Sidekicks & Sidequests

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

145 episodes of Sidekicks & Sidequests since the first episode, which aired on February 19th, 2020.

  • Episode 143 - Parleys at the Platter #3: Game Design, Play, and D&D

    January 22nd, 2025  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 43 mins

    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 content, to OSR & 4th Edition, and our (at the time) speculations and hopes for the 2024 rules.