Asians Represent!

By Daniel Kwan, Agatha Cheng, Jeremy Blum, Drew Quon, Steve Huynh, Liana Mackenzie, & Emma YasuiSociety & Culture Leisure Games

Asians Represent! episodes

April 08, 2024 Episode 84: Creating the Tian Xia World Guide
James Case, a Senior Designer at Paizo, joined Daniel and Jeremy for an interview about the development process behind the Tian Xia World Guide for Pathfinder 2nd edition! This is our first episode to feature a developer from a major tabletop RPG publishing company!
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44 min
April 01, 2024 No Dice, No Problem #15: Daniel & Drew Remake Avatar the Last Airbender
No Dice, No Problem is back! Fresh off of Breakout Con 2024, the crew discussed Drew's harrowing drive home from Toronto, new martial arts styles for the Avatar franchise, getting a publisher for Wandering Blades, and more!
Learn more about Wandering Blades: danielhkwan.itch.io/wanderingblades
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Honey Bee by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
1 hr 28 min
March 11, 2024 Episode 83: Sword World 2.5 (Tabletop RPGs of Asia)
The Asians Represent crew are trying a new episode format by diving into the tabletop RPGs of Asia. For this episode, Daniel does a concise exploration of the history and mechanics of Japan’s most popular domestic product, Sword World!
Sword World RPG English fan translations - https://www.reddit.com/r/SwordWorld/comments/ybhoba/sword_world_25_core_rulebook_i_complete/
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22 min
February 25, 2024Episode 82: Daniel's Trip to Japan!
Daniel's back from vacation in Japan and that means the pod is back! He and Emma discussed his first time in Japan, their tips and tricks, Daniel's newfound love of Pokémon Go, and the tabletop gaming scene in Tokyo!
Since this was a more casual conversation, we didn't prepare show notes. However, here are some important links related to what was discussed!
Sword World RPG English fan translations - https://www.reddit.com/r/SwordWorld/comments/ybhoba/sword_world_25_core_rulebook_i_complete/
Emma’s video introduction to orientalism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaoTKl_T2VU

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1 hr 8 min
February 18, 2024 What is orientalism? | Definitions by Asians Represent!
We use the term orientalism a lot when critically examining representations of Asia and North Africa, but what does this mean? In this video, Emma looks at the work of Edward Said to briefly explore how orientalism is defined.

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14 min
January 19, 2024 No Dice, No Problem #14: Daniel & Drew are Wandering Blades
On the latest episode of No Dice, No Problem, Daniel and Drew discussed their upcoming wuxia action TTRPG, Wandering Blades, and Daniel's upcoming trip to Japan!
Learn more about Wandering Blades: danielhkwan.itch.io/wanderingblades
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Honey Bee by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
1 hr 5 min
January 15, 2024 Episode 81: Return to Rokugan
Joe DeSimone, a Franchise Producer at Asmodee working on the Legend of the Five Rings brand, joined Daniel and Emma for an unfiltered conversation about the future of L5R and the important role of cultural consultants!
Learn more about L5R: legendofthefiverings.com

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1 hr 25 min
December 31, 2023 Episode 80: 2023 Year in Review
On the last episode of 2023, the crew reflected on the games they played in 2023, their goals for tabletop gaming in 2024, one shot RPG systems, Lancer, and more!
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Thank you to our amazing Patrons. Without their support, we wouldn't be able to keep making the show!
Disciple Patrons: MiGuo, Pixel Grotto, Akemi, Bob C., Terri Ann G., Alex Holt, Kevin Ow, Casper, Stand Up Poet, Joe, Marty Chodorek, Johnson Li, cypheroftyr, Amy R., Abhi Madhu Kumar, Its Probably Ok, Arjun Nair, Kat L, Shareef, Three Sails Studios, Mariko, Temporal Insanity, Peter, Nik, Sonya, Khavy, VenomGMJ, Jay, NamaeX, Caroline, Fraser, Peter, Mathias, Charles, Michelle!
Most Honourable Patrons: Metal Weave Games, Valorous Games, Michelle, Stefan, & The Most Honorable (x2) epicimpulse
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Music: Euphoria by PAVALON
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2 hr 1 min
December 24, 2023 No Dice, No Problem #13: Daniel & Drew Get Deep With Jeremy
Happy holidays! On the latest episode of No Dice, No Problem, Jeremy joined Daniel and Drew for a deep conversation about mental health, being indie TTRPG hipsters, and systems they'll never play!
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Honey Bee by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2 hr 3 min
December 18, 2023 Episode 79: Bludgeon TTRPG System
Daniel interviewed Tejas Oza, a member of a five person team creating the Bludgeon TTRPG System, a d20 game inspired by the Indian mythologies, pop culture, and histories that the team grew up with across different parts of the country.
Follow the development of Bludgeon on Itch - https://tacticsnchai.itch.io/bludgeon-the-ttrpg
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Join our Discord community! Check it out here: https://discord.gg/aznsrepresent
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Music: Euphoria by PAVALON
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55 min

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Asians Represent! Is here to celebrate and examine Asian representation in tabletop games and pop culture. We do this by creating conversation, introducing new perspectives to the broader gaming…