The Rank Bonus Podcast

Merry Christmas! This is our wrap-up episode for 2025.

We answer some questions form listeners, and talk about some more of our favourite White Dwarf articles.

What's Christmas like in the Southern Hemisphere?

Did Vlad von Carstein ever have a legitimate claim to the Imperial Throne?

Why doesn't Frank roll for Intrigue at Court?

Join us and find out!

In this episode we go off topic a bit (very unusual for us!) and talk about some of our recent gaming adventures.

Hear out Tichi Huichi's attempted conquest of the known world, and Prince Caeladan's single-combat against every dwarf hero trying to capture his castle.

Also we discuss the Zombie Pirates army list! Conquer the New World with your own zombie regiment of renown. Also, just how stupid is Luthor Harkon?? (roll a d6 to find out!)

I'm seeing double! We review not one, but two Dwarf army books which were released during 6th Edition Warhammer.

We talk about Dwarf battle tactics and runic weapon combos. Also, nobody laughs at my 'short' and 'tall' puns.

Featuring special guest Nick the Longbeard!

In this episode, we take you back to a time in the distant past where there were only about 6 official army books released, and everyone else had to use Ravening Hordes which came free with White Dwarf...

Then along came these updated army lists for Bretonnia and Lizardmen and suddenly those armies were playable again!

Remember the days when you could lose the Lady's blessing if you shot enemy knights, refused a challenge, or engaged in ungentlemanly smack talk during a battle.

Also we dredge up some old White Dwarf articles and talk about who won the quiz at the Warhammer World Grand Tournament, and just how lazy one Fat Bloke can be...

We're back with a chat about the White Dwarf update for the 6th edition Dark Elves Warhammer army book. Why did only one army get an update in White Dwarf? Tune in and find out!

Bonus features:

- We share some of our favourite old-school White Dwarf articles. - Alex gives us his latest excuse for losing our last battle.

- This time we turned off the air conditioner so you can't hear it buzzing in the background.

- And much more!

In this episode, we talk about the rules for Warhammer Siege!

Join us if you've ever wondered:

- What's the best way to build your castle?

- How many High Elves can you kill with a cauldron of boiling oil?

- How effective are castle battlements at keeping kroxigor alive? (Hint: not very)

We also review some of our favourite White Dwarf articles from way back when.

Dedicated to former White Dwarf editor and our childhood hero Paul Sawyer, who will be missed.

Ve talk about ze Vampire Counts army book, ah ah ah!

Join us as we make fun of foreign accents, discuss the vampire bloodlines, and talk about our favourite magic items (eg the Banner of DOOM, the Ring of DOOM, and the Book of DOOM!)

The all-conquering horde of Chaos sweeps down from the frigid northlands to destroy the world as we know it!

Can the forces of civilisation hold back the tide of destruction??

In this episode we have a read through the Storm of Chaos campaign book and discuss the special army lists and characters that we released for the event.

Hear about our experiences playing these lists (and against them!)

We have a chat about our experience at the Mordheim Australis event.

We also talk about Warhammer Skirmish, a great way to play fun, narrative games of Warhammer if you're short on time.

We revisit the City of the Damned!

Hear about all the funny/tragic ways our heroes have got themselves killed in our campaigns, our favourite weapon options, and the real cost of obtaining a Gromril Flail!