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Failed Save is a chaotic improv night with magic and dice. A live-play D&D 5E campaign, adventuring with our not quite heroes through the mysterious world of Borros.

Saige Ryan, Vince Caso, Kailey Bray, Anthony Carboni, Xander Jeanneret, Gina DeVivo, Aabria Iyengar


    • Apr 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 3h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 57 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Failed Save

    Season 6, Ep #1: The Inevitable Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 158:30


    Failed Save returns with the party trapped in the Feywild as the war ramps up against Dew Springbloom.

    Season 5, Ep #12: Seasons' Meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 236:46


    Season 5 Finale! The party prepares for a final showdown with Dew Springbloom as the Fey Congress approaches.

    Season 5, Ep #11: The Aspen Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 181:50


    The party meets back up with Rickard and Poppy in Delta's Meet as they follow the clues of the coded letter given to Chi.

    Season 5, Ep #10 Frost & Flower

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 184:41


    On their way to rescue an old ally, the group encounters a stranger with some insight into Chi's past.

    Season 5, Ep #9: Both of Them??

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 182:29


    Our party finally learns more about Poppy's mysterious past, and welcomes back two familiar, chaotic friends. With guests Omar Najam and Alex Ward.

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    Season 5, Episode #8 - Hold the Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 172:51


    A little off-kilter from their visions from the Agen Seer, the party investigate the murder of Kettle's maker.

    Season 5, Ep #5 - Yasmin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 185:19


    The party gets a peek into Kettle's mysterious origins, and meet a new friend along the way.

    Season 5, Ep #6- Purpose Built

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 180:32


    Kettle's purpose is finally revealed as the party meets another new friend and an old enemy. With special guest Surena Marie.

    Season 5, Ep #7- Agen Seer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 188:22


    In this Oops All DMs episode, each party member gets a chance to tell their side of the story.

    Season 5, Ep #4 - Honest & Forthright

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 199:18


    As the party's island adventure comes to a close, they make time for a very special scavenger hunt. A reunion might mean one more farewell.

    Season 5, Ep #3 - Two Fell, One Changed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 188:09


    The party heads out to destroy the first Spring Node, and reunites with an old friend they thought had been lost forever.

    Season 5, Ep #2 - Another Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 172:24


    Bora returns, and has news for her friends about Dew Springbloom. The party convenes with the Orcs. And Guy inserts himself into an unusual place, permanently.

    Season 5, Ep #1 - A Cost In Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 182:38


    Season 5 begins!

    Campaign 2 - 12. ...And a Run Aground

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 248:59


    It's the season finale of Failed Save as the party meet with the Orc leaders to decide how to deal with Dew Springbloom. But Dew has a surprise for them.

    Campaign 2 - 11. Ships in the Night...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 181:12


    Before the party leaves for Gestault, they encounter Effie, a very nervous former librarian and current wizard, who has been searching for them for a long time.

    Campaign 2 - 10. Dead, Not Gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 160:51


    ****CONTENT WARNING****: In this episode of Failed Save we discuss and roleplay the sensitive topic of death. Specifically, the passing of a close friend. Your mental health is important to us, and we understand that not everyone is comfortable with the subject and as such we advise all listeners to proceed with caution SUMMARY: The party reels from the loss of one of their own, but they get the send-off they deserve.

    Campaign 2 - 09. Six & One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 177:51


    Poppy returns from her imprisonment at the hands of Dew Springbloom, while Guy also returns as the Aspect of Death. And while the party follows the trail of a plume of smoke to an unknown town in their continuing quest, on this episode we lose one of our own, as death comes knocking in what culminates in a very wrenching goodbye.

    Campaign 2 - 08. Tragic Revelry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 226:11


    The Rose Beast Rave 2 is in full swing! But while the throne of Dew Springbloom sits empty, he appears in the guise of a large wooden centaur, bearing ominous news about Poppy… and Squangarlo. The party meets Ivellios at the rave, who agrees to help and spirits them away from the rave on a quest to find Poppy, and track down what really happened to Squangarlo. And an old Aspect friend crosses their path again, but in bad shape, and harboring even worse news.

    Campaign 2 - 07. Off The Beaten Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 188:51


    The journey through the Feywild takes a violent turn, as the party and their new barbarian friend, Nokosi face an Omni enemy. Lost in a hostile plane, the group discovers a connection to an old friend, but is there more to the story?

    Campaign 2 - 06. A Different Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 185:59


    A special kind of chaos reigns from beginning to end in this episode. The party crash lands Critty Critty Bang Bang into the trees whereupon they meet Foot, a Tabaxi spy from Chi's past, who is secretive and mysterious and very, very confusingly violent… but also doesn't maybe know the definition of love? As she teams up with the party to help them on their quest, they meet a group of Orcs, head to the nearest town, and commune with the ghost of Murray who pays them a visit, while also simultaneously trying to keep Foot from murdering everyone.

    Campaign 2 -05. Fork In The Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 175:20


    The party has chosen their path. But getting to their decision was a night fraught with convening with Ella's god Phadohr in which the news about Squangarlo leaves Dasle beside herself. Meanwhile, Guy reappears, and Chi discovers what actually happens to him each time they kill him… and it's disgusting; an explosion rocks the city outside their inn, which leaves two unknown humans dead and a suspicious culprit, and Critty Critty Bang Bang takes to the sky! But an alternate ending gives us a glimpse into what might have happened had the party chosen the other path, and a Summer Court god appears to give a confessional about things to come.

    Campaign 2 - 04. Boiling Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 199:25


    The party is split! Well, they're in opposite ends of town: one looking for an inn, and the other looking for a shop. But in the midst of this, they meet Kettle, who is having an argument with agents sent to bring him in. A Water Genasi Detective with a penchant to seek out and kill all members of the Spring Court, Kettle is not to be trifled with. And these agents are about to find out. Meanwhile, their foe Dew Springbloom makes an ominous observation as they get ready to set out in their new vehicle - Critty Critty Bang Bang.

    Campaign 2 - 03. The Scion of Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 188:02


    We pick up where we left off: Squangarlo is dead, killed, and consumed by a plant monster, which the group immediately attacks. In the process, they're aided by Shiffle, a Fantasy Chili's employee, who joins the party on their journey for a bit. But as their adventure continues, after meeting a Golem, a mysterious Orc, a Bird Golem, and a few others, they come to a crossroads on how to proceed that could have fateful consequences. How will they choose?

    Campaign 2 - 02. The Swimbo's Swimbro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 190:30


    The plants are alive! And they're not happy. As the group move forward on their journey, the flora seems to have other plans for them. Meanwhile, they meet a mysterious girl named Amelia who isn't quite who she thinks she is, and our resident Swimbo Squangarlo has a run in with an old friend that leads the group to a fateful end for one of their own.

    Campaign 2 - 01. To Friends, New and Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 234:52


    Friends far and wide gather to attend the funeral of their old pal Murray. But when their friend Bora needs help, those that remain of the old team partner up with new friends to form a new adventuring party and sail the high seas… where a forgotten nemesis appears and tries and take them down.

    44. Portents of the Magialim

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 241:33


    The end.

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    43. THE DREAM WILL NEVER DIE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 190:07


    In the penultimate episode of this campaign, the crew head towards the city of Beznost for the big battle. However, in the lead up, Bora and Dasle try to escape the vortex (a doll) they're trapped in, Bora is attacked by a cheetah and a book (yup), and the party says goodbye to one of their longtime friends.

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    42. The Great Čenic Caper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 188:41


    With the sacking of Azero behind them, what remains of the rebellion prepares for a heist. They must obtain a mysterious key that's somewhere inside a building in Cenic hosting an annual gala behind enemy lines. And they're bringing their demon! Meet Mister Malice Malcontent (played by guest Noxweiler Berf). He's fun, he grants “wishes”, and he's classically trained. But as a charismatic demon (Murray is smitten), anything can, and does, happen on this adventure. Grab your snacks and join the fun.

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    41. Raze and Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 199:01


    The siege begins! The crew attacks the enemy stronghold of Azero. And with the rebellion needing all the help they can get, help surely comes... but not quite the way they expected. Also, Dasle summons a demon and it is bad ass!

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    40. Point of No Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 185:25


    With the surprise return of their ship "The Kombucha", the Failed Save crew head down the coast with their nascently-formed rebellion party on a mission. But that night , when they discover the shipwreck from the other half of their party and no one to be found but their torn and bloody clothes, the party heads out in search of what happened.

    39. The Spark & The Flame

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 166:29


    The wedding of Fess and Bora is interrupted by an enemy assault in which our party are caught by surprise with the whole island under attack. Will our party escape? What exactly is “The Clean Slate”? And “KinkRomancer” Barbara shows up to embarrass Murray and commandeers the day with so many double entendres.

    37. Has Been, Will Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 118:50


    On a quest to revive the rebellion, the crew continue to travel with Murray's trio of friends from the old folks home (as well as Nasiq). In the process, they throw a bachelorette party for Fess, complete with Tiger face-paintings, Murray and Chirp "Freaky Friday", and Guy returns with quite the donk. Repeatedly.

    36. The Triumphant Trio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 180:55


    Silas asks the crew to recruit their friends for the rebellion... and maybe they could start by taking a boat to a somewhat creepy island? Also, Chirp puts his cloaca to an interesting use.

    Special (One-Shot): Through The Looking Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 190:03


    In this special one-shot adventure, the crew returns to their bar to catch up on their business... and discover Squangarlo and his familiar Bennyantha (Damien Haas) is their employee.

    A New Rebellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 187:44


    With Fess back from the dead, the crew heads out in search of what remains of the rebellion. But along the way we had a first: a confessional from a donk, Ella learned to fly, and Chirp runs into a loved one.

    33. Fraying Of Threads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 179:05


    Fess returns! But while the crew celebrates, including her sister Zhirryn, Nasiq encourages them to get back into the fight before the empire takes over.

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    32. Through The Summer Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 182:53


    After Dasle makes a deal with the devil (Malfus), Fess returns... sort of... possessing various members of the party for brief periods of time. Meanwhile, Bora returns and helps the others in a quest to find all the items on Malfus' list to return Fess in corporeal form.

    31. Always a Cost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 192:40


    In this episode, Mark Meer guest stars as Nilbog, Guy + Murray "Freaky Friday", Dasle dances with a human-shaped cluster of rats, and pirates attack. Yeah, this episode gets wild.

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    30. The Raven's Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 189:33


    A raven approaches the party with a proposal, Ella delivers a pie to someone's face, and Fess returns... sort of.

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    29. Fields of Jasmine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 175:23


    Three months have passed since the death of one of their own. Bora has disappeared. The party is mourning. But... Guy is definitely still around. Also, Murray accidentally shaved off an eyebrow.

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    28. And Never The Sorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 228:18


    The final episode of season two. Will Fess Survive her encounter in the theater? Will the crew find Losha before she unleashes her forces upon the rebellion? Do the pets de-omnify? It all gets answered now.

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    27. From Ezero With Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 182:15


    Who is Songbird? The crew is on a mission to find this mysterious contact. But on the way, they run into a few old friends, Dasle becomes a relationship narc, and a brand new Omnihorse has something to say. Grab your snacks and prepare for another wild episode

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    26. Into The Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 205:22


    After having died because of him, our adventurers meet up with Philemon again, and not everyone is happy to see him. And by “not everyone” we mean none of them. But their distrust must wait as they embark on a journey for an artifact in a very dreamlike realm, and what happens next is not whaat anyone expected.

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    25. The Siege of Vorbar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 185:35


    Zombies, Rats, and Trebuchets. It wouldn’t be a battle with the Failed Save gang if it wasn’t weird. But will they save the gnome city of Vorbar? Also, Nasiq was surprisingly chatty this episode.

    24. The Inn at The End of The World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 173:46


    Guest Damien Haas returns as the gang spends a very odd night at an Inn that seemingly pops up out of nowhere. Murray makes himself into a plate of sushi, Squangarlo turns out to maybe be a savant, and Bennyantha has a secret to reveal… in German?

    23. Homeward

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 174:15


    Captured, confined, and hungry, the gang get free but must make their way through their prison dungeon... and meet Dasle's old "university" buddy Squangarlo (Damien Haas of Smosh) who is very nice, and also very stupid. Do the gang escape? Or is it all just a trap?

    22. Blighted Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 164:26


    Fess returns to the gang to bring them to the rebellion camp. But once there, she's confronted by the sudden appearance of her former love, Murrow. He has a secret to share with her. And she and the rest of the gang are pulled into a deep sleep slumber where they face alternate realities of their lives... or are they real? Also, a rat army emerges for the rat king. Yeah, we don't get it either.

    21. The Foundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 170:20


    This week, the gang are stuck with multiple and sudden shocking alignment shifts, the Silver Sterling bestows a few gifts on the group, one of which might involve a little blueberry man (yes you read that right), Fess departs the group on a serious endeavor (but not before divulging some interesting allergies in a confessional), and oh yeah... there's a story.

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    19. The Silver Sterling, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 161:20


    Murray runs into an old adventuring buddy. Dasle flexes her horse-speaking skills with a party of nine. And something is off with the Bora confessionals.

    20. The Silver Sterling, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 187:23


    WHO IS THE SILVER STERLING!?!?! You're about to find out. Plus, Bora's backstory sheds light on her past, Chirp takes damage from some rocks, and guest Amy Dallen returns as Dare for one great roller coaster of a journey.

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    18. Full Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 178:02


    Team Group meets up with an acquaintance they'd rather forget. Also, a magic book! Too bad Murray doesn't believe in magic.

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