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Bag It or Tag It: Sci-Fi Edition

World renowned gameshow host extraordinaire Lou Wilson Craig Sumgee returns for another thrilling episode of Bag it or Tag it: Sci-fi Edition! Will Brennan and Erika find love amongst the stars? Where's my pear basket?*

https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/random/
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Produced by Worlds Beyond Number
Edited and Designed by Jino Jang-Hansen at Big Giant Head

HOTBOX by STRLIGHT and Top Speed by Nbhd Nick appear courtesy of Epidemic Sounds
Happy Happy Game Show, Cassa Bossa Nova, and Final Battle of the Dark Wizards appear courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com
Sound effects provided by Soundly
Special thanks to the BGH staff for their incredible pear chanting
The NEW Bag It or Tag it Theme (feat. O-Zone) appears courtesy of The Old Ones

*Editor's Note: We sent Jino a pear basket.

[PUBLIC EPISODE] Flight of the Icaron: Episode Two - Shots Fired

The clink of champagne glasses and gala formalwear gives way to gunfire and chaos aboard the Icaron. With authority fractured and information scarce - who ends up on the right side of this conflict, who is written off as collateral, and what those decisions cost will shape everything to come.

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We are:

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Erika Ishii

Aabria Iyengar

Lou Wilson

Flight of the Icaron was produced by Fortunate Horse and Worlds Beyond Number

Edit and Sound Design by Brian Flaherty from Many Sided Media

https://www.manysidedmedia.com/

Score by Will Savino

https://wsavino.com/

Sound Effect library courtesy of artlist.io

Director of Operations: Melanie Bowman

Social Media Manager: Shannon H

Lorekeeper and Transcriptionist: Jack Morgan E.F. Lavandowska 

Special Thanks to: Amanda Freberg at Big Giant Head and the team at Laservision

Character Art Alecia Doyley

https://tallnquirky.carrd.co/

Ship Art by Britt Anderson

https://brittajj26.com/

Graphics by Lu Tomkiewicz

https://www.lumadethis.com/

You can find transcripts of all our episodes on our Patreon. Just navigate to the post for the episode and the transcript will be attached.

Fireside Chat for Flight of the Icaron: Episode 1 - Maiden Voyage

Erika hosts a fireside chat of Flight of the Icaron’s very first launch — what made it in, what didn’t, and the 1:20 of extra story Lou wishes he’d had for Episode 1: Maiden Voyage.

Please let us know... Do you like your sci bone-dry and white, or wet and neon?

Plus, a little camp magic. Before the mics ever rolled this summer, the Avatar of the People had everyone pull a tarot card to set the voyage. Brennan pulls for Andrei. The card? Two of Stones, from The Wildwood Tarot. A fitting omen for a maiden voyage into the skies.

TWO OF STONES – CHALLENGE

MEANING: Female hares box for domination and territorial rights to breed. After drawing on your grounded energy to reach self-empowerment, a position may be challenged or a struggle for control initiated by others. Learning to deal with rivalry or adversity in a dispassionate manner is a practical skill that can be used to advantage.

DESCRIPTION: Two low, worn stones stand side by side at the edge of the trees. On each one stands a hare. They are boxing furiously. Ripples of energy flow out from them as if their power and force were manifesting.

READING POINTS: Many challenges or rivalries are born of insecurity and subconscious issues with peers and colleagues. Usually, it is these emotions rather than actual malice or personal ill-will that dictates a rival’s mistrust or understanding of your efforts. In the modern material world, where so much emphasis is placed on a show of power or wealth, it is often a perceived position or status that enflames jealousy, rather than the reality of a situation.

Holding your own ground and defending your position at such times can be achieved by keeping in touch with pure and positive motivations and holding on to a personal integrity and sincerity, which is the basis for any fair and enduring material reward or advancement. Some competition and honest differences of opinion can be productive and even beneficial. Remain clear and focused on your objectives and stay firm in your ethical efforts to proceed with a plan or project.

The Wildwood Tarot by Mark Ryan and John Matthews, art by Will Worthington

[PUBLIC EPISODE] Flight of the Icaron: Ep 1 - Maiden Voyage

This is the maiden voyage of the Icaron - Earth’s first S-Class Battle Station. This demonstration flight has been certified as routine by all relevant oversight bodies. Systems have been tested, personnel vetted, and contingencies reviewed. Passengers are reminded that the Icaron represents the highest standard of planetary defense engineering.

Please remain seated.

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We are:

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Erika Ishii

Aabria Iyengar

Lou Wilson

Flight of the Icaron was produced by Fortunate Horse and Worlds Beyond Number

Edit and Sound Design by Brian Flaherty from Many Sided Media

https://www.manysidedmedia.com/

Score by Will Savino

https://wsavino.com/

Sound Effect library courtesy of artlist.io

Director of Operations: Melanie Bowman

Social Media Manager: Shannon H

Lorekeeper and Transcriptionist: Jack Morgan E.F. Lavandowska 

Special Thanks to: Amanda Freberg at Big Giant Head and the team at Laservision

Character Art Alecia Doyley

https://tallnquirky.carrd.co/

Ship Art by Britt Anderson

https://brittajj26.com/

Graphics by Lu Tomkiewicz

https://www.lumadethis.com/

You can find transcripts of all our episodes on our Patreon. Just navigate to the post for the episode and the transcript will be attached.

Worlds Beyond Number: Suvi's Goodbye

Surprise! We've got one final holiday treat for you; our last animatic of the year, by Danica Dickison: Suvi's goodbye!

Adapted from The Wizard, The Witch and The Wild One: The Children's Adventure Episode 1, Preludes (Patreon-exclusive) https://www.patreon.com/posts/www-childrens-1-79374258

You can find #TheWizardTheWitchandTheWildOne's main story campaign on your favorite podcasting platforms! Join us by the fireside on Patreon for $5 a month to unlock episode talkbacks, exclusive content, and so much more.

You can find Danica and her work here:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilevergreen

• Twitter: https://x.com/lilevergreen1

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lilevergreen.bsky.social

• https://danicadickison.wixsite.com/website

WBN EOY Fireside Chat

Bloop! Surprise drop. We saw a comment that was like, love the video tour, but we don't get a real FSC? So naturally, we responded in the only reasonable way: by recording an EXTRA-LONG end-of-year Fireside Chat wrap-up. It swings wildly between thoughtful philosophizing, Pokémon discourse, and a truly unhinged round of f*** / marry / k*ll.

All that to say: we hope this FSC keeps you company on a long drive to Grandma’s house.

And please be nice to Avatar of the People. I didn't expect to be on the mic.

My wish this holiday season is that you leave a comment with ONE of the following:

• Your Letterboxed Top 4 Films

• Your favorite starter Pokémon

• Something beautiful about Worlds Beyond Number

Thanks and see you in 2026!!!

Worlds Beyond Number: Everything About Elks

You all had one big burning question about Alf Gappen. Our cast attempts to explain themselves at the new WBN studio.

As a reminder, the WBN team will be on a holiday break from December 22nd till January 4th. Happy holidays, and we'll see you in the new year!

Want to see more of our new studio? Join us on Patreon to watch our subscriber-exclusive End of Year Studio Tour/Fireside Chat video here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-video-at-145939405

Video Credits: Melanie Bowman, Avatar of the People (Worlds Beyond Number)

[PATREON EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] A Home At Last!

2025 was a huge year for us. Thanks to you, we finally have a real home.

The days of chugging coffee around a folding table in an Airbnb are officially over. We now have a studio built and designed with care — a space that actually suits our needs, lets us use the right equipment, and gives us room to level up for the future.

We wanted to share a little tour of the space with you, to help us wrap up the year together. Click here to watch the Patreon exclusive video!

This studio came to life thanks to the incredible work of Taylor Frost, Zak Klapperich, Joe Kidawski and Skye Jackson, with guidance from our consultant James Vincent, who designed the full technical setup. And our Director of Operations, Melanie Bowman, flexed her interior design skills to transform the space from beige industrial to a moody, jewel-toned oasis.

Looking ahead, we’ve got big plans. More video. More recording. More experiments. More stories. More content in general — all made possible because we finally have a space that can grow with us.

None of this would exist without your support, your patronage, and this truly special community. Thank you for helping us build something real.

And one last thing — if you’d like to contribute fan art that we can put up on the studio walls, please send it to worldsbeyondnumber@gmail.com. We would love to make this space feel even more like home.

We hope you enjoyed the milestones of this year — the end of Book 4, comedies, murder mysteries, special merch, beautiful animatics, and so much more. We collaborated with some truly amazing artists. We showcased our friends. We stretched our wings into video. We hired our first full-time employee. And all of it is setting us up for 2026 to be an even bigger, better year.

We cannot wait for you to hear Flight of the Icaron, with GM Lou Wilson, starting January 6 — followed by our next big game, SOLARI, run by Aabria Iyengar. We’re taking to the skies, and it’s going to be epic.

You can expect the same bi-weekly bonus content by the fireside, and hopefully even more surprises and goodies up our sleeve. We have so much in the works, and we cannot wait to show you!

Patron Early Access + Discount Inside

Patrons can shop early starting Monday, Dec 15 at 9am PST with the password HAPPYALFGAPPENSDAY

Make sure to add the Holiday Sticker Pack to your cart and use code HAPPYALFGAPPENSDAY at checkout to get them for free with your purchase!

UPDATE 12/16:

Quick note from the fireside:
The shop launch has had a few glitches, so to make sure you can still grab everything you want, we’re extending Patreon early access, the automatic 10% discount, and free stickers with code HAPPYALFGAPPENSDAY until 9am PST on 12/17!

A Very WBN Holiday Drop

Ho ho holy hell, we have a surprise merch drop!

https://worldsbeyondnumber.store/

The shop opens at 9am PST on Tuesday December 16 for the public, but those gathered by the fireside get EARLY ACCESS on December 15 for 24 hours only... and a 10 percent discount automatically applied!

Please note: This is a limited release preorder. Once we run out of items, we run out. Items will ship 8 to 10 weeks from your purchase date.

Because these items will not ship before the holidays, we created a digital download gift tag so you can still surprise a friend, a foe, or a familiar with impeccable taste and let them know something from Worlds Beyond Number is on the way. This digital download, your shipping details, and a surprise video from the team will be emailed to you in your purchase confirmation email.

Free shipping applies to all store orders over 100 dollars before tax in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK.

One last thing... STICKERS!!! A lot of you missed the Patreon stickers in the last run. This time, they will be available in the shop for purchase so you can finally grab the ones that got away. And to make it up to you, all Patrons will receive a free Holiday Sticker Pack featuring brand new designs with any purchase. You will just need to add the "Holiday Sticker Pack" to your cart, and paste a super special code in at checkout (The code for early access and the free stickers will be shared with paid members only in a follow up post/email). This offer lasts for the entire drop. If you miss the 24 hour early access window, you will still get free stickers with your purchase.

Additional FAQ below:

1. Will my order arrive in time for the holidays?
No. These items are pre-order, limited-edition pieces and will ship 8-10 weeks from your purchase. We provide a digital download gift tag you can share with your loved one so they know something special is on the way.

2. When will my order ship?
8-10 weeks from when you order. You will be emailed a confirmation email when your order is shipped. 

3. Why is the shop only open for a limited time?
Because these items are made to order, we can only keep the pre-order window open briefly. This ensures accurate production quantities and reliable delivery timelines.

4. What does “limited edition” mean?
We are producing limited quantities of each item. Once they sell out, they may not return.

5. What is the 24-hour early access for Patreon?
Patrons get into the shop 24 hours early and receive a 10% discount during that early access period. 

6. I’m a Patron. How do I use my 10% discount?
The 10% discount is only available during the early access window, and is automatically applied during checkout.

7. Do the free Patron stickers come automatically?
No. Patrons must add the sticker pack to the cart, and add the provided code at checkout to receive the free sticker pack with purchase. 

8. Does the free shipping apply to my order?
Free shipping is automatically applied to any order totaling $100 or more (before tax) in the US/CA/ AU/ UK. 

9. Can I combine the Patreon discount with other discounts or free shipping?
Free shipping applies to orders $100 or more after the 10% discount, only on Dec 15th.

10. Can I edit my order after purchasing?
Pre-orders cannot be modified after the shop closes. 

11. Can I cancel my pre-order?
Contact customersupport@warrenjames.com

12. What if my address changes before the order ships?
Let us know and we will update your order! customersupport@warrenjames.com

13. When will I be charged?
Pre-orders charge immediately. 

14. Why did I not receive my digital download gift tag?
This will be located on your order confirmation. If you still can’t find it, let us know!

15. Will these items restock after the pre-order closes?
If you didn’t get a chance to purchase what you wanted, we can try to bring popular items back in the future.

[PUBLIC BONUS EPISODE] Interlude: Alf Gappen Was Here

In the frozen hills of Rhuv, the Sigrunsgjalfi Children’s Home sits silent beneath a sky of unfamiliar stars. No lights glow in the windows and no signs of celebration mark the coming of Alf Gappen’s Day. Yet in the stillness, a single sleeping child hums a quiet tune that carries impossibly far across the snow. Three spirits hear it and cross the tundra to a place stripped of joy, determined to bring warmth and wonder.

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We are

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Erika Ishii

Aabria Iyengar

Lou Wilson

Produced by Taylor Moore at Fortunate Horse. Editing and sound design by Jared Olson. Original score by Will Savino.

Album art by the great Corey Brickley.

Fireside Chat: Fiasco! A Deep Dive into GM-less Gameplay

Lou and Brennan were asked to talk about Fiasco. And… technically, they do. But they also spiral delightfully into their philosophies on actual play, GM-less games, improv, storytelling, and basically anything else that crosses their minds. It’s messy. It’s chaotic. It’s exactly the kind of fireside chat Fiasco deserves.

And because Lou launches into a full “Italy lore” segment about his study abroad, we went ahead and dug up some old college photos of him. Bellissima!

The Wizard, The Witch, And The Wild One - Glossary & Reference Document

Your ultimate companion through every spirit, kingdom, and chaos moment of the story so far.

This massive, lovingly assembled PDF is the complete reference guide for Books 1–4 of The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One — designed for fans who want to dive deeper, double-check details, theorize wildly, or just rediscover all the characters, creatures, locations, items, factions, and history woven through the series.

Inside, you’ll find hundreds of entries covering every major and minor character, every spirit and familiar, every important place, magical concept, artifact, historical moment, and more — all organized A–Z for easy searching. 

Thank you for supporting the adventures — enjoy the magic.

Credits
Layout: Ruby Lavin
Lorekeeper: Jack Morgan E.F. Lavandowska
Worlds Beyond Number Cast: Aabria Iyengar, Erika Ishii, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Lou Wilson
Producer and Sound Designer: Taylor Moore
Director of Operations: Melanie Bowman

Community Contributions
We deeply appreciate the countless fans who have contributed to documenting the Worlds Beyond Number universe over the years. Your time and energy have been invaluable in shaping this work. Special thanks to the Wikipedia community (Wikipedia) and the fan-run wiki (Worlds Beyond Number Wiki) for sharing knowledge under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Special Thanks
Laservision, Amanda Freberg, Shannon, Rebecca Slater, the Editor Council, and all our incredible patrons by the Fireside!

WBN December Schedule

It's the last month of 2025, and we have a bunch of content on its way!

Here is our December schedule:

• December 1st: Umora Glossary Drop

• December 2nd: Fiasco Fireside Chat (Patreon-exclusive)

• December 9th: Alf Gappen Interlude

• December 16th: End of Year Fireside Chat and Studio Tour (Patreon-exclusive)

• December 22 - January 2: Holiday Break

• January 6: Flight of the Icaron Ep. 1

We can't thank you all enough for making 2025 another amazing year here at Worlds Beyond Number. We hope you enjoy the rest of what we've got in December, and join us in the new year. Ahoohoo, and crackle crackle!

The Umora Glossary & Reference Document

In the spirit of giving, we're SO happy to announce the official glossary and reference guide for Umora will be out next Monday, December 1st!

This expansive guide covers Books 1-4 of The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, Twelve Brooks, The Clearing, and Matsuri.

The glossary will be priced at $20 in our Patreon shop, but we'll have it specially discounted to $10 from December 1-6.

Patrons will receive the reference guide for FREE! So if you wanna grab the reference guide PLUS access to tons of other bonus content, join us for $5 a month.

Happy Thanksgiving, we hope you're spending time with your loved ones this week by the fireside. Ahoohoo, and crackle crackle!

[PUBLIC EPISODE] Fiasco! Part Two

Our fiasco continues—Italian style! Can the Holy Trinity escape Heaven in time for the wedding? How are they possibly paying for all those chicken taters? And will a tiny pistachio man derail everything? One thing’s for sure: sometimes all you need for nuptial dreams to come true are your lungs, your heart, and a mostly-intact spinal cord.

This is Fiasco! — our first video podcast and a GM-less free-for-all. Join us as we plan a wedding, face sworn enemies, and fully embrace chaos.

Watch the video on YouTube or wherever you watch video podcasts.

We are:

Brennan Lee Mulligan as Barck Harmblinb

Lou Wilson as Leaf Harmblinb

Erika Ishii as Frances McDormand

Aabria Iyengar as Purell Fitzgerald

With sound design from Marty Scanlon

Edited by Zach Delaune

Co-produced by Laservision Productions

Fiasco is brought to you by Bully Pulpit Games. 

We are playing the Dragon Slayers playset written by Logan Bonner

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Shannon, Melanie Bowman, and Amanda Freberg

Fireside Chat: Good Morning, Game Masters

You’re always asking for GM advice… so here you go! A flaming, high-speed breakfast broadcast of unhinged truths.

Brennan and Aabria take you inside the ancient art of pretending everything is going according to plan — when absolutely none of it is. Discover why one-shots shatter your soul, how players can smell fear from across the table, and why you are the only thing preventing total narrative collapse.

This is… Good morning, Game Masters. #GMGM

And please leave a comment with your favorite Cheesecake Factory cheesecake below.

[PUBLIC EPISODE] Fiasco! Part One

A simple chicken-tater-funding contract goes horribly wrong when our heroes paraglide straight into hell. Dodging revenge plots, subterranean fish stomachs, and a devil with very specific terms, they just might make it to the altar… if they survive.

This is Fiasco! — our first video podcast and a GM-less free-for-all. Join us as we plan a wedding, face sworn enemies, and fully embrace chaos.

Watch the video on YouTube or wherever you watch video podcasts.

We are:
Brennan Lee Mulligan as Barck Harmblinb (and also the Devil)
Lou Wilson as Leaf Harmblinb (and also Dave)
Erika Ishii as Frances McDormand
Aabria Iyengar as Purell Fitzgerald

With sound design from Marty Scanlon
Edited by Zach Delaune
Co-produced by Laservision Productions
Fiasco is brought to you by Bully Pulpit Games. Read the rules here.
We are playing the Dragon Slayers playset written by Logan Bonner

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Shannon, Melanie Bowman, and Amanda Freberg

Transcript of this episode coming soon!

Fireside Chat for WWW: All Interludes

In this week's Fireside, we’re diving into all things Interludes — from lore threads to emotional moments to your incredible Q&A questions. Huge thanks to everyone who sent questions in; we barely scratched the surface this time, so we may have to do another round soon...

We also have another Interlude coming before the end of the year, and we’ll be dedicating more Fireside time to exploring all the connective tissue across Umora as it unfolds.

And for those curious — Erika’s character, Dr. Harry in Fortune Found, was named after their grandfather, Harry Abé, a medic in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. We’re sharing a few photos of him here to honor his story.

Brennan's Umora NPC Playlists: Steel, Grandma Wren, and Eioghorain

Ahoohoo and crackle crackle! As promised, here are Brennan's playlists for Steel, Grandma Wren, and Eioghorain!

Brennan's playlists exist on Tidal, but we've created unlisted YouTube playlists as well. Please be aware that the YouTube playlists may vary in terms of playability per country, and the versions may differ slightly from the Tidal playlists based on availability.

Steel:

• Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist/345cff07-62e2-48dd-a7e7-d561616b7ac3

• YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKLAQeES5doFO5G-L2z-U7SNPJoscSaFG&si=gywkfXLxxh8OI

Grandma Wren:

• Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist/eb449d22-663e-4f0c-8c1e-b803a88b6b8f

• YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKLAQeES5doFNaLUu1s43sKRz_L4O3tne&si=osTxRH0QzCOycQqJ

Eioghorain:

• Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist/46912473-1ea6-47f8-a73f-df3ea6cd1820

• YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKLAQeES5doEVBFEGurFoHV9hJCjp-7gv&si=zR38dw_cGN3ZNXQj

Enjoy, and get into the groove!

Umora Interludes Fireside Q&A

We hope you all enjoyed Fortune Found!

For our next fireside chat, we're collecting questions for all of our Umora interludes:

• Twelve Brooks

• The Clearing

• Matsuri

• Fortune Found

Drop your questions in the form here: https://forms.gle/EJepZNJZc5tu3A666

We'll be closing submissions for questions at 11:59pm PT Thursday, Oct 30th.

Thanks again for being with us! Ahoohoo, and crackle crackle!

[PUBLIC BONUS EPISODE] Interlude: Fortune Found

The forgotten town of Fortune's Fields lies in the shadow of a mesa. Desert winds stir across the Free Roads, carrying the low, mournful calls of jackals. The streets lie quiet, sun-bleached and cracked, littered with the remnants of shops and abandoned homes. Across the train tracks, half-buried in sand and shadow, a mine shaft waits, its mouth dark and inviting. Fortune is found only by those desperate enough to follow it into the unknown.

Catch the public feed to hear the episode with these links, or anywhere you get your podcasts:

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We recommend listening to Worlds Beyond Number (and the Fireside Feed) on a "podcatching" app like Overcast or Pocket Casts. For more help getting the right audio in the right place, check out our friendly instruction guide.

We are:

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Erika Ishii

Aabria Iyengar

Lou Wilson

Produced by Taylor Moore at Fortunate Horse, original score by Nic Neves, and edited and designed by Jared Olson.

Transcript coming soon!

Welcome to Spooky Season!

Trick or treat! How could we not have a little something for our community during this spooky season?

First, we are so happy to announce that our first ever public Umora interlude, Fortune Found, will be dropping tomorrow, Oct. 28th! Set in the Free Roads of Umora, there are no laws in these desolate lands ...

Second, the Witch Class is now half off in our shop! You can now buy the Witch Class for $5 instead of $10. However ... with that $5 ...

You can join our Patreon! For $5 a month, our Patrons get access to:

• The Witch Class, the Wizard of the Citadel subclass, and the Oath of Freedom Paladin subclass

• Our other three Umora interludes: Twelve Brooks, The Clearing, and Matsuri

• Brennan's Umora NPC playlists, dropping this Thursday!

• All of our past fireside chats

• Bonus content

• So much more!

So come on in and join us in the festivities of all things spooky here at Worlds Beyond Number! YEEHAW!

Fireside Chat for HINT! Episode 4 (The Finale). “Just Deserts”

We’re so glad you enjoyed Hint!, our four-part murder mystery game. In this fireside chat, we answered some of your burning questions… and yes, Aabria kept trying to flambé them.

And you might be wondering... what’s next? Well… we’ll give you a hint: something spooooOooOky this way comes.

We’ve got all sorts of tricks, treats, and surprises planned. Thanks for joining us by the fireside.

The Lights Flicker… It’s Hint! Q&A Time

The Hint! finale is out, and we know you’ve got questions. 👀

Drop them all in our Finale Q&A Form before 12:00 AM Friday, Oct 17. Your curiosity might just make it into our finale FSC!
👉 Submit here

Thank you for being part of this mystery with us.

[PUBLIC EPISODE] HINT!: ep4 "Just Deserts"

And now, for our final course, the denouement. But how will it end? In confession? In violence? In the cold precision of a sickly sweet poison pill, or the white hot bite of black widow? Perhaps. The only things guaranteed in this, our final curtain call, are the same things that are always guaranteed to grow from the soil of spilled blood: lawyers, guns, and money.

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We recommend listening to Worlds Beyond Number (and the Fireside Feed) on a "podcatching" app like Overcast or Pocket Casts. For more help getting the right audio in the right place, check out our friendly instruction guide.

We are:

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Erika Ishii

Aabria Iyengar

Lou Wilson

HINT! was designed and edited by Kate Sanders at Fortunate Horse

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Shannon, Melanie, and Amanda Freberg.

Transcript of this episode coming soon!

Our album art is by the great Corey Brickley

Our music appears courtesy of Artlist.io, Musopen.org, and Archive.org

Transcript coming soon!

Fireside Chat for HINT! ep3 "Will They, Won't They"

Hmmmm, I'm getting notes of mystery. Annnd is that...is that..red fruit? Hmm. Oaky.

[PUBLIC EPISODE] HINT!: ep3 "Will They, Won't They"

Our interlocutors do as the Romans do and pipe up, sweating through their first interrogation, but Cass finds himself in the cruelest court of all when his paper trail leads the way to new suspicions and old desperations. Not even a nice liberal government can save you from some things, like the smoking, still-warm barrel of a gun.

Catch the public feed to hear the episode with these links, or anywhere you get your podcasts:

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We recommend listening to Worlds Beyond Number (and the Fireside Feed) on a "podcatching" app like Overcast or Pocket Casts. For more help getting the right audio in the right place, check out our friendly instruction guide.

We are:

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Erika Ishii

Aabria Iyengar

Lou Wilson

HINT! was designed and edited by Kate Sanders at Fortunate Horse

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Shannon, Melanie, and Amanda Freberg.

Transcript of this episode coming soon!

Our album art is by the great Corey Brickley

Our music appears courtesy of Artlist.io, Musopen.org, and Archive.org

Transcript coming soon!

The Wizard the Witch and the Wild One: OTHER TOMORROWS!

Behold stranger for I am GLEEP GLORP THE HEARER, and I hear all, not just the sounds of this world, but the sounds of worlds beyond number*. What has been, what will be, what will has been, and what might will have been as well. ALL POSSIBILITIES are hearable to me, GLEEP GLORP THE HEARER. And now for the first time, I will share with you these sounds of strange yesterdays, potential presents, and....OTHER TOMORROWS.

[MAJOR SPOILERS FOR BOOK ONE AHEAD, PROCEED AT OWN RISK]

BEHOLD and BE NOT AFRAID, for these other tomorrows include:

What if Ame DIED in the final battle?

What if Suvi didn't make it to the cottage in time?

What if Ame chose peace for Naram?

What if Eursulon took up the sword of Night?

What if Suvi didn't escape the Palace of Wind and Stars before the end of the conclave?

What if Ame didn't get caught by Keen in Reedport?

What if Ame and Indri voted for war against the Citadel?

What if Eursulon freed Opalthinned from the Kassov collection?

What if the Antivolists won the wizard civil war?

And most of all:

What if Eursulon refused the call and remained a moderately successful regional theater actor?

All these Tomorrows and more from me, GLEEP GLORP THE HEARER (headshot attached).

*He said the name of the show!

Fireside Chat for HINT! ep2 "Hate the Player"

A clue clue and [TBD]! The gang's all here*! And these "birds of a feather" are talking all things HINT! ep2: Player Piano Boogaloo. You won't BEAKlieve what they say!

*nope