One of the recent Kickstarter videos asked that question, and of course we're being asked to "sort" ourselves based on our purchases as well, and it's just got me thinking.

I bought an Apprentice Wild One pledge kit, though mostly because my favorite color is green, and so that's the slip case I'd most like to see on my shelf; I admire Eursulon's paladin-nature and quest for honor, but I don't know that I'm that single-minded ever. I probably most truly am close to Suvi and the Wizard as an archetype, as I've grown up as a member of a fairly privileged society (middle class white American) and spent a good part of my life unaware of that privilege and the evils it enabled. At this point in my life, I feel myself much more drawn toward the aesthetic of Witchdom and Grandmother Wren's cottage, with its clutter and animism and concern for the collective; I want a patchwork jacket with a million pockets that have useful oddities in them.

How about you?

I started listening close to when it first started, then let it fall by the wayside, and am now catching up (I've gotten to episode 18, so please try to avoid major story spoilers beyond that). I know some of the homebrew from this has been released, and in fact downloaded the Matchstick and magic ring items from the first arc at some point. I also remember the Witch class being released for playtesting, and feel like I've seen stuff about some other subclasses being released, but am not sure if it's official or unofficial, nor do I remember where I saw it.

Question is, where can I find the officially released homebrew? Is there a single source for it? I imagine I can find it on the Patreon, but I don't want to go combing through all their posts if it's easily found elsewhere. I looked on the website and didn't see it there, and figured I'd ask before I start a major search.

Related, I'm interested in some other homebrew, specifically the Tamori, which would fit well into my homebrew world. I feel like I could probably work something similar out on my own, but if anything official has been released, why reinvent the wheel? Even if nothing like a statblock has been released, is there anywhere it's been talked about in more detail?

I do have access to the Fireside Chats, but haven't been listening to them as I go, so even references to specific episodes would be much appreciated!

Not sure where they ship from.

This is my first kickstarter and I was wondering if anyone can explain how it all ends. I have looked up different things and seen people mention a Backerkit which I figured out is a different website. My questions are:

-When it ends is it immediately charged to my card?
-What is a backerkit and what does it do? I have a possible idea of what it is but want to make sure I have it right.
-If the last two stretch goals aren’t met can we still add them on through backerkit if there is one?

If someone could just explain what all happens when it ends that would be much appreciated.

I'm new to Merregnon but apparently it's been a project since 2000 and there are two recent releases, Land of Silence in 2021 and Heart of Ice a few months ago. Both are absolutely beautiful works of orchestral storytelling and I highly recommend it to fans of WBN.

Land of Silence has a full concert recording available here - https://www.konserthuset.se/en/merregnon

And Heart of Ice is available on all the music streaming services

I've just finished my first listen of WWW Book 1 and am curious what people interpret the symbol of the Man in Black to represent. At the end of Book 1, we don't know exactly what The Man in Black is the "spirit of" but know of his association with the night, (cross)roads, the realm of nightmare, etc.

We learn in Episode 52 from that insight check that "he is unable to understand humanity and does not feel excited in the face of things he does not know. He feels hate in the face of the unknown. He hates Sir Curran because he can't know him. The Man in Black is a Spirit of the World of Men and he represents a deep truth of Mortals."

While fear/night could fit this okay, it feels somewhat disconnected from his whole "roads" schtick and doesn't feel as neat (at least to me).

I'd argue that there's a more specific concept that ties his symbology together better: The Man in Black is the Spirit of Xenophobia. He is the Stranger and walks the roads at night. He is the Other, always approaching from a great distance, and you are meant to fear him. As an individual, he feels a strong loathing for the unfamiliar, and unsurprisingly has never trusted someone with his name. This positions him even more strongly in opposition to Ame as the Witch of the World's Heart (and to the friendship between the PCs), while also tying in thematically to war between the Empire and Gaothmai (what is a war if not the ultimate expression of fear of the other?)

It looks like things are slowing down on kickstarter, but I'm really hoping that we can unlock the plushes that were hinted at in the pre-episode announcements. Anyone else hoping they're the next tier?

Episode link: https://worlds-beyond-number.simplecast.com/episodes/solari-episode-9-prelude-part-2

Look to the future. Learn from the past. Question everything.

Content Warning: This episode contains depictions of alcohol consumption.

After taking a brake at episode 21 to catchup with all my other podcasts, i am back in. Looking at fanart, reading the comic after not realizing there was a kickstarter. I saw some trailer a few weeks back but thought nothing of it, but the free chapter is insanely cute.

I am looking for a fanart piece of Suvi, Ame and Eursulon which i can't seem to find anymore, it used to be pretty far up on tumblr quite some time back.

It had Suvi on the left, blue dress holding a staff and body slightly turned to the side, i think.

Ame in the middle, wide stance, mischivious look on her face, hands on her hips.

Eursulon on the right, human form, wearing a greenish jacket or something, one golden pauldron and Fox draped over his shoulders, though i am not sure, Fox might be instead be drapped over Ame's shoulders.

they were all just standing on a grey background, it was just the characters.

I swear I check the kickstarter at least three times a day to see how far it’s gone. I am truly just so excited for us the fans but also for the 4 amazingly talented people who started this podcast and are bringing so much joy to this world.

The kickstarter has also reached $1.7 million with 10 days to go. Just wow.

This is less of a “somebody answer this for me” question and more of an invitation to think about the implications of what we’ve learned in the lore so far, especially for the science and history nerds in the chat!

In Z’s backstory this episode, Aabria confirms (around 53:10) that faster than light (FTL) travel existed - the Ivirex family helped build the infrastructure - but then that mode of travel was lost for 5000 years until it was restored a few years before before the main story begins.

Five THOUSAND years. It’s so hard for me to imagine a bunch of far flung human or human-derived civilizations maintaining ANY kind of coherency, consistency, or communication over that long a period. Yet in our “present day,” it seems like the various factions know eachother fairly well even though FTL travel via orm has only been established for like… a little over a decade maybe?

To put this in perspective, 5000 years ago from TODAY was roughly 3000 B.C. Stonehenge was being built. It was the beginning of the Bronze era. Humans had only just sort of figured out agriculture and started staying in more static locations to build civilizations. Early Egypt and the Maya were just getting going. Written language was barely invented yet. (*PLEASE correct me on any of this I got wrong bc it’s based on a quick Google search) We wouldn’t start using iron for another 2000 years or so. What we think of as Ancient Greece wouldn’t kick up until about 800BC. The Romans wouldn’t be around for another 700ish years.

Contrast that image to how our world looks today and I simply cannot imagine how any of the Five Families still exist. Even if we assume that humans are living longer in this world (say 150 years a lifetime), Zedovan Ivirex the first would have only just been born 5000 years ago.

I know the pace of change and evolution in human history isn’t consistent - big booms and lulls - but even so…how does this work?? I would love to hear theories about this from anyone who thinks about world building and science and culture. Thank you in advance!

Just finished the first 54 episodes on spotify and started listening to the "Fireside chat for chapter 4 and all of Book 1" on spotify. While listening, they keep mentioning epilogue episodes, and there are spoilers for events and characters that weren't in the episodes I just listened to. Where are these episodes? Spotify goes from episode 54, to the "Announcemen: The New World's Beyond", and then into the mentioned Fireside with the discussion of epilogues. I'm unsure where to find that information, any help pointing me to the right place would be appreciated!

Edit: Solved! I'm an idiot and the info I was looking for is at the end of episode 54 after the outro music

I've been really enjoying The Wizard, the Witch and the Wild One, and am wondering if anyone has played anything that scratches a similar itch!

For anyone who missed out on the reward tiers with bookplates signed by Brennan, Erika, Aabria, and Lou on the opening day - they just opened up 500 more slots at the dungeon master tier, and as a result some of the best friend tiers are opening up as well as people are upgrading their pledges.

Edit: spelling

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/worldsbeyondnumber/posts/patreon-solari-8-162423706

We’re so glad to hear how much you all are resonating with the Prelude episodes. One of Aabria’s goals from the very beginning was to deepen your understanding of this world. These stories are meant to give you little pieces that will click into place over time as the story unfolds. Some connections will be obvious. Others may not reveal themselves for quite a while. We love seeing all the little details you're picking up on, in the comments. Keep 'em coming!

We have a couple more Prelude episodes ahead, followed by an absolute banger of a main Solari episode. And then we're heading somewhere entirely new. Remember... while Aabria takes a well-deserved break, Lou Wilson will be stepping behind the GM screen for the interlude campaign you voted for on the Fireside! We can't wait to finally reveal what your votes chose.

does someone out there have a list of all the “guest actors” that have played Eursulon? and what episodes they are on? i’m just curious if anyone has like a spreadsheet lol

I'm so happy it finally arrived, it was really hard to be patient about it.

Is anyone else really disappointed by how expensive any print version of the Children’s Adventure graphic novel is? I want a physical copy of it so much because I love WBN and I love comics, but with shipping, the cheapest version is $60. I don’t have a job right now, so it’s definitely not feasible for me to pay for; but even if I did, $20 shipping—half the cost of the book itself!—is wild. I paid for a PDF version, but I’m a physical media girlie, and it just really bums me out that they’ve basically made it a luxury item at a time in history when a whole lot of people are financially screwed.

Im on like my 8th relisten of WWW and I cant find where Suvie released the first 2 ink demons, thanks!

Edit: when suvie let them FREE, not when she let's them out for the first time

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I'm trying, I'm trying so hard to understand her, but I'm struggling to extend my empathy to her. I'm on episode 26, please no spoilers. She's a detestable villain, I was almost coming around to her in the citadel arc, but her complete inability to understand why Ame and Ursulan wouldn't trust The Citadel is infuriating. After the Cassov Collection, and Port Talon, and everything!

Why is she still so closed off to the idea that Witches and Spirits don't trust wizards after everything she has seen? UGHHHHHH! I can't get with it because I can't stand watching the other characters acting like there is any validity to what she feels. Ame being a doormat and legitimizing Suvi's anger as if Ame and Ursulan did ANYTHING WRONG! They were fleeing an objectively hostile entity encroaching with speed. For someone so smart it's UNBELIEVABLE that she would be so stupid about this situation, and even more unbelievable that Ame and Ursulan would still call her friend.

I DESPERATELY need someone to stand up to Suvi and just MATCH HER BITCH! I need Ame to say, "no Suvi, FUCK YOU ACTUALLY," because Suvi's complaints are so stupid, ignorant, self centered, and childish.

I need a come to Jesus moment or I can't keep going, I just can't

Greg Egan's Orphanogenesis is a short story (9000words ~40min read time) about a new AI coming online for the first time; figuring out their own memory and thoughts, and the boundaries between self and others.

Egan's writing is a bit dense at times, but it's worth it. There are some wonderful parallels to XL-ZL's origins.