Kurt Crenwelge, the Bardic Paladin
Host of Sidekicks & Sidequests
Coming off his first podcast, BLANK TAPE, Kurt decided to try his hand at a solo, niche podcast. Thus, Sidekicks & Sidequests was born.
Kurt played his first D&D campaign starting on Halloween Night 2010 using 4th Edition. His first character's name was Otto Von Krieg, human wizard. After college, he fully converted to 5th Edition, and has been running and playing this version of the game since then (roughly 2015).
Character Art by David Lopez Serna, Dream World Studios
Kurt Crenwelge, the Bardic Paladin has hosted 171 Episodes.
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Season 5 Update
September 13th, 2024 | Season 5 | 2 mins 33 secs
dnd, npc, ttrpg, update
Just a quick word about what's been going on...
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Druthers & Druthers the Pair o' Legals
August 7th, 2024 | Season 5 | 2 hrs 2 mins
dnd, giff, npc, paralegals, ttrpg
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...
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Peep the Kenku Guard
July 24th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 23 mins
dnd, guard, kenku, npc, ttrpg
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?
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Korotkiy the Professional Mourner
July 10th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 19 mins
actor, dnd, mourner, npc, ttrpg, yeti
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?
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Marius Blackstone the Loyal Tracker
June 26th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 14 mins
dnd, human, hunter, npc, slayer, tracker, ttrpg
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?
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Kaltarii the Maker of Dreams
June 12th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 32 mins
arcadia, artist, dnd, dreamkin, mcdm, npc, somnian, ttrpg
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?
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Sir Larl the Blue Digger
May 29th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 10 mins
digger, dnd, npc, slaad, ttrpg
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?
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Howard the Arcane Archivist
May 15th, 2024 | Season 5 | 58 mins 59 secs
archivist, dnd, firbolg, npc, retired, retired adventurer, ttrpg
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...
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Aravind the Thri-Kreen Astrologer
May 1st, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 29 mins
astral sea, astrologer, dnd, npc, thri-kreen, ttrpg
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?
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Kiara the Teenage Tailor of Invisibility (LIVE at FateCon 2024!)
April 17th, 2024 | Season 5 | 52 mins 23 secs
dnd, fatecon, live, medusa, npc, tailor, ttrpg
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!
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Finnegan the Brave the Elemental Farrier
April 3rd, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 20 mins
apprentice, dnd, earth elemental, farrier, npc, ttrpg
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?
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Pyrex and the Ultimate Egg
March 20th, 2024 | Season 5 | 1 hr 19 mins
dnd, egg collector, harengon, npc, ttrpg
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?