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 152 Episodes.
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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.
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Episode 101 - Leeroy Jenkins the Vampire
May 3rd, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 9 mins
We return to the table of Mark Wilson and roll the dice to create a LEEROY JENKINS, except, not THAT Leeroy. No, this one charged into a dungeon, got killed, respawned as a vampire, and now just wants to be a reclusive painter in a remote desert town. But when his prized portrait is stolen and the thief flees into the sun-scorched sands, he will need the help of heroes to retrieve the work and perhaps save his soul in the process...
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Episode 100 - The Levitating Platter's First Patron's Pub Night
April 19th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 19 mins
It's the 100th episode of the podcast. I'm joined by my friend and Patreon supporter, Anson Jablinski. It becomes a podcasting reunion of sorts as we discuss Sidekicks & Sidequests, future goals, and future offerings.
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Episode 099 - Scherazade & Sprocket, Mother and Son
April 5th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 5 mins
We return to the table of Max Cicchino and roll the dice to create a mother and son pair: Scherazade & 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...
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Episode 098 - Spruce the Maedar Bureaucrat
March 22nd, 2023 | Season 4 | 43 mins 44 secs
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?
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Episode 097 - Nox, Nori, and the Dragonstar
March 8th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 17 mins
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 back that meteor!
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Episode 096 - Del Ramman & Katniss the Hexblood Stonecasters
February 22nd, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 7 mins
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...
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Episode 095 - Cirrus the Rakshasa Entertainer
February 8th, 2023 | Season 3 | 54 mins 43 secs
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 ship!
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Episode 094 - Ashamel and the Looking Glass
January 25th, 2023 | Season 3 | 51 mins 47 secs
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?
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Episode 093 - Shango the High Priest
January 11th, 2023 | Season 3 | 1 hr 11 mins
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?