Sidekicks & Sidequests

Building a world, one character at a time.

About the show

The unofficial Dungeons & Dragons podcast that helps to put humans back into humanity and breathe life into your campaign NPC's with backstory and bravado.

Sidekicks & Sidequests is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

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Episodes

  • Episode 013 - The Pantheon of the Dwarves

    May 13th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  24 mins 46 secs

    The community votes to hear about more of my homebrew content, so I tell the tale of dwarven gods and goddesses of Harmony and the elemental planes of their making. We also learn about genasi, azer, and the other beings who call the elemental planes their domains.

  • Episode 014 - Brunklesbee Bonekeeper the Dwarven Mortician

    May 20th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 7 secs

    We join the table of Arielle McMahon, and we meet the dwarven mortician covered in dirt with a twinkle in his eye, Brunklesbee Bonekeeper.

  • Episode 015 - Anso Eresse the Half-Elf Smuggler

    May 27th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  25 mins 42 secs

    The community votes, and we create a scruffy, fantasy smuggler Anso Eresse, along with his trusted first-mate, the bugbear Gnasharkk, and their elven-made ship, the Eon of Orthea.

  • Episode 016 - Clocky Woodman the Elven Timesmith

    June 3rd, 2020  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 48 secs

    We join the table of Dallas Miller, and we take a journey through time and space with a Timesmith, Clocky Woodman.

  • Episode 017 - The Creation of Elves and Gnomes

    June 10th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 8 secs

    The community votes to hear about more of my homebrew content, so I tell the tale of the elves and gnomes of Harmony and how they are unlike the other mortals of the world. My homebrew hot-take this episode: derro are transformed deep gnomes.

  • Episode 018 - Tavish the Cleric of Eir

    June 17th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 29 secs

    We join the table of Joseph Picard, who brings his own character to the table, Tavish, the cleric of Eir. He also has a magical, intelligent boat named Bjoti McBjotface.

  • Episode 019 - The Origins of Dragons and Giants

    June 24th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 14 secs

    The community votes to hear about more of my homebrew content, so I share the lore about the dragons and giants of Harmony and their gods. How they are instrumental to the foundation of creation and the cause of the Caesura.

  • Episode 020 - Ulfar Ragnbjörn and the Guardians of the Iron Kings

    July 1st, 2020  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 35 secs

    We join the table of Kevin Chenard, who brings his own character to the table, Ulfar Ragnbjörn. This traveling blacksmith and fighter is part of the noble warrior organization, the Guardians of the Iron Kings.

  • Episode 021 - The Schism of Orcdom

    July 8th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 59 secs

    The community votes to hear about more of my homebrew content, so I tell the tale of the orcs of Harmony. The Caesura divided the pantheon, and Orcdom must decide if they follow their Dissonant makers or remain true to the New Family that fosters the Old Ways.

  • Episode 022 - Mrs. Lilly and the Spoon of Justice

    July 15th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 20 secs

    We join the table of Katie Ruvalcaba, who brings her own character to the table, Mrs. Lilly. She is a hard-working and loving farmer's wife who wields a mighty and fearful magical artifact: the Spoon of Justice.

  • Episode 023 - Lady Camilla Steading the Archaeologist

    July 22nd, 2020  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 19 secs

    The community votes, and we create an intelligent and scrappy archaeologist name Lady Camilla Steading. When she isn't raiding a tomb for an ancient artifact, she's staying one step ahead of the nefarious Knights of the Oracle.

  • Episode 024 - Mem Vargav the Ex-Mercenary Blacksmith

    July 29th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  23 mins 7 secs

    We join the table of Patrick Kolb, who brings his own character to the table, Mem Vargav. This ex-mercenary wants to return to a life of smithing and making armor, but his past comes to haunt him and threaten his family.