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
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Episode 085 - Mr. Steiner the Halfling Rogue
September 21st, 2022 | Season 3 | 57 mins 19 secs
We return to the table of Kevin Chenard and roll the dice to create Mr. Steiner. A seasoned smuggler with a key to the city, our philanthropic halfling draws inspiration from Wilson Fisk a.k.a. The Kingpin. Mr. Steiner requests you escort him as he delivers a care package to the sister city of his hometown.
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Episode 086 - Moon Moon the Gloomstalker Fairy
October 5th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 7 mins
We join the table of DNDJordanLea and roll the dice to create Moon Moon. She may reside in a forest and have an affinity for animals, but this fairy guardian of the glade is a Gloomstalker, warding against threats from the nearby portal to the Shadowfell. She is struggling with an affliction and needs the help of the party to recover a nearby stone to help her take control into her hands.
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Episode 087 - Aurelia, God of Assassins
October 19th, 2022 | Season 3 | 45 mins 38 secs
We join the table of Mike Bradford and roll the dice to create Aurelia. Aurelia used to just be your average medieval teen with his faithful pet chinchilla Jables. But Aurelia soon found himself in a "Santa Clause" situation, and surprise! Now HE'S the NEW GOD OF ASSASSINS! While Aurelia is benevolent and non-violent, Jables is a completely different story, and Aurelia needs your help to get him back.
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Episode 088 - Tayla the Immortal Artist
November 2nd, 2022 | Season 3 | 55 mins 36 secs
We join the table of Mellie Doucette and roll the dice to create Tayla. Tayla is one of the yikaria, the yalkfolk, who wanders the land drawing caricatures of those she meets. Her drawings seek to find the truth and essence of the subjects she captures. However, she is a servant to a lurking, secret evil in the world, and she needs help to stop it before it's too late.
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Episode 089 - Ashira the Bearfolk Herbalist
November 16th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 10 mins
We join the table of Alyssa Visscher and roll the dice to create Ashira. Ashira is a grizzled Bearfolk and a hermit of a herbalist. She is more concerned with remaining in her secluded forest glade, tending to and cultivating in cooperation with Nature. Should you find her home and earn her trust, she needs your help to deliver a letter she should have sent years ago.
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Episode 090 - Moose the Dressmaker of the Feywild
November 30th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 3 mins
We join the table of Matthew J. Hanson and roll the dice to create Moose. Don't let the name fool you -- she is the finest dressmaker in all of the Fairy Court. She literally sets the fashion trends in both the Feywild and the Prime Material Plane of the past! But Moose longs for her freedom that can only be earned by telling a worthy tale -- will you be the one to tell it?
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Episode 091 - Krongar the Red Mayor
December 14th, 2022 | Season 3 | 56 mins 48 secs
We join the table of Lauren Walsh and roll the dice to create Krongar. He's a hungry and bloodthirsty Red Slaad, trapped in the Astral Sea. But never fear -- he's the Mayor of his little rock in the vastness of space. Krongar needs your help to return back to his people on either a march for revenge or a triumphant homecoming parade.
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Episode 092 - Clover the Crystal Merchant
December 28th, 2022 | Season 3 | 59 mins 48 secs
We join the table of Johnny Stanton IV and improv our way into creating Clover. A mountain dwarf who started off as just another miner before he found is passion in crystals and gemology. Clover runs a touristy shop in the middle of a Brutalist-architecture society, complete with a crystal cavern tour! But a new cavern has problem creatures that need dealing with...
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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?
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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 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 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...