E118 Rumor Checks Inn

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: [e-mail]
• Instagram: @SCQpodcast
• Discord: Side Character Quest
• LinkTree: SideCharacterQuest
• Voicemail or Text: SCQ-371-LOUD

Mentioned During the Show

• Accident! , a children's book by Andrea Tsurumi.
• Crab Cake , a children's book by Andrea Tsurumi.
• Andrea's Comics, Zines, and Other Illustrations .
• Side Character Quest's Lore Library .
• Give us a shout at SCQ-371-LOUD! (SCQ-371-LOVE is the same number, if you like that better?)

Additional Credits

Thanks to Autumn for providing the artwork for Side Character Quest!

Thanks to Briar for lending a voice to our credits! To hear more, check out one of Briar's own side character quests as Deirdre, a monster hunting cleric!

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