Brain Trust

Season 2, Episode 10. On this season finale, Adam and Will talk about Brindlewood Bay and the concept of the quantum mystery. We get into stoner mysteries, the LA of it all, and what to do about ipods.   Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks .

Season 2, Episode 9. On this episode, Adam and Will talk about their perfect creative conditions, how long we’ll be making games, magic systems, epiphanies, changes in approaches over time, and more.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

On this episode, Adam and Will talk about cons: working them, playing games at them, and running games at them, and all the feelings wrapped up therein.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

On this episode, Adam and Will talk about finishing projects, Mortal Kombat, and Adam’s white whale project.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

On this episode, Adam and Will recap and discuss this year’s ZineQuest, and explore a spiritual successor to a game they both love. Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

Season 2, Episode 5: Brain Trust Babies On this episode, Will regales Adam with an anecdote about a recent game. Find Adam Vass’s Midnight Marathon here: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/7608ff96-13c1-4dd9-aa9b-c7a50f762b1e/landing?ref=bk-discover-user-profile Find Seb Pines’ Underneath here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spines/underneath-2 Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and...

On this episode, we chat about what happens when we send games to print, and the eternal struggle of supporting systems with adventure releases. How do you build a play culture? Check out this link for a list of zine quest projects: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XGdtJVXGD5FD3XMcsS_FXdLN6OuRvmaYlm7Zfyo6zVs/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Find Adam Vass’s Midnight Marathon here: https://www.backerkit.com...

Season 2, Episode 3 Part 3 of 3 on crowdfunding. In this episode, we talk about the existential aspects of crowdfunding, and answering questions from the Brain Trust Discord and Bluesky: How do you decide if a project is right for the green realm (or equivalent) as opposed to just doing a release on your own stores? How do we even think this is a good idea to build a business model on? How do we r...

Season 2, Episode 2: Crowdfunding is a Pencil Dive into a Pond.  Part 2 of 3 on crowdfunding. In this episode, we focus on the mental aspect of crowdfunding, and answer questions from our Discord and Bluesky: How do you crowdfund a second game? How to balance sustainability and environmental responsibility? Can crowdfunding be fun? Do we need to divorce our worth from our projects more? How do you...

Season 2, Episode 1: For Those About to Crowdfund, We Salute You Part 1 of 3 on crowdfunding. In this episode, we break down first principles of a crowdfunding campaign. What is it, why do we do it, and how do we stay sane while doing it.  Find Adam Vass’s Midnight Marathon here . Find Seb Pines’ Underneath here . Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seaso...

Season 1, Episode 11: In this episode, we tackle a question from Ethan Yen about creating competitive TTRPGs.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

Season 1, Episode 10: In this episode, we answer listener questions, specifically about monster design, art, and “quiet innovation”.  Appendix N:  https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/rock-paper-scissors---a-method-for-competitive-game-play-design Made Out Of Meat: Health Systems In Video Games Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes,...

Season 1, Episode 9: In this episode, we talk about how we communicate what our games even are, and how we can meld minds with people who run games via the page.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

Season 1, Episode 8: We were both… ACTUALLY… at Gen Con. Here’s our report!  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

Season 1, Episode 7: In this episode we join our hosts mere minutes after the end of a successful Kickstarter.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

Season 1, Episode 6: In this episode, we talk everything Plasmodics, a big update on our lives and project, and how we highlight the usness of our games. Find Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future here. Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ .

Season 1, Episode 5: In this episode, we talk about shock jocks, graphic design, and studying adventures, and in the middle we design the Born to Die TTRPG! Listen to part two of this episode only on Ko-Fi , on 2/6.  Find the Born to Die RPG at https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/ . Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to m...

Season 1, Episode 4: In this episode, we chat about IKEA, save points in TTRPGs, and how we research games, and who our “game parents” are.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ . Appendix N: Baldur’s Gate 3 big Grave Fashion Fantasy Vampire the Masquerade O...

Season 1, Episode 3: In this episode, we talk about companions and how we love to use them.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ . Appendix N: Baldur’s Gate 3 Follow   Imp of the Preverse Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future Wastelanders Cybermetal...

Season 1, Episode 2b Bonus: In this episode, we enter the Therapy-G zone to talk about how to run dungeons while playing digitally! Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ . Appendix N: Western Kabuki Wolves Upon the Coast Dungeons and Dragons (disrespectful) D...

Season 1, Episode 2: In this episode, we talk about the meta roles at the RPG table, asymmetrical stats, and a playstorm where we go goblin mode.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/ . Appendix N: Sixth Sense Scanners Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird...

Season 1, Episode 1: In this episode we talk about the structure of the show, how we plan to make it, and what kind of things we’ll talk about. We introduce the Techlab with our first topic: what makes a good first sentence or intro paragraph of an RPG?  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Fin...

Season 1, Episode 0 Adam Vass and Will Jobst are back with another season of the Brain Trust podcast, starting this Thursday! In this preview episode, get to know our new format, release schedule, and how to support us.  Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more!  Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/...

We have an exciting new opportunity for you, and some tickets to sell. We chat about mentorship and how to knowledge share with others, and preview some upcoming games!  ____ Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst . Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/vGB9UYY...

We’re over in sunny Fort Wayne for the latest and greatest Gen Con. We pick our BarbieHiemer games and talk about Dr. Adam Divorce.  ____ Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst . Also, there’s a discord! We’d love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/vGB9UYYveK