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:

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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:

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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. 

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Season 1, Episode 11: In this episode, we tackle a question from Ethan Yen about creating competitive TTRPGs. 

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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

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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. 

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Season 1, Episode 8: We were both… ACTUALLY… at Gen Con. Here’s our report! 

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Season 1, Episode 7: In this episode we join our hosts mere minutes after the end of a successful Kickstarter. 

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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.

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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. 

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Appendix N: 

⁠Born to Die⁠

Ali on TikTok

Sinix Design

Elliotisacoolguy

Shannon Swales

Struthless

Electric Bastionland

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

Lancer

Kill Five Billion Demons

Ten Million HP Planet

Hardspace Shipbreaker

Good Friends of Jackson Elias