Episode 271 - The 2025 Warhammer Year in Review

The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast

Carl Tuttle

Hobbies, Leisure

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

Episode 271 of The Independent Characters is our annual 2025 Warhammer Year in Review, and it's all about taking a breath, looking back, and celebrating another packed year in the hobby. We dig into our favorite releases of 2025 across games, models, and supplements, talk about what really landed for us at the table, and reflect on the trends that shaped how we played, painted, and engaged with Warhammer this year. As always, the conversation goes beyond just "what came out," touching on how these releases impacted our enjoyment of the hobby and the broader community.

This episode also marks the long-awaited return of Josh, who jumps right back into the mix and brings his perspective, enthusiasm, and sharp takes to the discussion. While Adan was originally slated to join us, a scheduling mix-up kept him from making the recording – but don't worry, he's very much part of the wrap-up. We'll be closing out 2025 properly with Adan in a special Patreon episode coming soon, where we'll finish the year together and add even more reflection to an already memorable season.

Episode 271 is equal parts retrospective, celebration, and setup for what's next – a fitting way to close the book on 2025 and get ready for whatever the next year of Warhammer throws at us.

We hope you enjoy!

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 – Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress, and Games Played
0:58:45 – 2025 Warhammer Year in Review Part 1
1:28:20 – 2025 Warhammer Year in Review Part 2
1:56:40 – Final Discussion and Show Closing

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0:00.0	I didn't sell out son I bought in
0:03.0	Keep that much Welcome to the independent characters episode 271. This is Carl. This is Josh.
0:28.7	I'm back, baby. We were supposed to have a stop laughing show, we're recording. We were supposed to have a full house tonight. But Adon missed the message that we had settled on the 15th to record. And we're stuck at his time, too. It's like 8.30 at night when we're recording this. I'm going to be, I'm going to be home so late. What did you say? What did you say? Well, he's 75. He's like 75.
0:57.3	So, you know, technology's hard and sundowners is a thing. Oh, he's going to hate that.
0:58.4	Kidding.
0:58.8	He's going to hate that. Peace and love. Next episode will probably be all three of us. Unless we're covering Nicarment, he didn't like that. That's true. We'll see.
1:06.3	We'll see what he thinks about that.
1:07.8	Okay.
1:08.3	Anyway, this show, episode 271,
1:11.5	sponsored by Liam Williams
1:13.3	and Alex Wilson on our Patreon.
1:16.2	Thank you so much for your support.
1:18.5	And as always,
1:19.2	we're part of the Goonhammer Media Network,
1:21.8	so you can check out more information atmedia.com
1:24.4	for more shows and info.
1:26.4	And then we wanted to, this was supposed to be our end of year episode where all three of us would talk. Yeah. The reunion. For the end. Yeah. Well, now it's just you and I. Well, it's still a reunion. Yeah. It is. Because I haven't seen you in a while. It's been a while. Yeah. this year's been. What's, what's really gotten you the last few months? It's been housework because the- Yeah, so we're doing a bunch of house projects. A lot. A lot. A lot. Like this entire year has been nonstop house projects with bathroom, living room, family room, bedroom, bedroom, another bathroom. Like, it's been a
2:02.4	stupid amount. But I'm also, I'm freelance self-employed. So I can't say no to work. And I need to
2:08.4	work as much as I can when it's there because... Especially in this current. Coming into winter and
2:14.0	our current environment, like, things are going to be a little slim for me for the next couple months. So I needed to save up as much as I could there. And just, yep. So it's just been way, way too much work. Well, listen, you're always welcome back. Yeah, I'm happy to be here. I love you and miss you, man. Love you too. All right. So let's, let's jump into elite choice. You know, I will mention Adon, since it's in the notes.
2:36.3	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
2:37.6	It's a worthy call. It's a worthy call. But before we do that, we have a special review of Grinial Vex. Oh, yeah. Dave Gormley. Yep. Good. Good, good, work that guy. Congratulations, Dave Gormley on being inducted into the elite choice Hall of Legends. Absolutely. Well deserved. Yeah. Dave has been a pillar of the community for a long time, not just our community. Golden Demon winning Dave Gormley. Yeah. Is he? He is. I gotta do something about this. I'm never going to win a golden demon. To Dave's credit, he does say he won it a long time ago, which was much easier back then compared to these days. But Dave was still a very talented fellow. He's incredibly talented. He's a pill, as I said, a pillar of the community, not just ours, but like the 40K community. Yeah. People know him at events. They know him at the narrative event. They know him at Adepticon. He's very well known. He's pleasant to be around. He's super fun. look I've got pictures of pretty much only as orcs, but quantity has a quality all
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