Comedy Fiction · Worlds Beyond Number
by Worlds Beyond Number
An epic, improvised storytelling podcast where Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Lou Wilson hang out together, play games, build worlds, and make stories.
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My friends love stories. Some of my friends love DND. Everyone to whom I recommended this podcast loves it and in the last episode alone, I laughed, cried, and pumped my fist. Rich characters, compelling themes, and an excellent soundtrack make this the best podcast I’ve ever heard.
This is easily the most beautiful podcast I’ve listened to. I can’t help but have vivid imaginations of their battle scenes and their day-to-day life because of how simply detailed everything is, my only complaint is how long they take to upload the next episode!
I am so emotionally invested in this story and it’s characters. Almost every episode is high stakes and gives me so much anxiety that sometimes I need to take a break, and I mean that in the best way possible. Starting off at level 0 with the children’s campaign is absolute creative genius. A shining golden example of why real play storytelling is here to stay.
Where to start? The cast and crew are masters in their ability to tell a good, long-form, improvised story. I sometimes forget that I'm listening to a "D&D/TTRPG game." Story-telling is the end game, and the dice rolls move the story forward. Brennan's brilliant use of narrative and our intrepid heroes' thoughtful (and sometimes not, lol) actions and dialog are brilliantly scored with music and sound effects that enhance the experience. I'm on my second listen-through as they come up on the end of this arc. If you haven't already subscribed to the Patreon, DO IT. The fireside chats have on more than one occasion sent me back to the episode for another listen.
I love the cast and subscribed to the Patreon before episode 1 even aired. I loved the children’s adventure. The rest of the show I honestly cannot even enjoy listening to and I’ve tried through 30+ episodes. It is over sound edited which is distracting at best and irritating at worst. I’ve seen each of these cast members play and dm great characters with great arcs. This show is not that. With the exception of Eursolon the characters don’t have any compelling conflict or personality. It doesn’t feel like people playing dnd nor does it feel like people telling a compelling story. It feels like people trying to force a story to come out of moments that aren’t there. When they do a new campaign I may try again but in an area as saturated as actual play, there are many other options I will listen to first.
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