E121 Rumor Turns Tail

E121 Rumor Turns Tail

From Side Character Quest by Ty V.

April 29, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 1 · Episode 121

About this episode

In this episode, Rumor faces immediate challenges as Justice tries to keep things under control.

Things got a little heated last session, but as long as Justice can keep his head down for 90 seconds, Rumor should be fine. In other words: Things go wrong immediately. 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? 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: SideCharacterQuest Voicemail or Text: SCQ-371-LOUD (or 727-371-5683) Mentioned During the Show Dead Letter Society , "a journaling game where your letters drive the action. Choose your genre, build your world, and discover the joys of corresponding via a secret society…

People in this episode

Host: Ty V.

Guest: Andrea Tsurumi

Topics covered

  • TTRPG
  • role-playing games
  • storytelling
  • friendship
  • journaling

Keywords

  • TTRPG
  • Andrea Tsurumi
  • Dead Letter Society
  • Thousand Year Old Vampire
  • role-playing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: ACCIDENT!, CRAB CAKE, POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme, I'm On It, Dead Letter Society, Thousand Year Old Vampire

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