The Poorhammer Podcast

Horde Mode Beta Documentation: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RCDEfbaJafpfVCU-8iDjCZe_uoPjZLYz?usp=sharing   NEW POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer   On this week's episode, Brad and Eric finally become a proud pair of dads to a NEW WAY TO PLAY 40K! Horde Mode is a Co-op way to play 40k with your friends, with rules created and maintained by the community.  O...

POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer   On this week's episode, Gork and Mork conjure up the wackiest race 40k's universe will ever see! Every faction is compelled to present a driver for our entertainment. These contestants will participate in a brutal race against each other, to determine who is the fastest, strongest, smartest faction of all!   LINKS: LINK HERE EVERY...

POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer   On this week's episode, Brad and Eric discuss in depth the new 10th Edition Tyranid Codex. Which subfactions have the most powerful enhancements? Which subfactions are a flavor miss? Tune in to find out.   Mentioned this Episode: Necrons Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k1avbWqU6M Space Marines Episode - https://www.youtu...

POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer   On this week's episode, Brad and Eric talk about the core concept of the Smash Captain, one of warhammer's most famous builds. Get familiarized with its characteristics and find out how to effectively build them in 10th edition. Also in this episode, find out how Brad and Eric's terrible decisions and hatred for Space Marines made...

POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer   On this week's episode, Brad and Eric welcome a guest a little less special than our editor Berilio, Bricky , from Adeptus Ridiculous and DiceCheck! Our hosts will take this unique opportunity to have an extensive conversation about the most important topic that there is in 40K: Codex Artwork! Find out which are the best and worst...

GO WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE INSTEAD: https://youtu.be/JrH_VPHdUbQ On this week's episode, Brad drags the editor Berilio on air to show you a Magic Trick! Tune in to learn a very useful hobby hack on visualizing paint schemes for the low price of acquiring photoshop! Some videos for the eager to learn: Understanding Color - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj1FK8n7WgY How to Change Color - https://www.yo...

On this week's episode, Brad and Eric use and abuse the good will of the patrons to bring you a massive amount of DATA! This episode, we take a very interesting look at the cost associated with each army and other relevant notes, like how many of their datasheets are out of print? How many points of Space Marines can you get? How much does it cost to OWN EVERYTHING?   00:00:15 - Intro 00:01:23 - E...

On this week's episode, Brad and Eric let their anger and frustration dominate them on this BALANCE DATASLATE HOT TAKES. I will remind you, this is what Brad sounds like when he likes something. Now imagine what he sounds like when he hates something.   Mentioned this episode: Goonhammer Article: https://tinyurl.com/mweevtkk Dice Check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n07Nn3AaQ7U Tabletop Tactics:...

On this week's episode, Brad and Eric are joined by Jen to discuss their hottest takes on WARHAMMER 10TH EDITION. Our hosts now have played more than 30 games combined and are eager to share their opinions on the best and worst parts of the edition so far! What problems do the Codices need to fix? What changes to the game were right and improved the play experience? Tune in to find out.   00:00:15...

Roses are red Space Marines are blue Brad and Eric recorded this episode Just for you   This week, tune in to be flooded by a list of the most important paints that you cannot miss.   00:15 - Intro 01:16 - Episode Rules 06:45 - Spoiler Alert 08:06 - Black and White 10:02 - Dark Gray 11:49 - Normal Gray 12:16 - Silver 13:28 - Copper 14:12 - Gold 15:28 - Bronze 17:32 - Brass 18:19 - Contrast Paints...

The end is nigh! Next week GW's Official App for 40K list building is going to hide behind a paywall forever! On this episode, Brad and Eric will discuss all the goods and bads of the official App and its alternatives, so you can better inform yourself on which tool to use! Battlescribe? Rosterizer? New Recruit? ... Google Sheets? If you are nostalgic for the 90's website design, and wanna find ou...

On this episode, Brad shares his experience on attending GenCon 2023, including playing Kill Team, Warcry, and Blood Bowl. He also took the opportunity to interview Sergay, Community Manager for Owl Cat, developer of the upcoming Warhammer game Rogue Trader. Tune in to find the best ramen places near GenCon and how to pull the worst armies possible from random boxes.   00:00:15 - Intro 00:01:38 -...

On this episode, Brad, Eric expand on one of the questions that were submitted for last episode: "Which Faction would you like to add and/or remove from 40k?". Let's discuss how to better distribute each alien race and political alignment in a way that makes the game more fun for everybody.   00:15 - Intro 02:02 - The Basics of 40K Setting 05:15 - Restructuring T'au and Aeldari 08:37 - Berilio dec...

On this episode, Brad, Eric and Berilio sit down for 5 hours of recording to answer 95+ questions from you! Why would they do that? Well, that's our Special Episode in celebration of hitting the warhammer milestone of 40k subscribers on Youtube!   Questions taken from our Community Post:  https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxA32PzAockYEu07GOEz3RVLcqo8Mdj5fD   00:00:15 - Intro 00:01:40 - What Type of Q...

On this episode, Brad and Eric go through all factions evaluating how difficult they are to paint from the perspective of the average painter. Some factions take really well to simple and approachable techniques, while others require a bit more painting knowledge to achieve the style seen on the box art… wait a second this is a re-do episode! Remember how you felt when you realized the cinema indu...

On this episode, Brad and Eric reflect on the Rule of 3's positives and negatives, and discuss alternative rules that could possibly make list building more interesting while still not restraining creativity too much.  This will end in some amount of people completely missing the point and being extremely mad. Luckily they don't read episode descriptions.   00:15 - Intro 00:55 - Those Nids lookin'...

On this episode, Brad and Eric try to find out each faction's best equivalent for one of the most basic transports of the game, the Rhino. Find out which models are good at being free, not having any good weapons and not having clean well designed transport rules.   00:15 Intro 03:34 Adepta Sororitas 06:00 Adeptus Custodes 08:17 Space Marines 11:38 Grey Knights 13:03 Adeptus Mechanicus 15:25 Imper...

On this episode, Brad and Eric bring you back to one of the most exciting moments in everyone's childhood: Math Class!!! But this time, instead of learning how to figure out the length of all the sides on a triangle, we optimize how to massacre our opponents on the battlefield!   00:15 Intro 01:19 The calculator is your friend - UnitCrunch 02:20 Common Mistakes 03:52 Quality of Life Tricks 07:09 1...

On this episode, Brad and Eric reevaluate the value contained on the Combat Patrol Boxes for each faction. Which raised in value? Which got worse? Tune in to find out!   00:15 Intro 00:58 Episode Intro 03:05 Adepta Sororitas 04:51 Adeptus Custodes 06:33 Adeptus Mechanicus 09:30 Aeldari 10:49 Astra Militarum 12:24 Chaos Daemons 14:01 Chaos Space Marines 15:58 Death Guard 17:16 Drukhari 20:16 Genest...

It's time for Brad and Eric to unload all their stockpiled desire to talk about 10th edition! As a byproduct, you have yourselves a magnificent 3 hour conversation. On this episode, everything is discussed, from Army rules to datasheets. So grab a chair, some unpainted models and tune in for a perfect review from specialists who haven't played a single game using the rules discussed!   00:00:15 In...

There is no time to explain! Follow me on the most information packed episode ever, where Brad and Eric, inspired by the speedrun community, try to sell you on every army in the 40k universe in the short span of 20 minutes! Mentioned this episode - HeyWoah's Every AoS army in 20 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drIXhhOt3hg   00:15 Intro 00:35 General Tips 01:48 Sisters of Battle 02:25 Adep...

  On this episode, Brad and Eric welcome you to our Book Club featuring The Infinite and the Divine! In this remarkable 40k novel by Robert Rath, two powerful beings start as enemies only to find themselves in love just after a few centuries of looking at each other's morally questionable decisions.   00:00:15 Intro 00:01:39 Spoilers Warning 00:04:08 First Impressions 00:07:04 What genre is this b...

On this episode, Brad and Eric go through the journey of collecting the sadistic Drukhari. Our knowledgeable hosts share invaluable tips on where to get the best bits to assemble a Drukhari army, and what painting techniques can bring out the sinister beauty of the Xenos raiders.   MENTIONED THIS EPISODE : Imperitum Art Gallery - https://cults3d.com/en/users/ImperitumArtGallery/creations Edge Mini...

On this episode, Brad and Eric say their farewells to the 9th Edition by talking about every Codex… well… at least those listed in GW's website. Get ready to dive deep into the grim darkness as we unveil which book had the best design and which factions deserved better.   Do your list - https://tiermaker.com/create/which-codex-fails-40k-9th-edition-15792674 Final List by Eric & Brad - https://imgu...

On this episode, Brad and Eric share their knowledge on how to approach each facet of Warhammer's hobby when you are a beginner, based on their shared experiences as newcomers on Warhammer a few years ago. Today's show is full of tips and tricks on how to proceed when acquiring your first models, paint, hobby tools and more!   00:15 - Intro 02:19 - Getting Your Core Rules 04:33 - Terrain Types 09:...