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Join the cast as they lift Arc 3 over their heads, take off its head and gulp up that delicious Arc juice. Look out for the juice, you're in the SPLASH ZONE! Would you believe we do one of these for every episode? Well, guess what, kiddo, we absolutely do. But you already know that because you're here...by the fireside....thanks for being here by the fireside. [ I stare at you through the flames, making a smore without looking at my hands. It's flawless.]

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We are

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Erika Ishii

Aabria Iyengar

Lou Wilson

Produced, designed, and scored by Taylor Moore  at Fortunate Horse with exquisite design and editing help from Jared Olson.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Tazer Army, Shannon, and Amanda Freberg.

Album art by the great Corey Brickley

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Dodo

Crackle crackle

Prof_Bahamut

Ahoohoo crackle crackle folks!

Lonoran

a höi höi, kréckle kréckle

CSN

Crackle cr... what time is it?

Blue Jones

Anyone else not seeing it up yet?

The Overthinker

Is it just me or is anyone else just not seeing this on their apps and feeds?

Sven the Scribe

Seems to have not populated yet. Premature A-crackle-ation

The Overthinker

Someone hit this 'Start the party' button without the music or the drinks ready. Wonder if they followed that up by locking the door and going to bed?

DarkHeroZark

This really crackle crakles my ahoohoo

lil guy

Beautiful flawless smore.... made with incredible mastery.....

Puricodraws

Ep is not showing up yet on pocket casts, but I can't wait for this one!

Max Kehm

Its not on Spotify or Youtube yet

Quartz

“Please sir can I have me podcast? I do work ever so hard for me five American dollars wot which I pay you every month!”

Sil

Musketeers... en garde and they... shall sample my...blade? Hey...pssssttt. Whoever's in charge here! The Fireside! Where's the Fireside? 😉

TPK_light

I'm gonna laugh so hard if someone posted this by mistake instead of queueing it for later today 😂

JayTKL

And in Worlds Beyond Number…there’ll be a Public Fireside Episode somewhere.

Cackle Cackle

Ahoohoo! Glad I’m not the only WBN fan like 😳 "I'M UP I'M UP WHERE IS IT HELLO"

Ross Minick

I’ve found my recliner, I’ve got my coffee and blanket. My fire has not been lit yet. 😔

AliceH

Spotify live as well! Ahoo ahoo 🔥

The Wizard Storm

This is the perfect thing to listen to whilst recovering from a tonsillectomy

Cackle Cackle

Oh haaayyyy I’m recovering from getting an endometrioma removed! Down with these pesky useless bits. Happy recovery!

Strange Universe

Hearing that Aabria did a great drawing in 2 minutes while her friend were doing bits makes me THIRST for a Drawfee crossover. What would be better BoneCone than the Bone Game?

Babygramps

Inside every witch of the world's heart is a zeniba and a yubaba (both are world's heart domain)

Clockworkjohnny

Where do we submit questions for fireside chats?

Cackle Cackle

Guys do you think that Indri discovered that Suvi stole the information from the star library because… it was full of stars and she did it in the middle of A BUNCH OF STARLIGHT OH NO

Witch of Woe and Tragedy

Would the Worlds Beyond Number team be willing to make a crowd funded animation of W&W&W?

Denise

Very excited to listen to this at work tomorrow (it's bedtime where I live 😴) This whole chapter was fantastic, I am constantly craving more witchy content and this arc scratched that Witch Itch just perfectly. Love your work, thank you for making it ❤️

eve

no mention of MY favorite guest star, unkie deaux?? :( (jk of course thank you for a wonderful show!!)

The Wizard Strike

A paladin home-brew sub class? Intriguing. I guess it’s fitting that all of our pcs will have home-brew classes! Also I know Ersalon’s race is based on the firbolg stats but how cool would it be to have spirit and tamori home-brew races? Maybe a couple different spirit races since they are so varied, a beast one, an elemental one… someone needs to make this

Jayfeather

i desperately need a video of Brennan hitting called lou shots now

Arien Crossby

So in the category of follow-up questions Eursulon maybe should have asked when the Man in Black said "your friends will need to die for this war to be successful"... I understand Suvi needing to die. She's a wizard of the Citadel. Was Ame's death being necessary simply a part of removing her from the coven, and Mirara's scheming? Or did it mean that the whole coven (and everyone in it) would need to be destroyed for the Man in Black's aims to be fulfilled? Because the second one introduces a whole lot more questions that Mirara AND Indri, and now the whole coven minus Ame, should probably be asking.

sylvie

giddy up, cowboy

Cackle Cackle

Hi John, if you look at the FAQ page there’s a link to the Google form for submitting questions for fireside chats.

Josh Harris

Did anybody else hear a thousand pens hit paper when they said Ren was too attractive to depict in art 😂

Kelsey Aeilts

Hanging in the splash zone, chapter 3 was a b-b-b-bangerrrr. Looking forward to the next arc!♡

Morgana Evenstar

Did it sound to anyone else like Brennan was about to describe Wavebreaker's energy as "Heyy, man, Naram-maste" and stopped himself? There have to be other pun hounds around here somewhere.

Ciaran C

Eursalon can pussy-slam: confirmed.

GandalfTheGay

So excited to see the Wizard subclass and the Witch class updates, been playing a witch since pretty much immediately after the release and I’m in love!

Ty6260

I dont think the stranger is waging war singularly against the citadel, but mankind. Any witch of the world's heart would oppose this so its a foregone conclusion Ame is unwinnable. Its moreso that unanimity is going to be important for the stranger's plans at large.

The Witch of Wandering Dreams

All these secrets being shared with the public feed 🤭 this is how we get more to join is over here

Ren Dara

Damn. Listening to Aabria answer Brennan’s question about ‘why doubt now’ basically being: because she doubt herself, because she didn’t trust that she had it all the way together enough to let doubt in and handle it—! Hey, there’s Baby Suvi at the center of all that armor. Tearss

rio

Based on Lou's reaction, I can only imagine the video content is Guildmage Morrow twerking like the madman he is on top of the derrick

Iris

Brat Summer is over, I’m ready for ~5’2” baddie in a corduroy hat~ fall

Aabria Iyengar

100%! It's the unspoken second half in every refrain of "I have to trust someone (because I don't trust myself yet)"

James D'Atri

I wonder what a JRPG type children's adventure game would be like

Barron Botts

When is the I dare you to fire me episode?

Ren Dara

Thank you so much!! I love Suvi and your mind so much! I’m undone by that— gonna listen back with this refrain. I love this show, I appreciate how deep y’all go with character dev and analysis. It’s a treasure to be listening and knowing y’all aren’t inventing the layers on the spot, it’s all baked in. That’s so amazing. Forgive me if this is way off and I’m projecting but for me, it’s healing to watch the tension between Suvi and Ame as two good people in their 20’s with two very different manifestations of abandonment trauma: one from grief and one from neglect. It’s crazy picturing the two of them— both having “perfect/role model” parent/guardians who rescued them. I loved y’all’s conversation on how loyalty can turn from a survivalists strength, how belonging to a community is essential and can turn into a moral blindness/objectivity disadvantage. Felt that heavy!!! ✨Thank you ✨ I’m so excited for her subclass rollout! PS: I’m tryna see you + Erika at the 20-sided Tavern this fall/winter!!

Witpending

I am constantly floored by Aabria's performance as Suvi. Seeing a highly intelligent person play a highly intelligent character is so incredibly cool.

aych

sooooooo excited for that 100 page lore doc

natasha

Walking into a grocery store, earbuds in, just as Lou starts to introduce himself. I DIED

Abigail W

A 100 page glossary is more than I could have ever hoped for!!!! Shout out to all the nerds who just can’t hold on to lore to save their lives 😅

Ren Dara

Same I’m so hype!

PK Eiselt

I'm curious who the Empire/Citadel is fighting. I understand that Yoren and shapeChangers are involved. But I'm not sure what the actual scope or stakes are of this war. Is it against Spirits or is that a side faction that's mobilizing? Etc. I suspect we'll learn a bunch in Chapter 4

David Ridout

I’ve had an issue with the download - using iTunes, all I’m getting is the last actual episode, not the fireside. Is this just me, or something with the feed?

Kuroiyosei

Not sure if that is what you mean but on apple podcasts it‘s under ‚bonus‘ for wbn not under season 1!

David Ridout

It’s not appearing in my feed for either the main show or the fireside. Under the shows or in bonus.

Cackle Cackle

This is my thought, too. And Ame hit it on the head during the last conclave — but it was somewhat dismissed by the other witches.

Cackle Cackle

SAMMMMMEEEE-UHHH I already love a glossary (🤓). BUT A LORE GLOSSARY?!?! 😵

Cackle Cackle

Maybe try checking the FAQs and make sure your payment method is up to date.

Lux ❤︎

HELL YEAH FUTURE LORE GLOSSARY!!!! Thank you!!!!

Lux ❤︎

Shamelessly simping for lore dumps ❤︎

David Ridout

As it turns out, it would not load on my phone, but it would load on my laptop. No idea why.

kragonaught

the things I would do for an Antivolist subclass. gimme that secret library wizard goodness

Rebe’s Art

The crew challenging us to make art of and render Morning Wren Song?! AYE AYE CAPTAIN!!! 🫡 IT SHALL BE DONE!!!!!

Paige

Just putting this out there, I have been kind of obsessed with writing “The Ballad of Starling’s Ford”. If anyone plays instruments and would be interested in participating when I am finished, let me know. 👀

Jordan Charles

I don’t think it’s been super explained but I think they’re at war with Roov (king of night) and Gauthmai (Joren/shapeshifters) at different times.

CarpeBootium

QUESTION: Is the Citadel’s succession plan that if Silence is killed then Sky, as Archmage Apprentice, automatically becomes Archmage of the Citadel?

Priya

Please sell corduroy hats as merch, thank you.

Jamie Gobking

"You wouldn't download a STAR, would you?" absolutely destroyed me.

Cecilia Ruigrok

What instruments do you need?? Would love to participate if I can help

Joseph Penington

Can I please request a video of Brennan doing that tiktok trend with "5 3 baddie with a corduroy hat"

K80

I want the smash cut scene, truly expected it to fade in immediately

Paige

Not entirely sure yet! I’m still working on lyrics and melody at the moment, and had the thought - with the recent after credit scene - that maybe other fans might want to be involved! What instruments do you play? My first instinct (as a vocalist myself) was layering vocals, but with some of Taylor’s use of specific instruments for different groups of people (Suvi is piano, witches are pizzicato strings, spirits are wind instruments, Tefmet is the guitar, etc.) I need to go back and listen to what instruments he’s used for knights and such.

Pres Brown

Ok so 8bit platform confirmed then right

Sil

Fam, best guest for Lou stand-in is Mo Fkn Johnson and his soup "Plaintiff-ing," he hands down deserved a mention 😂

The Wizard Slut

NO DISCUSSION OF BIGGEST ASS OF ARC THREE I AM OUTRAGED -signed the wizard slut

Adarsh Nednur

I play guitar and would definitely be down!

Adarsh Nednur

I know Brennan at least has been on Drawfee, but I absolutely want all of them on!!

Ted Meredith

"No one sees the Horner Corner coming" -- Unless, watching is what you're into

Nico

anyone else get One Dark Window vibes from the post credit scene? loved it

Ben

Sorry, I think I blacked out after I heard "100 page lore book" - how was the rest of the episode?

Luke

Re: “And we also have a 100-plus page lore glossary that will be published to the Patreon”; Did I just totally miss this glossary??? Or did it end up not getting released?

Paige

Finally finished the lyrics (mostly) and the melody! What would you need to participate?

Paige

Finally finished the lyrics (mostly) and the melody! What would you need to participate?

The Wizard Sparrow

While listening to chapter 3 again, I wondered why the MiB refused to grasp the sword “if I do it will be the last time” is there some property of iron in the sword that will anchor him to the present world or is he already bound to the sword and if he wields it he ceases to exist?

Margarida Baptista

I mean... We did get confirmation on who the hottest character in Umora is... It's not a huge leap to infer that maybe that 5'2 baddie with the curdoroy hat also has this other title 👀