129 episodes

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 community, and creating spaces for new voices in the industry.

Asians Represent‪!‬ Daniel Kwan, Agatha Cheng, Jeremy Blum, Drew Quon, Steve Huynh, Liana Mackenzie, & Emma Yasui

    • Society & Culture

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 community, and creating spaces for new voices in the industry.

    It's Definitely Not Supernatural (Our First Jubensha Experience)!

    It's Definitely Not Supernatural (Our First Jubensha Experience)!

    For the season five finale of Asians Represent, members of the Asians Represent Discord team reflected on their first experience with jubensha - a type of Chinese murder mystery LARP!
    Book a virtual jubensha with Mister Ri at https://ko-fi.com/misterri/shop
    //SUPPORT
    Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series! patreon.com/aznsrepresent

    //SPONSOR
    Head to diceenvy.com/aznsrepresent and use code AZNSREPRESENT to get 10% off! 
    Check out VALOROUS GAMES and the Valor Tabletop system, a high-action roleplay experience that offers high levels of customizability and excitement, at valorousgames.com!

    //FOLLOW
    Website | aznsrepresent.com
    Twitter | @aznsrepresent
    Twitch | @aznsrep
    Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Agatha @mightyyshrimp, and Michelle @_missmyk_ on Twitter! You can find Kat on our Discord server!

    //CONTACT
    If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us at aznsrepresent.com

    • 1 hr 43 min
    Creating the Tian Xia World Guide

    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!
    //SUPPORT
    Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series! patreon.com/aznsrepresent

    //SPONSOR
    Head to diceenvy.com/aznsrepresent and use code AZNSREPRESENT to get 10% off! 
    Check out VALOROUS GAMES and the Valor Tabletop system, a high-action roleplay experience that offers high levels of customizability and excitement, at valorousgames.com!

    //FOLLOW
    Website | aznsrepresent.com
    Twitter | @aznsrepresent
    Twitch | @aznsrep
    Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Jeremy &PixelGrotto, and James @toriariaria on Twitter!

    //CONTACT
    If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us at aznsrepresent.com

    • 43 min
    Daniel & Drew Remake Avatar the Last Airbender

    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
    //SUPPORT 
    Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series! patreon.com/aznsrepresent
    //SPONSOR 
    Head to diceenvy.com/aznsrepresent and use code AZNSREPRESENT to get 10% off! 
    //FOLLOW 
    Website | aznsrepresent.com 
    Twitter | @aznsrepresent 
    Twitch | @aznsrep 
    Follow Daniel @danielhkwan and Drew @DrewQuon on Twitter! 
    //CONTACT 
    If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us at aznsrepresent.com
    //MUSIC
    Honey Bee by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    • 1 hr 27 min
    Sword World 2.5 (Tabletop RPGs of Asia)

    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/
    //SUPPORT
    Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series! patreon.com/aznsrepresent

    //SPONSOR
    Head to diceenvy.com/aznsrepresent and use code AZNSREPRESENT to get 10% off! 
    Check out VALOROUS GAMES and the Valor Tabletop system, a high-action roleplay experience that offers high levels of customizability and excitement, at valorousgames.com!

    //FOLLOW
    Website | aznsrepresent.com
    Twitter | @aznsrepresent
    Twitch | @aznsrep
    Follow Daniel @danielhkwan on Twitter!

    //CONTACT
    If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us at aznsrepresent.com

    • 21 min
    Daniel's Trip to Japan!

    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



    //SUPPORT
    Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series! patreon.com/aznsrepresent

    //SPONSOR
    Head to diceenvy.com/aznsrepresent and use code AZNSREPRESENT to get 10% off! 
    Check out VALOROUS GAMES and the Valor Tabletop system, a high-action roleplay experience that offers high levels of customizability and excitement, at valorousgames.com!

    //FOLLOW
    Website | aznsrepresent.com
    Twitter | @aznsrepresent
    Twitch | @aznsrep
    Follow Daniel @danielhkwan and Emma @sstarchaeologist on Twitter!

    //CONTACT
    If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us at aznsrepresent.com

    • 1 hr 7 min
    What is orientalism? | Definitions by Asians Represent!

    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.

    //SUPPORT
    Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for exclusive audio and series! Join us at patreon.com/aznsrepresent

    //SPONSOR
    Head to diceenvy.com/aznsrepresent and use code AZNSREPRESENT to get 10% off!

    Check out VALOROUS GAMES and the Valor Tabletop system, a high-action roleplay experience that offers high levels of customizability and excitement, at valorousgames.com!

    //FOLLOW
    Website | aznsrepresent.com
    Twitter | @aznsrepresent
    Twitch | @aznsrep

    Follow Emma @starchaeologist Twitter!

    //CONTACT
    If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us at aznsrepresent.com

    • 13 min

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