Episode 259 is finally, our Show of Force episode about The World Eaters! To help us out, we have brought in World Eaters expert Brian Harvey, to help us understand what the Sons of Angron are all about... and what makes them such a fantastic army.

If you aren't aware of what our Show of Force Episodes are all about well here is your answer:

Show of Force is an ongoing series of episodes we will spread out through our releases of The Independent Characters. These shows take a look at each army in the Warhammer 40,000 Universe and seek to answer the question 'Why should you collect this army?'

As we have said from the beginning, we don't do "Codex Overviews" this is more of a celebration of the hobby from a specific point of view.

WARNING: These episodes can be dangerous to your wallet. Please listen responsibly!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress
• 0:56:55 - Show of Force: The Red Tide - Pt 1
• 2:40:15 - Show of Force: The Red Tide - Pt 2
• 3:18:00 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Adepticon
• Lost to The Nails Podcast
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

Episode 258 of The Independent Characters discusses the future of Narrative Warhammer 40,000!

With the rumors and timetable of a new edition of Warhammer 40,000 ramping up, Episode 258 sees The Independent Characters discussing where we would like to see the focus of narrative style games shift.

This episode contains round-table speculation on what Crusade (or its successor) might look like in the next edition, plus a wish-list to Games Workshop for more social, story-first support.

Additionally we have an interview with the founder and creator of the Rapid Fire Dicebox! This is a really great product that I have seen in person and really thought it was thematically clever. I neglected to lead into the interview - but it comes just before the show closing.

We hope you enjoy Episode 258.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress, & Games Played
• 0:54:00 - The Future of Narrative Part 1
• 1:42:45 - The Future of Narrative Part 2
• 1:42:45 - Interview: The Rapid Fire Dice Box!
• 2:54:00 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Adepticon
• Goblin Hobbies - Makers of the Stampin' Plates
• Maelstrom Mixer
• Rapid Fire Dicebox
• Rapid Fire Dicebox Kickstarter
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library

This episode of The Independent Characters starts off with the usual segments. With Josh out of town, Chelle is stepping in to discuss elite choice, hobby progress, and games played.

Then we pivot to discussions with on of the folks who have created and organized this years Maelstrom Mixer, a large narrative event in San Jose. Brett joins us to discuss what it took to put on the event, what they learned from previous years, and where it is going in the future!

Carl attended last year and had a fantastic time. So we will talk about the event, but also pull back the curtain on how one runs something like this.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Time Stamps:

• 0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress
• 1:02:20 - The Maelstrom Mixer
• 2:21:45 - Final Thoughts and show closing

Relevant Links:

• The Independent Characters Patreon
• Tablewar! - SPONSOR
• Herrick Games & Hobbies - SPONSOR
• Adepticon
• Goblin Hobbies - Makers of the Stampin' Plates
• The Imperial Truth Podcast (Greg Dann's Charity discussed)
• Maelstrom Mixer
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library