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