How Warhammer Community Saves My Life… (Adepticon)

I've been ashamed and scared for many years to open up about my mental health struggles. This is a story I've needed to share for a while now and I feel it's the most important video I've ever made. The wargaming community helped me find my voice and through this trial of fire I've discovered many allies that exist. This is OUR home, Our family, Our community. We're not going anywhere and ther...

I've been ashamed and scared for many years to open up about my mental health struggles. This is a story I've needed to share for a while now and I feel it's the most important video I've ever made. The wargaming community helped me find my voice and through this trial of fire I've discovered many allies that exist. This is OUR home, Our family, Our community. We're not going anywhere and there's only courage, acceptance, and love.

THANK YOU everyone for providing me with a profound purpose: to be a champion of this, our community, and to show the world that wargamers are a breed of human that put pigment to plastic. That joy is found in the most unlikely of places. That friendship can be a medicine. That talking is acceptable and healthy. That it's ok to quiet the world and be our ourselves. To achieve whatever it takes to make us happy and to spread that hobby love which laces every thought. 

Check out Mental Health Charity Painters. It's a non-profit focusing on miniature painting.
https://go.rallyup.com/mhcp/Members

I discover the 'ultimate victory condition' at the World's most magnificent miniature tabletop gaming convention: Adepticon, our home. I meet with various pillars of the wargaming community, I cosplayed 'to my heart's content,  ended up in a random hotel room with a bunch of strangers I developed parasocial relationships with on the internet, AND found my HOME. 

The Convention: Adepticon - https://www.adepticon.org/
Thank you Games Workshop for creating Warhammer! 
https://www.youtube.com/@officialwarhammer

The Cosplay - Space Wolves Power Armor by Alex from:
https://www.facebook.com/GalacticElephantLive/

Dragon Fall Convention
https://www.dragon-fall.com/

The Ravaged Star minis in this video can be seen here. Consider following the campaign for the tabletop game and receive a free mini with your pledge. It's a very effective way to support our channel and we humbly thank our supporters for it!  https://gamefound.com/projects/miniwargaming/ravaged-star-tabletop-miniature-wargame?refcode=lp-xkirQRkW0UAoKyeenJg

Cinematography by Brandon Kummer
https://www.brandonkummerfilms.com/

Other Channels featured in this video:
FauxHammer https://www.fauxhammer.com/
Derek Osborne https://www.youtube.com/throneofangels
Six Squared Studio https://6-squared-studios.shoplightspeed.com/
DrRhino_ https://www.twitch.tv/drrhino_
Carl Tuttle - Independent Characters Podcast http://theindependentcharacters.com/blog/
Eons of Battle https://www.youtube.com/@EonsOfBattle
Austin https://www.youtube.com/@DeathRayDesigns
https://www.steelrift.com/
Nick, JT McDowell https://www.youtube.com/@PlayOnTabletop
Brent https://www.youtube.com/@GoobertownHobbies
Ninjon https://www.youtube.com/@Ninjon
Trent https://www.youtube.com/@Miscast
Miniac https://www.youtube.com/@Miniac
Casey https://www.youtube.com/@eBayMiniatureRescues
Mamikon Painting https://www.youtube.com/@mamikonpainting
Uncle Atom https://www.youtube.com/@tabletopminions
Sean https://www.instagram.com/itwouldbesean/
Calvin https://www.youtube.com/@koth
Lyla Mev https://www.youtube.com/@LylaMev
Sergio Calvo https://www.youtube.com/@Sergiocalvominiatures
The Art of War 40k https://www.youtube.com/@ArtofWar40k
For Whom the Die Rolls https://www.youtube.com/@ForWhomtheDieRolls
Kayle Larson https://www.instagram.com/kaylelarsonminipaint/
Vince Venturella https://www.youtube.com/@VinceVenturella
Maverickspaint https://www.youtube.com/@MaverickNicolson
James Wapple https://www.youtube.com/@jameswappel7119
Teri Litorco https://www.youtube.com/@thatterigirl
Lyn Stahl https://www.instagram.com/metalhead_lynsanity/
Forge the Narrative Podcast https://forgethenarrative.net/category/podcast/

Companies featured:
Lazy Squire Games - https://www.facebook.com/LazySquireGames/
Badger Games - https://www.badgergames.com/home.html
TableWar - https://tablewar.com/
Monument Hobbies - https://monumenthobbies.com/
Galeforce 9 - https://www.gf9.com/
Battlefront Miniatures - https://www.flamesofwar.com/
Goblin's Hu -t https://www.goblinshut.com/