Hive Scum

Sneakin' into your earholes, get you'self ready for SOME FUNKY BIZ. Today we are heading down that lonely path, when it feels like NO one wants to play what you have in mind. Maybe your group bounces around a lot and you'd wish they'd just sit still! We talk about the frustration that comes when you either can't keep up, or can't keep everyone on the same page. On top of that Gage is talking about...

We going down some little rabbitholes in this ep. There WAS a topic we swear, but you know how it goes - we start talking and we just don't know when to STOP! Steve talks about OPR Regiments and the new update for the game, and he argues against changing systems so much. Terry gushes about Glaive 3 and gets the boys talking about MUDs and MMOs. Gage starts getting us hyped for his upcoming Aus...

We've been boppin' around trying new things and playing cool games, and now we're coming at you HOT to discuss 'em! The boys Gage and Steve finally fill me in on a LITTLE of what happened during Necropolis in the UK, but they keep many of their secrets. SUPPOSEDLY all the warbands were excellently documented by our pal Curtis (@ramshackle_games) so head over there to take a look. O...

Crack your ice cold bevvies and join us for (finally) a rundown of what in the world happened at Adepticon 2026 in that dark room with the signs on it. We go over the event to the best of our abilities, we talk about set-up and how much went into prepping and planning for the event, and how everything ran the day of the event. We are excited to dig into it. On top of that Gage talks about playing...

Steve and Gage are back from the west coast and BOY their arms must be tired. The travelers give us a full report on Braindead's Fantasy Fest from a fantastical land called Los Angeles (City of Angels). On toppa that, Terry learns what a sofubi is, Steve talks about his dwarf army (it's looking SICK), and Gage gets into Konflikt '47 and talks about struggles with Warlord sprues. Big sh...

DA boys are back on home turf - recording live from the heart of New England. However we've carted home the bad boy of bits himself - Trent Holbrook . If you've caught any of his recent videos you'll know he's been staying here with us for a while, using up our glues and sleeping on our couch, and the least he could do is make an appearance on mic with us! Today we are talking to Trenna about his...

Well we've got a BANGER of a new one coming your way. We've got a ton of the coolest cats on the mics for this one. To give you a lil guestlist, we've got Gaslands Mike (@crikeymiles), Dan Draugr (@draugr._), and Blerz (@blerzcraft) in the first half and Issac (@weirdingsway) and Alexander Winberg (@echoesofimperium) in the back half. We talk about how people's adepticon is going, what is and has...

WEEEEEELLLLLLLLL - its the BIG SHOW, it's a big bad show tonight yaaaaa'll. We're back and counting down these ol' workdays to the moment we step through those pearly metal detector gates at ADEPTICON. We're knocking to-dos off the list and getting ready to go. We've got Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting) with us, as he'll be along for the whole damn ride. Today we...

Guess who's back, back again - Hive Scum's back, but keep it to yourself. This ain't your average POD baby. Today we've got the FABULOUS Shane (@7he_blindman) whos here to talk about his new endeavor GRUB GRUB PRESS! He's sharing our studio space with us, and it's safe to say it's really leveled up the whole crew. On top of that, we are all in the trenches of getting re...

Wee woo wee woo - ALERT ALERT we've got hot new-new for your ears. Today we are talking only cool things, the coolest things, or at least the coolest things we think are cool and why we think they are cool (but haven't done yet). HOWS THAT FOR A TOPIC HA! On top of that Gage got his booty tatted and played some Warcry (he likes it). Terry is slowly chipping away at his new album and is trying to w...

Well listener, we're BACK from BED-STUY and we've got stories to tell. The Godling show was a BLAST, so many good friends and good fun chilling in the city all last weekend. We talk a little about the pieces, the venue, the community love that we felt from this event, and tackle some tough convos about what makes an artist with a capital A? On top of that Gage talks about priming inside a hotel ro...

Two drifters meet. Something needs to be exchanged. Well here's our end of that bargain - we're back atcha again and we've got some exciting news. The title's a bit of a hint but you'll have to listen to hear more. On top of that we are talking about Jesse and Brad's game day they ran for Necropolis, we discuss Lorwyn Eclipsed and Gage professes his love for MTG again, Terr...

Look out world here we come, another hot and juicy one for your earholes. Our main topic today is talking GOALS, what we are trying to do in this next year and what direction we're looking to take our hobby. On top of goal-chatter, Terry talks about freeing himself from the binds of a list and chaos bashing his nurgle army. Steve talks about a very successful Flames of Orion games day hosted a...

Three years! Crazy to think we've been gabbin' at you for this long. Today is a bit of a celebration. We go over some "WRAPPED" lists for the studio and the podcast specifically, we update you on some hobby projects and answer 6 or 7 lingering and new Questions from the HIVE we've received. On top of all that, Steve talks about running another LAN party, Gage gets a taste of...

HELLO! back again with a beautiful episode for ya, and number 75 at that! Today we're just gabbin', talking personal projects, answering some questions, fooling around and talking SHOP. In this ep Terry talks about setting up Fiasco with the gang, Gage goes OFF on Paulie Mordheim's greentext experiments and Steve's brainstorming a Under the Dice church, yea that's right. Big shout out to all those...

Yea that's right, we got the BOY back in the house for another one. Arcane Bryan (@arcaneswordpress) is on the back end of his fantastic event, and we talk a bit about planning for the future, but mostly we get some time to catch up, make jokes and talk about the hobby. Steve talks about painting his LOTR orcs, and getting some work done with Warmaster. Gage played Ten Candles and gives us a l...

We snuck on down the the coolest little abandoned classroom, deep below the First Churches in Northampton, Massachusetts to bring you interviews from some of the HOTTEST gamers around. We've got it 50/50 for you today - in the first half we are joined by two beautiful human beings, David Hoskins (@davidhoskins) and Hothead CJ (@hothead_collective). We talk about the broad variety in the gaming/ner...

GIVE 'EM WHAT THEY WANT!! Here we are again on our own, running down the only road we've ever known.... Today we are catching up with the MAIN MAN Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting), and he's telling us a little bit about all the games he's been developing. Gage is also back from UnionCon, which Tyler attended as well so they give us a little report about that event. The three...

Good news, boppers - WE'RE BACK. We ain't messing around this time. We're buckled in and ready to breakdown all things CAMPAIGN. We are taking a look on some of our favorite campaigns from the past, explaining why they are so appealing to us. On toppa that Steve breaks out some of his ol' school looking mini collection he bought from Impact Miniatures. Terry gets hyped on potentially running in a...

Welcome back Scummers! It’s a late night episode at the studio and the boys are all juiced up on coke zero and monster. Today Terry tries to take the bull by the horns and throw the boys some questions about the hobby. On top of that Terry talks about his ideas for at home solo play 3rd edition 40k, Steve talks about his prospects for a Halo hack for Zona Alpha, and we finally silence Gage! The da...

Well well well, look what we have here, episode 69. We made it this far, can't stop now! Today we're chatting about our newest little endeavor we are trying to make work: YouTube... Our trials and tribulations so far, trying to put together something fresh for you. We talk camera troubles, mental focus problems, and how we are navigating it all. On top of that we spend a little bit more ti...

We're jammin' folks - getting into it! Our main focus of today's episode is hearing about Steve's experience in England with some of the awesome people in our community, and attending the event put on by John (@brothers_of_rotburg_st) and Felix (no IG). It was great to catch up and hear about all the work and love that went into designing the day for the players. On top of that Gage and Terry talk...

WHATS UP gamers!!! This time we are coming at you HOT in another crazy episode with two extra mics in the mix. Today we are joined by not only Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting), but Sam (@cupboard_of_shame) has come all the way from bloody ol'. It was an absolute treat sitting down with these two to talk about life, love, and wargames. Our main convo today was inspired by a question received by Tr...

What's up party people - we've got two little doggies in the mix today who are fresh off the ol' road from HISTORICON2025. Paulie Mordhiem (@wyrdstoned) and the delectable Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting) join us to talk about the in's, out's and inbetween's of Historicon 2025 out in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. You'll hear about the games they played, the vibe of the con, and a little about the...

Let's GOOOOOOOOOOO, jump in the car, we're going GAMING. Today we are digging a little deeper into good piece of "beef" that Steve got for the "submit your beef" call he put out: How do your measure success in an indie game? I summarized the whole submission here - but there are a LOT of games out there, and there seems to be no end to it. Which ones are winners and whi...