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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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All Episodes

00:46:09

Into the Fold

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2021/10/23

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

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00:52:21

Crappy House Rules

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2021/10/16

We took to Reddit to find some of the most horrible House Rules we could muster! Rob and Potato take a look at some of these mega crap-chute style rules that other players have had to deal with and some of them are real doozies. Wait until the last one comes up, because that one truly gets Rob's blood boiling even more than the DM who simply didn't allow sneak attacks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support

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00:50:23

Party Sizes and Etiquette

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2021/10/09

Rob and Potato lean into what they feel is the best party size and make up, along with some decent etiquette rules when it comes to how things should go while at the table. We can all come to the conclusion that dropping out of a session at the last minute is in bad taste - especially when you know you're going to have to for a few days. Other than that, a party between 4 and whatever you want to run with sounds good to us. Check us out on Facebook at Epic Table games and Online at

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00:55:28

Starting Hooks

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2021/10/02

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

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00:52:49

DMPC's, Home-brews, Game Settings and Nat20 Stories

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2021/09/25

Who actually likes it when the Game Master has their own Player Character rolling around with the party? We're not talking about the NPC babysitter of the group, but a full fledged player character the GM controls. We hate it, and want anyone who does this to stop. We also want tell some of the most epic Natty20 stories we can remember after discussing our favorite game settings and whether we prefer the modules or home-brew more. Checkout our Facebook Page, Facebook Group, and Website for constant

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00:39:39

Nerfing Players, MultiClassing, and Bringing the RP

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2021/09/18

Rob and Potato were asked to talk about something pretty specific when it comes to nerfing players or boosting up your baddies and while we both agree to never nerf the party members how do you truly balance the combat scenarios? We also hit off on multi-classing, and did you know that most games have a multi-classing EXP penalty? Now you do. But you know how to get around that besides cheating and lying? BRINGING THE RP! Most TTRPG's are about chucking dice even though RP is right in the name, so

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00:50:08

Finding Inspiration

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2021/09/11

Rob and Potato hit the floor running talking about where they find some of their best inspiration. While Potato likes a lot of video games, Rob tends to use books as great jumping points. They are both valid sources of ideas and starting points for some great fan-fiction infused TTRPG's but ultimately when the dice start rolling you gotta pull from somewhere. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support

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00:53:52

Building a Character

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2021/09/04

Today we lightly walk through building a first edition Pathfinder character for Rob's new campaign that he's started. We talk a lot about some of the ways ability scores are generated, and even touch on one that Rob hasn't heard of. Other quick things include running through how to keep things on track and use skill checks to lead the party around like a puppy versus throwing them on a train and railroading them to death. Of course, it's the usual as always here at Epic Table Games, and we'd like to

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00:48:42

Character Building Questions and Who Knows?

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2021/08/28

Rob and Potato hit you fast and hard with some awesome character building questions, and while we make a solid attempt to answer all 100 we back out of the deal at like 5 or ten. Then at this point, we're so lost we aren't sure what we're talking about for the next while. Ultimately we had a good time, talked about some traps, and a few of robs favorite traps that are meant to annoy and not maim or kill. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support

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01:09:49

Worldbuilding

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2021/08/21

Rob and Potato tackle one of the most daring and daunting topics in all of TableTop / Pen & Paper Role Playing Games: World Building. We don't talk in depth about many of our processes, but we do cover the topics we at least consider. Don't worry too much about format, because if you're really interested in working through the difference between campaign building and world building, this episode will only confuse you more. Check it out, because not only do we ramble a little bit like usual, we

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00:45:00

Adult Content, Popularity, books or pdf's?

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2021/08/14

When you attempt to add adult content into your games, what is the first thing people think about? PR0n or sex right? We know. Rob and Potato take a small candid look at what else can be seen as more adult themes without being gross or inappropriate, and pose the question to you all "What other content can be seen as adult that is not sexual in nature?" Aside from that we chat about the rise of popularity of pen and paper games, the benefit of books over pdf's and some of the outrageous costs of

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00:46:51

Min/Maxing, Covid and Virtual Table Tops

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2021/08/07

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

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00:20:03

Episode 0 - Continuation of the Test

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2021/07/10

Hey everyone! Potato and Rob are back at it again with yet another frivolous test that we're going to let you listen to before you even get to the ACTUAL content. That's right, you get to have our cake and eat it too, lucky people. These bonus episodes are going be enough ridiculous content to fuel your mornings for a quick few minutes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support

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00:10:36

Episode 00 - Introduction Test

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2021/07/10

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Epic Table Games Podcast. Host's Rob and Potato introduce themselves, and talk a little bit about their favorite game systems and try to nail the format down for their actual first attempt at creating content! While we don't declare to be experts at this entire process, we won't let anyone know that we aren't... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support

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