Sidekicks & Sidequests

Episode 154 - LIVE at FateCon 2025: NPCs ft. Mandie Greenie!

October 1st, 2025 | Season 6 | 1 hr 3 mins

This was a panel/live episode I did at the second annual FateCon 2025 on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at the Bob Duncan Center in Arlington, TX! I was joined by Mandie Greenie, and we shared our thoughts, opinions, ideas, and more when it came to NPCs in our games. Then we rolled some dice between us and three audience members to create Zuri a teenage manticore inquisitor to a cult of Tiamat; if you agree to rescue their almiraj, they'll help you take down the cult!

Episode 155 - Tobias and the River Spirit's Spirits

October 15th, 2025 | Season 6 | 1 hr 29 mins

We join the table of Tyler Kamstra of RPGBOT.net to roll the dice to create Tobias! He is an immortal naiad who lives in an inn by the river who makes moonshine! It's a comfy, spooky kind of place with a large family of halflings running the place, and spirits that come in for a drink before they pass along. Tobias ponders aloud where his missing sibling from the Feywild could be...

Episode 156 - Wrenglion the Quaggoth Fisherman

November 12th, 2025 | Season 6 | 1 hr 33 mins

We join the table of Bryce from the Big Flying Lizard Podcast to roll the dice to create Wrenglion! A quaggoth who fled the Underdark, now makes a living as a fisherman of a subterranean lake next to a great dwarven city. While he certainly has knowledge and secrets of the Underdark, he has more pressing matters: aberrations are beginning to appear within the sewers of this dwarven city, posing a bigger threat than just to the fish.

Episode 157 - Abaddon Cain the Bear Auctioneer

December 17th, 2025 | Season 6 | 1 hr 46 mins

We join the table of Tyler Smith to roll the dice to create Abaddon Cain! A bearfolk...literally...an awakened bear! With a modron friend Zero-One, Abaddon Cain is an adopted son of an auction house. He is eager to study magic and go to the Astral Sea...but there's a piece of his buddy that seems to be missing. Can you help him find it?

Episode 158 - Parleys at the Platter #4: Art, Creativity, and D&D

December 25th, 2025 | Season 6 | 2 hrs 34 mins

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! For our fourth Parleys at the Platter special, I invited Lauren Walsh, Mandi Quin, Britt Anderson, Katherine, and Hank "DnDoodles" to discuss the fundamental elements that make D&D work: Art & Creativity! From the little brown books to the explosion of digital media, the world of art and creativity surrounding D&D continues to grow and expand over these last 50 years. How are we inspired? How can we continue to explore? And what are the technological challenges and ideological pitfalls must we confront like the Tomb of Horrors?

Episode 159 - Yohannes the Harper of the Depths

January 14th, 2026 | Season 6 | 1 hr 21 mins

We join the table of B. Dave Walters to roll the dice to create Yohannes! On the surface, this triton is a retired adventurer and schoolteacher. But underneath? She's a haunted Harper. There's a cult out there with treasure from the last mission she was on...you should make sure they don't have it anymore...

(Bonus) Wrap-Up with B. Dave Walters

January 14th, 2026 | Season 6 | 11 mins 57 secs

B. Dave Walters told me not to leave good stuff on the cutting room floor. So enjoy as he fills in the blanks for the next guest to be able to use!

Episode 160 - Victoria the Pterafolk Dog Matchmaker

February 11th, 2026 | Season 7 | 1 hr 51 mins

We join the table of K a.k.a. The Canine Detective to roll the dice to create Victoria! One of the rare pterafolk, she enjoys retirement from her fieldwork as an adventurer doing [REDACTED] and now has taken up being a dog matchmaker for adventuring parties. But she only wants the best homes for these dogs of her. You won't like what happens if you break your canine contract and code of conduct...

Episode 161 - Sarcastique Under-Tony the Hexblood Accountant

March 11th, 2026 | Season 7 | 1 hr 37 mins

We join the table of Charlie the Inked GM to roll the dice to create Sarcastique Under-Tony! A wood elf hexblood in the employ of the Babushka, he is an accountant of ruthless efficiency and impeccable recordkeeping. While it's true he mostly deals in blood, ink, or coin, this CPA cares for the canines of the Feywild, which he needs your help to find a dog lost in a dark well in the depths of the Feywilds...

Episode 162 - Zigster the Goblin Hot Dog Vendor

April 15th, 2026 | Season 7 | 1 hr 44 mins

We join the table of Andrew Kolb to create a Discworld-coded goblin hot dog vendor named Zigster! This ancient goblin is helping to keep the tradition alive with their tasty pork-products* called "Ziggy Piggies" and "The Plate" in every major metropolis or hamlet of your world! Zigster sends you on a Monster Hunt for his next batch of unique Ziggy Piggies in exchange for some crucial information...

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