
103 episodes

Brain Trust Adam Vass & Will Jobst
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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Indie tabletop designers Adam Vass and Will Jobst make roleplaying games, chat theory, and be friends online. Originally a part of Break Kickstarter, weekly episodes documented the brainstorming and development of a tabletop roleplaying game with kickstarter backers influencing design decisions.
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Zines and Mushrooms
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Today we’re talking about zines, available across the internet for Zine Month 2023!
The Lovers
Plasmodics
Sweet Revenge
Horse Girl
Chiron’s Doom
Electrum Archive #2
Miru 2
Strictly Between Us
Contact
Low-Res Futures
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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 -
D&D 5th Sedition
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On this episode, we talk about our 2023 goals, what vape carts go with what RPGs, the Jobst Style Guide, Adam’s consulting, giving back to the community, making a million dollars, and more!
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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 -
Best of 2022
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On this episode, we rank the best stuff of 2022! For spoilers and links to our favorites, check them out below:
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Most useful randomizer
Adam: hand-made oracle cards
Will: hand-churned google sheets randomizers
Character of the year
Will: John Locke from LOST
Adam: Pumpkin kid from @hh_toys_inc
Worst WIP
Adam: SOULBURNER
Will: Heckhead
Clutchest graphic design asset
Adam: Blkmarket dust and scratch pack (https://blkmarket.com/product/dust-and-scratches/)
Will: A ruler and a square
Shape of the year
Will: Pringle
Adam: Klein bottle
Best font
Adam: Glassure (https://www.behance.net/gallery/80102797/Glassure-Typeface-v10)
Will: Work sans (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Work+Sans)
Zoo animal (from Adira!)
Will: Emu
Adam: Capybara
Dice result
Adam: 1
Will: 0, 00
Snack (from Kayla!)
Will: Almonds
Adam: El Matador tortilla chips
Immaculate vibes (from Dan!)
Adam: Frankenstein (the doggie)
Will: Warhammer: Darktide clutch
Most tone (from Dan!)
Adam: Bloodbeam Badlands by Viditya Voleti (https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/bloodbeam-badlands)
Will: Cybermetal 2012 (https://www.worldchamp.io/store/cybermetal-2012)
Fav Brain Trust episode
Will: Gen Con episodes
Adam: Games jam
Fav game you read
Into the Odd, by Chris McDowall (https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/)
Favorite video game
Adam: Horizon Forbidden West
Will: Citizen Sleeper
Favorite social media alternative
Adam: Coffee shop
Will: Playing rpgs with friends
Most outlaw rpg (from Dan!)
Adam: TORQ (https://goodluckpress.co/products/torq)
Will: ad&d
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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 -
Storage Locker Graveyard
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On this episode, we talk about the new Pokemon, the differences between storage lockers and graveyards, and make a game after our favorite Cabinet of Curiosities episode!
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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 -
One is the Dungeonest Dragon
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On this episode, we review a leaked copy of One D&D, that we absolutely acquired. It devolves into Adam and Will playing “keep one and leave one” for all the mechanics of D&D until it’s something we like. Wet dragon.
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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 -
Wonder Cabinet with Aaron King
While you’re here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/).
On this episode, we talk to game designer, podcaster, and collage EXPERT Aaron King about Patchwork World, wonder cabinets, loud neighbors, and play a game of our own creation!
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Find Aaron’s games at https://erinking.itch.io/ and listen to RTFM at http://www.rtfmcast.com/
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
Customer Reviews
Brain Trust? More like “Brain Trust”!
Brain Trust is a wonderful community and cabal of designers where all ideas from creators of any level and background are treated seriously, and I love spending time on their Discord. Adam and Will are two of the most naturally funny people to listen to, and I’m constantly amazed at the ideas they come up with on the fly on this show. The show is wonderful and an achievement itself, but the community they’ve facilitated and shaped by their attitudes is the real treasure here. GMBT4LYFE.
GMBT
Don’t listen to Adam, every episode is very good, gold star. 🐷🤝 Hog Trust forever 🐷🤝
GMBT
Two trustworthy brains theory craft their way through the game design jungle. They’ve also brought you the cult-classic, indie-darling, A Guide to Casting Phantoms in the Revolution. Tune in while Adam and Will earn your trust.