Masks: New Shambala is here! Get to know Tommy (Daniel), Naomi (Jayd), and Jhangir (Ammar) as they navigate high school, life with powers, and family.

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Follow Ammar on Twitter @ammarijaz and Jayd @jadymaty

Music: Journey by Jay Hifive & Broken Elegance

Jay Hifive:

Broken Elegance:

Brother Ming is a designer of print-and-play fan games that you can download for free! They joined Daniel and Agatha for a discussion of the widely known, but perhaps also misunderstood "magical girl" genre!

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Follow Brother Ming on Twitter @BrotherMingMing

Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

Outro: Explore by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

It's time. The very first Asians Represent actual play! Daniel, Agatha, and Jayd were joined by fellow Torontonian Ammar Ijaz for session zero of Masks: A New Generation. Set in a city of our own creation - New Shambala - this will be a series of romantic ups and downs, action, and family drama!

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Use the code AZNSREPRESENT to receive a 20% discount off all Masks! products through March 31, 2019 at magpiegames.com/shop

Follow Ammar on Twitter @ammarijaz and Jayd @jadymaty

Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

Outro: Explore by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

Daniel and Jayd hung out with game designer, outdoor skills educator, and wilderness first responder Jeeyon Shim to talk about cultivating connections to nature through gaming.

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Follow Jeeyon on Twitter @jeeyonshim

Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

Outro: Explore by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

Are there problems with the current state of cyberpunk? Daniel and Agatha sat down with TTRPG/LARP designer Banana Chan to discuss the past, present, and future of the cyberpunk genre.

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Follow Banana Chan on Twitter @banana_chan_vid

Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

Outro: Explore by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

Jayd Matyas joins Daniel and Agatha for another episode of Asians Represent as...a member of the team!

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Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

Outro: Explore by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

Daniel and Agatha sat down with Clio Yun-Su Davis, a game designer, and interactive media writer, to discuss how to play as Asian characters if you aren't Asian.

In particular, they talked about The Long Drive Back from Busan, a two-hour long freeform game about members of a k-pop boy group struggling with balancing their ambitions with the sacrifices they have made for their careers.

Learn more about Clio on Twitter @cysdavis and learn more about their work at www.cysdavis.com

If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter @aznsrepresent, Facebook/aznsrepresent, or at [email protected]

Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

Outro: Explore by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

Mariam Ahmad is currently writing a desi fantasy campaign setting called Sarzameen. This episode was a Patreon early-access exclusive for the month of November 2018. For early access to bonus episodes of Asians Represent, become a patron at patreon.com/oneshotpodcast!

Daniel and Agatha sat down with game designer Derek Chung to discuss Emberwind and the uses of tabletop roleplaying games in therapy!

Learn more about Emberwind at emberwindgame.com and Derek's other work at nomnivoregames.com.

Back Emberwind on Kickstarter until Dec. 16 at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nomnivoregames/emberwind-a-new-breed-of-tabletop-role-playing-gam?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=emberwind

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Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

James Mendez Hodes is a Filipino American TTRPG writer, developer, editor, and sensitivity reader. His latest creation, Thousand Arrows: a Samurai Action & Drama TTRPG is now on Kickstarter.

James and Daniel discussed whether or not you have to be Japanese to write a game set in Japan. They dove into their academic histories and much more!

Follow James on social media @LulaVampiro and check out his blog at jamesmendezhodes.com

Back Thousand Arrows on Kickstarter until Nov. 30 at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galileogames/thousand-arrows-a-samurai-action-and-drama-ttrpg?ref=project_tweet

If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter @aznsrepresent or [email protected]

Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads