North By North Quest

However you found your way here, whichever realm you hale from, or whatever alignment you've chosen - welcome to North by North Quest. NxNQ - a show that champions the belief that good stories make you feel things. So we aim to do just that - set out on this adventure using dnd5e mechanics to add randomness to where the story takes us and lets see where it goes... Quick Notes for the New Listener: If you want a relatively stand alone episode to get the flavor of the show, its pacing, and the characters, try our Wizards of the Coast "Podcasts of Waterdeep" event Episode 70. The story is canon yet built as a one shot taking place in Waterdeep. It's the perfect example to see if our brand of storytelling and dnd gets you excited! If you want a jump in point - Volume 3 (Episode 74) begins with a frantic, goofy, yet informative recap of "Our Story So Far" to help the new listener jump in partway through and quickly get up to speed! The main story begins in Episode 7 (Volume 1). Leading up to the grand beginning, we build up to it with: Episodes 1-3: Short, individual origins episodes giving you a quick taste of the backgrounds from where our main adventurers came! Episode 4: The party comes together and is called to adventure! Episodes 5-6: a prologue story that is the deep breath before the major adventure begins! Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit)

The world of North by North Quest is not a fairy tale or fable, but a complex story with many threads.  A coming together of lives at specific times, sometimes in their control and sometimes…not.  We'll ease you in slowly – how about starting with an adorable little druid named Rosey and her love of nature?  Every trip starts somewhere. Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit)

Who can resist story that starts in a library? The account of a dark elf wizarding apprentice and the path set before him by the high priestess of Korolev. Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit)

Just a simple cautionary tale that things aren't always as they appear especially when characters named Daggers are involved… Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ("Game Master")

It's time.  Time to finally get the gang together!  Enter the elusive, mysterious, questionable, yet knowledgeable Aeyokayn.  Sylo, Valen, and Pascal finally meet one another and immediately find themselves locked in jail.  Do they escape? Do they survive their first battle? Does Pascal make it back to the Underdark? Does Sylo snatch something cool and glowing?  Does Val admire someone's battlegear?  I honestly don't know, can ya let me know?  I'm a little behind and need to catch up... Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Guests: David Lazar (Aeyokayn)

Pirates!! Sylo gets drunk (again) and Val feels a special tingle towards the most beautiful dwarven bard you ever did saw. A farmer, a brothel, barkeeps, local brew, a somewhat there mostly dead pirate, and a totally there totally dead pirate king! Archimedes is finally accepted into the big bird brother program. Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Guests: Zach Gaskins (Morbeek) Karen Murphy (Ponine)

Conclusion to the two part prelude to the grand adventure that awaits our party... As our adventurers race against the setting of the moon, the group purges some stirges then contends with bridge luck. Pascal makes some fashion choices while Morebeek gains no fans in a graveyard. Ponine continues to shine with her grace while Val contemplates sharks. Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Guests: Zach Gaskins (Morbeek) Karen Murphy (Ponine)

The remaining group members ripped from their boat by a sudden portal-laden storm are thrown into a very large, dimly lit library. More questions are raised than answers given. Meeting the iron maiden Edwina and the ragged knight Valor Bax, they embark upon a new land: Locnar. Val begins her journey of self-discovery, Sylo moves on from mummified men, and Pascal gains some sweet new threads as our new Patrons set forth to find Boomer the Odd! …er… Bard! These three patrons hope to forestall the darkest timeline, truly unaware how daunting the trials of Locnar will be…  Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

Watch out for The Rhythm! Val learns the meaning of love tap from a bugbear. Sylo the matchmaker befriends the very colorful flora and fauna of Locnar and makes a new friend in the great Francisco! Archimedes finally finds his voice! The monster of metal has finally been revealed, and frankly, it would make Tolkien wet his pants. Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

The monster of metal and its gnoll entourage arrive, greeted by gnomish hospitality. The group demonstrates their ability as stealthy tacticians then learns a little something about the gnoll chain of command. Pascal's phone etiquette is a mess but he does at least (maybe?) get some useful health advice. Sylo explores! Plus let's meet wasted Val! The monster of metal and its gnoll entourage arrive, greeted by gnomish hospitality. The group demonstrates their ability as stealthy tacticians then learns a little something about the gnoll chain of command. Pascal's phone etiquette is a mess but he does at least (maybe?) get some useful health advice. Sylo explores! Plus let's meet wasted Val! Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

Onward towards the head our little band of adventurers go! After a little cartography (ohhhhhh my, this IS a thrilling podcast!). Sylo introduces a rich gnoll to the joys of Lisa Frank. Val meets her most difficult challenge yet – a trap door! Then the group finds a trippy helmet and Pascal leaves an impression on a local.  Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

With Keria the Strident gone and the beast released, our journeyers slow down a beat to take in Locnar's land and lore. Sylo gives the monster of metal a pet name as they ride. The group discover clans amidst a mysterious rainy valley where they play detective! Some creatures end up harshing Sylo's buzz (never a good idea), but it's ok cuz tunnel snakes rule! Pascal, finding a pyramid, books it underground (as one does). We expose Valen's favorite ASMR and her secret life as a fantasy youtube star!  Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

The group pushes deeper under the stone temple, encountering a few more baddies on their trek towards solving the mystery surrounding the Sandman on their way to Paradise City. Val, puddlestomper and skeptic of dead bodies, takes part in a great PSA about pushing on strange wall seams and the surprises they may hold! Jason shows of his very…large…vocabulary! Pascal shows off a new trick he learned while Archimedes is nothing more than a duck on a wave! Also in this episode, a tiny gnome druid does something with her hands that will shock you!  Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

The adventurers pussyfoot atop a giant underground sea before moving deeper into the cave where they finally encounter the beings causing all this mess! Val channels a beloved superhero and demonstrates her sports prowess. Sylo showcases her talents in aromatics and teamwork. Pascal does his best impression of a magic user inept with fire spells and tries to get Val to play a game! Larn has an epiphany. Archimedes is reunited with a friend. And just you wait, this episode ends with a bang! (and possibly a boom….maybe a couple kapows. A rawr?)  Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

They made it! Paradise City! The crown jewel of Locnar with all its secrets, culture, and unique civilized society.   Welcome to the city of sounds (like opinionate musical taste), sights (the perception of ladies and flora), and local faire (such as Sylo's encounter with an inanimate fowl) are very much a new experience for the riders of the Odonataur.  Our heroes interact with some of the locals and learn more about this land.  Pascal picks up a new hobby.  Val earns a private lecture.  Sylo glams only the way a druid can.  Here's a fun game: listen to the episode and see if you can pick up on Jason's subliminal message regarding IPAs! Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

The group gets some directions from a couple of guards to meet...The Roadie.  Before departing, the Roadie introduces you to Galen the Wizard!  Afterwards, see more of the glorious sights of Paradise City such as the flophouse district, brothels (watch the gang get SUPER awkward!), and semi-abandon warehouses!  Sylo tries to connect with a potted plant.  Val schools someone in the art of getting people's attention.  Pascal shows off his new paint tricks.  Stay til the end, this episode finishes on a mystery AND an educational high note! Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master')

Guess who's back!? After a heartwarming yet confusing reunion, our group makes their way for the abandoned keep on the outskirts of Paradise City.  But first, detour!  …thanks to a goblin party who leads them to mysterious yet seemingly very well informed (and incredibly glam) stranger.  Sylo becomes a rodent motivational speaker and has very specific opinions on Boomer's rock n roll lifestyle.  Val reminisces about family.  Pascal TRIES to flex a little muscle (hey, at least he tried, ok? Bless his heart).  Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master') Guests: Zach Gaskins (Morbeek) Karen Murphy (Ponine)

Doors.  They really DO confound this group, don't they?  After meeting some locals, our adventurers learn the true yet dark tale of the first king of Locnar. They then track down the infamous Karia the Strident and all Hell breaks loose.  Morbeek and Ponine show exactly why they're the best parts of Sylo.  Val finally meets a worthy opponent, letting her orc flag fly!  Pascal exasperates Sylo with his new melodious find!  Archimedes gets panicked.  Jason busts out his impression chops.  Careful y'all, this one might get a little emotional… Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master') Guests: Zach Gaskins (Morbeek) Karen Murphy (Ponine)

The gang's found Boomer!  Finally!  Now they can get that page, GTFO of Locnar and back to the Library!  Right!?  Right?  Right… Dammit all, Boomer!  The adventurers try bluffing their way back into Paradise City, around Paradise City, and once again out from Paradise City which all goes as well as you'd expect.  Val insists on the release of the wizard man in a box!  Sylo shows off her culinary prowess.  Val and Sylo disagree on first contact diplomacy tactics.  Pascal treats his familiar like a drone.  Get ready for a veritable Locnarian who's who of an episode. Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master') Guest: Bennett Walton (Boomer the Bard) Professional Musician

It's time to get stealthy!  Lets cloak and dagger this shit!  Watch as Val shows off her ability to blend into the foliage.  Boomer's twisted sense of humor comes out in spades.  Sylo indulges her druidic side after going all feral on a gnoll.  Archimedes…gets stashed in a bush, he really doesn't do much this episode (poor bird).  Pascal gets pissed.  Lets see if our adventurers actually find the library spell under the expert guidance from the ever-present Boomer, or maybe a little Boomer lullaby instead?  Hashtag badgerstyle. Connect: Twitter Discord Facebook Instagram Website Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on itunes or your favorite podcasting platform! Also if you post on social media and use the hashtag #NxNQ, your name might even get picked for an NPC in a later episode. Support: Visit our Patreon and leave a rating and review on iTunes or your favorite podcast source! Get a free audio book at Audible! We don't pay to advertise so word of mouth and reviews are crucial for new listeners finding the show. So please spread the word! Cast: David Alvord (Pa's "Pascal" Scaltula) Tiffany Alvord (Valen Mor) Chelsea "Little Red Dot" Steverson (Sylo Scibin Sporelit) Jason Carlile ('Game Master') Guest: Bennett Walton (Boomer the Bard) Professional Musician