This is part 2 of the finale. Find part 1 here.

The time has come, and there's no where left to run! What will Rumor find waiting for him?

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?

• 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)

• Remember August and A Mending are two roleplaying games by Shing Yin Khor

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!

The time has come, and there's no where left to run! What will Rumor find waiting for him?

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?

• 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)

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!

As Rumor gears up to rescue Brunt, we flash back to see how the two got to know one another.

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?

• 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)

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!

Immediately after recording the fourth episode of Rumor's quest, Andrea and Ty discuss how it went!

Have you been enjoying these post-show chats? Or do you have any questions for Andrea or I about Rumor's quest? Send us an email or leave us a message at SCQ-371-LOUD (or 727-371-5683)!

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?

• 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)

• 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 with unknown motives."
• Thousand Year Old Vampire , a solo role-playing game where you play as a vampire recording their memories in a journal.
• I'm On It by Andrea Tsurumi and part of the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series. A book about the friendship of Goat and Frog.

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!

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?

• 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)

• 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 with unknown motives."
• Thousand Year Old Vampire , a solo role-playing game where you play as a vampire recording their memories in a journal.
• I'm On It by Andrea Tsurumi and part of the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series. A book about the friendship of Goat and Frog.

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!

Immediately after recording the third episode of Rumor's quest, Andrea and Ty discuss how it went!

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?

• 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)

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!

Rumor's investigation begins in earnest. How long can he stay out of trouble?

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?

• 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)

• Punchboard Cathedral , a podcast about boardgames and what they mean to us.
• Andrea's witch illustrations!
• Have you made any spooky art? Call and tell us about it! SCQ-371-LOUD! (727-371-5683)

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!

Immediately after recording the second episode of Rumor's quest, Andrea and Ty discuss how it went!

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?

• 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)

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!

Proud member of the Scavengers Network. Say hi on the Scavengers Network Discord Server!