danielhkwan

The ENnie Awards

I'm so humbled and excited that the Asians Represent! podcast has been nominated for a 2019 ENnie Award in the "Best Podcast" category! I found out this morning when a wave of notification...

My Favourite D&D Collaboration Tool (It's Not What You'd Expect)

Since returning from D&D Live I've been using D&D Beyond to manage my games, create characters, and search reference materials. D&D Beyond is an official 5th edition digital toolset tha...

RepresentAsian #1 - (Re)Model Minority

Welcome to RepresentAsian, a podcast that puts the Asian Canadian perspective into focus. Each episode, Daniel discusses race, politics, entertainment, and food! 

Good news!

I have FANTASTIC news. I got a new job! Starting in July, I'm being promoted to the position of EDU Expert at Microsoft! My role with the company will switch to generating business by building rela...

This Patreon's getting a podcast!

I'm going to be recording this when I get my voice back (I've been sick). You'll have to see what it's about... 

Leave a question in the comments and I'll answer it during the show!

What kind of content do you want?

Due to some complications with my business, I'm thinking of publishing content exclusively to this Patreon page. That being said, I want to know what kind of content you're looking...

Slowing down writing. Business complication.

Basically, I need to figure out how to put my independent side projects out into the world that don't fit within my design company's brand. People are annoyed, and it's totally understandable. Ever...

Room/Mates is live!

PDF Champion supporters have had this game for a while, but Angus and I finally set up our itch.io page for the public! I'll be rolling this out on my social media very soon!

Wolf of the South

Holy crap holy crap holy crap. I did something scary and finally published a D&D adventure on Dungeon Masters Guild! This was a super stressful moment for me, as I've never really put my D&...

D&D Live: A Retrospective

This'll be going out on GnomeStew.com next week, but I thought I'd share it here. I'm going to be recording a podcast retrospective with some awesome people soon, and that'll be an exclusive stream...

I'm back!

D&D Live was a BLAST! As I recover from the event, I'll post an update on this blog. I'm still getting back in the swing of things, so it might take me a day or two!

Map Progress

Following up on my last post, here's all of the progress I've made on my map of "Father's Manor" from This Lonely Town! I'm pretty pleased with how it's coming along, though I already see ...

How I Draw Maps

I'm currently drawing a map for the This Lonely Town module I'm working on with Angus. This is a project we've been working on for quite some time now, and I'm really excited to start shar...

The Most Difficult Decision (part 1?)

I'll just start by saying this. I dropped out of school. 

It's been a decision quite literally years in the making. 

For those of you who don't kno...

D&D Live 2019!

We're less than 2 weeks out from D&D Live 2019, and I've finally finished my character - Fizz Bubblefist! I'm working on a more serious post, but the content is currently putting a lot of emoti...

ROOM/MATES.

Here it is! While Angus and I set up manticoredesign.itch.io so others can purchase the game, here's a copy just for you PDF Champions! Thank you for your continued support. You honestly rock!

Update! Manticore Design.

Hi Everyone,

It's been a VERY long week for me. I'm just coming off of several 12+ hour days of work and will be posting the final copy of ROOM/MATES very soon. Where you might ask? ...

Roll with Advantage: When TTRPGs and Museums Meet

*This is the extended version of the editorial I wrote for Sam Hotchkiss' Skill Point zine. I was given permission to share it for you wonderful patrons!
INTRODUCTION 2019-04-27 01:21:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Research

While ROOM/MATES is being edited, I decided to order a couple of books to read into my family’s history! Yes, it goes back to the late 19th century in North America. Yes, I’m slowly wo...

Onward and Upward!

I did it! After weeks of hard work, I officially got certified as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE)! MIEs use Microsoft tools in classroom settings  to better learning and student outcomes...

ROOM/MATES v1.0

Here it is! Version 1.0 of ROOM/MATES, my one page RPG ode to Terrace House!  This is my first one-page game, so et me know what you think! I'm going to be playtesting it over the nex...

Special Appearance on Critical Bits!

I recently appeared on the Critical Bits podcast as a special guest with some other amazing people in the game design community. They were kind enough to share the audio with me (and you amazing pa...

Audio Dev Diary - Direct Action #1

Here it is, our first "playtest" of Direct Action. It was a success! Well, sort of. We found a lot of things that needed fixing or adding in the basic structure of the system. This is why playtesti...

Live-stream Update!

Hi Everyone! 

It seems as though my internet is malfunctioning. That means it won't support a live-stream tonight. Instead, I will go through with my playtest as planned, and upload the ...

Livestream!

Due to a work commitment, I’m going to be live streaming a work session of Direct Action for patrons! My co-author and I will be going through out combat and skill system and chatting about the c...

Late Night Dungeon Maps

I’m gonna try to throw a map up on this page every now and then. I’m really enjoying drawing! It’s a nice change of pace. Especially when I can do it before bed.

The Process

One of the things I've always struggled with is my ability to focus. Back when I started working on my PhD, my physician prescribed my with ADHD medication. I took that for a while, but ultimately ...

Public Playtest Livestream!

I'm going to be running a mock playtest of Direct Action, a tactical military RPG I'm co-authoring with Angus Macpherson, next week and would love to include you! We're going to be testing...

Room/Mates

Here's a new project I've been working on...Room/Mates!

Room/Mates is a GM-less hack of John Harper's Lasers & Feelings based on the Japanese reality television...

Perfection is the disguise of insecurity

I think one of the reasons why I held off on creating a Patreon for so long was the fear of my “process” being judged. Would I be outed as a fraud? Labeled a “bad designer”? Perceived as be...