{"podcast":{"title":"TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars","slug":"tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342","podcast_index_feed_id":340342,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/95ac93c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thirdfloorwars.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1469447/1469447-1704808445089-6aa27ce78021c.jpg","author":"Craig Shipman","episode_count":289,"summary":"Do you love tabletop gaming? This is your podcast. Who are the creatives behind your favorite games and content? How do they approach their work? I sit with designers, developers, artists, writers, and creators and learn how they approach their work. I try to understand their process, inspiration, and methods for crafting their creations. Craig digs deep into the work and uncovers the origins of your favorite tabletop games and the creative process that brought them to life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342"},"episode":{"title":"Sam Sleney & Zach Cox (Orbital Blues) ep. 274","slug":"sam-sleney-zach-cox-orbital-blues-ep-274","published_at":"2026-04-11T18:45:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342/sam-sleney-zach-cox-orbital-blues-ep-274","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thirdfloorwars/episodes/Sam-Sleney--Zach-Cox-Orbital-Blues-ep--274-e3hooge","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3641445110.mp3","summary":"A lone harmonica rattling through a ship hull; a frontiersman whistles his sad song as he shoulders his laser rifle; an ad plays over the speakers of an empty outpost in a sandy desert, two suns glaring overhead. These are the scenes of Orbital Blues, a lo-fi, sci-fi romp through the furthest frontier imaginable. Today, we sat down with Sam and Zach, the co-creators of the game, to discuss their relationship, the conversations and execution that led to the game’s development, and all the nitty-gritty of how these games are getting made. We talk about their unique approach to writing, the beautiful design decisions they make, and how they involve the community. They also talk about Outlaws and Corporations, their new expansion that’s hitting shelves now. To find Orbital Blues, Afterburn, and all their other great work, check out their website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/pages/orbital-blues And if you wanna back the Outlaws and Corporations Kickstarter, check it out! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/soulmuppet/orbital-blues-outlaws-and-corporations?ref=home-page Don't miss Orbital Blues Month here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/orbital-blues-month See more from Zach on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jellymuppet.bsky.social The Titles We Mentioned: Paint the Town Red Inevitable Best Left Buried Orbital Blues Sins Beneath the Missing Sea Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Blades in the Dark Maze Rats Burning Wheel Fantasy Flights: Only War Exalted Cyberpunk 2020 Mausritter Mork Borg Mordhau Necropolis Hobgoblin Necromunda ************************************ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show for as little as $1 a month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Add this to the end of your link o…","meta_description":"A lone harmonica rattling through a ship hull; a frontiersman whistles his sad song as he shoulders his laser rifle; an ad plays over the speakers of an e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3883,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342/episodes/sam-sleney-zach-cox-orbital-blues-ep-274/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342/sam-sleney-zach-cox-orbital-blues-ep-274.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}