Under the Hive of Madness - A Warhammer Lore Podcast

Our Second Episode in our Tales from the Hive series.  Featuring Listener written Lore from Noir and Ickbard!  As always we are a Grimdark and Horror-based Warhammer 40k Podcast, so expect some adult themes, adult language, and a handful of bad jokes!  Never Smack a 4 Armed Emperor in the Mouth... they aren't a gift horse... Emai us your Lore, Creepy Stories and Questions: UndertheH...

It's time to join the Black Crusade!  Well, the 13th anyway... Join the Under of the Hive of Madness crew this week as we dive into part 4 of our Imperial Guard Series.  We focus on the events of the 13th Black Crusade, and how it challenged one of the Guard's most famous heroes, as well as how it shaped the foundation of the Astra Militarum in the modern Imperium.  Next week we wil...

Marky and Goblin King take a little sidetrip this week and explore some of the connections between role playing and the 40k universe, as well as going over some of their past in the hobby of role playing.  This is our elevator pitch, as we start to look at the Savage Worlds Adevnture Edition ruls and apply it to some of the Under the Hive of Madness teases about Role Playing Games.  Over...

Its time for your monthly Spooky Dookie, with the Under the Hive of Madness Boys!  We are moving out of the haunting territory of ghosts and into the world of cryptids over the next several episodes as we talk about one of the cryptid world's Heavy Hitters: Big Foot.  We also cover a few other monsters that make up the tapestry of Americana, as well as brainstorm a few Innsmouth Hive cry...

Under the Hive of Madness is back this week for Part 3 of the Astra Militarum, join the boys as they recount the historical dates of M41 leading up to the 13th Black Crusade.  Plus our musings on heretic guard, Yarrick... and Kev's extremely moving rendition of "Creeeeeeeeeeeedddddd".  We also discuss some of the Real World history and how it wraps into some of the changes to the expansi...

This week the Under the Hive of Madness boys continue their coverage on the men and women that make up the Hammer of the Emperor, the Astra Militarum.  Strap in for some musings on 80s Actions films, as well as the history of the Imperial Guard from the last few days of the Heresy up till just about M41.  We will contineu our coverage in Part 3 with the History of more recent events and...

Its finally time for our boys to jump head fist into some Imperium Lore!  This week on Under the Hive of Madness we kick off our lore series on the Astra Militarum, with an overview of the faction and look into their Command Structure.  Kev brings us some sweet quotes which help to paint a great, if a little girm, picture of what the average guardsman might have to content with... and Ma...

Join us for Part 3 of the Skjaldmaer Worlds, this week on Under the Hive of Madness.  Marky and Goblin King are joined by Beast and Kev once again as the boys jump into the origins of the 636th Expeditionary Force!  The marks UHMs first episode devoted to Space Marine and the Astra Militarum Lore, with a few teases on more to come.   We are a Grimdark and Horror theme Warhammer...

This week on Under the Hive of Madness, Marky and Goblin King are back at it with the second part on the Skjaldmaer Worlds.  Join the boys as they dive into the Knight World of Ragnor, before talking about the religious and culutural foundations that make up life in this backwater subsector of the Dark Imperium.  More of our creative writing tips and tricks are on display, as we explore...

After more than a few teases and a half year of waiting the UHM Crew gets into Goblin King's sub-sector Lore!  Come along with Marky and Gobbo as they discuss the Intro to the sub-sector and go over a few of the planets that can be found there.  They also talk over some of the tips and tricks of creative writing that are being used as this chunk of Lore is being fleshed out and establish...

This week on Under the Hive of Madness, Goblin King sits down with Ickbard to talk about growing into the hobby as well as how Ick got started in the hobby.  We uncover some of the Lore behind the Sanguinala Holiday itself, breifly drop a few teases about Homebrew Lore, and even touch a little bit on Dungeons and Dragons and other Role Playing Games.  UHM is a Podcast diving into the Hor...

This week we dive head first into the Weapons and Technology of the Warhammer 40k Universe, mainly focused on the broad stroke overview of tools avalible to the Imperium of Man.  Like our topic on Melee in 40k, this is a massive subject and we will be returning for a Part 2 soon, before we look at tackling some of the crazy Xenos tech that is out there!  In classic Under the Hive of Madn...

It's time for some spooky dookies with the UHM Crew, we are back at it this week covering the major types of hauntings.  With some real-world examples, and stories as well as some examples of how they connect to the 40k Universe.  Then we dive into an Under the Hive of Madness first, with a listener-submitted ghostly tale... This is our last episode on the Chaos Gods, so get ready for so...

This week the Under the Hive of Madness crew puts our money where our mouth is and uses a list of planet descriptions along with a few dice to brainstorm up a world!  Join us as we randomize the classifications for the world we will be fleshing out over the next few weeks in order to use in a crusade.  We borrow from several existing properties and remix away until we get something that...

"What are those things coming out of its nose?"   "Oh, those are ChemRats... well there goes the planet...." This week the Under the Hive of Madness crew takes a deeper dive into Imperium Planet classifications as we ramp up for a Creative Writing, Design Worlds episode.  We take a look at some of the Hollywood tropes, tricks, and science fiction mainstays that seem to surround the genre...

Beast has a bone to pick with the rest of the cast, here at Under the Hive of Madness!  With the debate as to why the heck we see Melee Weapons in this science fiction universe!  We debate the rule of cool, how rush tactics only work cause bolter range sucks, and how the balance of the game mechanics might be tweaked in order to make it make more sense... Don't worry though we still drif...

Under the Hive of Madness is back at it with the Third part to our Aeldari Faction series, covering the Asuryani.  Following Beast's Golden Three, we take a deeper dive into the Craftworld Eldar in this episode, talking about their technology, the Craftworlds themselves, how their society has changed and evolved, and what type of troops they deploy.  We realized going into this episode t...

Several weeks back our own Goblin King was a guest on the Knights of Nerd Podcast, rambling on about all things Warhammer 40k, and this week as a Special Treat the UHM Boys are talking to Nerd of Many Faces himself.  Follow us as we explore the concept of Knights of Nerd, while also trying to offend as many fandoms as possible, in a single episode!  From Star Wars to Diablo, to even 40k...

Spooky season is over, and the Under the Hive of Madness boys are jumping back into the swing of things with a Hobby episode!  We talk through the various disciplines that make up kitbashing, converting, and proxies.  Covering some tips on how to get started on the process, as well as outlining some of our favorite projects and talking about some of the projects we would like to get to i...

This week we have a special guest in the Under the Hive of Madness Studio, Ickbard!  He came down to deliver the Commissioned Necron Army he painted for Goblin King, get a few games in, and talk with us about his Hobby Experience.  Come with us as we explore Science Fiction and how it has changed over the years, commission painting, and how to get started in the hobby; before we finish u...

The Under the Hive of Madness Crew is continuing to share spooky season contact in the month of October!  Join us this week as we talked about Space Hulks!  We cover movies that have those Space Hulk Vibes, before jumping into a breakdown of what they are, how they form, and how the Imperium deals with them.  As always we are a Grimdark and Horror-themed Podcast, so expect some adul...

This week on Under the Hive of Madness we dip into our second spooky episode of the season, with our fourth installment of Lorus Obscurus.  We are finally dipping into the cryptid side of the Paranormal, by covering the Black Dog, a creature that kinda bridges the gap between ghosts and monsters.  Dr. Facilier joins us on this episode, to share some of her creepy experiences along with u...

It's the first night of the Spooky Season, and we here at Under the Hive of Madness want to try and bring you guys as much Spooky Dookie content as we can!  Strap in as we take a dive into the Origins of the 4 Armed Emperor, what they are, what they mean to the hive, and what hunts them... We also take a look at Goblin King's Tau Lore, which leans a bit more into the Horror side of the Grimda...

This week on Under the Hive of Madness we continue to explore the rich history of the Aeldari people, including their downfall and the birth of the Chaos God Slaanesh.  We lay out some of the connections between Aeldari history and the history of humanity.  665.66 UHMR's vox waves are even taken over for a few minutes by a Catachan veteran!  This episode covers the rest of Aeldari's...

This week the Under the Hive of Madness crew dives into the deep end when it comes to one of the eldest races of the universe, the Aeldari.  We look at what fractured them as a people, leading to the several different playable factions we see in the state of play today, before taking a dive into the ancient history of the War in Heaven.  This is the first of our episodes covering the Ael...