This Spells Disaster
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Creator: A Bunch of Film Nerds
Fantasy Full cast Longform Audio RPG
Synopsis:
Welcome to "This Spells Disaster," the tabletop roleplaying actual play podcast that melds the enchanting system of D&D 5E with the cinematic passion of a group of 20-something film nerds. Immerse yourself in the wondrous journey through the high fantasy homebrew campaign, "Tears of Irelion," filled with cryptic dragons and legendary mashed potatoes. DM Nathan leads our humanoid-adjacent friends on an adventure where terrible attack rolls and sentimental moments tell a story unlike any other, and where peril and hilarity weave a tale of friendship, spells, and, of course, inevitable disaster!
Format: Audio RPG
RPG system: Dungeons & Dragons
Continuity: Longform
Voices: Cast
Genres: Fantasy
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Episodes:
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Chapter 6, Part 2
The This Spells Disaster team thought it would be appropriate to provide a trigger warning for this episode as throughout this episode there are themes of panic attacks, anxiety, thoughts of self-destruction and self-loathing, as well as abandonment issues. A trigger-free recap is provided at the end of the episode at time stamp: 1:00:38 (Further time stamps listed below)
In the wake of Illie's near-death experience, the party must confront Jeb about his mysterious past. What dark secrets will be revealed, and can the party survive this act of betrayal?
Time stamps: Jeb’s Confession (Panic Attack, Self-Deprecation, Self-Loathing, Self-Isolation): 7:48-45:49 Full Episode, Trigger-free Recap: 1:00:38
The Team: Nathan is The Dungeon Master Victoria is Akta Zoe is Illie Alex is Jeb Noah is Miee Phartas Wesley is Spittle Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Chapter 6, Part 1
Akta is Spittle's number one fan, Miee discovers new magical abilities, and more, as Jeb's past confronts the party in a tense showdown. Combat and shenanigans ensue as they players make Nathan consult the guide books several times more than anticipated in this episode of This Spells Disaster! The Team: Nathan is The Dungeon Master Victoria is Akta Zoe is Illie Alex is Jeb Noah is Miee Phartas Wesley is Spittle Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E17 Spoiler Alert: You're Flirting Too
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Chapter 5, Part 4
Better late than never as the party finally gets their shopping episode in the Curators' caravan camp. Return to the Tears of Irelion campaign while Illie has a bird moment, Spittle is up to no good, and Akta gets to the root of her combat issues. All this and more (what DID Miee get up to in Jim's body???) in a brand new episode of This Spells Disaster! The Team: Nathan is The Dungeon Master Victoria is Akta Zoe is Illie Alex is Jeb Noah is Miee Phartas Wesley is Spittle Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E16.5 A Side Quest, One Might Say
Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Miee's Wild Magic Surges finally get the party in trouble, as he switches bodies with a powerful magician. What lengths will the party have to go to in order to rescue their turtle ally, and what strange beings will they encounter along the way? Find out as Noah leads the party through an Acquisitions Incorporated inspired one-shot. (All events in this episode are canon to the Tears of Irelion campaign)
The Team:
Noah is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Nathan is DV-001
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Wed, 08 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Chapter 5, Part 3 Seeking lodging in a small farming village, Spittle reaches for stardom, Jeb faces a reckoning, a cat goes to the bathroom, and Akta and Miee have a drinking contest. All this and more in this new episode of This Spells Disaster! The Team: Nathan is The Dungeon Master Victoria is Akta Zoe is Illie Alex is Jeb Noah is Miee Phartas Kiersten is Shae Roselock Wesley is Spittle Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E15 It's Fantasy Five O'clock Somewhere
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Chapter 5, Part 2
After an unsettling night, the party continues south, but fresh dangers are around every turn in the road! Nathan reveals his lacking knowledge of horses, Miee faces a reckoning, and Spittle does what now!? All this and more in another exciting episode of This Spells Disaster! The Team: Nathan is The Dungeon Master Victoria is Akta Zoe is Illie Alex is Jeb Noah is Miee Phartas Kiersten is Shae Roselock Wesley is Spittle Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme (edited)
S1E14 I Can Read Words, Not Pictures
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Chapter 5, Part 1 The party sets out from Reyklavik, freshly rested, with a new lead on their quest! Jeb needs bifocals, and who has a fear of heights? How many film and television references can we fit into one session? Spittle and Miee form a Midwest Emo Band and more in this episode of This Spells Disaster!
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT
Chapter 4, Part 3
Tensions flare as the party is forced to unpack the Lady Leofwynn's trauma on the fly! What is Illie's breaking point, and what new chaos will Miee and Spittle cause this time? Find out as our thrilling team of adventurers take the next steps into a larger world, and begin to question their own experiences.
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E12 You Got a Kid Named Band?
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMT
Chapter 4, Part 2
Into the sweaty tunnel! The party ventures deeper into the tunnels under Reyklavik, and find more than they bargained for! What secrets will be revealed, and they have how many spell slots left?
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT
Chapter 4, Interlude
Three-quarters of a century before the Fall of Reyklavik, a young Elf Guard lives their life in a very different world, but dark forces brew in the hidden corners of Irelion, even then, and what secrets do they hold?
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Winter 2024 - Part 3: The Intrusion
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT
Alex files for divorce! Plus: the party finds out the truth behind Sir Alastair Crane's demise; blood is shed and relationships are forged in the epic conclusion to our three-part winter special!
The Team:
Alex is The Dungeon Master Zoe is Dr. Eotrix Fogkettle Noah is Marley Questin Nathan is Professor Eustacius Bin Wesley is Sober Trimmingway
Winter 2024 - Part 2: The Investigation
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT
Bin, Dr. Fogkettle, Marley, and Sober delve deeper into the mystery of Sir Crane's demise in part two of this intrigue filled trilogy! Who is behind the death of the motor tycoon, and who stands to gain the most from his passing? The answers may be a bit stranger and more complicated than anyone expects...
The Team:
Alex is The Dungeon Master Zoe is Dr. Eotrix Fogkettle Noah is Marley Questin Nathan is Professor Eustacius Bin Wesley is Sober Trimmingway
Winter 2024 - Part 1: The Invitation
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 06:43:00 GMT
Alex takes the DM chair (literally) from Nathan in this thrilling kick-off to 2024, guiding a strange gathering of brand new characters through an evening of mystery and intrigue in part one of this winter-themed three-shot!
The Team:
Alex is The Dungeon Master Zoe is Dr. Eotrix Fogkettle Noah is Marley Questin Nathan is Professor Eustacius Bin Wesley is Sober Trimmingway
New Years's 2024: Nue Eeer's Ye've
Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT
Miee Phartas returns to guide the party through another holiday tradition from his homeland!
Welcome to 2024! We hope you're here to keep us company! 2023 was great, here's to the next!
Mon, 25 Dec 2023 20:00:00 GMT
Miee Phartas introduces the party to the spirit of Christmas! But wait! Did they all forget about Basil? Who's Basil?
S1E10 Spittle and Jeb Face the Sweat
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:00:00 GMT
Chapter 4, Part 1
What secrets lie hidden in the manor of Reyklavik? Where has Akta been? What happens when Jeb and Spittle have a heart to heart in a dim tunnel? All this and more in a brand new episode of This Spells Disaster!
This episode was edited in a new program, so there might be some hiccups as Nathan adjusts to the new interface.
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E9 Those Nice Green Turtle Thighs
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT
Chapter 3, Part 4
At long last, the party enters Reyklavik, as even more threats present themselves at each turn. What happens when Nathan leaves the room? What secrets lurk in empty barrels? And wait... where did our fighter go? All that and more as the Tears of Irelion campaign resumes!
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Halloween 2023 - Part 2: What is a Luigi's Mansion?
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT
Disaster strikes as the clock approaches midnight. Who will meet their grisly end in The House on St. Graves Hill? Will evil be vanquished? Find out in the second half of our 2023 Halloween Spooktacular!
The Team: Kiersten is The Dungeon Master Noah is Jason Berry Victoria is Naivara Alex is Ralthazaar P Balthazaar Jr IV Nathan is Trai Kell Zoe is Valyra
Halloween 2023 - Part 1: The Ghosts Do Not Eat... Yet
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:38:00 GMT
A fresh batch of adventurers seek out mysterious dangers in a ghost-ridden haunted house in part one of this spooky two-shot DM'd by Kiersten. Shenanigans ensue, and death lurks around every corner!
The Team: Kiersten is The Dungeon Master Noah is Jason Berry Victoria is Naivara Alex is Ralthazaar P Balthazaar Jr IV Nathan is Trai Kell Zoe is Valyra
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:05:00 GMT
Chapter 3, Part 3
Spittle really likes bombs, but what happened to Miee? The potato did what now? Can Akta finally make an successful attack roll? All this and more in this all new episode of This Spells Disaster!
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E7 This Just In, Akta Does NOT Slay
Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT
Chapter 3, Part 2
Combat! How well does Akta perform under pressure? What magical secrets is Miee hiding? Spittle built a bomb? All this and more, as the party reach the gates of Reyklavik in an all-new installment of This Spells Disaster!
Sorry for the delay everyone, who knew producing a podcast with a bunch of twenty-somethings learning how to navigate the world of employment and their final semesters of college would be so difficult! Expect Episode 8 from us in two weeks as we get back on schedule! ~ Nathan
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT
Chapter 3, Part 1
On their final approach to Reyklavik, the party is thrown into chaos as Jeb becomes an emergency veterinarian, Miee has a crisis of conscience, and Illie gets deep with Spittle as we begin the third chapter of Tears of Irelion!
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E5 The 3 D's: Danger, Death, and Die
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT
Chapter 2, Part 3
In the aftermath of an encounter with one of THE Dragons, Illie consults the gods, the party make some terrifying discoveries, and Shae's past begins to catch up to them as Chapter 2 of the Tears of Irelion campaign draws to a close.
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT
Chapter 2, Part 2
Dragons are terrible omens, at least if you're a tiny green kobold with Chihuahua-like tendencies. How much trauma can the party experience in an hour long, unplanned session? The answer may surprise you.
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E3 The Small People are Bonding
Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:38:00 GMT
Chapter 2, Part 1
After their first combat encounter, the party continues on towards Reyklavik. But first, it's time for them to properly get to know one other, and shenanigans occur! Who wins in a backflip contest? What happens when Miee becomes a dad? And just who is that mysterious stranger in the cornfield? All will be revealed in this first installment of Tears of Irelion Chapter 2!
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
S1E2 Stabbings, Soup, and Squiggly Fingers
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT
Chapter 1, Part 2
The party sets out from Thorn Tarhum, only to be ambushed! Elven arrow lore? Does our loner rogue Jeb have feelings? How many hand puns can one wizard make? All will be answered in Episode 2 of This Spells Disaster!
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:00:18 GMT
Chapter 1, Part 1
Meet the party known only as Vertically Challenged as they begin the homebrewed campaign titled "Tears of Irelion." What could possibly be of interest in an inn in a small Dwarven town? Who will answer the call to adventure? How delicious are those mashed potatoes anyway? Find all of this out and more in the inaugural episode of This Spells Disaster!
The Team:
Nathan is The Dungeon Master
Victoria is Akta
Zoe is Illie
Alex is Jeb
Noah is Miee Phartas
Kiersten is Shae Roselock
Wesley is Spittle
Original Music Composed by Mitchell Hemme