Brain Trust

Brain Trust

By Adam Vass & Will JobstLeisureGames
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Brain Trust episodes

  • Mahogany Sentences
    Adam Vass and Will Jobst are two cars passing in the night. Adam’s about to leave on tour, and Will is back! On this episode, we clear the sticky-note docket, compare Gallaghers, and test dream games. Adam debriefs after Big Bad Con and Will presents the newest luxury RPG product.
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    58 min
  • For The Burger Queen
    Adam Vass and Will Jobst bring back the wonderful For The Queen hack “For The Game Design” and bring it on the road to Big Bad Con 2019 with a flurry of amazing designers and friends drawing cards. Adam & Will also have a nice discussion in-studio about player skill progression from repetitive play and start to re-assess where they are with the design process of A Guide to Casting Phantoms in The Revolution.
    Keep up with all of the designers who made appearances on the show this week:
    Suzanne Schenewerk
    a-sputnik.itch.io
    @smoreofbabylon
    Jason Brown
    https://blooperly.itch.io/
    @blooperly_
    Alex Roberts
    helloalexroberts.com
    @muscularpikachu
    JR Goldberg
    jrgoldb.itch.io
    @wrestlingbubble
    Mabel Harper
    @maybeitsmabel
    Nell Raban
    https://nell-raban.itch.io/
    @nell_do_well
    Taylor LaBresh
    riverhousegames.itch.io
    game closet podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/game-closet/id1091145623?mt=2)
    Adira Slattery
    adira.itch.io
    @adiraslattery
    Viditya Voleti
    vidityavoleti.itch.io
    @vidityavoleti
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    1 hr 4 min
  • Purple Gameboy Color
    Adam Vass and Will Jobst are back in the same country, time to catch up! On this episode, Adam brings a hack of Alex Roberts’ For The Queen where the word “Queen” is replaced with “Game Design.” It’s devastating. It’s really just, a lot. Adam and Will get ready for a season of design by talking about what makes them feel beautiful, the Kickstarter union, made-up cons, and our Nardwuar presents. 
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    1 hr
  • The Wit with Lucian Kahn

    Adam Vass and Will Jobst are a world apart, but the brain keeps trusting. On this episode, Will talks to Lucian Kahn, game designer, pentagram expert, and absolute wit. We talk about luminiferous ether, geezer energy, the Kickstarter union, what pipe cleaners are for, and the mythic wit of Lucian Kahn. We also chat about the upcoming MALL GOTHS VS VISIGOTHS Kickstarter. Adam checks in via phantoscope at the end of the episode, live from Australia. 

    Find Lucian Kahn online at https://twitter.com/oh_theogony and his games at https://necromancy.itch.io/. Catch MALL GOTHS VS VISIGOTHS, coming to Kickstarter on October 1st!

    Want to talk to us? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected]

    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

    56 min
  • Funded

    Episode 7: Funded

    We funded? YEAH WE DID. In this episode, Adam and Will collectively exhale, talk about the future, and plan their break. We’ll be back in your feeds later this month, but for the meanwhile, we’re going to take a beat. We chat about exhaustion roleplaying, the last exciting days of the campaign, and more. This episode is a thank-you note to our backers, that made this podcast and campaign possible. 


    Want to talk to us? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected]


    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst


    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.

    36 min
  • Slam Dunks with Alex Roberts
    On the final week of their Kickstarter Campaign, Adam Vass and Will Jobst chat with Diana Jones award winning game designer of Starcrossed & For The Queen: Alex Roberts! We talk about designing game systems to be hack-friendly, our early childhood game designs, and roman candle fights. We also reveal the title of our RPG that you helped decide in last week’s poll.
    This is the final 48 hours of the Brain Trust kickstarter campaign! Show your support here: http://kck.st/2JMjohW.
    Find Alex Roberts online at helloalexroberts.com, Twitter at twitter.com/muscularpikachu and support her on Patreon at patreon.com/helloalexroberts
    Want to talk to us? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected]
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Titles with Nell Raban
    Adam Vass and Will Jobst chat with software developer, game designer, and writer extraordinaire Nell Raban about the courage of putting your ideas into the public eye, the roles of cops in fantasy, and intentional and unintentional antagonism in roleplay. We also reveal the tone of our game that you voted on and we offer up the very big final poll: the name of our game.
    Check the Kickstarter out here: http://kck.st/2JMjohW.
    Find Nell Raban on Twitter at twitter.com/nell_do_well and her games at nell-raban.itch.io.
    Want to talk to us? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected]
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Prototypes with Banana Chan
    Adam Vass and Will Jobst chat with tabletop roleplaying game designer, larp designer, and writer Banana Chan about prototypes, developing physical objects, Gen Con, and the power of whiteboarding. We also discuss the voice that our game will communicate in and ask you to help us choose the next step.
    Check the Kickstarter out here: http://kck.st/2JMjohW.
    You can find Banana Chan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bananachangames and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/banana.chann.
    Want to talk to us? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected]
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    55 min
  • Artifacts with Takuma Okada
    Adam Vass and Will Jobst chat with game designer, musician, and creative Takuma Okada about creative sparks, game jams, physical items used in gameplay... and Bionicles. We also discuss some physical artifacts that could appear in our game and ask you to help us choose the next step.
    Check the Kickstarter out here: http://kck.st/2JMjohW.
    You can find Takuma Okada’s games at noroadhome.itch.io and their music at soundcloud.com/noroadhome.
    Want to talk to us? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected]
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    1 hr
  • Focus with Nathan D. Paoletta
    Adam Vass and Will Jobst chat with game designer, writer, and graphic artist Nathan D. Paoletta. On this episode, they discuss the winner of the pitches, the “big three” questions, and expansive design.
    Check the Kickstarter out here: http://kck.st/2JMjohW.
    You can find Nathan and his work at ndpdesign.com, and the | BLACK | RED | WHITE | Nonexistent Games
    Kickstarter here: http://kck.st/2LXpXjy.
    Want to talk to us? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected]
    Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst
    Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst.
    1 hr 4 min

About Brain Trust

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