<description>&lt;p&gt;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 &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust"&gt;Ko-Fi&lt;/a&gt;, on 2/6. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find the Born to Die RPG at &lt;a href="https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust&lt;/a&gt; and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find us at &lt;a href="https://braintrust.rocks/"&gt;https://braintrust.rocks/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appendix N: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/born-to-die-world-is-a-fuck-kill-em-all-1989-i-am-trash-man-410757864530-dead-cops"&gt;⁠Born to Die⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8W2Kh7q/"&gt;Ali on TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sinix Design&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Elliotisacoolguy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shannon Swales&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Struthless&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Electric Bastionland&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lancer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kill Five Billion Demons&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ten Million HP Planet&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hardspace Shipbreaker&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Good Friends of Jackson Elias&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

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 <a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust">Ko-Fi</a>, on 2/6. 
Find the Born to Die RPG at <a href="https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/</a>.
Visit <a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust">https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust</a> and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! 
Find us at <a href="https://braintrust.rocks/">https://braintrust.rocks/</a>.
Appendix N: 
<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/born-to-die-world-is-a-fuck-kill-em-all-1989-i-am-trash-man-410757864530-dead-cops">⁠Born to Die⁠</a>
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8W2Kh7q/">Ali on TikTok</a>
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

Graphic Design and Born to Die

<description>&lt;p&gt;Season 1, Episode 4: In this episode, we chat about IKEA, save points in TTRPGs, and how we research games, and who our “game parents” are. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust&lt;/a&gt; and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find us at &lt;a href="https://braintrust.rocks/"&gt;https://braintrust.rocks/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appendix N:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Baldur’s Gate 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;big Grave Fashion Fantasy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vampire the Masquerade&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One Thousand Year Old Vampire&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Blood Borg&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A Guide to Casting Phantoms in the Revolution&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Black Mass&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mork Borg&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vaults of Vaarn&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Season 1, Episode 4: In this episode, we chat about IKEA, save points in TTRPGs, and how we research games, and who our “game parents” are. 
Visit <a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust">https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust</a> and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! 
Find us at <a href="https://braintrust.rocks/">https://braintrust.rocks/</a>.
Appendix N:
 
Baldur’s Gate 3
big Grave Fashion Fantasy
Vampire the Masquerade
One Thousand Year Old Vampire
Blood Borg
A Guide to Casting Phantoms in the Revolution
Black Mass
Mork Borg
Vaults of Vaarn

Save Points and Research

<description>&lt;p&gt;Season 1, Episode 3: In this episode, we talk about companions and how we love to use them. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust&lt;/a&gt; and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find us at &lt;a href="https://braintrust.rocks/"&gt;https://braintrust.rocks/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appendix N:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Baldur’s Gate 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lamemage.com/follow/"&gt;Follow&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://ndpdesign.com/imp"&gt;Imp of the Preverse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://goodluckpress.co/products/plasmodics"&gt;Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wastelanders&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.worldchamp.io/store/cybermetal-2012"&gt;Cybermetal 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://biggravefashionfantasy.carrd.co/"&gt;Big Grave Fashion Fantasy &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cyberpunk.net/ca/en/"&gt;Cyberpunk 2077&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://blasphemoustomes.com/"&gt;Good Friends of Jackson Elias&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://pelgranepress.com/product/eternal-lies/"&gt;Eternal Lies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://pelgranepress.com/2011/12/22/the-dracula-dossier/"&gt;Dracula Dossier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://pelgranepress.com/nights-black-agents/"&gt;Night’s Black Agents&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mothershiprpg.com/"&gt;Mothership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Season 1, Episode 3: In this episode, we talk about companions and how we love to use them. 
Visit <a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust">https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust</a> and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! 
Find us at <a href="https://braintrust.rocks/">https://braintrust.rocks/</a>.
Appendix N:
Baldur’s Gate 3
<a href="https://www.lamemage.com/follow/">Follow</a> 
<a href="https://ndpdesign.com/imp">Imp of the Preverse</a>
<a href="https://goodluckpress.co/products/plasmodics">Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future</a>
Wastelanders
<a href="https://www.worldchamp.io/store/cybermetal-2012">Cybermetal 2012</a>
<a href="https://biggravefashionfantasy.carrd.co/">Big Grave Fashion Fantasy </a>
<a href="https://www.cyberpunk.net/ca/en/">Cyberpunk 2077</a>
<a href="https://blasphemoustomes.com/">Good Friends of Jackson Elias</a>
<a href="https://pelgranepress.com/product/eternal-lies/">Eternal Lies</a>
<a href="https://pelgranepress.com/2011/12/22/the-dracula-dossier/">Dracula Dossier</a>
<a href="https://pelgranepress.com/nights-black-agents/">Night’s Black Agents</a>
<a href="https://www.mothershiprpg.com/">Mothership</a>

Companions and Mr. Lindor

<description>&lt;p&gt;Season 1, Episode 2b Bonus: In this episode, we enter the Therapy-G zone to talk about how to run dungeons while playing digitally!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust&lt;/a&gt; and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find us at &lt;a href="https://braintrust.rocks/"&gt;https://braintrust.rocks/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appendix N:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Western Kabuki&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://lukegearing.itch.io/wolves-upon-the-coast-grand-campaign"&gt;Wolves Upon the Coast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dungeons and Dragons (disrespectful)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.blogofholding.com/dungeonrobber/"&gt;Dungeon Robber&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Season 1, Episode 2b Bonus: In this episode, we enter the Therapy-G zone to talk about how to run dungeons while playing digitally!
Visit <a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust">https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust</a> and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! 
Find us at <a href="https://braintrust.rocks/">https://braintrust.rocks/</a>.
Appendix N:
Western Kabuki
<a href="https://lukegearing.itch.io/wolves-upon-the-coast-grand-campaign">Wolves Upon the Coast</a>
Dungeons and Dragons (disrespectful)
<a href="https://www.blogofholding.com/dungeonrobber/">Dungeon Robber</a>

BONUS UNLOCKED: Dungeon Lords

<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust&lt;/a&gt; and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find us at &lt;a href="https://braintrust.rocks/"&gt;https://braintrust.rocks/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appendix N:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sixth Sense&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scanners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://goodluckpress.co/products/plasmodics"&gt;Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Disco Elysium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Among Us (amongus)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dungeons and Dragons 3.5&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kim Diaz Holm&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sjgames.com/robinslaws/"&gt;Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.worldchamp.io/store/campfire-anthology-horror-storytelling"&gt;Campfire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/into-the-odd/"&gt;Into the Odd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/meghanlynnFTW/status/1633557197249564672?s=20"&gt;A Ship of Theseus RPG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html"&gt;Oblique Strategies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144348494#:~:text=Occult%20Strategies%20is%20more%20than,peak%20of%20our%20magickal%20rites."&gt;Occult Strategies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

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 <a href="https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust">https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust</a> and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! 
Find us at <a href="https://braintrust.rocks/">https://braintrust.rocks/</a>.
Appendix N:
Sixth Sense
Scanners
<a href="https://goodluckpress.co/products/plasmodics">Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future</a>
Disco Elysium
Among Us (amongus)
Dungeons and Dragons 3.5
Kim Diaz Holm
<a href="https://www.sjgames.com/robinslaws/">Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering</a>
<a href="https://www.worldchamp.io/store/campfire-anthology-horror-storytelling">Campfire</a>
<a href="https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/into-the-odd/">Into the Odd</a>
<a href="https://x.com/meghanlynnFTW/status/1633557197249564672?s=20">A Ship of Theseus RPG</a>
<a href="https://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html">Oblique Strategies</a>
<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144348494#:~:text=Occult%20Strategies%20is%20more%20than,peak%20of%20our%20magickal%20rites.">Occult Strategies</a>

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