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We know you're all sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for Arc 4, so we've decided to shake things up a bit and drop THIS the day before!

What's next for WBN? Will there be mugs? Who will FINALLY get to be a PC? Well, watch and find out!

With so many exciting new developments in addition to Arc 4 rolling out, be sure to stay connected with us to keep up to date with everything that's happening!

This video was shot by Matt Kreuger:

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https://mattkru.com/

This video was edited by Cameron Dinwiddie:

https://www.camerondinwiddie.com/

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Music composed by Taylor Moore

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Worlds Beyond Number: The Next Chapter

We know you're all sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for Arc 4, so we've decided to shake things up a bit and drop THIS the day before! What's next for WBN? Will there be mugs? Who will FINALLY get to be a PC? Well, watch and find out! With so many exciting new developments in addition to Arc 4 rolling out, be sure to stay connected with us to keep up to date with everything that's happening! Find us here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldsbeyondnumber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldsbeyondnumber/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WorldsBeyondPod Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/worldsbeyondpod This video was shot by Matt Kreuger This video was edited by Cameron Dinwiddie: https://www.camerondinwiddie.com/ https://www.instagram.com/camerondinwiddie/ Music composed by Taylor Moore

Comments

alicia

no proof that it ISNT space cram

Robert Burke

YAY! *CRIES* still Yay!!!!!!!! I'm very excited for this and grateful that it's announced early!!!

Primadonna08

I love you guys so much!!! Made my day 🙂

Ty6260

😳

Tyler Hildebran

Any chance y'all will be using starfinder? (2e or 1e, either way)

The Pompous Peasant

Yus!!!!!!!!!!! Love the ouc of all of u 😀. Tuesday teh day will be gr at and DEF touching funny style ALL day lolol;lol and lou

Caitlyn

I do have feelings about this. Scared, but excited.

Galina Opletayev

This show both melts my heart and has me choking on laughter, love the work y’all do!

Amy

Hopefully Brennan can sleep now

Beau R.

hell yeah

Tristan

Damn can’t wait for outer space! Don’t wanna get my hopes up but maybe Scum and Villiany..?

Dani Lynn

Oh space!!! Yay!

mikemonk

Mixed feelings

Kelsey Aeilts

Lots of feelings, the most prominent being excitement! I'm so glad that we will get to go back once Chapter 4 concludes in the future, I shall miss them terribly while they are away. I look forward to falling in love with an entire new set of characters!♡

Destiny Davis

SPACE!!!!!! I’ve been itching for everyone here to do a little sci-fi

aych

im gonna miss umora so much BUT I LOVE SPACE RAHHHHHH

Jessie Harris

The second sci-fi is mentioned I turn into that one insane personality core from portal 2

Raquel Engen

Oh my goodness. I’m so excited for space adventures

Brendan Randall

I'm so glad Lou could make it for this video.

K80

*happy cries*

Lauren Santimeau

I have perhaps never been so excited and so sad all that the same time

Regigrimm

Stunning, beautiful, space

Leni Nicole

There was no mention of seeing the fox again and I don’t like it.

Lax

my heart… it’s breaking…

Issy (the Wizard Scramble)

Definitely yay but definitely still having a little cry today because I'm not ready 🥲

Sawyer Reid

So hyped for this switch-up!! Finally getting to see the WORLDS beyond number even tho I will miss our WW&W

Ryan L.

Yay!😁 🎉🎉🎉

Leni Nicole

Aside from that, v v v v v exciting.

Jonathon carr

OMG so many complex emotions!! Good, bad and all of the in between!!

Jay

AABRIA SPACE ADVENTURE

courtney bodeen

Erika used CACKLE! It was very effective!

Jace Morgul

🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

Vice Versailles

“FUCK IT, TO THE MOON!!!” This is a good attitude and bodes well.

Sophie

aabriya + space campaign is honestly all I’ve ever wanted. we’re so blessed!

Sven the Scribe

Gonna miss these kids but can't wait to see the next.

Kaitlyn Julia

i’m gonna miss suvi and ame so much oh NO! but this gives my boyfriend time to catch up …

Chris Gladis

I love Lou's just utter lack of patience for nonsense. And looking forward to the nonsense he piles on for the next campaign!

Kelly Winters

So excited to see what the next journey will bring!

Indrid Berry

SPACE CRAM 3: WELCOME BACK TO THE CRAM

Julie

This is great! So excited! Ahoo hoo, crackle crackle- we are cleared for lift off!

Alexis Kahlert

So beyond excited for world number two but we'll also miss Umora so much!! But i know it'll make our return to it in the future even sweeter 😚

Leslie Mott

As long as you four and Taylor are at the helm, I’m in. Let’s ahoo-hoo in space…where there can be no fireside because there’s no oxygen…meh, y’all’ll figure it out.

Incite Astrology and Tarot

GENIUS! Keep us wanting more !!! I’m so excited about SPACE! And ALSO everyone’s makeup looks SO GOOD

Al

Big feelings. Just here for the ride.

Pat & Heather

There was so much chaos in that video and I LOVE IT. I want this story to go on forever.. but I trust all of you to tell amazing stories anywhere and everywhere and I can't wait to find out more about SPACE!!!

Ray

Am I getting Spock Fucked? Feelings... I have so many feelings

Finn

*insert Tim Curry space meme*

Tim Stec

Honestly I feel like a break in Umora is great because it gives Brennan a lot to work with when they eventually come back, and can’t wait for Aabriya’s Space story cannot wait

John M

I am not well. But I also know I am. ☺️

Keith Prescott

so fuckin HYPE for Aabria in SPACE as brennan had said, they'd be playing this campaign for years. if they played the gang from lvl 1-20 straight, it'd get kinda stale after a while. curious to see what system they'll use for this if not 5e

Nick Sifuentes

I was wondering when the next world was gonna come.. turns out we are going there in a rocket ship babyyyyy!!!! Also the higher budget video content? 👨🏻‍🍳🤌🏼 This is why I jumped on this Patreon immediately ❤️

Leah Frey

Oh no. Feelings too big. Help

GaiusOrpheus

So it won't be Cyber Falcons?

Rachel Pederson

gonna miss these characters a lot, they are so special to me, but i am SO on board for more worlds and stories

Carrie Mook Bridgman

Absolutely. And still waiting impatiently to see Lou GM. Even a one-shot. Please?

Emily C

TO THE MOON

Alistair Quinn

The only thing this video that was missing was Brennan’s Tim Curry impression

Mr. Crafte (pronounced Kraft)

I’m in, totally all about it. Would the next campaign have anything to do with the Starstruck universe or is aabriya starting from scratch?

Teeven322

Oh, so Arc 4 is gonna hurt real bad. Got it 😅

Jack

Dang a little disappointed with having to keep track of multiple campaigns. Hope this last chapter of wizard witch and wild one has a satisfying conclusion to leave off on

Raquel Albert

100% felt like being called to the principal's office with my 4 parents

Brtie

Love love love! So excited for everything that y’all are doing!

Austin

Lots of big feelings indeed, I know it's been 2 years but man it seemed like we were in it for the long haul with Ersulon, Ame and Suvi. Here for it all either way!

ceeg

Chapter 4 better have 100 parts to it

Aouri

Sad to leave umora but excited to see what comes next

Abigail W

I’ll follow the four of you into whatever world you want to make! Ahoo hoo crackle crackle, see you in the stars 🫡

Pins _3

Sad to leave this chapter. Excited to finish this arc! Even more excited to see what you all have in store for us! 🥰

James

Gonna miss Umora so so much. But I am so fucking excited to see this table tackle scifi, like fuck yes!

Hadley Evans Nash

A little shocked by my own big feelings about this—here’s to more stories to fall in love with!

JDubz

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Emily C

Honestly I fell in love with Ame, Suvi, and Eurselon so quickly I'm sure it will happen again with... PCs...in... SPACE

Sam Weese

Fuck it!!!! To the moon!!!

courtney bodeen

so so so excited! for more worlds! beyond number! and for more mugs! you can never have enough mugs! and other merch! so proud of y'all! 💕

Ly

AMAZING

alicia

it’s but a reasonable hoop dream

Andrea Creson

I'm both excited and a little devastated. Bring it on, gang 🖤

AsterIsk-III

So exciting!! I absolutely love Aabria as DM!

Argent

I am glad they managed to get Lou on this one, it's a rare treat

Chelsea Lynn

Why’d you have to make these characters so good to make us miss them so much 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹savoring every terror-packed moment of Arc 4 and can’t wait to see what’s next!!!

Sam

Ugh so many feelings!! I am going to miss Umora dearly and I hope we return there soon(ish), but I am also SO excited for space!! I trust you guys to do what is best for the pod and yourselves. And I have grown so attached to Suvi, Ame, and Eursalon!

Merrin

I'll miss the wizard the witch and the wild one but I cant wait for whats to come!!

Michael

While it will be sad to say farewell for now to WWW it’s exciting to hear what’s coming up next. Plus as master storytellers I trust you at the helm of where we go in these supposed “worlds beyond number”.

The Wizard Swift

I'd watch this group do just about anything. I'm psyched!

Raquel Albert

P.s: I think it makes completely sense to give this story a bit of a hiatus, and give the wheels for another GM, story and PCs (even tho I'm 110% invested in www)

Charles Ewing

Aabria’s hair looks great. Also I’m so excited.

Tam

Wait so is WWW full close or in the far future may we see the trio again? I know a return to Umora is given but saying goodbye forever to these characters would be so hard. Either way I’m excited for what comes next!

Exis007

This is going to be amazing.

Sarah E

said a big "WHAT THE FUCK" but also 🥹 more worlds! space! aabria! ahhh!!!

MP

Oh man, excited for what comes next but I really thought we were getting a long, long form story with this trio! Gotta readjust but i'm sure I'll love what comes next

Pencilfangs

Aaaaaa! Aabria DMing a sci-fi campaign!? Prayers have been answered!

Jules

Life without breaks would be so draining. As much as I love our Umora friends, I'm psyched to see this journey take us to another world! Yay, more worlds!

A Concerning Number of Bees

IM SO EXCITED, i’ve loved everything ive seen GM’d by aabria before. Her stuff always itches my brain in JUST the right way

Alex Willging

Aabria will go to the one place that has not been corrupted by capitalism: SPACE!!

Warlock

I'm glad they did this the day b4 the next arc to cushion the blow, but I am excited for Aabria to be GMing always amazing

Cade Mackey

Sad to see the characters go for a while following this arc, but sooooooo excited for everything you folks have in store. Nothing but love and support from the fireside!

Natsuka

Hell yeah, Aabria running a space campaign! HYPE Brennan said that chapter 4 will not be the last time we see Ame, Suvi, and Eursalon, but I heard no explicit statement that they will be played by Erika, Aabria, and Lou the next time we see them 🤔 Calling it now, TPK at the end of the chapter (kidding but only kind of kidding 👀)

Suzanne Chen

There are no people i trust more to tell a good story!!! Sad to say goodbye to ame, suvi, eursulon after arc 4, but excited for what comes next!!

Ren Challacombe

crying screaming throwing up both out of excitement and sadness because Umora is so precious but also i know there’s so much good stuff coming and we are in the safe hands of our wonderful storytellers!

Jane Amlin

Does this make anyone else a little nervous that the Cthulhu beast of the ark 4 artwork did a tpk. 😅

daemoninwhite

Ooohhh, I wonder if they'll still use DnD, or maybe they'll switch to SW5E since Brennan and Lou are familiar with that?

Xander Harris

I was just tonight watching a video on the cost of immortality and never being able to fully recreate the specialness of an experience that can only happen once. What a privilege it's been to get to listen to a story that has lived so fully and so beautifully. An ending well deserved (temporary as it may be). And I still can't wait for it to zombify and return though, hopefully with some weird grafted on arms or something.

Tyler Chapman

Uh! The bittersweet feels. So excited for whats next!

Matty B

So many emotions

Leslie Mott

Right?? “Itches the brain” is exactly what she does!

Zac Bailis

All 4 of them are such amazing storytellers, no matter what they do it will be good

RobbieQ

Am gutted, but I fucken love space so it's all gravy baybeee bring it on

Jessiye Davis

YES YES YES!!! So excited for new worlds! It's what drew me into this entire things, knowing there would be so many cool lores and worlds! So much cool stuff! YES!!!! cannot wait! Also very scared about arc 4

João Padinha

Change?! Noooo! Wait did you say space? 🤩

Sarah Soper

Erika should be a Gundam in the new campaign 🚀

Allie Czubko

Aabria dming a space epic??? So excited!!!

Conor Steinke

Space is big. Lotta stuff can happen there. Gonna be cool to see where y'all go with it. When arc 4 is done I would like a clip show that is just Fox moments, please and thank you.

Erin Morse

Ahoohoo crackle crackle with bittersweet love and excitement. I know I’m only sad because I haven’t met the knew world and pcs that I KNOW will carve as much of my heart out as the wizard, the witch, and the wild one have. I appreciate the notice so I can really sit in and appreciate this arc knowing it might be a while before we re-enter Amora

jonathan holland

So we're escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism, SPACE!

Patrishish

Noooooooo! But also, yay! But, also noooooo!

The Wizard Snoop

I'll miss WWW, but I'm excited to see what else y'all have in store. And I'll be incredibly hyped whenever you go back to Umora!

JKjester

Listen yall have been some of the best movers and shakers in this medium And art form for a while. Its just a honor and joy to be by the fireside. I can't wait to see the different worlds to be explored.

thegene

WAIT! So there will be mugs?

MyMyOnDaWay

🤨😣😥😭🤢😔😮‍💨🥲🥹

M. E. Johnson

I always say yes to some sci-fi! Did anyone have the thought “Wow if they’re really going to 20th level, it’s gonna take 10+ years before they switch to another main campaign DM”

RobbieQ

Hope space means BIG SYNTH BANGERS from Taylor!

Matthew Beck

Lou Wilson: "Worlds[...]Beyond Number" - HE DID IT HE SAID THE THING plz Taylor release the Brennan / Lou cuts to the "This is the Sound..." intro when Aabria's Main GM adventure begins. I am so HYPE 🚀🚀

FoxtrotUniform

So, instead of the Fireside Chat, will it be the Cockpit Communal? The Ship Speak? Space Yakity-yak?

RobbieQ

Cackle cackle ahoohoo

embraceweird

SO EXCITED for chapter 4 www! SO EXCITED for Aabria's space adventure! SO EXCITED to find out who will be hosting the fireside chat's for said space adventure (lol)!

Morgana Evenstar

WAY too excited about Aabria-helmed Scifi and more worlds to be sad about a wait that is only gonna make Arc 5 even sweeter when it comes.

Alec S

Yessss. Gonna miss the trio but I've been excited for new worlds!!!!

Kenzie

Ohhhhh god oh no

Maggie M

My favorite trio! I'm gonna miss them so much :(

katie

PSYCHED AF FOR SPACEEE

Sarah Vee

OMG I can't believe the fox convinced Elon Musk to let him fly a rocket ship to Mars

Alan

But, but… I’m coasting on Comfy Cozy Highway and you want me to turn down the darkened path of the Unknown??????? How dare, I’m scared. (If any other quartet was leading the way, I’d be worried, but you four??? BUCKLE UP LETS GO BAYBEE)

Lara

Gonna miss our Wizard, Witch and Wild One so much 😭💖💕 but as long as their story isn't done yet, let's shoot for the moon, baybee!!!!!! Can't wait for SPACE SHENANIGANS WITH AABRIA!!!!!!💖💕 (also more merch yay!!)

Makayla Marie

Low key pissed at all those mentions in fireside about playing these characters for years and years because it set my expectations for a far longer story 🥲

Josh StG

Let's go to mf'in' space!! 🎉

Olivia K-T

cant wait for whatever hot alien npcs Aabria cooks up for the next campaign

Sayre

Nooooooooo I don’t like change I’m kidding, Aabriya is am amazing GM, it’s just hard to imagine getting my fill of Umora (for now) in a single precious chapter before we go somewhere else. Understandable that Brennan wants a break to be a player for a while. Honestly just super grateful that “extended break” will just be from one setting, not from all y’all. WBN has been my comfort media since the first episode and it’s a struggle whenever there’s a dry spell. 💙

Fiona Fleischmann

They did say the characters were coming back eventually, not just the world

Megs

Genuinely thank you for the heads up so we have time to process 😂😭 but I’m always gonna be excited for a space adventure!

TeacupTheBopcaJournalist

I’m looking forward to the new adventures and can’t wait to see what the fuck Brennan pulls out.

ISAWziti

I'm so excited!!!

Rebeca Steffen

🥲 can Fox be a plane jumper and exist in space too please

Fiona Fleischmann

I am soooooo exited! But also sad to see WWW. I am very glad we got a warning ❤️

Michael Eckert

I don't think so... I thought it was the fireside is because these started out getting filmed at camp. But, I really like the Ship Speak.

Lojaan

Maybe Brennan will play Spacefox as a P C :)

Mary

Oof two years and three arcs have FLOWN by! Excited for a new campaign but sad to say goodbye to these characters for now, I genuinely forgot the goal of this podcast is to tell long stories in ~worlds beyond number~ and not just Umora.

Bill Romano

I am so excited, and so devastated, and so worried about WWW (and the fox) and omg - hear me out - what if we didn't need world(s) and just needed more WWW? Wow! Didn't realize how invested I was in these characters until they said 'you don't get any more (for a while)!'.

Sean Case

Wow, what an emotional rollercoaster!! Brennan chose violence at the beginning and then the Fab Four brought the biggest smile to my face. Nothing but happy tears at the end. Excited for Arc 4 and all that follows in these more than capable storytelling hands

Ky Butler

You're going to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism!?

Robert Wilhelm

They're still gonna do that. They're just taking a break from it to explore other stories.

Eleventh Hour Panic Productions

I am trusting that there will be a satisfying Arc 4 that will both wrap some things up while leaving space (heh see what I did there?) for some really good stuff whenever we come back to the world. I mean, I'ma be here, regardless, because y'all make frickin' magic together.

Rebecca McCormic

This is Space Cram and County Affair erasure and I will not stand for it! Excited for y'all to go to fuckin space though!!!

Evan Ackley

I love space and I’ll miss our lil nerds and their cool dog. 🥲

Ryan

🧐 “you will be playing these characters for years” i am confused lol

Best Turnip

Crackle crackle 🌟🌟🌟 Can't believe it's been 2 years already, it feels like yesterday 💖

Nothing

Really sad to hear that the Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One aren't going to be appearing for quite some time after chapter 4. Then again, this podcast was supposed to explore lots of worlds, so I totally understand. I'm gonna be really excited to see what the community can to with Umora in the meantime! Seeing lots of DM's maybe making their own content with this setting and sharing it out there for people to see! Really excited for the space adventures though! Mooooon up!

Fiona Fleischmann

I'm assuming that they would have mentioned it if it were connected to Starstruck. That would probably be the main hook

Best Turnip

SO excited for the next world - TO SPACE WE GO ☄️

Justin Valentine

NO -jk space will be fun. Crazy how we need Aabria to come in and give us a reprieve from Brennen stressing us tf out every other week

irisilmaril

they said they were going to take an extended break from those characters and Umora for the new space campaign, not laying them to rest permanently. They said that there will be more games will Suvi, Ame, and Ursalon just way down the line. So don’t worry, they definitely will be playing them for years, just linearly.

James Bixler

I am sad. I am disappointed. I am irritated. I am excited. I am curious. I am patient. I am vast and I contain multitudes. Mostly, my hope is that what you do is be your best creative selves and that it brings you a measure of the joy it has brought me during a time in my life when I desperately needed a reminder that there is joy even in times of struggle. I have said it here before, what the five of you are doing with this is important. I stand by that. So, thanks for letting us know now. There is wisdom in the timing here that I deeply appreciate. Look forward to a space adventure.

Janell Chang

Excited beyond numbers to see where else in this vast imagination of yours you'll take us to next! I'm buckled in for Arc 4, and beyond!

Karo Zhu

well of course it wouldnt be lou dm-ing any campaign, it'll be one of a sequence of guest appearances subbing in for lou 🥸🥸

Lojaan

Space? Oooooh so many cool options other than 5e. Starfinder is only just now getting a 2e so probably not that. Lancer is amazing but not sure how the tactical combat would translate to a podcast. There are a bunch of space and mecha games wrapped around the FitD or PBA chassis (Orbital Blues, Scum & Villainy, Beam Sabre) so they are a possibility. The Kids on Bikes variant, Teens in Space is probably the most likely as Abria has run that system before with Misfits & Magic though what would be the most, most, MOST awesome would be... MOTHERSHIP! I would love to see players & storytellers as good as this tackle a system where character death is *very* much on the table.

Matthew Borgard

I ... don't know how to feel about this. I love Aabria, I'm sure the space campaign will be great. But one of the most exciting promises about WBN was that it was going to be a massive campaign, we were going to see years of these characters grow from level 1 babbies to level 12+ veterans. We were going to see their choices literally shape the world in the way you'd always imagined your 20 year long homegame which never lasted longer than 4 sessions might. To end it (or take an "extended break" I guess) at chapter 4 with level 4, maybe 5 if we're lucky, seems like ... not a broken promise exactly, but a bit of a letdown We were obviously promised that WBN would indeed encompass plenty of Worlds, and if it's a matter of Brennan wanting to PC and Aabria wanting to DM for a while, that's cool! I just kind of hope we don't move into Dimension20 (which I love!)! territory of swapping settings and campaigns often, because we have Dimension 20 for that!

MP

This is my fear!

Alissa

Excited for space. Very excited for a campaign helmed by Aabria. ✨

Oakenguard

You guys rock! Looking forward to arc 4 and spaaaaaaaaaaace!!

Savannah Johnson

really excited to see what worlds these amazing storytellers craft next. really really heartbroken that www is leaving for a while. genuinely my favorite campaign I've ever had the pleasure of hearing and has helped me a lot these past few years

Erick Collings

we trusted you at the beginning of WBN, and you’ve paid that trust back tenfold. I’m hopeful and excited not only for Chapter 4, but also for everything after. (also just think of the dope space tunes Taylor will cook up for the next arc!!!)

Brandon Carbaugh

If y'all make mugs, I want one of those Winnie the Pooh-ass chonky mugs where the ceramic is like hella glazed and half an inch thick. The kind of mug where you fill it up with coffee and then look at the carafe and go "Wow, fuck me, that's like half the pot, isn't it?"

Natsuka

Oh god. She'll be cooking up alien NPCs who are hot in the eyes of herself and Erika. The world will not be ready.

nk

Crackle Crackle, YEEHAW

Lax

if it’s another two years until we find out if the citadel explodes i’m gonna cry

Crake

Weren't you so saying you were going to do this campaign for like a decade hence? Did something change in act 4 or was that inclusive of expecting breaks?

Makayla Marie

I would love that, but the video talks about exploring world[s] plural, and a new big campaign (that might last 2 years as well). I love aabria as dm and Brennan as a player, so this isn't me being sad about the change in that dynamic. I'm said that I wont see these characters in a main campaign for potentially 2-5+ years. I think that's valid.

PuppetAnalingus

I’m so excited for what’s next. I know I’m going to love an Aabria campaign, I can’t wait to see Lou DM, more Erika sweetness and chaos, and I can’t wait to see how it all connects, or doesn’t connect.

Jon O

The Cram Daniel’s Multiverse explored?

Lax

Taylor doin his big one for a interstellar-themed musical score… i’m here for it

Patrick Griffith

I have all the feels. I’m excited for the new adventure and Chapter 4, but I don’t know what I’m gonna do without the witch, the wizard and the wild one

Dream Wizard Kyle Arca

I PRAY that One day, ONE DAY, we get a Lou Wilson GMed game. 😭🙏

JoelleDFTBA

this was a very well-timed announcement. My emotions are currently mixed, but I know and look forward to the time that they will resolve into love and excitement. Both for the new world and for the fanworks that are sure to populate the Umora hiatus <3

nk

To be serious for a moment, it was wonderful to spend time with this trio plus fox. I take comfort in remembering that I'm not missing out on their story, I'm just hanging out until you start telling it again. Looking forward to developing these nonsense feelings about fictional characters all over again with the next setting. Yeehaw.

Cristina

i’m so so so excited!! to space!!

Chris K

I think this ultimately is reflective of D&D (and perhaps all tabletop RPGs) as a longform storytelling medium. Improv can only work in short (or medium) bursts, and it can't cohere over an epic scale. I know people have home-games that have run forever, but how narratively cohesive are they? There's no writer's room to figure out longterm plans, just one person, and even fully scripted shows can't consistently get 3 good seasons in a row with monetary support and full crews. Not to mention burnout or whatever else. I appreciate the crew spinning this as an intentional direction but I actually think plowing ahead with WWW was probably creatively impossible

Moosebeanie

I can only imagine it was with breaks included, otherwise we'd get like one or two more stories, I'm guessing these are all going to be much shorter, but who knows!

EmberSpotten

They'll still end up getting back to it! Just means they want a break to explore other outlets, and with these four I trust them to make something just as entertaining, even if it's in a different sort of way!

Dream Wizard Kyle Arca

Brennan's laugh about being a PC...God, it makes me think of Abraham Mehermblur.

expandingnebula

aaaaah so many mixed feelings! i am so sad that Arc 4 will be the last chapter of WW&WO!!! i love this story so much cause it showed me what is possible in D&D and inspired me to make my own stories and experience play and games differently. but i am STOOOOKED AF for a space adventure and all the other worlds that will be explored in the future.

Annika

some sadness is fair! but part of loving a band is trusting their taste when they make a new album, and part of loving these creators is wanting them to create what inspires them

Pilcrow

As a long-time Friends At The Table fan, taking a break from fantasy to go to space is *extremely* exciting

A.M. Healy

I absolutely cannot fault this decision because I trust this group to return if they say they're going to return, and also, as a frequent GM myself, you ABSOLUTELY need to let your GMs have down-time to recharge their creative batteries. It's one of the most rewarding roles in the world but it's also EXHAUSTING. Long-form campaigns are wonderful, but if you don't pace yourself, you CAN and WILL burn out. Rest is PART of the creative cycle. I'm so glad this is a group that recognizes that.

Birdie

ngl, I'm so so bummed. Sci Fi doesn't really do it for me, but I'll give it a go because you all make so much magic together. I'm devastated to leave our wizard, witch and wild one. I hope it won't be too long til we see them again. But obviously, y'all gotta do what is most creatively and energetically appealing in the moment.

Ben

Man, I'm trying to be excited as I'm sure I'll like the next campaign plenty, but truth is I'm just straight-up bummed. This story has been a special kind of alchemy I've never seen/heard elsewhere, and the commitment to it being a truly long haul has been part of that. I'll really miss it!

The Wizard Stalwart

Will miss the characters and the fix but always love seeing Brennan as a PC. Am sure we will continue loving it all just as much. Thanks all for your great storytelling!

Roo

I’ve absolutely loved and adored everything you all have brought to this first adventure and am super psyched to see what’s coming up down the road! Thank you! At the risk of sounding too silly… Space Cram in space?

susan tiss

It has NOT been TWO YEARS. I don't believe you. Nope. Not at all.

Ben

100% this story has rebuilt me as a DM

Beanz

Ooh, I've been so excited about Taylor Moore jumping in a game. ;)

Chrystle Rivers

I mean that's what I expect we will get, we've had 2 years of WWW and now maybe we'll get a year or less in space then maybe back to WWW. Their pitch was not JUST a decades long campaign it was many long campaigns and rich worlds as well as some shorter romps and detours. I don't think it will at all become like Dimension20 because they all have D20 for that too. But absolutely nothing in this video is in opposition to the whole premise of this project like you're suggesting.

RandomSylveon

Not sure I'm a fan of this decision. You've always talked about this being a campaign you would play for years and years, and yet you're "ending" it after only just hitting level 4? I get that this probably has something to do with Brennan still being a new parent and all but the wording in this announcement video is deeply disheartening. I will probably be cancelling my subscription after Arc 4 if we don't get clarification about the nature of this break and the return to Umora.

Annika

I'm excited because they're excited! Just like I'm excited when a band makes a new album, even if it's not exactly what I imagined part of being a fan is wanting the artists to keep feeling happy and inspired. Plus, space!!!

Megan Lundy

I am sad to hear that Arc 4 will be the last chapter of WW&WO but I love space and cannot wait for a campaign DMed by Aabria in it. I do still hope to see our beloved trio again at some point in the future perhaps in some kind of interlude one shot.

Gilded Pilgrim

the wizard the witch and the wild one is revelatory and I'm glad we'll eventually see more of ame, urselon, and suvi, but I'm also very excited to see what else ya'll have in store for other worlds.

Gilded Pilgrim

for those who are disappointed at this announcement, remember who we're dealing with here: WBN is as great as it is because it's made up of fantastic storytellers. It will be great no matter what it is.

Hannah Zauner

Erika’s laugh is perfection. So pumped for this next step!!!

Ryan

Yea i agree. Just disappointing for now because they have created something relentlessly captivating. I can’t get enough!

Jema Horjus

flash forward to everyone being sad when the Space campaign takes a break for the return of WWW

1QDPRNJoy

HELL YEAH SPACE. And Brennan getting to play

Susan Gray

I don’t care what story y’all decide to tell; I AM HERE FOR THEM ALL!!!!!!❤️‍🔥

Fabian

A whoooooooole lotta this! ☝🏽 I love everyone’s characters they play to everyone’s PC strengths. The “if it ain’t broke…” turn of phrase comes to mind. And i love the way Brennan DMs; that’s honestly why I signed up. His greatest strength is to captivate through storytelling. His ability to individualize his characters (personality/voice/motivations) in the moment framing each scene into something epic and memorable rivals Matt Mercer IMO. It’s unfortunate we’ll have to wait for more of his DMing but I’ll enjoy the 4th arc and see how it goes from there… But I agree, it is a bit of a let down.

FelisLusia

I'm super excited. I love WW&WO, but I've been looking forward to also exploring all the other unnumberable worlds! Can't wait!

Nicculus

LET THEM COOK

Makayla Marie

I'm arguably a bigger music nerd than dnd nerd, so I appreciate that analogy. But I don't think it transfers very well. The WWW wasn't just an album. It was a promise to tell a story for a long time with characters that we would see level up hypothetically all the way to 20. I don't know if there's a music equivalent to that beyond perhaps something like Wagner's ring cycle. But that's only 15 hours of story, still. I think ultimately I understand what you mean by trusting the artist to make a new and different album best for them. But we weren't told that WWW was going to be an album. We were told it was going to be so much more than anything before it had been in terms of scope. Now that's been cut short

KamasiFitzgerald

Ngl, from what the cast said when this show started, I had emotionally prepared myself for 20 continuous levels of Ame, Suvi, and Eursulon. I'm going to be very, very, very sad to say goodbye to Umora, even for a little while.

Sam Thomas

I am so excited to return to Umora, but an Aabria space Odyssey? Yes fuckin please

ScoutHooligan

This is incredible! So excited to see everything y'all have in store!💜💜 Guys, WWW is not ending! It's just a break so we can explore stories and storytellers, the point of these incredible people getting together for this podcast! They literally said that we'll be back with the trio again in a bit. Just gotta make a detour to the moon for a bit. 💜💜 Thank you all for all of the amazing tales you bring us along for!!!

Matthew Cagle

Brennan Lee Mulligan... SPACE ZADDY?! I'm in!

Beanz

Sorry. No. Just teasing Taylor Moore because I mentioned how I kept thinking the episode outros were Brennan's voice, not Taylor's. My ears aren't very good at audiobooks or podcasts.

William Martin

Not ready to day good bye to this world yet:( but incredibly excited for the next. Do both? Not that unreasonable of an ask right? Maybe start a third campaign as well

zach kanevski

Don't get me wrong I love a Space Story, I love Aabria as a gm, and I love seeing Brennan as a pc but like... Damn I’m gonna spend the whole of arc 4 dreading what they don’t have time to address. Surely we don't gotta wait years for the magic train sequence, I wanna magic train sequence man.

CJ

I'm always psyched to see Aabria GM. 🙌 Excited to see what you guys do next.

CarpeBootium

As all engrossing stories should do, there should be “F it, to the moon” interlude seasons. That’s what Game of Thrones and Empire really needed.

CJ

Sounds like it's not the last arc, just a long break.

Jason Ramirez

So excited for the next adventure!

A T

So excited for the sci-fi world Aabria is going to build. What a gift! ♥️ 🚀

CJ

WW&Wo has been running for 2 years across 40 something episodes. I think comparing it to D20 after that kind of run is a bit disengenuous. This is a creative endeavor, and sometimes to get the most out of your creativity you need to switch things up.

Elise

Ooooh hell yeah space! 🚀🛸👽🤩 can’t wait to meet some sexy aliens 🌝 But also my heart is not emotionally ready to hit pause on WWatWO. I am too attached to these characters. Are you so super duper sure we can’t have both? 🥺😭

El

So. Many. Conflicting. Emotions. Gaaaaahhhhhhhhh

Sam Rapine

Hell, I haven't regretted a minute giving these guys the reins, no reason to start now. Play on :D

Ashleah

That would be so exciting! I loved how they used SW5e in D20's A Starstruck Odyssey

Bookywookie

Masterful timing to hit us with this before Arc 4 so we all have time to collectively wrap our heads around this “see you later”. I’ll be here lapping up whatever you folks create together! To the moon!!

Keith Allen

Ah-hoo f*ckin hoo!!! Crackle f*ckin crackle!!! Love these humans and the stories they are creating.

Jennifer Sieben

That's a gorgeous new logo! I'll miss Umora but I'm incredibly excited for space adventures!!

mguin

fly me to a moon (but I may cry among some stars, I've loved this current campaign so much)

sylvie

in worlds beyond number, you will ball

Elijah Peters

they look like they're doing a wired interview

Kaitlyn Martin

Booo give us the Polygon article group photo again

Axel Ember

Will lou be here for the next one of these is the real question or will one of his friends step in XD

classl3ss

So, I was a bit confused. Will be returning to these same characters at some point in the future? Very cute video, though!

M. Hedrick

Can only assume that the end of arc four, and stepping away from this story for a time, means a jump forward in time for the Tripledub, and I AM SO EXCITED if that’s the case!!!! These characters are so complex, and getting established in their own spaces will only make them more engaging. Also SPACE OPERA FUCK YEA

Elizabeth Boskey

I’ll miss Umora but Yay!!!! Aabria campaign!!!!!!

WizardScorch

i am distraught but understand completely & im excited as well

Michael Joseph Rosenthal

No – after arc 4 they'll start a new sci-fi campaign with new characters. They're just saying that eventually we'll come back to this campaign

classl3ss

Right, I understood that they were taking a break. But, I wasn't clear that when they come back to Umora they will use these same characters. Thanks for clarifying!

DaphneDawn

To the moon!!!🚀🌙

DaphneDawn

Or Adonis Gunz!! Or Craig! They would all crush

R. Shawn Abrahams

Sounds like TPK at the end of arc 4? Can’t believe it’s been two years. Happy to have been supporting since the beginning!

Q

Hell yeah, lesgo! Hoping it's not too long until we return back, I'm gonna miss the trio and the world so much (some special kind of magic you cooked up there) but space is always exciting, and I'm always in support of letting your forever GMs play (being one myself) And, l'm super excited to see Aabria GM a longer campaign!

Jack Clayton

Love this! I can't wait for aabria's space setting! And a brennan PC that has a little bit of room to breathe! Really glad we're not burning out in Umora! Arc 4 sounds intense af.

Moosemade

Wait, you're telling me that after the arc where the True Friends fight (apparently) elder gods y'all are gonna need a breather!? Bah! Jokes aside, SPAAAAACE! One step closer to my cyberpunk snug zone!

Moosemade

Watch, they end it mid-sentence during combat.

The Spirit of the Betwixt

Excited for the promise of fresh adventures with a new gang and new ideas ! Time will make the reunion with Ame , Suvi, and Eursulon all the better.

Temperance

Whatever is best for the gang is good with me! 🥲

Ryanath

I am devastated that we will be leaving Umora, intrigued by a space adventure. But, as a designer, HYPED for the new logo. If I was to design the WBN logo it would have probably ended up looking exactly like that!

rio

There are two wolves inside me: The first is foaming at the mouth to see Aabria dm something with no time or setbuilding limitations The second has been living on a life support IV drip of three True Friends slowly discovering the horrors of imperialism I don't know what I'm gonna do

Jac

I love Umora, and will miss it till we meet again, and am so hype for Aabria DMing in SPACE!!! What a smart way to tell folks before the next arc starts, I appreciate that a lot <3

stuart gaither

I came here to say something similar to what you said. I'm on both at the same time.

Leif_millelnuie

Oh :( but... i made the wizard the witch & the wild one my entire personnamity !

Lindsey Summer

I’m so saaaaad and so exciiiiiiiited at the same time 😩😭🤗😯

Aryn Davis

Two years?!?! Already???

Katlynn

This had the same energy as parents telling their kids they’re moving. No but for real I’m excited to see what Aabria has in store and to see PC Brennan! Ahoo-hoo crackle crackle!

GC

Erika laughing at camera into the smash cut is my mood forever 💙 Suspect others have said much the same somewhere above, but here I go: these exact people, as players and GMs, have straight up YEARS of history and experience maintaining many imaginative and performance tracks at the same time, and of returning to worlds, stories and characters that were massively enriched by time away. I'd be sad if Arc 4 were the end of WWW, and I'm SO glad it's not, but I'm glad that they're going somewhere else for a while if they see fit. AFAIAC there are no, zero, zip signs of exhaustion or burnout in WWW so far, but pushing forward too many arcs in a row will eventually incur some risk, and I trust this team implicitly (and now explicitly, I guess) to know when to open a different book. Can't wait!!!

DeeDee

😭😭😭 But can’t wait for space

Rachel Ann Harding

My dears, I trust you with my life. Literally, I listen to you all every day. To the moon and beyond!

Laura Auxier

Devastating. But I have complete trust in y'all anyway and can't wait❤️

Rachel Ann Harding

I also trust Taylor and the other incredible composers. I sing the RainRoad to my baby and the melodies from this campaign have been the soundtrack to my life as a new parent. Thank you all!

christie botos

The “happy day at the citadel” music at the end almost made me burst into tears 🥲

SpiderGrace

Hell yeah let's fuck off to SPACE!! Super hyped for arc four, super hyped for Aabria's space epic, I can't WAIT to see what's next 🥰

Katlynn

Time is insane

Quentin

I knew it'd happen eventually, but I'm glad to hear we'll see these characters again :) and if Brennan's already super rich world building can get turned up to 11 in a long form theater of the mind format, I'm very excited to see what Aabriya does with that much freedom!

bloops

Manifesting the ✨Bore Worms✨ for our space adventure

Damien Kirby

Agreed. The second wolf, the spirit wolf of Umora is much stronger though.

Flynn

I’m gonna miss The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One. But I’m also really excited about having Aabria DM a new campaign!!

Daniel Richardson

I kinda hope that Aabria is running a space campaign in the world of Starstruck, since it's all based on Brennan's mom's writing which is so cool to begin with. But also, Aabria has a wild and unhinged sense of fun (look at Burrows End) that would lend itself well to space cowboy chaos. Plus!! It could create a first time ever crossover between a WBN campaign and a d20 campaign, if only through maybe some lil easter eggs or something. Yk, treats for the fans. 😁 so please let it be that!!

C. A. Whyse

I feel like my Patreon dollars are WELL spent with those explosion graphics! Seriously, though-- Aabria as the next GM is fantastic, and I can't wait to get attached to a whole new group of miscreants! It would be wild if this were another Starstruck insertion...

Boston

Hilariously I was thinking how I really hoped Brennan was going to play a robot when he riffed on that idea

Connor

Was wondering how the heck we were gonna get anyone else to DM at the pace they were going. I’m as sad to say goodbye to this world as I am excited to say hello to the next one. Can’t wait to see what you all do next!

Justin

To SPAAAAAACCCEEEEEE! IM SO FUCKING EXCITED AHH

Adam

AYYYE congrats to you all on wrappin up WWW! its the first fantasy piece ive ever felt truly drawn to in the same way white ppl talk abt lord of the rings lmao - absolutely beautiful and moving, and so looking forward to arc 4. that bein said... LETS GOOOOOOOOO SCI-FI CAMPAIGN? with this gaming table? cant wait 🔥🚀 sendin love WBN cast, crew, and to your loved ones!

Jesse Massaro

… This is my first attempt At a eHarmony video I'm nervous, but I'm excited at the same time So I'm just gonna start talking about what I like... ... I love WWW. (Can't Hug Every Cat reference) But I am, nervous and excited. If there was a PC death(s) or some in game reason to take a break, I'm sure that will become clear. I am nervous there is tension in the group, but I often read into group body language I can't know the source of as bad vibes between folks. There are so many reasons to take step away, and being realistic this crew can't juggle multiple campaigns ATST, so if they are going to do other things then after a couple years is likely the best time. At, what I assume, will be a decent narrative beat to step away from. But having rode this ride, I can only see the story moving so far along the greater timeline and arc, so... My pile of curiosities, my thirst for this spiritual worldbuilding, are howling in dismay and anxiety that things will not return. But I can quell them! I love this crew, I'd rather they put down the whole project than overburden any part or burn any bridges. And, I trust you will make the best choices they can within that. So, POWER TO YOU ALL. You know change is hard, and we're all going to worry. But, do your best to know folks out here by the fireside will be fine, even if we howl a little bit. As a treat.

Mneme

HELL YEAH I'M SO EXCITED

Senior Peon

Not to speculate too much but... I wonder if a pc dies in arc 4 😳

Ren Dara

Y’all look so beautiful in this announcement!! Also the amount of joy and inspiration yall gift us with is incredible. This is creative friendship goals. So excited and here for all the worlds beyond number campaigns!! And can’t wait for Arc 4 of WWW

Andrew Sparling

I'm excited for whatever comes next. This is one of best bits of storytelling I have seen and all four of you are phenomenal. Space is cool, but I'll gladly enjoy a little more magic. And possibly some space magic too.

Lojaan

You need a 3rd wolf. Go full cerberus.

Amanda Reilly

I trust you all to keep telling great stories! That’s why I backed you, and it’s why I’m still here. You’ve given me so much to feel and think about in WWW, both in terms of the themes and characters and the actual game play and artistry. I’m glad Brennan gets to take a break from the driver’s seat for a bit, and I’m incredibly excited for Aabria’s take on space. When y’all are ready to return to Umora, I’ll be excited for more of that, too. In the meantime, what else ya got? Let’s go! A hoo hoo!

The Wizard Seek

Ngl this was my first thought like.... oopsie do they need to rework some stuff? Or maybe it was so explosive that it's a good smoldering wreck to fade to black on until another time-- either way, I'm steeped in dread and excitement.

Kayla

I’m so sad we’re leaving Umora and this trio behind for the time being 😭😭😭 but I am SO excited to see what Aabria cooks up in space and SO excited to be able to come back to this world and these characters eventually

Adam D.

All stories must end this is a fact and should be a hard rule. How dare it include wizard witch and wild one. All seriousness I have not loved a programe as much as worlds beyond number. I love dimension 20 and critical role but something about the intimacy and care drags me by the hand through such magical and emotional adventures I cannot wait to see more GIMMIE

The Wizard Seek

WOOF. I'm not going to lie, I'm more than a little heartbroken to step away from these characters at such an apex. It feels like yall hit the ground running, but the length and attention to detail in the episodes truly did feel as though it'd continue to go for quite some time. That said, past my initial shock and grief for saying a (temporary) goodbye to these beloved characters, I'm excited for what's in store! Space has never been my jam as a setting, but if anyone could make me eat my words, it's these four with the singularly brilliant Aabria at the helm.

Mark van Dijken

big moves! sad to see WWW go into the freezer, but very excited to see what Aabria will be cooking up. anyways, I got a lot of trust in your collective ability to steer this (or any other) ship! so Ahoohoo *Crackle* *Crackle* & see you in the stars! 🤩

Elias Olsson

Ch. 4, book 1, can't wait for book 2!

RIchard Vegas

It would be cool to see Aabria's take on something set in the StarStruck universe.

Telly

I ran past grief into joy. 🚀

Telly

Starfox ⭐ 🦊

Sofia

We'll miss Umora but It'll be there waiting when we're back from the Moon!

Stefanucci Mozzarella

Just kidding, Congratulations ya’ll! I’m looking forward to learning how to close an arc… 😜😘

Sam

See you in space! I'll miss Umora for the time we're away, but can't wait to see what the group does with 0 gravity!

Alec

Man. I'm devastated..I'm so excited for new things of course, this is the BEST d&d podcast out there but like man..........I miss the PCs already :')

Barron Botts

Yessss! More, I want all of the worldsss. Please.

irisilmaril

i am sorry if you felt your feelings were invalidated, i was trying to clarify what was said in the video- i thought that you had come away with the conclusion that they wouldn’t be playing these characters for as many years as they said. My b

Scordo

I can't believe it, dropping a bomb like this, amazing, A NEW LOGO!

Nassim Tanha

Ah ngl, my heart dropped. I am sad. The way it was said time and time again this is a long format campaign, I though we're going to have years (as in multiple, definitely more than 2) with these characters and this world. I kinda thought it's going to continue until the characters are level 20. Too soon to feel excited for a new campaign. But I am sure that'll come to me, as the premise sounds fun and I love Aabria's dming.

David Dyson

I wonder if there is a TPK at the end of this chapter...

Hilary Willett

Very excited for a new campaign!! Aabria is such an awesome storyteller! But also... This arc finishing feels real similar to kid-me finishing LOTR for the first time. "Why isn't it longer????"

g0dfath4

excited for space ! but definitely mourning the pcs playing gods fucking w humans

David

This is deeply werid afther the amounts of time you have specified “ oh once this is done I’m looking forward to play!” “ strap in folks this is going long!” It just feels so out of left field? This has clarified nothing

The Wizard Syntax

I'm calling it here. The Arc 4 art is the last scene before the extended break. Browncoats unite!

Emily Mitchell

Got a whole arc to prepare myself for the extended break, but i'm sorry, a space campaign sounds so frickin cool! Love to y'all

catrinevansvlogs -

I friggin love space dude. I hope it's a blue collar sci-fi with long way to a small angry planet vibes. I feel like that would fit well with the wbn overall feeling. Excited regardless!!

Josh Rodell

Worlds Beyond One? Surely not. To be real, though, it feels like a good call to split the long campaign into discrete adventures, and do other bits in between. That's home game vibes, baby.

The Witch of Wandering Dreams

It will still be long campaign they are just taking a break from WWW. Also Brennan is dming a whole lot so him taking a break is very much understandable.

Crickadeekat

I feel like we finally left a proverbial Rivendell and were actually venturing into the lands of Great Consequence for our characters—in terms of how the stakes have felt. Please bring us to a satisfying place in the stories of our beloved characters and world without rushing 🥺

David

I agree with everything here it just feels like a sudden turn? Like ofc I expect a shift or a different direction, it’s gone 2 years and they are lv 4, but this feels like a surprise and I just wish it wasn’t delivered in that way

Ickle Tayto

Eeeeeeeeee space adventure!

Fxd Gear Queer

I love that series! Each entry is so beautiful and distinct. You're right, it would fit perfectly here!

Gry Aavik

So excited for a space adventure! Love Umora and these characters, but I’m also so delighted to see other unnumbered worlds out there!

har_pies

Always excited for ANYTHING you incredible people create to entertain us with. I can't wait to go to space!!!

Amber Prophet

Very exciting news! Also hear me out - maybe there needs to be a version of the Fox in all of the Worlds Beyond Number? With no actual explanation needed for that. Just... in every world, there's a little guy. Thank you for your consideration.

Graham Arthur

So excited to see what comes up next! Thank you so much for the first part of WWW! It will be so incredible to revisit umora and I’m so psyched to go to the moon!

Taliesin Breen

The only thing I wish they’d included was a timeline (even a broad one) for the return of the 3Ws. I think I recall them mentioning in a previous fireside that they’ve already played/recorded sessions beyond Act 4? But then they mentioned DM Aabria in space and now that’s all I can think about. I kinda hope it’s set in the Starstruck universe…

AlterGerent

Was sad then got super excited cuz SPACE

The Wizard Squeamish

excited to hear what you have in store for us in this final arc (for now)! and in the next world (beyond number)! looking forward to seeing how the recent interludes will tie into the fourth arc, as well as being able pore over all the episodes in these first four arcs and hear what juicy details and connections i may have missed in my first listen :+)

Lo

I second this!

MoGunz

BUT HOW WILL BRENNAN PLAY THE FOX IN SPACE BC IM VERY ATTACHED TO HIM

Katherine Rose

The WWW has been such an integral part of my listening & I’m a little sad but also excited to see where this goes next. I’m sure it’ll be phenomenal & love the new logo!

Erin

This is super classic home game vibes. My own game has taken a break and we have done other campaigns. WWW has a special place in my heart but I love you guys as storytellers, so I am ECSTATIC for the Aabria World! Thank you! 🧡 But don’t hurt the FOX. 🦊

Leo Burn'd

Not really ready to leave Umora yet, but I trust Aabria and the gang to absolutely deliver on the Space Campaign.

LVK

As I have previously mentioned, do whatever you want for ever. Love you.

Tess Warner

I actually kind of love that we are breaking before getting too attached to everyone. Starting the new campaign won’t feel like a disappointment, or trying to live up to a colossal adventure. And this way it also allows the option of coming back to WWW, instead of it being done done forever. I love everything you produce and I’m excited to see what comes next.

Strange Universe

They've said they've coming back to it though. Nothing about this contradicts anything they said about WWW being a long game And they said they would be taking breaks and having multiple campaigns from the start.

aspiring_bog_witch

If Aabria is DMing a Starstruck campaign so Brennan can PC in his mom's world I'm gonna lose my shit, that would be so fuckin cool

Wren

SPAAACCEEE let's go

Barbara

Can't wait to hear all the exciting things y'all dream up next! I've never felt in safer hands

CommodoreBlue

This move makes sense. Like they said, it’s called *Worlds* Beyond Number. But of course, I will be so excited when they finally return to chapter 5. See ya in the stars!!

chillinglikeshilling

I'm excited! The Penumbra Podcast did (what I assume is going to be) something similar with their two main stories 'Juno Steel' and 'The Second Citadel', which were also set in very different worlds/genres. While I'm always happy to hear the four of you together I am also a little hopeful that having more worlds is going to open up possible guest spots because I would die to get Danielle Radford in for at least a couple of episodes (the chemistry in mismag is just so unreal).

Noah Kunin

I think the in between stuff will be 6m - 1yr max.

Judah Merrill

Huntington's sister city is the Mooooon!!!!!!

Healeypants

been by the fireside since the jump-so excited for space💜💜💜

Gordon Wiley

I look forward to seeing Aabria pay Brennan back for all of Suvi's pain.

Rabbit

Sounds good! Do the needful!

Alexander Rispoli

aw 😭😭😭 im so attached to these characters i am really sad about not seeing them again fir so long

Bryer Reed

It's gotta be that. Brennan in Starstruck! So excited

Perrin Jasper

I’m gonna miss WWWO so bad, but I’m excited for Aabria campaign!!

Kael McDonald

Really? Right in front of my Karla Ortiz Eldritch Siege Tanks Arc 4 Artwork? For real though this makes me incredibly sad but I am still hyped for the space campaign and all of the awesomeness it is sure to bring. I just can't fathom not coming back to Umora for (possibly) years.

A W

Based on the reactions i'm seeing here, this video and the length of headsup you're giving the community is super smart. I'll follow this quad to the moon and stars because y'all make magic whenever you're in a room rolling dice. Can't wait to see whats next and to come back to the world of Umora when you're ready.

Ricardo B

SEE YOU IN THE STAAAAAAARS!!!!! hell yeah. Stoked for everything y'all do.

Just a Fox

Honestly? I was starting to wonder if you guys would only start a new campaign with a different DM when WWW would end someday, which could obviously take YEARS... I'm glad that's not the case. I'll be dying of suspense in our time away from Umora, I'm sure, but I am also beyond hyped for another campaign and happy to see that you all are changing things up to suit you, letting Brennan be a PC and so on. I predict we'll see the homebrew paladin subclass for Eursalon at the end of Arc 4 of WWW, and that we'll probably see someone outside WBN use one of the homebrew classes in a streamed game (D20 or CR sidequests come to mind) before we eventually have our return to Umora.

bails 🌀 witch of the what the fuck

to be clear everyone: 2 worlds so far. not quite beyond number but i do have faith we’ll get there but fr, JUSTICE FOR PC BRENNAN!!! 🗣️ let new dad Brennan take a nap, guys. guys? can he take a nap please? let this man take a lil DM snooze! i’ve read through the comments and most of y’all are expressing similar bittersweet feelings to my own. i’m a horribly impatient person, but the promise that there will be a return to our trio in Umora is more than enough to sustain me. plus, i’ve listened to many of these episodes MANY times, and still manage to find new connections to story beats and parallels and theories to spiral into. i know i can always re-listen during the hiatus and feel the same sort of comforting coming home hug that is WWW. also, you can mark my words now: i think this Umora adventure is going to be a trilogy, so we’ll be coming back to it two more times for a similar (if not longer) duration. if you think of it like the time between book releases, this longer hiatus makes a lot more sense. for those of y’all who are having bigger feelings — totally valid. but i am disappointed to see a couple comments showing a lack of trust in a non-Brennan DM because, respectfully, you’re ON one. Aabria’s DMing is absolutely electric. in one second she’s setting a scene so vividly that you maybe forget to breathe, and in the next she’s clocking seemingly small character choices to reward or weave into the story later… she yes-ands in a way i’ve never seen from another DM and it always feels seamless and gratifying (and sometimes absolutely hilarious depending on the context). her DMing is on par with Brennan’s. call me a patriot baby cuz i’ll die on that hill 🫡🇺🇸 and then, in the meantime… spaaaAAAACE?? 🚀✨🪐💥 i’ll echo the others and mention how cool it would be to see another story in the Starstruck universe, but i know it’s going to be so sick regardless. and the MUSIC 😤 yo, Taylor, i don’t know the tone of this new campaign, but if there’s an opportunity to make a bop that captures the feeling of the intro to Dan Da Dan (PLEASE YouTube it if you haven’t seen it)… i don’t know how to describe it, but i feel like Taylor’s talent plus a funky retro-future J-rap vibe??? yo 🫨

hewhocutsdown

If Aabria runs an Eclipse Phase campaign I will be overcome with delight

Grace Davis

Lou deadpanning at the end made the entire bit

Aubrey

This works out great bc now I can convince all the people I know to catch up on WWW while it’s on break! Thanks for the heads up, y’all I’m glad I get to exist at the same time as all of this

I C

Are there any specific plans about when WWW might return? I imagine we’re looking at a number of years here, but I can’t parse if it’s more in the 2 year range or the 6+ range. Or is it indefinite for the time being, to be pinned down once the future roadmap of WBN is a bit more clear as a whole?

Hazel Rose

Oh no. I’m so glad they warned us about this. Aabria is one of my favorite DM’s, but I’m already grieving for the temporary loss of the WWW crew

sabertruth19

Merch suggest - tank top with “Fu** it - to the moon!” Bonus points for Aabria pointing gesture silhouette. 💜💜💜

Jack McCreedy

Ah, this is disappointing but I understand why it’s happening. Good luck to Aabria I’m interested in what she does with a longer form story.

Zack Brasfield

Do we have an idea of how long WWWO will be on the shelf?

Mojo 🩵

I swear if we don't get a whimsical train ride before the hiatus... I will do nothing, wait patiently, and enjoy the SPACE show

Emmmmok

This makes me sad - I was really settling in for a longer-form campaign with these characters. Also change is hard. But at the same time, I'm glad they are taking a break - sometimes it's good to know when to press pause, do some different, and come back fresh. I hope the hiatus isn't too long, but I'm really looking forward to Aabriya DMing, and in SPACE no less. SPAAAAACE!

Zinnia133

As sad as I am to see the wizard the witch and the wild one go away for a while, words cannot describe my excitement for Aabria’s space campaign

Kirsten Sweeney

Brennan says in the video that "this will not be the last time you see Ame, Suvi, or Eursulon" and that they are "definitely coming back to the world of Umora," so the campaign isn't ending. It seems to me that this will still be a years-long campaign and that they are just doing what they said they'd be doing from the inception of the project - exploring worldS beyond number. They can't really have multiple full-length campaigns running simultaneously, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is always how they had planned to do it! I'm thinking of it like breaks between releases in a book series!

Eric Bennett

New Worlds? Awesome. A little sad to move away from Umora but I get it. But in this one clip, there’s like 50 musical cues of music I want to listen to on a regular basis. I know you’ve heard it a million times, but hear it one more. GIMME THAT SOUNDTRACK, ‘YOU COWARDS!’ … sorry. Deep breaths. Taylor. WBN Crew. The music is great. I love music. I would love to be able to hear “Movements of the Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One,” or whatever clever name yall come up with for the score. I mean this earnestly, I’d pay money for it. Can we please make this happen? Please…?

Jenny

I’m honestly a little glad. I want Worlds Beyond Number to be sustainable for everyone and being able to tag team DM feels like an important part of that. Can’t wait to see the world Aabria is creating for us all!

Carrie Mook Bridgman

Let's just say that if Brennan *dares* end Arc 4 on a major cliffhanger and then have WWW disappear for two years, WE WILL RIOT. If you"re going to take an extended break, you gotta get to a stopping place.

Cryptfly

I trust y’all as storytellers, I will close my eyes and follow you to the new world very little apprehension. Space!!

Carrie Mook Bridgman

Aabria? Reprieve? Have you seen Burrow's End? Are you watching Season 2 of Misfits and Magic? 😁

Carrie Mook Bridgman

That was my first thought when Dimension 20 did A Starstruck Odyssey: hmmm, science fiction isn't really my th-- OH. These characters? This chaos? All right then. Let's go!

Carrie Mook Bridgman

Yeah, although it does seem odd to transfer from a galaxy logo to a campfire one for the whole Worlds Beyond Number just as they start a space story. 😉

Carrie Mook Bridgman

I will find Brennan in a Denny's parking lot and Evan Kelmp his ass. They at least need a good temporary stopping place.

Nathan Davis

Let me be the first (??) to say that I, for one, have only untempered excitement to join the WBN crew in the only place not touched by capitalism...SPACE!

Nefeli

I agree with everything in this video but the corporate presentation look and the preemptively defensive jokes are freaking me out what are these vibes🫣

Tyrat

Brennan’s CEO videos came long way

To All The Men I've Tolerated Before

Thank you for gentle parenting me through having to say goodbye to my Wizard, Witch, and Wild One friends (for now). Honestly, I’ve never felt more cared for

The Wizard Slut

I made my whole persona on this patreon about being a slutty wizard of the citadel. And you take the world away from me… beware for I will be taking my slutty ass to SPACE WATCH OUT NEW CAMPAIGN! (Ooc. Ver excited thank you)

Elliphant

Honestly? This is better knews than I thought we'd be getting! I could definitely see WWW wrapping up indefinitely in this arc, as many things draw to their conclusions. The idea that we'll get to come back is very exciting. And in the meantime, I'm SO excited for a new set of characters and for AABRIA to dm! Brennen is a fantastic dm, certainly, but Aabria brings a special magic to the table that I adore. The way she turns character moments is absolutely masterful, and I can't wait to see what she brings to this new campaign. In SPACE no less!!

Natsuka

Do you have a timestamp for when in the video they said they're never going back to the WWW campaign? I heard an announcement of a temporary pause, not a cancellation.

Natsuka

If what you heard was that arc 4 will be the last chapter of the Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One, then I have great news for you: you heard something wrong. What they said was that they'll *resume* this story after spending some time in other worlds.

Natsuka

What I heard in the video is that it's still going to be a long haul campaign, just one with breaks

chris nelson

i hate that WWW is taking a break to the same magnitude that i am excited about aabria DM'ing a space opera with BLeeM as a PC

Sonny

No this has not been going for 2 years!!! Checks notes. Oh since March 2023 thank God..... Wait

Erik Klein

Hey peeps, if you’re really looking for someone who’s not you to DM, I’d love to DM for the 4 of you! Hahaha no but really, sometimes podcasts have contests or buy-ins to be a player in a one shot… I’d want to DM a oneshot for them… just sayin.

Erik Klein

Well, 3 worlds if you count Erika’s first time DMing in Farmland

Mubeen Khan

I really felt like the narrative in WWW just got started and got some steam and it feels weird to pause here just has the action is starting to rise.

BingusBongos

Honestly a great call. I could listen to WWW literally forever but letting the world simmer and going to space sounds exciting!

Randall Vestal

As I watch Misfits & Magic SEASON 2, I see this crew as PCs and Aabria as the DM and there's just magic there, whatever y'all put out I will definitely listen do. But I do hope we get a full world map of Umora at some point... I need it

Ais McGrath

A new campaign? In SPACE? GMed by Aabria?? Are you guys tryna make us keel over from excitement!?

Colibri

Me watching this: No more WWW for awhile?!?! 😡😭 New adventure in space?! 😱😍 No more of our trio and most importantly the fox?! 😡😭 Aabria DM and Brennan getting to be a PC again?! 😱😍 So many emotions! But has anyone asked the big question yet? Will Lou be joining us at the fireside for this new arc? Or will the epic list of guest stars continue? Will we get more Bag It or Tag It? When is the next Horner Corner?? Whatever the answers are to these questions, I'm just excited to be along for the ride!

C. A. Whyse

I'm really looking forward to seeing Brennan cut loose and be a PC for awhile.

C. A. Whyse

Hear, hear! As far as the anxieties go, I totally get it. I think those things can only be quelled through time and stability and WBN is still (relatively) new. Just know there are others feeling as you do, love, anxiety, curiosity, and more. Thanks for your first comment, and we'll digitally support one another through this transition. A-hoo-hoo!

Jazz

YES SCIFI CALLED IT LETS GO

Cur

Look my whole life is chaos so I guess this might as well happen too. I'm very excited for the new campaign but I'm also disregulated and sad about this. 💜😭🫠

Cur

But also if it's ending now... when will the fox say "It fucken wimdy"?

Eribu

+1 to the chorus of excitement for GM Aabria! Also excited for Lou to play character who talks more [I looked up ACoFaF specifically for this and was _not_ disappointed; loved the birds, Brendan was firing on all cylinders & Aabria made the whole thing magical.] & to find out what Erika's next character is [I only know Ame and barbarian stoat grandma, so between those I assume it could be literally anything.] … also shout out to casters making it through level 1-4 and the campaign being put in hold the moment they hit 5, that's real.

Nerdybard

Erika just cackling maniacally while the others argue REALLY got me. I love the gremlin energy.

CoolioAsh

I am a bit sad about this but they'll be back and I know this new campaign is gonna rule too

Thistlefern

You'll have to pry this campaign from my cold dead hands but I am excited for more adventures!!

Ch1pp3dH34rt

I’m so down for the FUCK IT TO THE MOON energy 😂

Julie Arnold

I'm just catching up after being months behind (CUE ERIKA'S WIDE-EYED LAUGHTER, EVERYTHING IS NOT FINE). I'm gonna miss the trio. And the Fox. But all three. But also the Fox. 💔

James Marx

I just love that the first campaign's acronym was TWTWATWO