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 137 Episodes.
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Episode 113 - Sandrine and the Sunset
September 20th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 27 mins
We join the table of Adam Bradford to create a modified construct commoner named Sandrine that is a fishmonger! Aboard the vessel, The Sunset, Sandrine lives a simple life being the best fisherman in this area. He's heard rumor of a legendary catch, and he needs the players to help get him there and tackle the challenges!
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Episode 112 - Levity Butterleaf the Common Tongue Teacher
September 6th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 14 mins
We return to the table of Leigha Murray and roll the dice to create Levity Butterleaf. She is a human woman turned dhampir, a half-vampire hunter of supernatural creatures that operates as a Common Tongue Teacher during the day. But when word reaches her that her sire, Magnus, is in the area, see needs the help of some heroes to capture him...ALIVE.
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Episode 111 - Proserpina the Archfey
August 23rd, 2023 | Season 4 | 51 mins 6 secs
We return to the table of Nolan Paige and roll the dice to create an archfey named Proserpina. A powerful fey creature utilizing a disguise of an elven teen version of herself to be a market barker/coupon book promoter for this city undergoing a Steampunk/Industrial Revolution. She wants to steer these people in the right direction, and she needs your help to clean up a contaminated fountain at the source of pollution.
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Episode 110 - Patron's Pub Night 2: Electric Boogaloo
August 16th, 2023 | Season 4 | 2 hrs 3 mins
Another bonus episode!?! That's right, we have two of our dedicated Patreon Patrons in the Levitating Platter: Katie "Goblinkatie" Downey & Anson Jablinski! Our longest conversation TO DATE on this podcast, but it's worth it! Join us for this Q&A, discussion, reflection, and check-in on how "Sidekicks & Sidequests" is doing!
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Episode 109 - Parleys at the Platter #1: Sports, Athletics, and D&D
August 10th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 30 mins
The first of its kind, Parleys at the Platter is a quarterly, special program which seeks to bring previous guests together who share a similar field of expertise or passion. For our inaugural episode, I invited Travis Frederick, Johnny Stanton IV, and Joshua Simons together to talk about the intersection between the sports world and the arts world.
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Episode 108 - Sunnie Pondborn the Giff Gravedigger
August 9th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 17 mins
We return to the table of Tony Vasinda and roll the dice to create a Giff gravedigger named Sunnie Pondborn. A kid that's got a story like Clark Kent, Mallow, and Po, his adoptive parents look after him as he apprentices for Pa, using his exceptional physical prowess to help out. But when Pa gets sick, a naïve boy who has never left the graveyard needs an escort across town to retrieve the medicine safely!
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Episode 107 - OK Computer the Clockmaker
July 26th, 2023 | Season 4 | 42 mins 53 secs
We join the table of my niece, Lexi! She's never been a stranger to playing pretend, fairy stories, or using her imagination. So she rolled some dice and made an Astral Elf that is friends with a dragon! I don't think she's old enough to understand the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or the Radiohead reference, but she's pretty "Lucky" that her "Subterranean Homesick Alien" wasn't some kind of "Paranoid Android".
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Episode 106 - Khira the Death Knight Chimneysweep
July 12th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 19 mins
We join the table of Mike Christensen a.k.a. SuperGeek Mike from YouTube! We roll the dice to create Khira the Death Knight. In the employ of wicked masters, she utilizes disguises to learn all about her targets before she brings them to ruin. Currently appearing as an unassuming chimneysweep, she has a lead on a fabled ring in the hands of a gambler that she needs back.
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Episode 105 - The Goblin's Guard
June 28th, 2023 | Season 4 | 57 mins 14 secs
We join the table of Kevin Ngo, a long-time listener, first-time podcast guest! Inspired by his children, he wanted to make a trio of bobble-headed goblin siblings who run a neutral, safe zone in the dungeon with access to clean water and fresh turkey legs (if you have the coin!) Sisters Rosewald Daybrace (The Money), Arili (The Muscle), and their brother Finn Wheatly (The Cook) need your help to chase down some gnolls who committed the greatest sin in the food industry: DINING AND DASHING!
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Episode 104 - Bo Jang & Paul the Avenger
June 14th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 5 mins
We join the table of Alex a.k.a. LegalKimchi from YouTube! With some inspiration, we roll the dice to create Bo Jang, who is a metal/armor mimic. From a subset of symbiotic mimics who prefer to eat minerals and organics in order to increase their density, this old gal is as tough as beskar and light as mithril! She and her bearer, the illustrious Paul the Avenger, need the party's help to stave off war by playing match-maker at a gala event.
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Episode 103 - Mirquo the Tabaxi Falconer
May 31st, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 7 mins
We join the table of Steven Trinkl, my fraternity brother and brother-in-arms as we joined the TTRPG hobby! We roll the dice to create a tabaxi named Mirquo, a proficient falconer with a companion falcon named Graybill. He hunts for food and skins, but also serves a benevolent faction akin to the Harpers. Mirquo could use your help returning a library book...that's stuck on a pirate ship...in a town overrun by sea beasts!
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Episode 102 - The Pumpkin Lady
May 17th, 2023 | Season 4 | 49 mins 43 secs
We join the table of Sam Rusk, who brings an infamous NPC from her own home game to the table, simply known as "The Pumpkin Lady". We roll the dice to reveal a true name, but she's an otherwise mysterious archfey who is morally gray and highly questionable. Rumors abound of her lavish rewards with those who are loyal.