E117 Andrea Creates a Character

E117 Andrea Creates a Character

From Side Character Quest by Ty V.

March 4, 2026 · 1h 51m · Season 1 · Episode 117

About this episode

In this episode, Ty and guest Andrea Tsurumi create a character for an upcoming adventure in their TTRPG.

Welcome to Side Character Quest , a one-on-one actual play podcast set in a world where cicadas sing, rivers flow, magic thrums through the air, and all of it’s surrounded by a single massive Wall as ancient as history itself. Instead of diving straight into a new adventure, you are going to get to hear our game master Ty and our guest player Andrea do a "Session 0", where they discuss the game they'll be playing and then create Andrea's character, who will star in the upcoming adventure! Andrea Tsurumi (they/them) is an author, illustrator, cartoonist, and TTRPG enthusiast. They've written and/or illustrated several children's books, including ACCIDENT! (which was selected as an NPR Great Read) and CRAB CAKE (which won the Vermont Red Clover Book Award). The book they illustrated most recently is POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme , which was written by Betsy Bird. Say hi to Andrea on Blue Sky at @atsurumi.bsky.social or on Instagram at @atsurumi . Want to learn more about Ty, the host (and GM and producer and editor and...) of SCQ? Have questions for us, or just want to say hi? Website: Contact form or Press Kit Email: SideCharacterQuest@gmail.com Instagram: @SCQpodcast…

People in this episode

Host: Ty V.

Guest: Andrea Tsurumi

Topics covered

  • character creation
  • TTRPG
  • session zero
  • storytelling
  • podcast

Keywords

  • TTRPG
  • character creation
  • podcast
  • actual play
  • storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: ACCIDENT!, CRAB CAKE, POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme, Embarassed Ferret

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