The newest episode of Fear of a Black Dragon is here! This is part one of a two-part series covering Yoon-Suin by David McGrogan. Part two will be released a little later this year.
If you like your nerdery in-depth and served with a side of good humor, FoaBD is the show for you! Yoon-Suin is a fantastic setting book, and Tom McGrenery and I cover all the bases of the Yellow City portion of the text, as well as have a terrific discussion about Orientalism in games. I think you’re going to like it a lot.
Thanks to Paul Edson for the fine edit.
Enjoy!
http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/fear-of-a-black-dragon/yoon-suin-part-one
Jason Cordova
Episodes of this podcast are never as long as I want it them to be. =)
Jason Cordova
Episodes of this podcast are never as long as I want it them to be. =)
Very much anticipating part two!
Very much anticipating part two!
Love Yoon-Suin and really enjoying the podcast.
Love Yoon-Suin and really enjoying the podcast.
Very much appreciated the discussion of Orientalism.
Very much appreciated the discussion of Orientalism.
Yoon-Suin is very much worth the price. I highly recommend a copy, I think it sets a strong standard for settings books.
Yoon-Suin is very much worth the price. I highly recommend a copy, I think it sets a strong standard for settings books.
Really glad you guys liked it so much.
Really glad you guys liked it so much.
Jason Cordova Tom McGrenery Just got around to listening to this episode, and then read a really good interview with the author. Interestingly, he describes the book as “more based on an orientalist’s view of Asia than Asia itself”, and describes himself as “a fan of orientalism”. He also talks about how much of an influence Tolkien was on his world creation. Worth a look.
draconicmagazine.com – Chatting with Noisms, author of Yoon-Suin | Draconic Magazine
Jason Cordova Tom McGrenery Just got around to listening to this episode, and then read a really good interview with the author. Interestingly, he describes the book as “more based on an orientalist’s view of Asia than Asia itself”, and describes himself as “a fan of orientalism”. He also talks about how much of an influence Tolkien was on his world creation. Worth a look.
draconicmagazine.com – Chatting with Noisms, author of Yoon-Suin | Draconic Magazine
Saul Alexander Yeah, that was the interview that got me to order the book, a while back. That’s the art history sense of orientalism we briefly touch on in the episode — the “chinoiserie” sense — and, yeah, it’s neutral shading to positive in its implications. That idea of “this style is rad, we should do it too.”
Saul Alexander Yeah, that was the interview that got me to order the book, a while back. That’s the art history sense of orientalism we briefly touch on in the episode — the “chinoiserie” sense — and, yeah, it’s neutral shading to positive in its implications. That idea of “this style is rad, we should do it too.”
Tom McGrenery Interesting that he doesn’t really make that distinction between two types of orientalism himself. Seems like he’d be an interesting guy to interview.
Tom McGrenery Interesting that he doesn’t really make that distinction between two types of orientalism himself. Seems like he’d be an interesting guy to interview.