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 025 - The Deadlands and The Undying Horde

    August 5th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 50 secs

    The community votes to hear about more of my homebrew content, so I tell the tale of the Deadlands and the Undying Horde. What happens when a barbarian horde believes a lich is their deity incarnate?

  • Episode 026 - Reg the Swamp Forager

    August 12th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 25 secs

    We join the table of Brady Effler and roll the dice to create Reg. He is a simple tortle living and foraging in the swamp, but appearances can be deceiving.

  • Episode 027 - The Fracture of Goblinkind

    August 19th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 27 secs

    The community votes to hear about more of my homebrew content, so I share the lore about the goblinoids of Harmony and their gods. Two pairs of siblings, caretakers of Nature, divided at the Caesura by power and purpose.

  • Episode 028 - Lilly the Narwhalicorn

    August 26th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 52 secs

    We join the table of Olivia Wilmsen and bring a gaming avatar to the D&D world. A narwhalicorn of a secret lagoon filled with enchantment and rainbows is in desperate need of a hero.

  • Episode 029 - Xin the Troglodyte Moat Digger

    September 2nd, 2020  |  Season 1  |  27 mins 31 secs

    The community votes to have me randomly generate a character. After rolling the dice, we discover Xin, a troglodyte who digs moats in the Underdark. In possession of a powerful artifact, she has plans of domination.

  • Episode 030 - Corvus the Arbiter of Order & Chaos

    September 9th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 49 secs

    We join the table of Daniel Silver, who shares a NPC that one of his players described as "more dangerous than an ancient red dragon". There is a razor's edge between Order and Chaos and one judge to keep the apocalypse at bay.

  • Episode 031 - Izrad the Quaggoth Shopkeeper

    September 23rd, 2020  |  Season 1  |  23 mins 48 secs

    We join the table of Daniel Stewart and roll the dice to create Izrad, the quaggoth shopkeeper. He runs a mining-goods store in an Underdark community ruled over by Marro the Great.

  • Episode 032 - Karhuu the Bearfolk Skyship Pilot

    September 30th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 47 secs

    The community votes, and we create an homage to a Disney 1990's TV show in Karhuu, the ace pilot of Cape Lafayette. This legendary bearfolk skyship captain commands the Meriankka as he evades pirates and sea monsters!

  • Episode 033 - Seraphine Luna the Half-Elf Assassin

    October 7th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 10 secs

    We join the table of Jessica Duval, who brings her own character to the table, Seraphine Luna. A ruthless assassin, she means to kill the king of the Ashlands and avenge her mother.

  • Episode 034 - The Pantheon of Halflings

    October 14th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 33 secs

    The community votes to hear about more of my homebrew content, so I share the lore about the halflings of Harmony and their gods. In addition, we hear the tale of heroic halfling bard who inspired bravery in the face of death.

  • Episode 035 - Constantine Modesto the Ruby Ring Enforcer

    October 21st, 2020  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 20 secs

    We join the table of Max Cicchino, who brings his own character to the table, Constantine Modesto. Despite his size, he is a well-respected man about town, an enforcer for the Ruby Ring criminal organization.

  • Episode 036 - Gozer the Gozerian the Tiefling Destructor

    November 4th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  25 mins 16 secs

    We join the table of Adam Rosson, who looked to 1980s cinema for inspiration in the form of Gozer the Gozerian for his NPC. With inspiration and creativity, we create a celebrity, cult leader, god(?), and gladiator brawler seeking fame and worship.