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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 10 hours 51 minutes
episode 43: Episode 43: Mixed Race Representation in D&D
Guest host Isa leads an incredible panel about the representation of mixed race characters D&D, the harmful tropes/stereotypes often seen in games media, and how we can move beyond them!
episode 42: Episode 42: Fashion & Fantasy - The Language of Clothing
Isa, KP, and Safia joined Daniel for a conversation about the depiction of SWANA clothing in film, JRPGs, and TTRPGs like D&D! *Note* Daniel mentioned that Mena Massoud was South Asian, he's actually Egyptian!
episode 41: Episode 41: Vietnamese Voices, Critical Role, and the TTRPG Industry
TTRPG performer Michelle Nguyen Bradley and game designers Kevin Thien Vu Long Nguyen and Vian Nguyen joined us for a discussion about the Vietnamese diaspora, identity, and representation in the gaming industry!
episode 40: Episode 40: Building wuxia characters in D&D
Did you know that there's a wuxia section in the 5th edition D&D Dungeon Master's Guide? The Asians Represent crew dove into this "flavor of fantasy" and review how it's portrayed in D&D!
episode 39: Episode 39: Ninjas, D&D shadow arts, and revolution!
The Asians Represent crew dove into the history of ninjas, common misconceptions, and ways to portray anti-establishment themes in TTRPG stories!
episode 38: Episode 38: Designing Avatar Legends RPG
Members of the Avatar Legends: The RPG team (including Daniel!) joined Steve in a discussion about designing a TTRPG based on the iconic Avatar IP, using Asian themes, and more!
episode 37: Episode 37: Decoding Honor - The Concept of Mianzi (Face)
In traditional Chinese culture, social relationships are mediated by three core unwritten systems - guanxi, renqing, and mianzi. The Asians Represent crew chatted about how TTRPGs often reduce this complex system into honour. Find out how (or if) this can be replicated on the tabletop!
episode 36: Episode 36: Ki Points - Recontextualizing D&D Monks
D&D Beyond contributing author Jeremy Blum joined the Asians Represent crew to talk about the Chinese concept of qi, The Book of Inner Alchemy, how we'd "fix" the D&D monk, and more!
episode 35: Episode 35: Anything BUT Samurai - Crafting Japanese Fantasy Settings
Samurai, feudalism, and ninja - common themes that TTRPG designers use to signify a Japanese-themed world - are only representative of about 2-4% of Japan's long history. In this episode of Asians Represent, Steve and Daniel were joined by Dr. Emma Yasui for a discussion of the political concept of Nihonjinron, the myth of homogeneity, and looked to the Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods for worldbuilding inspiration!
2021 Update: The future of Asians Represent, Dungeons & Da Asians, and Patreon!
A quick Fall 2021 update from the Asians Represent team! The show is going strong, but in a slightly different direction. Here's what you need to know.