First of all, check out this stunning video National Geographic just posted on their YouTube channel about freediving. I plan on incorporating a lot of what I've seen here into a game in the future. Some sort of haunting plane of water.
I'm recording a couple of episodes of Anything But D&D in the coming weeks. Joe DeSimone and I will be diving into the history of early D&D altern...
2020-03-04 05:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is, the first episode of my Patreon-only video series Anything But D&D! For this video, gaming critic Joe DeSimone walked me through the basics of the OSR, or Old School Revival/Old School Renaissance. We talked about essential texts, controversies, and what makes OSR games so compelling.
Check out Joe's Kickstarter project Not Pretty But Wonderful<...
2020-02-11 03:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post
While uploading a Patreon exclusive video to my YouTube channel, I found an old GoPro clip in my uploads that I had never finalized. Well lucky for you, here it is!
A LOT of my work is heavily influenced by my time working in the museum industry. From the archaeological excavations I conducted in Asia to my time spent documenting the work of biologists, I've tried to pass on everyth...
2020-02-09 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Steward of the Korriban ruins. Once a Jedi archaeologist. Now fallen to the dark side.
Maybe he'll make an appearance in something soon!
I'm going to be bringing you new content next week. I've arranged for video chats with TTRPG creators that I'm making exclusively for YOU. The first episode will be with Joe Desimone, followed by Jeeyon Shim!
Hey folx! I woke up a bit ill, so I've fallen behind. Who would've expected that I also run into issues with YouTube. I definitely need to find a better way to stream exclusively for you! I'll be on the discord NOW if you'd like to check out my GM notebook. Otherwise, I will schedule time to do this via Discord!
2020-02-01 15:34:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
First off, I'm pleased to announce that I'm one of the contributing authors to Unbreakable - an #OwnVoice project that I spoke about at length in this blog post. After a lot of the drama that I admittedly caused ensuring that the project involved only Asian writers and illus...
2020-01-28 04:00:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! TONIGHT at 7pm EST, I'll be running a playtest of a new game I've designed with my pal Angus Macpherson on my All My Friends discord! I'd love to have you there to join us in our first playtest of the game :D
2020-01-22 18:34:04 +0000 UTC View PostI'd like to know if you folks would be interested in helping me playtest a game I'm writing for a book! I'd love to do a Discord hangout to go over it with everyone. If you haven't noticed yet, you've been automatically added to a Discord server called All my Friends because...you're all my friends!
2020-01-17 02:22:46 +0000 UTC View PostI was finally able to get back on Patreon via my desktop! Stay tuned for a special podcast episode on dealing with toxic friends.
In the meantime, check out this awesome trailer. This really captures what I'm building up to in Dungeons & Da Asians!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
2020-01-17 02:18:58 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Just a heads up that I cant seem to log onto my Patreon account on my desktop (*sigh). But I wanted to give everyone a quick update on something cool! A lite version of a game I've been working on with angus Macpherson will be featured in a micro-RPG anthology published by Simon & Shuster! You can listen to one of our early actual plays 2020-01-07 23:53:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to everyone who tuned in yesterday evening for my 1-hour livestream test on Twitch! While there were some issues, like the game audio not streaming, I managed to get things sorted by the end.
This coming Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST, I'm going to be hopping on Twitch again to learn how to make characters using the D20 Star Wars RPG with my friend Angus! Here's a look at the overlay I...
Hey friends! Tomorrow at 7 pm EST I'm going to give streaming on Twitch a shot. I'm going to be playing games, planning a D&D one-shot for a client, and chatting with you folx on the All My Friends Discord! Give me a follow @ twitch.tv/kwanobi and I'll see y'all in the chat for this test run! 2019-12-28 01:59:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone! I'm starting a Discord server called All my Friends. It'll be a place where we can connect more! I'm planning on monthly chats and maybe even virtual movie hangouts!
Check out your rewards Tier for the invite, though many of you who have connected Discord accounts will already be added :)
2019-12-26 16:31:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm giving YouTube streaming a shot as a way to provide exclusive content to you wonderful people! Let's see if this works.
2019-12-24 19:48:41 +0000 UTC View PostOn December 24th at around 2 pm EST, I'll be testing out a Patron-only live stream! I don't want to start a new game with everyone until I get everything sorted out, so I'll be finishing The Outer Worlds! Check back here for the link to the test stream!
Can't wait to chat with everyone!
2019-12-23 04:53:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Education, gaming, arachnids, and meeting celebrities. Thanks, Instagram.
I'm now being recognized as "that guy with dyed hair at Microsoft". I guess I cant change my look now! What colour should I switch to? Let me know in the comments!
Star Wars is HOT right now and its time to remind everyone of it's Asian roots. Akira Kurosawa's films (and Japanese culture as a whole) had a profound influence on George Lucas as he was creating one of the most enduring science fiction franchises ever. Unfortunately, it took decades for us to finally see fair representations of Asian characters in Star Wars. With The Mandalorian stre...
2019-11-29 06:27:49 +0000 UTC View PostI've been testing my setup, and I think it's time I try live streaming again. I'm thinking of starting off by doing it once a week on Tuesdays. To start, I'm going to be streaming the new Star Wars game, Fallen Order, and chatting with you lovely people about RPGs!
Mark your calendars. Tuesday, December 3rd at 8 pm EST. Link to the stream will be posted for Patrons! 2019-11-28 04:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to everyone who filled out the Form! I'm going to be mailing out copies of You're Fucking Awesome today!
2019-11-20 16:23:02 +0000 UTC View PostThat's how I'd describe myself, except I'm completely on fire. Burning with work, creative projects, and just...passion. But when you burn so intensely, you'll inevitably burn out.
That's what it's been like for me.
Preparing for each episode of the Dungeons & Da Asians actual play is a very rewarding, but time-consuming process. In general, I produce, edit, uploa...
2019-11-12 16:28:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Seriously. You're all fucking awesome. This is a game I wrote at the San Francisco airport while returning home from Big Bad Con. I had a wonderful time at the convention and was overflowing with creativity. So this game was born. You're Fucking Awesome is a small RPG inspired by the...
2019-11-03 00:30:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
Since receiving my You're Fucking Awesome cards in the mail, I've been trying to figure out a way to collect people's shipping addresses. I want to do this in the most confidential and secure way possible, so I'm going with Microsoft Forms. The attached link will allow me to download all of the responses in an Excel spreadsheet! Heck yeah, organization!
I will ...
2019-10-31 05:02:37 +0000 UTC View Post
You're Fucking Awesome came in the mail! Unless Patreon has means to collect that information, I will be sending everyone a form that they can use to securely send me their contact information! Can't wait to mail these out!
2019-10-29 03:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm so intrigued by the challenges of writing a business card RPG. My recent experience at Big Bad Con (summed up by the words "I finally felt like I fit in") led to this. I made it at the airport (waiting to board right now) using the moo.com service.
Let me know what you think! I'd also love to mail a copy to everyone here (will figure out how to do that)!
2019-10-13 19:52:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for my absence here, it's been one hell of a month. My partner is currently on the job hunt, so much of my energy and time have been towards helping her. Here's what happened this month:
1) I began work on that secret D&D project I wrote about in my last post
2) I began work on a l...
2019-10-01 15:29:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt's hard being quiet when one's imagination is so loud. - Brian Basset
Last month, I posted a long thread on Twitter regarding a project that I had been brought onto earlier in the summer. It promised to be a 5th Edition D&D anthology highlighting Asian content. The initia...
2019-09-13 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I wrote this game on the road to Gen Con with The Broadswords. I was inspired by the simplicity of Jeeyon Shim's solo LARPs and...my cravings for string cheese. So here's the first draft of String Cheese: A Snackable Game of Contemplation.
As you might've guessed, it's a solo game that involves the mindful consumption of string cheese. This is a gamified introspective exerc...
2019-08-22 00:50:07 +0000 UTC View PostI have a lot of content from Gen Con in the pipeline. I wrote a contemplative one-page game about string cheese. I shot some footage on my GoPro. I have many thoughts about that convention and the ENnies.
I'm going to save that for a different post, because I have something more important that I want to share with you amazing people. I've had this weight on my shoulders for so long, and o...
2019-08-10 01:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostGen Con is next week, and I'm SO excited! Let's start with my schedule:
Working on something fantastic for Asians Represent. Commissioned Doonami to do this piece for our upcoming D&D actual play! This will be the new art for our audio feed.
Trying to figure out what I can share on this page! Perhaps my preparation process? Tips for world building?
2019-07-12 02:28:51 +0000 UTC View Post