E118 Rumor Checks Inn

E118 Rumor Checks Inn

From Side Character Quest by Ty V.

March 18, 2026 · 1h 37m · Season 1 · Episode 118

About this episode

The episode features Rumor Pinefrill, a unique player character who balances parenting and adventure in a fantasy setting.

Meet Rumor Pinefrill, who is surprisingly the first player character on SCQ who is actually a dad!* On top of his parental duties, he is also a loving husband, a scribblefolk , and five foot tall frilled lizard. He's also tired. Join Rumor as he does his rounds in the Brothers Mountains and checks in on a friend... Rumor is played by Andrea Tsurumi (they/them), who 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? *One of the other player characters might also be a dad, maybe? Rumor is definitely the only one confirmed so far. Have questions for us, or just want to say hi? Website: Contact form or Press Kit Email: SideCharacterQuest@gmail.com Instagram: @SCQpodcast Discord: Side Character Quest LinkTree…

People in this episode

Host: Ty V.

Guest: Andrea Tsurumi

Topics covered

  • parenting
  • fantasy
  • TTRPG
  • fictional characters
  • storytelling

Keywords

  • Rumor Pinefrill
  • Andrea Tsurumi
  • TTRPG
  • parenting
  • fiction
  • storytelling
  • children's books

Mentioned in this episode

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

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