Hive Scum

Your UAV is online! Hive Scum's rocking rangers akimbo and trying to rack up a nice streak. We're back and today (finally) Gage is able to tell us all about his trip to Croatia to attend the Turm event put on by Ana Polanšćak (@gardensofhecate). He's kept it quiet for a week, and now he's spilling all his secrets. You'll hear about the trip, the games, and some of the personali...

Welcome back to Hive Scum! We're just as silly as we always are. We got a littttttle topic for ya today, we're talkin' terrain . Obviously terrain is a key element to the game, but how do you get there as a beginner, and how important is it to immersion? We talk steps towards your first experiments in terrain-making, different styles/options you have, and how to make interesting settin...

A real bag o' tricks today, all sorts of wacky hijinks. We talk about silly roommate situations and how Phil is stronger than a ceiling fan. Gage is stoked to go to the Miami of Croatia and we talk about the Game of Thrones universe before he invades King's Landing. Terry breaks down his little issues with One Page Rules Grimdark Future Firefight and why homebrew rules all come back to Mid...

Big and stompin' Hive Scum's back and we've broken through our electrified fence. Today we are professing our love to our favorite factions from Warhammer, and the custom lore and conversions we've done to make our armies unique. Phil teaches us about evolution and blows our minds about whales, and Terry wonders whether lab-grown dinosaurs would be vegan. Gage swoons over BattleTec...

We're creepin' and we are crawlin'! Back with another infection for your ears. The topic for this episode is all about Battle Reports! We talk about what we like in reports, how we would do reports, and the difference between video and written ones and the benefits of each for immersion. Gage talks about touring the Kingdom Death factories and his struggles with Dirty Down rust. Steve...

It's late night and we're goofing around a bit. We haven't done a good old-fashioned "Questions from the Hive" episode in a while, and what better time to do so than when Dark Tyler is in the studio. Gage pisses off Tyler by laughing at his lore and crashes from his sugar intake. Steve explains that his superpower would be the ability to teleport to the fridge to get a coke z...

Wittle Bonus episode! The boys got together with two of the greats - Witty (@wittlegoblin) and Bill (@berserkerwrks). The gang talks about Night Thirst, LAN parties, Mek28 and ask a lot of questions about the ins and outs of making your own game. What a better way to break up a week then a tasty little treat like this! Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are t...

Yea it's sick, Hive Scum is back with another salty little snack for you. We've got a lot jammed packed into this one - but it's still mostly nonsense. We talk some smashbash and break down our builds, then talk about where our tastes lie with rules in wargaming on the spectrum that is rule-light to crunchy. Steve talks about playing One Page Rules Regiments, and using his smashbash fo...

Bash the Planet! Your local boys are at it again, and now finally we are diggin into some more personal projects around the studio. We talk about what we are up to post-event craziness, and which games we have been crushing on lately. Then we take a heady little detour and lay out a bit more of the Brothers of Promethium setting. We break down what the world is like and all came up with warband id...

It's a late-night episode of Hive Scum, so be prepared for a silly one. Steve, Gage and Phil are back to the studio after Adepticon and Terry is ready to interrogate them. Steve explains how he tried to save Phil from selling off his 40k army for peanuts. Gage tells us about chlorine huffing in the historical building, and Five Nights at Freddy's merch. Phil talks about how the team tourna...

Choo-choo buckaroo, you made it back, and we are proud of you. To all the folks who went, and are listening to this post-Adepticon, hopefully this carries you back to your homelands, where you can get a little sleep after some late-night hangs with the HS crew. In this episode we're back to our goofy selves, our topic for today was raised by Phil and we take a look at inspiration that we glean...

Jump on in mfer, we're going to Adepticon! It's a couple weeks out but not too soon to talk about it. In this episode we break down what to expect, both from our grimy side of the con, as well as our favorite parts of the con as a whole. A lot of our listeners will be going for the first time this year, and hopefully this'll give you a good idea of what to look for! It's five of us...

He came from Planet Piss, he's just alright at painting, he's everyone favorite historical fanatic... Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting) has joined us for another sick little episode of Hive Scum! This week Phil really wields the sword and leads us on a discussion of Sci-fi vs. Fantasy. Tyler chats about historical accuracy, his love for low fantasy and Robert Eggers. Steve explains wh...

Thanks for joining us for Episode 26. We're on the back-end of NEMO and boy, what a wild ride. Paulie Mordheim (@wyrdstoned) is back in the saddle again as we bring you a bit of a twofer-doofer. We start the episode with a look back at the event, how we feel it went, and what we can do about next year. The second half of the episode puts you right in the action, coming live from NEMO 2024. Joi...

The gates of Mordheim grow ever closer! Shoutout to all those scumlords who are heading to NEMO this weekend, we are putting this out a couple days early to give you something to enjoy during your travels! Thanks for joining us for Episode 25. Today we've officially ousted Terry and replaced him with the much more handsome Paulie Mordheim (@wyrdstoned). Paul brought us our topic for today, &qu...

Hear ye, Hear ye! Gather round denizens for another haunting tale of grimdark goodness. Thanks for joining us for Episode 24. Today we are acting on our goals we've set and Phil's taking us on a journey into the Nü Age of Sigmar. He breaks down the detailed map he's drawn up for the new campaign and how it'll all work. In true Hive Scum fashion we have a bit o' banter (and argu...

All aboard who's going aboard! Thanks for joining us for Episode 23. Today is a bigtime goal-making day and tonkin' about the future - and boy, does it look bright, or dark, or grim, whichever you like. We discuss all of the dreams we have for our hobby lives post-New England Mordheim Open. Gage leads us in a discussion of Ben (@apocrypha_now) and we gush hard about his enthusiasm and wild...

Crawl from beneath the wastes with us! Thanks for joining us for Episode 22. Today we talk about a year of Hive Scum in review, can you believe it? We've apparently done a lot, both with our digital communities, live events and just goofy hijinks and half-brain schemes (bigger and better things to come). Steve introduces all of the upcoming events happening in the Grimdark Hallway at Adepticon...

Let this be the hour when we draw swords together! Thanks for joining us for Episode 21. Today we talk shop, breaking down our favorite narrative engines and in-game mechanics and why they hit home so sweet. Steve talks about his Gelida Mech he's building (s/o @magos_buer), Phil punches through an entire coffee filter making little tiny leaves, Terry refuses to acknowledge his lack of corpse c...

Woowee! Episode 20! We're back, and this time recording in our brand new space! We're hard at work getting it all set, so keep an eye out for build updates. Today you get our reactions to the new space, as well as hear the first updates of how we are handling the ramp up to this year's New England Mordheim Open (please build a board!!). Terry talks about his deep dive into Gorkamorka a...

Welcome to an extremely rules heavy Episode 19! (Gage is back to his old ways). This week we've all been really busy with personal projects and we have a sweet little piece of news that we are exciting to tell you about! Phil exposes a small sliver of the insane fantasy world that he has brewing, Gage challenges Adepticon goers to stay up later than him and Steve (you won't), Steve talks a...

Welcome to an XXXtreme Episode 18! This week we dig into Steve's game Flames of Orion (thanks to playtesters!), we discuss our Hill Giants for #kingofthehillgiant contest put on by Hill Giant Games and argue about Space Marines and their (lack of?) training. Phil tells us about his disdain for pronunciation lawyers, Gage doesn't follow any rules (Anarchy99), Terry starts to crack after he...

So yee hath come back for MORE, well thank yee for checking out Episode 17! This week we dig into personal RPG pasts, talking old campaigns we have been a part of and how to keep things fresh for the long haul with narratives. Phil stands for 45 minutes, Terry complains about people who kill mosquitos, Gage talks about how expansive his Genestealer Cults army has gotten, and Steve talks about burn...

Greetings traveler, we're glad to see you again! Thanks for joining us for Episode 16. This week, we talk about how scary the New England woods are, and about horror in movies, RPGs, and video games. Steve talks his struggles with using oil washes, Terry tells us about the time a moth flew into his mouth, Gage gushes about A24 (probably has done it before), and Phil does a wee bit of online sh...

Welp, back again with your dose of grime from the underhive! Thanks for joining us for Episode 15. Today we dive deep into some questions from listeners, that of course spur us on to wild conversation. This week, we talk about games we would like to play, and directions we would like to take our hobby, Phil fills us in about the illegal reptile trade and talks about shrews, Terry struggles to reme...