We join the table of John M. Rodriguez of Heroes Wanted to bring his character Fenn to the podcast! She is a young lupine shifter, raised in isolation, surging in barbarian rage and wild magic. She is feared and misunderstood, but she's far from the terrifying beast they make her to be! She needs your help to figure out what's REALLY causing the trouble in the town that she's being blamed for! And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 41 min
We join the table of Mandie Greenie to roll the dice to create Irythil! They are a thri-kreen adult, working as literal muckraker in the streets of a major metropolis in your world. Invisible to most, they have learned a scandalous secret that could lead to some sensational journalism. Will you help them win a famous painting at auction to learn the truth? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 46 min
We join the table of Britt Anderson to roll the dice to create Thorsten! He is a teenage troglodyte who is a ranch hand for the Trolldust's, just outside of Free Town. The cattle? Guinea pigs of course! Thorsten sure could use your help to follow the kid he's taken a shine to -- he's worried he's up to no good... And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able). Please note the transcripts are the ...
May 14, 2025•2 hr 7 min
We return to the table of Nicole the GameMasterMom to introduce a character from the upcoming "Tales of Aetheria: An Unexpected Quest", Wren! You've seen her in the artwork and promotion of this Kickstarter, but this first book won't actually feature this young adventurer. So, we decided to get a hint and a preview (and invent some new confectionary lore?) of this half-orc grave cleric in training! She needs your help to help locate a prominent spirit that has gone missing! And note: I've includ...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 32 min
We join the table of Frederick from Hell's Enemy to roll the dice to create Einon! He is a buffoonish, bronze dragonborn bard who exudes both confidence and delusion. He's run into trouble and needs the party to go retrieve a painting from his old apartment...the trouble is...there's more to this painting than meets the eye! And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able). Please note the transcri...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 36 min
We return to the table of Elizabeth and Michael Horsley, another three-peat and roll the dice to create Antoine and Mina. A pair of half-elves who are striking out on their own as newlywed merchant wagon team (a.k.a. fantasy truckers). With limited choices, they accept a job to transport highly dangerous, arcane ingredients along the road. Will you and your party journey with this wagon and earn your wages of peril? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as wel...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 41 min
What to look forward to for Season 6. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley (https://www.behance.net/graphicsbychauncy), Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksandsidequests.com (https://sidekicksandsidequests.com) Twitter Page (https://twitter.com/SideKQPodcast) Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/SideKQPodcast) Subreddit Page (https://www.reddit.com/r/SideKQPodcast) Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/sidekqpodcast) Discord Server (https://discord.gg/yraJJ6JHEd) Support th...
Feb 19, 2025•2 min
We join the table of Eating the Dungeons to use TWO sets of random tables to roll the dice to create Thalara Solanis and the Almiraj Lodge! She is a young and successful Vedalken running her own tavern and alehouse, and she keeps the atmosphere both professional cozy with all these rabbits around...or are they more than meets the eye? She needs the party to go to the Feywild to check on an old friend... Welcome to the start of Season 6. And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr fo...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 47 min
Happy New Year! My apologies for the delay on this episode. For our third Parleys at the Platter special, I invited Dr. Paul Gestwicki, Alyssa Visscher, Benjamin Huffman, and Mark Thompson back onto the podcast to discuss something in the zeitgeist with the new 2024 Rules being published: the nature of game design, the idea of play, and how it all relates to D&D. So join this globe-spanning panel (USA, Canada, and the UK) as we discuss everything from the 3rd party developers and homebrew co...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 43 min
We join the table of Jessica Marcrum to roll the dice to create Corazon! This teenage meazel is teaching low-level cantrips to the younger kids in this swamp town, calling himself a professor! Taking a rebellious and redneck approach to arcana, he's looking to upgrade his library: the green hag's hut should have PLENTY of books for the taking...along with a 100 year-old sourdough starter... HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025! And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (wi...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 50 min
We join the table of Nicole the GameMasterMom to roll the dice to create Rime! Rime is an adopted manticore in a family of brass dragonborns, making some of the finest chocolates in the desert. Not only are her skills renowned, but she even has the ear of The Emperor of the Capital city nearby. Her beloved customer needs help organizing his dragon's horde...are you up for the task? MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024! And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work ...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 29 min
We join the table of Eva Terra to roll the dice to create Goobles "Goob" Horseradish! This elder tabaxi with a strange name is a cobbler of lifting shoes ("moon shoes") that keep you up off the ground! He values hospitality and for proper business to be conducted in his shop. But he needs the help of the party to find the missing pair of shoes that have gone bad and stalk the town... And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retri...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 20 min
We join the table of Randall Hampton who brings his own RNG-made character: Zaxibus! He's a retired adventuring wizard now turned into tavern proprietor! Even more famous than this wizard is the horse that the bar is named after. Zaxibus is offering a lump sum of gold or a Mug Club(™) Lifetime Membership for the return of a fallen comrade's necklace...from the Goblin Fortress. And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 36 min
We join the table of Mat from the podcast "Role Play Chat"! Bringing a character to us and infusing him with random dice rolls, we create Ambrose Eusebius, a cleric for a god of death, sent to heal the lands from ravaging plagues, undeath, and other ills of the world. But there is a darkness that lies beneath the golden hair and angelic eyes. He needs your help to free a source of suffering for his town...will you help? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 51 min
We join the table of Jade to roll the dice to create Timothy! Not to be confused with our favorite dragonborn blacksmith, but a duergar teen knight! A wetstone cutter who longs to escape the Underdark and become a knight like in the stories he found. He stumbles upon the party with this strange dog with a jeweled collar and map...will you help him on his path towards knighthood? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve a...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 49 min
We join the table of Dr. Emily Friedman from Auburn University to roll the dice to create Sven! Sven appears as a Kalashtar, but is a secret green slaad within academia! He lectures on very high level magics of the multiverse, but hardly has the time to indulge the simple pleasure of life, like jam. Won't you help him out of a jam and acquire some jam in this hectic college town? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve ...
Oct 16, 2024•2 hr
We join the table of Hannah Wright from the Inn Between Podcast to create Steinway and Mabel! Steinway is a tween boy, loyal bad guy minion in the Lich King's Army. Mabel is the skeletal balloonist of an advanced balloon airship! But these two have crash landed and desperate to find a fuel source in the nearby cave: a black pudding! Will you help these two get airborne? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 41 min
We join the table of Dylan from the Kill Every Monster Podcast to create Daniel! Daniel is a Bobyr, one of my homebrew beaverfolk, who is a master baker in a sleepy hamlet. With no time for adventurers, he sends them on fool's errands. But what would happen if you actually find one of the Three Orbs of Harglax? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able). Please note the transcripts are the UN...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 26 min
Just a quick word about what's been going on... Podcast art by Chauncy Riley (https://www.behance.net/graphicsbychauncy), Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksandsidequests.com (https://sidekicksandsidequests.com) Twitter Page (https://twitter.com/SideKQPodcast) Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/SideKQPodcast) Subreddit Page (https://www.reddit.com/r/SideKQPodcast) Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/sidekqpodcast) Discord Server (https://discord.gg/yraJJ6JHEd) ...
Sep 13, 2024•3 min
We return to the table of Johnny Stanton IV and bring along his co-host Travis Reaves. Together, they improv-create themselves the best (para)legal team of giff brothers, Druthers & Druthers. If you have troubles, they will represent you...and then find you a lawyer in the Astral Sea! However, their sidequest will test your legal and moral boundaries, weighing the pros and cons... And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retr...
Aug 07, 2024•2 hr 2 min
We join the table of Hillary Shurtleff to create Peep! Peep is a young kenku in the local town guard, with plans and ambitions to climb the ranks...all the way to the top! But his grandfather keeps wandering deeper and deeper into the woods...will help the elderly man before its too late? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able). Please note the transcripts are the UNEDITED version, not the...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 24 min
We join the table of SkylineStars to create Korotkiy, a middle-aged yeti who is a professional mourner, a specialized trade within the Actor's Guild! Having left his circus life behind him, but carrying his charlatan ways forward, Korotkiy uses magic tarot readings to fleece the deceased's loved ones for more coin. So what is the party to do when tasked with delivering a simple parcel? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and ret...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 20 min
We join the table of Wes Murrell to bring Marius Blackstone from an animation pitch to the world of D&D! A fabled tracker, hunter, and monster slayer, Marius Blackstone is the best of the best in all the land. When he's not on a job for the crown, he can be found in the tavern in the town. But will you earn his trust to help him find a map? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able). Plea...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min
We join the table of Glaiza Champion to create Kaltarii, a dreamkin somnian (which comes from MCDM Productions Arcadia!) He is regarded like Banksy, creating murals and public art that is beautiful and harkens to the dreams of people. But Kaltarii would like his real name back from the book...held by his father...will you help stage a library heist? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able)....
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 32 min
We return to the table of Kay Laird and we roll the dice to create Sir Larl (or is it Yanni?)! A blue slaad, digging and digging, finally digs too deep. And now the prophecy Red Solstice may soon be fulfilled. Will the players be able to find the cure in time before the undead rise again? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able). Please note the transcripts are the UNEDITED version, not the...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We return to the table of Brian Rose and we roll the dice and use a framework to create Howard. He is a firbolg and a retired adventurer working in the great Arcane Library. He's happy to share knowledge and help you cut some of the more tedious tests and paperworks to gain the benefits of the library...if you but help recover his mother's recipe book... And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm a...
May 15, 2024•59 min
We join the table of KP of KP11 Studios to create Aravind, the thri-kreen astrologer. A desert dweller who made his way to the stars of the Astral Sea, he has built a home, observatory, and laboratory inside of an asteroid. He has a fabled Star Chart that he is working on, and he needs the heroes to help him complete his master telescope and ensure his view is unobstructed. What mysteries are to be revealed? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will ...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 29 min
This was a panel/live episode I did at the inaugural FateCon 2024 on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Bob Duncan Center in Arlington, TX! I was able to present and explain what my podcast is live, and we created a delightful teenage tailor of invisibility cloaks! A medusa girl whose mom ascended to godhood and looks up to her grandmother. But now...she needs some strapping adventurers to carry grandma to the market! And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (...
Apr 17, 2024•52 min
We join the table of Allison Kunz and Ryan Timpte, the parents behind "The Kids Table"! They opt to "kaiju" (we meant "Jaeger") an NPC together through the random tables: Finnegan the Brave! He's an earth elemental who is a child apprentice to the farrier in town. But everyone makes fun of him behind his back; will you help Finnegan tackle the local troll to help him earn his moniker? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retr...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 20 min
We join the table of Mandi Quin, an artist and V-Tuber. We roll the dice to create the perfect NPC just in time for Easter: a little harengon egg collector named Pyrex! He needs your help to make his chickens comfortable: just journey to the canyon to retrieve the Sunstone. Consequences? What are those? And note: I've included the raw transcript from Zencastr for this episode as well (will work to go back and retrieve and upload others as I'm able). Please note the transcripts are the UNEDITED v...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 19 min
