SideQuests!
Epic Table Games
Welcome to SideQuests, your high octane distraction from those other podcasts. We're a pen and paper RPG audio show featuring chatter about rules and how to master them, epic worldbuilding, player investment, and interviews with the people who make the games you love.Listen in as we trade tabletop war stories, make judgement calls on odd situations, and do everything we can to give you more RPG resources than you could dream of--all from a simple Sidequest!
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Oh no! Our audio died during the last two minutes of the show! The Paladins were devastated!
SideQuests!
01/28/23 • 49 min
Rob and Eli waste no time jumping into the conversation today, and while Rob has been interested in one of his newer acquisitions, Teens in Space, he hasn't had a whole heck of a lot of time to dig into the book like he'd like to. We also cover some of Eli's most recent campaign bits, one of Rob's mid session DM interruptions to help the party out, and Eli brings up The Wildsea which really sounds a whole lot like "Forrestpunk" to Rob, but the game sounds pretty damn cool.
And, our remote recording bot just stopped performing its jobs within the last two minutes or so of our episode, and I promise Eli said "I'm sure they didn't want to hear me ramble on anyway."
BUT WE BET YOU DID!
Let us know if you NEED to hear the rest of Eli's smooth and sultry description of chainsaw powered boats flying across the treetop canopy in The Wildseas.
Wildseas:
https://felixisaacs.itch.io/thewildsea
Epictable Games:
https://epictablegames.com
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
What do you mean I picked up the the sickies from the kids!? Downtime activities and more!
SideQuests!
01/14/23 • 51 min
Rob's pretty Sure he picked up the sickies from his kids, but mustered through this episode anyway. Good thing too, because Eli asked SOOOOOO MANY QUESTIONS that Rob nearly passed out as soon as they were done recording! We hit some good points though when it comes to downtime activities, and because Rob still running pathfinder 1e, there is a great compendium of rules in the ultimate campaign book. We also completely forgot to introduce ourselves until the end of the episode, which is something we told ourselves not to do last week. All's well that ends well on a side quest!
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
Paizo made some big moves!
SideQuests!
04/02/22 • 61 min
The PALADINS OF PODCAST are back at it again! Rob and Potato talk about some big moves that Paizo has made recently and we're excited about the possibilities of what it means in the future for both Dungeons and Dragons as well as Pathfinder. We also touch a bit on how the media is starting to portray the table top hobbies is more acceptable and a few other small bits that feel really important! Potato does fill us in with a surprise character concept that I just couldn't guess no matter how hard I tried. Check everything else out online at www.epictablegames.com
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
12/11/21 • 46 min
Rob and Potato learned that some people end their games at certain levels, forcing their stories to cap off at that exact moment. What is wrong with you!? Rob power levels his players until their ungodly and unruly. Potato does the same thing. In fact, why would you decide to end the game at a certain level? WHY WOULD YOU END AT A CERTAIN LEVEL!? But the guy who said level two is genius and funny. Thanks Reddit.
https://www.epictablegames.com and https://www.facebook.com/epictablegames
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
Into the Fold
SideQuests!
10/23/21 • 47 min
Rob and Potato sit down with Zac who has been a real newcomer in the world of TTRPG's. While Zac has played video games that resemble so many aspects of Dungeons and Dragons, he has never used social skills and dice to play the original inspirations. We talk to him about learning three systems at one time while trying to balance what he feels makes up the difference between rules light and rules heavy as well as game master styles. The conversation gets a little hard to follow at times, but we do try to keep on track.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
Starting Hooks
SideQuests!
10/02/21 • 56 min
Rob and Potato launch right into the starting hooks for your home-brew campaigns. It isn't every day that you get to start a new campaign again, so you want to make it epic, memorable, and above all, F-U-N. So, follow along as we talk about some of our favorite ways that we like to start our games that aren't simply "You find yourselves in a tavern" or "The King has summoned you all here to do something for me."
Check us out online at https://www.epictablegames.com and on Facebook, at Epic Table Games.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
Min/Maxing, Covid and Virtual Table Tops
SideQuests!
08/07/21 • 48 min
Today Rob and Potato talk about some of the in's and out's of Min/Maxing your characters and how it isn't always a power play move or appropriate as well as what happened to in person gaming when Covid-19 hit us like a brick. Not to mention, are Virtual Table Tops here for good? Are they better for in person play or should they be kept to remote playing? Will we ever bridge the gap between what we do in real life with the nerd deep within our soul? Find out on this episode of the Epic Table Audio Show.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
Talking with John from Tale of the Manticore
SideQuests!
01/25/25 • 60 min
Join The Paladins of Podcast, Rob and Mike, on this special episode of SideQuests as they sit down with John, the mastermind behind the solo-live play phenomenon Tale of the Manticore. Together, they dive into the origins of the podcast, the creative challenges of storytelling solo, and how John evolved his production into one of the most unique and compelling actual play podcasts in the gaming world.
From the early days of humble beginnings to becoming a standout in the tabletop RPG community, this conversation explores the dedication, innovation, and love for the craft that has fueled Tale of the Manticore's success. Whether you’re a fan of the show, an aspiring podcaster, or just someone who loves a good underdog story, this episode is packed with inspiration and insights you won’t want to miss!
Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
It's Mainstream Now
SideQuests!
07/13/24 • 57 min
The paladins are talking about the hobby space of tabletop role playing games being Mainstream now. From some long-humbled roots in obscurity such as Dungeon Majesty, a televised Public Access late night actual play that set the stage for today's format to WotC's own funded Acquisitions, INC being the groundfloor to how Critical Role has dominated the internet culture surrounding most things table-top. We also talk a bit about how it's branched out into other media, where you can see it Stranger Things, or as far back as being mentioned in the film E.T.
As always, we're looking for your feedback, so feel free to hop in Spotify and send us a message!
You can Join our Discord and find us online at EpicTableGames.com, or Facebook.com/EpicTableGames
Mike TaylorLyfe and his many projects through his Linktree
And, for most of your SRD needs, check out the OpenGamingNetwork and d20pfsrd.com
Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
Have You Ever HAD ONE OF THOSE MONTHS!?
SideQuests!
05/01/23 • 48 min
Rob and Eli, the paladins of podcast don't talk about the complications it took to get this episode to the air however, we just wanted you to know that, despite all of the trials and tribulations that we had gone through, we did make it. Covering a small range of topics, we fill in a great conversation with a few of the newer ideas for Rob's system currently known as Infinium and we talk about a little clarifying matters of what the no initiative system looks like.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportEpic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams and Mike Howlett
Anime Pulse reviews all types of anime from Shonin to Romance and anything between .
Thanks for tuning in to SideQuests! For more epic adventures, visit our website at EpicTableGames.com . Don't forget to like us on Facebook and join our Discord community.
Follow Mike TaylorLyfe and Chatoic Chronicles through his Linktree
We love the hard work and SRD referenced over at the Open Gaming Network! Check out their references for pathfinder, traveler, 5e, and more!
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FAQ
How many episodes does SideQuests! have?
SideQuests! currently has 145 episodes available.
What topics does SideQuests! cover?
The podcast is about Dnd, Leisure, Hobbies, Society & Culture, Dungeons And Dragons, Podcasts, D&D, Rpg, Ttrpg and Pathfinder.
What is the most popular episode on SideQuests!?
The episode title 'It's Mainstream Now' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on SideQuests!?
The average episode length on SideQuests! is 53 minutes.
How often are episodes of SideQuests! released?
Episodes of SideQuests! are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of SideQuests!?
The first episode of SideQuests! was released on Jul 10, 2021.
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