Contact the Paladins of Podcast Welcome to the latest episode of Sidequests , where the paladins of Podcast , Rob and Eli take you on an exhilarating journey through the realm of adventure and imagination! In this thrilling installment, prepare to be captivated by tales of epic proportions. Join us as we delve into the intriguing world of Eli's rumor-spreading escapades during his vacation in the enchanting land of Portugal. Discover the lengths he went to in order to make his rumors soar high a...
Jun 24, 2023•46 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast In this week's episode of "SideQuests," join the legendary paladins of podcast, Rob and Eli, as they embark on a new adventure filled with insights and anecdotes from their journey of publishing their first 5e adventure, "Legend of the Pharaoh King." Unveiling the behind-the-scenes tales, Rob and Eli delve into the valuable lessons they've learned throughout the process, sharing their triumphs, challenges, and everything in between. Gain a unique perspective on wh...
Jun 17, 2023•45 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast In this captivating episode, join us as we welcome another enthusiastic fan of TTRPGs, Tucker, to the podcast! Prepare to delve into the immersive world of Apocalypse World and embark on a thought-provoking discussion about the art of buying into tabletop games and the suspension of disbelief. With Tucker's fresh perspective, we'll dive deep into the captivating tone of Apocalypse World, exploring its unique position and stark contrast to the more traditional game...
Jun 04, 2023•50 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Today we had the pleasure of having Lauren with us on SideQuests! As we continue looking for a new host. Sit down with us as we explore a love for narrative storytelling and other game systems that just are not the big two! (Or three if you consider one of the other systems out there big!) We also dive into a bit of what Lauren likes in a RPG as both a player and a game master, because its okay to have preferences. And coincidently Epic Table Game's first publishe...
May 28, 2023•48 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli have been having offline conversations to add an additional host to SideQuests! And while we've kept it quiet for a while its finally time to announce that we've asked a small handful of individuals to help us out in looking for the best fit for our show. Today as we introduce Caleb, we hope you as listeners will let us know how you feel and give us your thoughts, before we make any final decisions! Don't tune out too early either, because for the next...
May 20, 2023•47 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli talk a lot about what happened in some of Rob's twisted justice campaigns as well as a little bit of the contingency hero issues. One thing that Rob can't seem to understand is how some players believe that bringing a god down to their level by being incinerated is actually "bringing them down to the mortal level." However, Eli gives an example, or at least an analogy of a fly versus a human and how it actually makes sense and truthfully, Rob is able t...
May 13, 2023•47 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli talk about a 5e adventure, some great interesting questions to ask during character creation and some time along in the game itself during random sessions as well as cover a few other different topics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between . Thank...
May 06, 2023•50 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli, the paladins of podcast don't talk about the complications it took to get this episode to the air however, we just wanted you to know that, despite all of the trials and tribulations that we had gone through, we did make it. Covering a small range of topics, we fill in a great conversation with a few of the newer ideas for Rob's system currently known as Infinium and we talk about a little clarifying matters of what the no initiative system looks like...
May 01, 2023•49 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli talk about utilizing AI technology to help prepare for their weekly sessions, we try not to touch on some of the ethical issues around it just how it's a great tool if you want to utilize it in certain ways. We talk about some of its limits and capabilities, as well as some of the incredible things it's been able to do all before talking about some mechanics that Rob has been trying to work out for his new game system, which will hopefully be released ...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast The paladins a podcast, Rob and Eli talk about a whole lot of different things today! We cover a little bit of information on the world building, some of our processes on how we start whether it's from the top down from the bottom up as well as cover some of the things that have happened in a previous session or two. Don't forget to check us out on Facebook or online at epictablegames.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictable...
Apr 09, 2023•54 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli catch up about Eli's time at Gary Con and he also fills Rob in on a small painting primer. A new DM story perspective is discussed, and we really just chill. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between . Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests ! For more epi...
Apr 01, 2023•48 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast What's up nerds! Rob and Eli, the paladins of podcast are back with another exciting episode where we have completely thrown the plan out the window. While we wanted to talk about some of the awesome techniques and skills and styles and intricate details of painting miniatures we got totally sidetracked, like usual, by a few things; and Rob's campaigns tend to have the layers pulled back like an onion. So sit back and relax as we give you a face full of what we di...
Mar 26, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli talk a lot about some of the things that are going on in their games and kind of see where that takes takes them before jumping into a discussion over alignment: we both like the hackmaster scrutiny system and the examples of alignment but while Eli likes it to have mechanical purpose Rob feels people live in a more gray area but still keeps track of it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adven...
Mar 18, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli talk about some of the world effecting events that went on in the world of Animar and how weather will also be effected due to some good ol' volcanic activity. I'm positive there is more, but.. alas.. I don't remember much after Eli's "dramatic pause." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime ...
Mar 11, 2023•46 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Are the long title still a thing? Anyhow! Rob and Eli dive into an entire conversation about some of the awesome things that have gone down in their individual campaigns. Eli tells us a little bit about some of the climbing plates that happened to plague his party over a 60 foot long gap in a magna tube while Rob details, a vampire queen of the red quart… I mean, court... And some of the amazing rules of Fey hospitality. We also come up with a few ideas on how to ...
Mar 04, 2023•56 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast What's up everybody? Welcome back to another episode of side quests by epic table games! Today we sit down with bonfire game designer, and dragon slayer RPG's very own Peschke! We cover a whole lot about what went into his game, as well as some of the intricacies of the tabletop game in hobby as it is, and we hear a little bit about Rob's work accident that may leave him without the use of his left hand. As always, you can check us out of epictablegames.com and pl...
Feb 25, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Contact the Paladins of Podcast It seems like a lot of the communities I'm a part of cycle through topics on a reoccurring and regular basis. What's popped up the most as of late? Challenge ratings! I understand that it's hard to understand when you don't understand it, but once you understand it, you wonder why it was so hard to understand in the first place! Understand all that!? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures by OddFish...
Feb 18, 2023•48 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli have been keeping it up with these incredible and long titles! But that isn't what we're talking about today. The paladins of podcast come out swinging with a few things they'd like to talk about, and really don't cover any of it because they go on another side quest! To talk about other things; tune in and turn the volume up to reasonable because we didn't have any issues this week. We cover some incredible mini manufacturers so make sure to look them...
Feb 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob made a huge mistake by upping his microphone levels instead of turning up his headphones like a genius with no sleep. That must be what running for 19 hours a day gets you. We talk about the game Babies and Broadswords which is a fun introductory way to get the littles in Rob's life into a full blown ttrpg. Start them while they're young! We also cover a few things for random topics, but today's episode we really shot from the hip. --- Support this podcast: ht...
Feb 04, 2023•49 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli waste no time jumping into the conversation today, and while Rob has been interested in one of his newer acquisitions, Teens in Space, he hasn't had a whole heck of a lot of time to dig into the book like he'd like to. We also cover some of Eli's most recent campaign bits, one of Rob's mid session DM interruptions to help the party out, and Eli brings up The Wildsea which really sounds a whole lot like "Forrestpunk" to Rob, but the game sounds pretty d...
Jan 28, 2023•50 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli left off last week with a mighty neat cliffhanger, and we finally get back to it today in the back half of the episode. With all of the OGL concerns and players deciding to take an extended leave from the Wizards of the Coast vehicle, we talk about some really neat games! Eli brings the Starwars Genisys game while Rob found Soulbound to be quite enthralling. We also touch on some inspiration sources for a quick minute before we get into the weight of n...
Jan 21, 2023•55 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob's pretty Sure he picked up the sickies from his kids, but mustered through this episode anyway. Good thing too, because Eli asked SOOOOOO MANY QUESTIONS that Rob nearly passed out as soon as they were done recording! We hit some good points though when it comes to downtime activities, and because Rob still running pathfinder 1e, there is a great compendium of rules in the ultimate campaign book. We also completely forgot to introduce ourselves until the end of...
Jan 14, 2023•51 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Eli are hitting the ground running on brass tacks! As soon as 2023 kicked off our paladins of podcast talk about more Open Gaming License scares, naming your sessions and parties, and kicking progress in the goodies when it comes to our Dungeon23 progress. Follow along as we hit every major talking point that we didn't know we wanted to hit, on this weeks episode of SideQuests!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames...
Jan 09, 2023•49 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast This is the last episode. of 2022! We talk about the things that have hit us hard, like some of the OGL 3.0 changes by Wizards of the Coast, and some of the continual questions that pop up in popular forums like 'how do I monkey paw my players wish' and how to check in with my players about how they're feeling on the game. But all of this was just a huge lead in for the coolest thing brought to our attention of the year. Eli found Dungeon23, a mega dungeon challen...
Dec 31, 2022•46 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Just earlier this week, Craig had decided to step away from SideQuests!, and we formally bid him farewell and the best of luck in every thing he does in the future; may his steps be sure and his path bright. We also talk about a small misstep Eli took in a puzzlesque encounter, and fight with technical difficulties in the midsts of a blizzard while talking about Everyday Heroes by Evil Genius Games. We pulled the episode together they best we could, but with conne...
Dec 24, 2022•42 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Modiphius has been rumored to be closing their chapter on the 2d20 Conan system which is certainly sad for Rob who has yet to actually pick it up but Eli is rather excited about the potential for a new chapter of the titular barbaric hero. While Craig is on vacation, Rob and Eli tackle a few more topics that include how to handle characters with high stats and varying levels of role play skills and for a few minutes Rob hijacks the show with something incredibly o...
Dec 17, 2022•45 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Eli got us on the edge of our seats with a prompt of what we would do when a player decides to harvest a toxic fungus, and ask to make a tea out of it. What would you do? What would anyone do? We debate the logistics of possibilities as Rob brings up an article from earlier in 2022 when someone died by way of eating left out rice because of a bacteria that can kill you, but only AFTER it's been cooked. Crazy stuff, and we didn't mean to cause a food hysteria, but ...
Dec 10, 2022•47 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast First and foremost, congrats Trent on your nuptials! Happy days indeed! Today we talk about more overdeveloped NPC's and some world building that Rob does and he gets hit with some hard and great questions from hosts Eli and Craig. We talk about his home-brew setting in the World of Animar, and how it's all build on the backbone of a singular character that has a neat and organized 10 page background! Rob also mentions the free PDF GameMastering by Brian Jameson, ...
Dec 03, 2022•48 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob rolls solo for a short thank you to all of our listeners, and as many heart emoji's he can fit on the screen for hosts Craig and Eli for bringing new perspectives and ideas for everyone to help become better game masters. While the Holiday season is often times full of family, friends, and good times please remember to be safe. We here at SideQuests! and EpicTableGames love you all greatly, and hope you have a wonderful holiday season. We will see you next wee...
Nov 26, 2022•3 min
Contact the Paladins of Podcast The paladins of podcast are back and shooting from the hip as we talk about all the things on our mind. How do we handle random off the cuff ideas? How do we fix quick issues? What kinds of things are doing with our players? Boons and great gifts of power that could turn a party into monstrous murder hobos? It's all kind of in there and we're happy to have talked about all of it. Craigs share, Hull Breach https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yusem/hull-breach-vol-...
Nov 20, 2022•46 min
