (thanks to our Patrons) has allowed us to make you a part of ...
05.12.2019 Episode 187 - Champions of 40k: Enigmas of the Xenos Episode 187 of The Independent Characters contains brings us nearly to the end of our Heroes of 40k series with the Enigmas of the Xenos! We include our usual Hobby Progress (or lack thereof) section and then jump right into ...
04.27.2019 Episode 186 - Exploring The Cities of Death Episode 186 of The Independent Characters is a deep dive into the Cities of Death rules. These can be found in the narrative section of Chapter Approved 2018 as well as a slightly expanded version in the rule book for ...
04.13.2019 Episode 185 - Champions of 40k: The Powers of Chaos Episode 185 of The Independent Characters contains about four solid hours of great content for you! After a lengthy Hobby Progress and Games Played Segment - we dive into our Champions of Warhammer 40,000. This time we explore some of ...
03.14.2019 Episode 184 - The Extended Warrior Lodge Episode 184 of The Independent Characters brings back The Warrior Lodge! This is a moderated discussion around topics that are top of mind in the community, our Facebook Group, or just things we generally want to discuss! This episode has ...
03.03.2019 Episode 183 - Show of Force: Heralds of Decay Episode 183 of The Independent Characters contains a massive four and a half hours of content for you. Now we wouldn't normally put out an episode this long, but with the loss of the Astronomicon computer, and the replacement, and ...
01.23.2019 Episode 182 - Champions of 40k: Heroes of The Imperium Episode 182 of The Independent Characters brings you a new series we are launching… In the 41st Millennium there are those who stand out among all others. Shining beacons of light or blackened embers of darkness. In this new series ...
01.04.2019 Episode 181 - The 2018 Warhammer 40k Year in Review Episode 181 of The Independent Characters brings you our 2018 wrap-up episode. Let me just first say that if you do not like our Hobby Progress segments, we apologize, because this one is extra long, coming in at nearly an ...
12.18.2018 Episode 180 - Show of Force: Agents of Change Episode 180 of The Independent Characters comes right on the heels of Episode 179 and is set to destroy your ears with four hours of Warhammer 40,000 enjoyment! First we have an in-depth Hobby Progress section with lots of fantastic ...
12.17.2018 Episode 179 - Clash of The Podcast Titans Episode 179 of The Independent Characters brings you a somewhat silly episode. We were lucky enough to have three very special guests. Jason Mullins from the Sons of Heresy Podcast, Adam Fasoldt (Loopy) from the Masters of The Forge Podcast, ...
12.03.2018 Episode 178 - The Warrior Lodge 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 ...
10.29.2018 Episode 177 - Show of Force: Executioners of The Emperor 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 ...
10.09.2018 Episode 176 - The Pillars of The Hobby 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 ...
09.01.2018 Episode 175 - Chapter Approved 2018 and Beyond 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 ...

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