by Tom Mattson | July 27th, 2022 | Articles, Board Games, Creativity, Pop Culture
This is not an article that says the super most obvious thing: that Dungeons and Dragons is like jazz because of all the collaborative improvisation. Well, OK, it totally does say that, but with a very specific nuance. So it’s, like, the third most obvious thing....
by Tom Mattson | June 10th, 2022 | Articles, Pop Culture
As an entertainment & design studio, it is difficult for us to take in other people’s creations without our “what can we learn from this?” lenses on. Don’t feel bad for us though; we don’t work very hard to take them off. Sometimes we take notes. Sometimes we...
by Tom Mattson | January 24th, 2022 | Board Games, Creativity, Design, Podcast
How do you find your voice in your creative work and why does that matter? Also: some other things. The Outpost podcast is back. 02:10 – Community Question: Is the final push toward excellence a good use of time?13:02 – Community Question: How do you...
by Tom Mattson | August 10th, 2020 | Articles, Creativity, Pop Culture
This piece is about how I was a moron, but also how I’m all better now, and about how much better it is being better instead of being a not-better-yet moron. It’s like this: at some point, I stopped reading short stories. This may not seem like a big deal,...
by Tom Mattson | May 4th, 2020 | Articles, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
What are shrouded in mystery, constantly changing, and plump full of goodies? PLUNDER PODS! Plunder Pod is a monthly giveaway of mystery treats, merch, and swag given out to the O-Neb community. Each pod will be different, and we reserve the right to make...
