Episode 261 - Echoes of War: Aftermath

The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast

Carl Tuttle

Workshop, Marine, Space, Tyranid, Warhammer, Eldar, Leisure, Hobbies, Forge, Ork, 40k, World, Games

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 203 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 261 we’re thrilled to welcome back our longtime cohost and friend, Adan Tejada, to The Independent Characters! Adan joins Carl for a wide-ranging discussion that starts where many games and campaigns end - exploring the tools, techniques, and traditions that help preserve the epic narratives forged on the tabletop. From post-campaign surveys to lore write-ups, and archiving your group or clubs shared mythology, we look at how to give your games the grand epilogue they deserve. If your Warhammer stories stop once the dice go cold, you’re missing one of the best parts.

But that’s not all—we also sit down with Adan for a candid conversation about his recent 3.5-year stint working for Games Workshop. From staffing one of Southern California’s flagship Warhammer stores to managing a single-staffer shop, Adan shares insights on what it’s really like behind the counter. What works, what doesn’t, and how Games Workshop’s retail model functions on the ground floor all get covered in this honest and informative segment.

Whether you're building out your games epilogues or just curious about what goes on in your local Warhammer store, this episode offers something for every hobbyist who loves the game behind the game. It’s a look at the stories we tell after the battles are over—and the people who help keep the hobby alive in the real world.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress
1:32:25 - After Action Reports: The story after the battle
2:21:15 - Working for GW: Tales from Adan
3:10:45 - Final Thoughts and show closing

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0:00.0	Stephen, I didn't sell out son I bought in.
0:04.0	Keep that in.
0:19.6	Welcome to the Independent Character's episode 261. This is Carl. This is a dawn.
0:24.7	Oh, look at that. Look at that. Dude, I honestly, you know, we haven't seen each other a lot lately
0:30.0	because you in downtown, you were here yesterday for a game. It's just really good to see you.
0:33.8	Well, thank you. It's very, very good to be here. It was so cool seeing everybody and being
0:37.5	back in the Astronomicon and the game room and stuff. It's been awesome. And it's awesome to have you back on the show. Yeah, I have to see if I can remember how to do this. It's been over three and a half years, you know? You just talk right into the mic. Yeah. Before we get started, let me just say that This show is sponsored by Andrew Pearson and Max Supler, who are two of our patrons.
0:59.0	Thanks, guys. And we super appreciate it. Yeah, I mean, it's really keeping the show going. And we really do appreciate your support. So we're also part of the Goonhammer Media Network. So check out media.
1:11.4	media.com for more shows and information. And then I want to talk about this show a little bit
1:16.4	and like how it breaks down because we're actually going to talk about two different topics
1:20.3	the show and usually we have kind of one overarching topic. Right. Right. But first part of the show
1:26.3	after hobby progress and all that, which might go on a while. It might. Somebody was just saying they listened to the diapers and dice bags. Yeah. Episode. And they were like, oh, you should add this. I think they want us to do a supplemental to it. I'll think about it. But then they were like, you got, listen,
1:45.0	the hobby progress from these older,
1:46.2	you guys used to get a lot more done. And I'm like, okay, we hear this episode. Well, it's kind of funny because. Well, then we hit my episode where I did all the Black Legion stuff. And I was like, hang on, I'm going to go on for 30 minutes. Right, right. Well, I mean, and my son, my older son is now 30.
1:43.7	Yeah.
1:44.5	So, you know, there my son, my older son is now 30. Yeah.
2:02.9	So, you know, there is kind of an update because there is like a second phase. Yeah.
2:07.4	Of gaming, I mean, from diapers to dice bags to diapers again, you know, he has a daughter, right?
2:14.9	Yeah. It's a grand. It's interesting. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
2:18.0	And the Goonhammer Media Network, it was great to hear Campbell on the show. Yeah. That as often as he was. And then also, I'm going to be talking about some Goonhammer content later when we're talking about some of the Crusade stuff. All right. So, yeah. So the episode we will talk about initially is really focused around how do you
2:37.7	create kind of a single environment in which your games are being played in. And then how do you
2:44.9	track that and kind of memorialize games for later on? And so we've got some input there from you too.
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