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Update on Chinese OSR content!

Hey everyone! I'm still waiting on the art for Denizens vol. 2, so I thought I'd let you know what's next! I've decided to slowly start collecting everything I'm designing into a single vo...

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Denizens of Mountains & Seas vol. 2 (draft)

Hi everyone! First, I'd like to welcome new people to my page! Second, I'd like to announce that a complete draft of Denizens of Mountains & Seas vol. 2 (minus some art assets) is now ...

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Progress!

Denizens of Mountains & Seas vol. 2 is nearly done! By this weekend, I'll have a complete ...

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Denizens of Mountains & Seas Vol. 2 (PREVIEW)

I'm currently working on Denizens of Mountains & Seas Vol. 2 and am currently on track to complete the zine by September! I'm currently ~50% done with the text and will be working with...

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The malevolent gudiao!

Another preview of a creature featured in Denizens of Mountains & Seas vol. 2! If there was anything in China that resembles a griffon, it's the gudiao or poison-eagle! 

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Preview: Bashe

I'm currently working on volume two of Denizens of Mountains & Seas! In this volume, I'm going to try to include more educational content on the depiction of the natural world in class...

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Oriental Adventures & Wizards of the Coast: Suggested Solutions

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know that I've been very vocal against Wizards of the Co...

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Denizens of Mountains & Seas Vol 1 (Final)

My first solo zine is complete! Denizens of Mountains & Seas Vol 1 View Post

The gluttonous TAOTIE!

On Friday, I shared the completed OSR monster manual draft - Denizens of Mountains & Seas - with champion patrons....

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Beta release: Denizens of Mountains & Seas vol. 1

 

It's done!  Please enjoy this beta of Denizens of Mounta...

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Tier Updates

Hi Everyone!

I've made a couple of amendments to the two patron tiers on this page. Thoughtful Supporters ($1) will receive access to this blog, updates, etc. This will include my OS...

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Monstrous Chinese Horses (OSR Monster Manual)

I'm going to try spacing these out month to month, but these monstrous Chinese horses were too cool not to share! I'm making some changes to the stat block formatting to make these more applicable ...

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I'm (slowly) writing a Chinese OSR monster manual!

Since my good pal Joe DeSimone taught me about the OSR, I've become obsessed with writing a Chinese O...

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"Leveling Up" social skills: lessons learned in quarantine

It's been 73 days since I was able to start working from home during this quarantine. Almost all of the work that I do translated well to my new home workplace. With the transition to a virtual wor...

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Anything But D&D #6: Creatures to Inspire Nightmarish Stories

I've been waiting for SO LONG to do a science episode of Anything But D&D. As my luck would have it...the audio got messed up (with a new video overlay at that)! Regardless, the lessons I learn...

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Kwan Family Plays #3: Kevin the Toad Wrangler

Here's another session of our family D&D campaign! This has been an interesting experience for me. It's been different producing this content for you folks, as the dynamics between new players ...

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Preparing for "Star Wars: Flight of the Phoenix" (Blog 1)

Next month, my family will begin a new campaign set in the world of Star Wars! Champion patrons will already have access to the first two sessions of our D&D game, but I want to include all Pat...

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My First D&D Book

Unbreakable Vol. 1! It finally arrived in the mail! Since I started playing D&D over two decades ago, I had a goal of writing a source book for one of my favourite games of all time. W...

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Kwan Family Plays #2: First Blood

We're four sessions into Frozen Sick from Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, and my family is slowly starting to get the hang of things! At this rate, I'm going to have to post two o...

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It's May!

Apparently my last post didn't get published due to the Patreon maintenance! Ugh.

Well, a few days ago, I posted about my plans for this month. Things have been super chaotic on my end with w...

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Anything But D&D #5: Voices at the Table ft. Aaron Catano-Saez

Voice actor and podcaster Aaron Catano-Saez joined me to talk about the use of voices at the table. We talked about the immense pressure to do "voices" or "accents" that hugely successful shows lik...

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Anything But D&D #5 (AUDIO): Voices at the Table ft. Aaron Catano-Saez

 Voice actor and podcaster Aaron Catano-Saez joined me to talk about the use of voices at the table. We talked about the immense pressure to do "voices" or "accents" that hugely successful sho...

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I FINALLY played D&D with my family!

*Content warning: the adventure we played leans on themes related to a curse/sickness. With all that's going on in the world right now, I figure it's right to leave this disclaimer. 

I c...

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How is quarantine treating everyone?

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to check in with you folks to see how you're doing. I'm grateful to be quarantined with my partner, but I understand that there are many people isolated (my brother bei...

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Anything But D&D #4 - Two-player TTRPGs ft. Jeff Stormer

Game designer and podcaster Jeff Stormer joined me to discuss the world of two-player TTRPGs. Learning how to play our favourite RPGs with very small groups of people or another person is an import...

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Anything But D&D #4 (AUDIO) - Two player TTRPGs ft. Jeff Stormer

Game designer and podcaster Jeff Stormer joined me to discuss the world of two-player TTRPGs. Learning how to play our favourite RPGs with very small groups of people or another person is an import...

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Anything But D&D #3: Magic in TTRPGs ft. Joe DeSimone & Mark Richardson

Here we go! Fresh from our live stream yesterday, here is the latest episode of Anything But D&D! Joe DeSimone (who you know by now) and cartographer/game designer Mark Richardson joined me to ...

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Anything But D&D #3 (AUDIO): Magic Systems ft. Joe DeSimone & Mark Richardson

Here it is! The first audio episode of Anything But D&D! Using the private RSS link provided by Patreon, you can insert it into your favourite podcast app to listen to any audio I post on this ...

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Anything But D&D #2: The Prehistory of Dungeons & Dragons ft. Joe DeSimone

I know the show's called Anything But D&D, but in order to provide context for the games we'll be discussing during future episodes, the prehistory of the most popular TTRPG must be learned! Ch...

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Daniel's Game Library

Hi Everyone! I realized that I haven't made it easy for new Patrons to access the games I've designed since joining this platform! I've made a folder for all of you amazing Champion Patrons to acce...

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