Behind every great adventure, there’s a group of plucky players rolling dice to decide the fate of their avatars. Behind those players is a GM—their smile partially obscured with a well-placed screen—secretly rooting for their victory. When the dice and dust settle...
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Here are a couple of reasons why Daniel Kwan loves Free League’s Coriolis so much: gorgeous graphic design, ease of access, versatility, and emphasis on dynamic storytelling. Learn more in his latest editorial!
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Here are some of @danielhkwan’s favourite tools for adding more narrative drama to your D&D games! Huzzah!
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I’m back from D&D Live 2019 (May 17-19) and full of inspiration. Not just from the content, but from the overwhelmingly positive interactions I had with influencers and fans alike. So this is what went down. I traveled to Los Angeles to play in a live-streamed podcast GM’d by...
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It’s International Tabletop Game Day and I am lucky enough to be at a friend’s house to run a rousing game of Pasión de las Pasiones. I walk in to the smell of something delicious and the sizzle of a hot pan on the stove. Fellow gnome Camdon is standing in the kitchen and...
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On social media, people are always talking about how the tabletop game design space needs to be more diverse. Here’s the deal, it already is. As one of the co-hosts of the Asians Represent podcast, I’ve been able to meet and interview some incredible creators from around the world....
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The discussion on table culture in roleplaying games often turns to safety tools. This was not always the case, and it is a welcome and needed development. The discussion about safety tools, however, is often had outside of any discussion that is presented within the text of a game. If you have...
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What happens when you’re met with an ignorant question at a gaming convention? Podcaster, designer, and professional GM Daniel Kwan breaks down one of his recent experiences at Breakout Con 2019!
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The D&D Adventurer’s League is in the midst of some important changes. While I have no inside information about what drove those changes, why they happened, or what changes might yet happen, I have some thoughts about what might have precipitated them, and why they’re REALLY...
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Podcaster, game designer, and professional GM Daniel Kwan breaks down how to become a GM-for-hire in his latest editorial.
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