Brain Trust

Latest Episodes:

Roles and Oubliette Strategies Jan 11, 2024

Show notes

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 future

Disco Elysium

Among Us (amongus)

Dungeons and Dragons 3.5

Kim Diaz Holm

Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering

Campfire

Into the Odd

A Ship of Theseus RPG

Oblique Strategies

Occult Strategies

New Starts and Firestarters Jan 04, 2024

Show notes

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!

Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/.

Appendix N:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Wolves Upon the Coast

How to Summon a Spirit

TORQ: rallyraid roleplaying

Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future

Cybermetal 2012

Season Preview Jan 02, 2024

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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/.

Live Outside Gen Con (Gen Con 2023) Aug 23, 2023

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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!

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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

Live at a Conference (Gen Con 2023) Aug 03, 2023

Show notes

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.

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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

Three More Questions Jun 23, 2023

Show notes

We answer questions about reengaging with WIPS, designing the roleplaying out of rpgs, and the three new questions of design.

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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

Don't Scam Yourself Jun 15, 2023

Show notes

We’re chatting about collaboration, Guns n’ Roses, and how we like to work with each other!

1978: The Night THEY Came Home. Go to 1978.games and reserve your copy today!

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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

Triangulating Jun 07, 2023

Show notes

Today, we debut Adam’s newest RPG and crowdfunding campaign: 1978: The Night THEY Came Home. Go to 1978.games and reserve your copy today!

We chat about all things 1978, the shared nightmare of being in school again, triangulating where a game fits in the world, and updates on our projects and lives.

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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

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Zine Jun 01, 2023

Show notes

We’re back! Talking about shirts, mousetrap, making zines, and Adam’s game Sweet Revenge.

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