The Outpost Podcast

Jam-packed with creative-thinky things, this episode dissects the traits of board game developers and all the depth, faux-depth, context, and contextless crazy logic trains that run through our "brains". We ponder quickly if these are good things (and decide: they totally are). Things then turn to a broader discussion on the struggles and agonies (excuse us, "nuances") of being a creative team. The standard array of weird tangents surface as well. 

You know how people are, like, people, and how that can be *rough*? And then you put people on the internet and...oof? And then, you know how you make creative projects and share them with people on the internet, but sometimes things don't go according to plan, and all those internet-ing people have big big feelings about that? This episode is about all these things. More specifically, it's about navigating truly brutal feedback, overly intense criticism, and well-intentioned situations threatening to turn toxic. A regular topic on our Discord, we can think of no better way to start this new season of the Outpost than diving straight into the question we get asked most frequently: "How do you deal with this $&#@ with such grace?"  Back after year long-hiatus, we are very excited to be back in your ears, talking about all the behind-the-scenes things happening at Orange Nebula.

How Many Mummies Should You Own? / How Much Are You All Just Winging It? / What Are Some Of The Weird Little Things You Love About Your Craft? 05:03 - Tom's thoughts on optimal mummy quantity  07:32 - An answer filled with Neb-Soul 10:58 - Main Topic - Weird Little Things We Love 21:26 - Tom on Jared presenting ideas in a meeting

What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Do It? / What's The Worst Creature To Give Wings To / Fantasy Vs. Sci-fi  00:58 - What Lacey Would Do If She Could 08:40 - Tom's apt research 10:50 - Main Topic - Fantasy Vs. Sci-fi 23:41 - Subdividing The Two

How Do You Make Your Work Feel Like Play? / What Is Your Coffee Order? / What Are Ghosts That Haunt Your Creative Mind? 02:18 - How Krista Adds Objects To Her Work & Process 08:00 - Marc's Coffee Order 12:51 - Main Topic - Ghosts That Haunt Your Creative Mind 24:52 - Krista's Thoughts On Creative Ghosts Relating To Our

Obstacles You Wrestled With Early In Your Career? / How Would You Like To Die Vs. How You Think You're Going To Die? / How Does Media's Portrayal Of Your Artistry Effect You? CONTENT WARNING: This episode of the Outpost contains descriptions of ways someone could die. The context is playful, but if this is a subject you’d like to avoid, we recommend skipping the segment between minutes 13 and 17. We care about you. Thanks for listening. 03:18 - Marc's obstacles early in his career 13:29 - How Krista thinks she will die 17:15 - Main Topic - Media's Portrayal Of Your Artistry  31:46 - Lacey's feelings on how media portrays her role as a marketer 

What Is An Old Reliable Muse? / What Is The State Of Your House? / Fail Share 04:07 - Jared's musical musings  17:43 - Tom's major fixer-upper 20:16 - Main Topic - Fail Share 36:26 - Approaching repeated failures 

What's Your Favorite Way To Consume Media? / If You Could Be A Music Genre, What Would You Be? / What Does Your Work Day Look Like? 02:03 - Derick describes his preferred environment for media consumption 06:59 - Krista has an existential crisis as to her music-genre personification 10:00 - Main Topic - What Does Your Work Day Look Like? 17:50 - Derick describes the merits of switching between tasks

How Different Is O-Neb Off Camera Compared To On Camera? / What Makes Designing Games More Problematic Than Designing Other Things? / Is Creativity Contagious? 01:42 - Tom claims off camera to be funnier  04:50 - Jared compares fulfillment of a game online to a board game 12:42 - Main Topic - Is Creativity Contagious? 16:39 - Krista describes the inherent creative force within us all

In What Ways Do You Sabotage Your Own Creative Potential? / Do You Think People's Interests Are Remaining Childish For Longer Than Past Generations? / Comparison & Cynicism In the Creative Space 03:10 - Tom discusses frittering away creativity on frittery things  17:50 - Childish Vs Childlike  23:25 - Main Topic - Comparison & Cynicism In The Creative Space 24:08 - Krista's ideal process of comparing her work to others'