Brain Trust

Adam Vass & Will Jobst
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Indie tabletop RPG designers Adam Vass and Will Jobst make roleplaying games, chat theory, and be friends online.

  1. 05/07/2025

    Signal, Noise, and Quantum Mysteries

    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.

    1h 4m

  2. 04/09/2025

    Q&A: Epiphanies, Magic Systems, and Scrapping It

    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/.

    50 min

  3. 03/25/2025

    The Pros of Con

    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/.

    1h 5m

  4. 03/20/2025

    Vestments and VHSs

    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/.

    52 min

  5. 03/12/2025

    The New End of the World

    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/.

    1h 9m

  6. 03/04/2025

    Brain Trust Babies

    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 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/.

    57 min

  7. 02/25/2025

    Bullet Points Rock My World

    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/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 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/.

    59 min

  8. 02/18/2025

    Incredible Chair Experience

    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 reach the middle class where we don’t need to run crowdfunding campaigns just to get print runs done At what point in the design process do you recommend launching your crowdfunding campaign? Especially for someone new to crowdfunding? When do you typically do it for yourselves? 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 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/.

    1h 2m
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Indie tabletop RPG designers Adam Vass and Will Jobst make roleplaying games, chat theory, and be friends online.

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  • Creator
    Adam Vass & Will Jobst
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    132
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Adam Vass & Will Jobst
  • Show Website
    Brain Trust