Episode 33: Bill and Witty's Excellent Adventure

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 BattleTech, MegaMek, and the ye olde BattleTech cartoons and how it's distracting him from more pressing projects, and Steve breaks down his episodic "End Transmission" narrative. Don't forget to sign-up for the slime party! Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Eat your veggies, and Bash the Planet! We have sick merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 is hyped for Tabletop Minions Expo, and talks about White Dwarf battle reports that have inspired him from a youngster. Phil talks about Low from Image comics, and shows off some amazing bashes that friends have given him for his Brothers of Promethium warband, and Terry breaks down making easy one page zines and a how words can be better than videos for telling stories on the tabletop. The mixer gives us a hell of a ride this episode, but we cleaned this one up nice for ya! Enjoy beautiful people! Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Go supernova, and Bash the Planet! We have sick merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 zero and shares how he hates mismatched painting styles in an army. Tyler talks about his idea for pre-Heresy Deathguard stuck on the planet known as [REDACTED]. Meanwhile, Terry tries to push Hominid28, and Phil looks to collaborate with the community on his Brothers of Promethium warband. We're glad you're here, buckle up - pop a couple orange slices and let the sugar rush take you away (until you crash). Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Speed-paint some minis, and Bash the Planet! We have sick merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Nap at your computer, and Bash the Planet! We have sick merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 for siege games with Maggot Ian, Gage plays question-master when it comes to our "rules" topic, and explains how he used a human skull from an amazon employee to make his bash this year. Terry makes it very apparent he hasn't really read the rules for his undead army and how too many rules breaks his immersion and finally Phil shows off his (awesome) paintjob first model for Brothers of Promethium and talks a little about his outing to see Heilung with Gage. Plenty of bad jokes and bad takes ahead - sure to delight the senses. Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Fire up the grill baby, and Bash the Planet! We have sick merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 ideas, scenarios, and possible game systems we could use to make this 40k setting feel fully realized in the coming months. Gage talks a bit about hanging out and gaming at the North East Dungeon Siege. Phil breaks down a very badass PG-13 Ad Mech warband idea, Terry explains why you should send him all your Gen1 Army Painter Speedpaint and Steve talks bout painting a Averland Empire Army to play OPR Regiments (it looks so good). Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Don't Hit Steve's Truck, but Bash the Planet! We have sick merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 tournament and their crazy display builds blew his mind once again this year, and Terry struggles through his FOMO and bugs his compatriots for more details. Be prepared for next year to flood the Golden Demon cases with your dirtbag creations, and get stoked for Rusted Demon. There's a lot of good little nuggets in this episode to get you excited for the future of this silly little hobby of ours. Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Destroy an Angel and Bash the Planet! We have sick merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 from historical, real life, or mythology and folklore. Gage talks about he's bad with historical events but how Greek mythology really floats his boat, Terry remembers how inspirational Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was, Steve breaks down why the new Matrix movie is meta-cool and how real life atrocities can kick off ideas for dark settings. Paul talks about why his warband leader needs to be dripped out and Phil strings us along on a yarn and explains how he develops his characters using real life historical figures. By the end of this you're gonna be begging for a tribal sleeve that goes up to your neck (go see From Dusk til Dawn). Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Tune your sets and Bash the Planet! We have sick new merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Paul: @wyrdstoned Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 today, as Terry is back from Dadcation, and Paul's here too as our resident Adepticon first-timer. Gage talks about his board for his Forbidden Psalm scenario and tells us about middle-of-the-road Chinese food. Steve explains when to get the best deals, and how to clean up on loose sprues. Terry talks a bit about how hobby life is as a new dad, and reminds us about the hidden historical wargame hotel. Paul came stacked with great questions about the event, and discusses the Earthsea cycle and Elden Ring. Phil is a menacing presence and tells you why you should be walking around looking over shoulders at what cool games people are playing. Whether you've been there before, it's your first time, or you want a taste of what the party is like, come along and ride on a Fantastic Voyage. Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Fail up and Bash the Planet! We have sick new merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Steve: @sovthofheaven Gage: @noclearcoat Terry: @stone.jaw Paul: @wyrdstoned Phil: @bloodtrancefusion

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 whispered theories of the 40k ties to the Old World, and Gage talks about high fantasy and how the more outlandish the story the better in contrast to Phil's "Bronze Age or Bust" mindset. We've got a lot of ground to cover, see you in the trenches! Big shout out to all those Scumbags that decided to join our Patreon, you are the reason we can keep on keeping on - thank you! Munch your Popplers, and Bash the Planet! We have sick new merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Big Cartel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Knuckbones Miniatures' (@knucklebones_miniatures) Hive Scum and Ratmen models and print out and paint up your favorite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knucklebones Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the In Rust We Trust discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IRWT Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support us further, take a look at our Patreon! We'd love to have you: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hive Scum Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy all of the Under the Dice Merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Under the Dice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are on IG: Gage: @noclearcoat Steve: @sovthofheaven Tyler: @tylerisalrightatpainting Phil: @bloodtrancefusion [[NAME REDACTED FROM RECORD]]: @stone.jaw