Hive Scum

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...

OOOOOOOO bby we're back. Just the three of us today in a big ol' round table discussion about what the future looks like for games. We are all heavily inspired by the games of old, and our early experiences with these games shaped who we are now, but... will it always be this way? Will there be people who look back on this era with the longing that we reserve for the "3rd Edition 40K City Fight" b...

Goin' down to Hive Scum, gonna have yourself a time! We've thrown together another spicy little episode for you featuring our good friend and amazing hobby hero, Chris (@landlines on IRWT), on top of that Phil was kicking around the studio the night we recorded and we put a mic in front of him! Chris is here to talk a little about building the District of the Damned community down in D.C. He talks...

Welcome back to another scintillating istallment of your favorite miniature focused boyos. We convinced Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting) to join us again as we talk about adding that much needed narrative spice to your games. Specifically we are talking about how you add RPG elements into your games, and how you break away from a sweaty mindset and turn your focus instead to creating somethi...

Oh boy, UTD fest is in the rearview.. we had an absolute BLAST at the event. In this episode we do a little bit of reflection and talk about our favorite moments of the event, as well as talking about the sci-fi campaign that we are currently playing. Dark Tyler is in the mix with us and he breaks down his Imperial Guard army and the story behind them. Gage is excited about OPR Warfleets and is ma...

You're probably on your way already, but this episodes getting snuck out a little early to give you something to enjoy during your travels! We have Dark Tyler and Paulie Mordheim with us today and we're breaking down what is happening at UTD Fest this year. We go through the whole weekend, and surprise even ourselves with how much we have going on, truly a weekend for the ages. We talk about build...

Hooo there peeps, we got another killer ep coming at you this week! MC Gage figured out how to hook up the audio to the computer so we could interview a real legend - Mike Hutchinson! We talk about Space Gits, how Mike comes up with ideas for games, how he creates interesting mechanics as well as a fair share of goofin' around. On top of that, Steve probes about how to run a kickstarter on the eve...

Back home from Adepticon, feels good to turn our attention onto our own event - Under the Dice Fest! Which will be here by the time you know it. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of event planning, let's take a second to reflect on how everything went this year in Milwaukee. We met lots of new people this year, did lots of new things, and in this episode we break down the highs and lows of Adept...

I mean - Come ON! how can you beat something like this. This episode was recorded in a secret service corridor at Adepticon, where we trapped the LEGEND Dave Taylor (@davetaylorminiatures) and our friend Nate Dungeon (@natedungeon). We get to go DEEP with two of the most creative, bad ass freaks on this side of the hobby. Dave Taylor talks his favorite projects he's been a part of throughout his l...

Westbound and down, we're getting ready for truckin! Headed out to the BIG SHOW - Adepticon, where all our friends live. Today we are talking about our hopes and concerns for the new venue and what we are looking forward to seeing! Gage talks Influenza type-A, listbuilding and leaning into that two color primed grindset. Terry breaks down his 40k campaign and ways (hopefully) to make it easy on th...

HELLO, HELLO! We're all stoked up on studios this week. We've been organizing the communal hangout joint and we've also all be reconfiguring our personal spaces in some way shape and form. So today we talk, ideologies, methodologies, philosophies and skullduggeries that go into our spaces and talk ideas you can steal and use. We all know peeps are different - so head over to the In Rust We Trust D...

We're back at it again for another old-school Hive Scum yap session. We're all over the place this episode, talking about projects we're finishing up, games we've been really digging, ideas for future projects and campaigns, RPGs and buying nice brushes. Terry talks a lot about his Skaven army, gives a little lore for it, and talks about his weirdo paint jobs. He's hoping to make a little space ov...

Pauly Mordheim (@wyrdstoned) and Gage are back from ye olde England where they battled in the world's premier undead diorama game, Necropolis. They talk how the event was laid out, the church they played in, their amazing games, awesome warbands, and the scenario for the day of the event. If you were ever thinking about hosting your own event - listen in and steal some ideas because this day sound...

In this episode we're talking about building that local community. It's the question we get asked the most - "how do I build a scene, or run something inq28". Instead of our normal answer of "DIY or die," we thought we'd come up with some strategies for you, and talk about ways to introduce your freak little indie games to friends and strangers. On top of this Gage ponders the origins of the minia...

In this episode we've got our good bud Dark Tyler in the mix! We go a little deeper into our plans for 2025, and what projects we are starting off with to try and start accomplishing goals, then we round it out with some Questions From the Hive . On top of that Steve talks a little about the start of his OPR regiments campaign, and welcoming back his brother back into the hobby. Tyler talks about...

Time to party! we made it to Episode 50 - can you believe it? To really bring the energy this episode we dusted off the old sampler. If you're a patron of ours, you probably are familiar with this beautiful piece of equipment which was showcased in the Lost Episode we uploaded only for you. If you aren't, you're in for a wild ride. We talk about what the future looks like in 2025, both personally...

We're at Ryan's (@thecryptpvd) house and he's showing off his cool digs. He opened The Crypt in Providence, Rhode Island about a month ago and we finally hauled our buns out to see him. He gives us a little insight into why he wanted to start his own game store, some of the challenges, and (being an old-time IRWTer) we talk about his awesome stock of indie RPG and wargames. On top of that Steve ta...