Sidekicks & Sidequests

We return to the table of Max Cicchino and roll the dice to create a mother and son pair: Scheherazade & Sprocket. Each are competitors in their public-facing lace-making and their underground black markets. The son needs you to acquire a particular piece, and the mother wants you to destroy the item. Each path comes with its own rewards and consequences... Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graph...

We return to the table of Elyse Basile and roll the dice to create Spruce. A bureaucrat trapped in a Feywild gilded cage, this maedar (male medusa) is stuck with superfluous paperwork. He has a clue to the location of the Tome of Avarice. The question is, are you able to find someone to swindle or switch places with him for the location to the legendary book? Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphic...

We join the table of Katie DeMatteis & Ben MartinMooney to roll the dice to create an unlikely pair: a teenage yeti on a summer internship for deep sea archaeology and a child running an apothecary for her parents. With mathematics and astronomy, they discover the Dragonstar. However, it's in a set of underwater ruins that Nox needs cleared of a dragon, and Alanora (Nori) wants you to bring ba...

We join the table of Dane Fox-McGraw & Benjamin Huffman to roll the dice to create a pair of hexblood siblings! Perhaps the MOST META episode of the entire podcast. These two endeavor to create "stonecasts" as they create new fantasy games. If only someone would journey to the Elemental Plane of Earth for a producer credit... Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our websit...

We join the table of Nicholas Cardarelli and roll the dice to create Cirrus. Another rakshasa joins the roster of podcast NPCs; he is full of teenage arrogance and attitude in tabaxi guise. Cirrus entertains with his dexterous feats with a deck of cards, some might even say a magical performance! But when a "winner" tries to leave before signing the contract, Cirrus needs you help to stop that shi...

We join the table of Bobby Angel and roll the dice to create Ashamel. He's a young hadozee who is stuck running the family's mirror shop. But like his grandfather before him, he yearns for the smell of adventure. Will you go through the mysterious Looking Glass hidden in the shop? Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksandsidequests.com Twitter Pa...

We join the table of Dr. Paul Gestwicki and roll the dice to create Shango. The high priest of a Deep Scion society serving The Kraken. But he's merely a child, not fully knowing or realizing the lessons his Mentor tried to impart. Dare you delve into the Trench of Doom to retrieve the cursed Claws of the Beast? Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidek...

We join the table of Johnny Stanton IV and improv our way into creating Clover. A mountain dwarf who started off as just another miner before he found is passion in crystals and gemology. Clover runs a touristy shop in the middle of a Brutalist-architecture society, complete with a crystal cavern tour! But a new cavern has problem creatures that need dealing with... MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW Y...

We join the table of Lauren Walsh and roll the dice to create Krongar. He's a hungry and bloodthirsty Red Slaad, trapped in the Astral Sea. But never fear -- he's the Mayor of his little rock in the vastness of space. Krongar needs your help to return back to his people on either a march for revenge or a triumphant homecoming parade. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our we...

We join the table of Matthew J. Hanson and roll the dice to create Moose. Don't let the name fool you -- she is the finest dressmaker in all of the Fairy Court. She literally sets the fashion trends in both the Feywild and the Prime Material Plane of the past! But Moose longs for her freedom that can only be earned by telling a worthy tale -- will you be the one to tell it? Podcast art by Chauncy...

We join the table of Alyssa Visscher and roll the dice to create Ashira. Ashira is a grizzled Bearfolk and a hermit of a herbalist. She is more concerned with remaining in her secluded forest glade, tending to and cultivating in cooperation with Nature. Should you find her home and earn her trust, she needs your help to deliver a letter she should have sent years ago. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley...

We join the table of Mellie Doucette and roll the dice to create Tayla. Tayla is one of the yikaria, the yalkfolk, who wanders the land drawing caricatures of those she meets. Her drawings seek to find the truth and essence of the subjects she captures. However, she is a servant to a lurking, secret evil in the world, and she needs help to stop it before it's too late. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley...

We join the table of Mike Bradford and roll the dice to create Aurelia. Aurelia used to just be your average medieval teen with his faithful pet chinchilla Jables. But Aurelia soon found himself in a "Santa Clause" situation, and surprise! Now HE'S the NEW GOD OF ASSASSINS! While Aurelia is benevolent and non-violent, Jables is a completely different story, and Aurelia needs your help to get him b...

We join the table of DNDJordanLea and roll the dice to create Moon Moon. She may reside in a forest and have an affinity for animals, but this fairy guardian of the glade is a Gloomstalker, warding against threats from the nearby portal to the Shadowfell. She is struggling with an affliction and needs the help of the party to recover a nearby stone to help her take control into her hands. Podcast...

We return to the table of Kevin Chenard and roll the dice to create Mr. Steiner. A seasoned smuggler with a key to the city, our philanthropic halfling draws inspiration from Wilson Fisk a.k.a. The Kingpin. Mr. Steiner requests you escort him as he delivers a care package to the sister city of his hometown. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksa...

We join the table of Beth May and roll the dice to create Benny. He's a meazel who is a watchmen for an underground town that revolves around a particularly powerful kind of pastry. If your party is up for the task, you will need to extract a whole lot of "holes" in order to make a lot of dough. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksandsidequests...

We join the table of Jonathan Blevins and roll the dice to create Jermaine. Not a Bard, Not a New Zelander...but a troglodyte cartographer! Using his underground cave walls, he has maps of every land, every location, every place. All except for the Island of the Sun God. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksandsidequests.com Twitter Page Faceboo...

We join the table of Claire Sullivan & Michaelie Love to roll the dice to create a mirrored pair of Couatls! Drawing inspiration from Robin Hood, there is a mysterious origin story and usurping of power that has these serpentine guardians living as outlaws and bandits. They need the help of your adventuring party to infiltrate the nearby enemy camp to steal their plans and prevent the future p...

We join the table of Fenway Jones and roll the dice to create Gertrude. Young (for a high elf), ambitious, ready for adventure -- but stuck being the scribe of a famous bard, ghostwriting his epic life's story. Recently, the bard's latest exploit left out a crucial detail: the fate of an animal handler in the employ of a lord and his eccentric petting zoo! Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics b...

We return to the table of Brady Effler and roll the dice to create Professor Hank. No, not the blue-furred X-Men, but an adult emerald dragon! However, he is an educator with enthusiasm for poetry and a past history most intense. Luckily, Professor Hank needs your help protecting some scrolls and books of ancient poets from "rats in a basement"... Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy...

We return to the table of Katie Ruvalcaba and roll the dice to create Arianna. In life, she was a legendary bard of well renown. In death, she serves Pete the Necromancer, trying to recover seven fabled rings. Will your party follow the tip and take a trip to some nearby crypt to resurrect a skeleton? Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksandside...

We return to the table of Daniel Silver, who shares another NPC of his creation: a smooth-talking swindler with debonair savoir-faire, simply known by his calling card "The Collector". This gentleman thief has resources, skill, and finesse to pull off daring heists and legendary capers. The fact that your party stumbled upon this mythic moonlighter means that infiltrating the BBEG HQ just got a lo...

We join the table of Joshua Simons and roll the dice to create Sahara. Receiving our inspiration from "The Far Side", we create a dragonborn blacksmith, who some might say is a misanthrope based on their slick nature, but really, they are a lycanthrope. But with a heart forged in the fires of life, Sahara cares for their community and needs your help with fulfilling either possible sidequest they...

We join the table of FyreWriter and roll the dice to create Daneel. A teenage theologian, she is consumed by her desire to study her mysterious deity and complete her pilgrimage. However, this koalinth (sea hobgoblin) has some unique problems that prevent her from getting a book back from a fellow follower . Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicks...

We return to the table of Patrick Kolb and roll the dice to create Amelia. Driven by knowledge, this humble bullywug seeks to become a master of the enchanted pest control guild that she works for. Amelia is currently dealing with an infestation, and she could really use your help bringing balance back to your local area. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley , Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at htt...