#Wwwo arc 3

[chillinglikeashilling]

In Defense of Wizard Steel

I may be under reacting because I can't think of an extremely terrible immediate result off hand from getting someone- not even specifically a Witch by the wording- to sing where a magical artifact might capture the sound.

The geas and the mind wipe are much more concerning, but I would be more concerned if Suvi was more concerned. Suvi knows a lot more about the laws and rules of magic than we the audience do, and Aabria often turns to Brennan as the source of those laws and rules to confirm Suvi's knowledge.

Not only did Steel give Suvi the option to back out of the whole thing in narrative, Brennan gave Aabria a chance to resist the mind wipe mechanically. Both the PC and the player declined (for different reasons of course but still).

I don't think it's going to be inconsequential at all! I just don't think it's going to blow up the way we might expect, if only because we know how Wizards operate. Wizards are slow to move in a way that most Witches and Spirits are not. It's the exact reason Ame ended up fleeing the Citadel right? Wizards are slow to get going so if anything I think the successful completion of this mission (should it happen) would come back to bite them in an arc or two.

And besides that Brennan is already toying with our ideas of what we (and the Witches) expect from Wizards and vice versa. Part of Ame's panic is that she expected Steel to bar Suvi from coming but it was a Witch that refused Suvi.

Also addressing Steel's actions and thoughts directly here:

Steel was told by Ame and Suvi that the Witches are going to destroy Ame

She was also informed that when the Witches reached out to Ame, they did so in a manner that either broke through or avoided the Citadel's defenses

Steel is also aware of the danger of Witches in a way that other Wizards are not even though that's still very limited

And lastly Suvi is important not only to Steel but to the Citadel. I don't think she's worth burning over what seems like a very hastily put together plot.

So, at this time, it seems like Steel and the Citadel are reacting to the information they have been given and are responding in proportion. Whatever the artifact does or the aim of this mission I don't think it's meant to be any active danger to the people at the Castle so much as a fact finding mission, and I don't think it would be anything that the Witches might kill or even hurt Suvi over if it was discovered.

The Citadel is already dealing with a war, it does not make sense from what we know to antagonize an enemy that they don't know anything about (yet). It definitely does not make sense to endanger the Apprentice Archmage, or the only Witch fron this coven they have access to, to do so.

[operationslipperypuppet]

suvis badass ship and her whole getup and mindset are iconic immediately

[masterkeynobi]

I WILL NOT BE TOUCHED BY THIS WORLD OR ANY OTHER WITHOUT MY PERMISSION AGAIN. steel's armor + the skyship. clothing all black like the sky where ame's is white as snow. suvi suvi suvi suvi SUVI you are EVERYTHING god i love wizards. aabria iyengar has never missed a day in her goddamn life

[thistlespring-tree]

FUCK INDRI IS SO HOT I AM ENAMORED ALLYSHIP IS WHEN BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN MAKES A 6FT 8 WOMAN WHO COMPLIMENTS THE HONEY CAKE RECIPE YOUR GRANDMA PASSED ONTO YOU AND BENDS DOWN SLIGHTLY TO HUG YOU ANDANDNANDNDNANDNDNDNSNSNSDNGHKB

[thenerdyindividual]

To make sure I had the full context for the start of Arc 3, given @quiddie’s hints that Suvi might be a bit difficult during this arc, I am re-listening to all of WWWO starting with the Children’s Adventure. I’m most of the way through episode 19 now so fingers crossed I finish by Tuesday morning!

I think we’re missing something about Suvi’s parents. With everything they did picking apart the way the Citadel taught magic (null cleft, axiom of proliferation, freeing the spirits) I’m wondering if there was something more sinister involved with their deaths. Could they have been a danger to the power of the Citadel? Could the Citadel have sent them under cover, knowing that they were going to be killed? Could the Citadel have used Soft and Stone’s undercover work as a cover for an assassination attempt?

Idk. Maybe I’m barking up the wrong tree but given Aabria’s talk about Suvi’s internal justification machine, and how loyal she is to the Citadel, it makes me wonder if she’s going to come in conflict with it like her parents did. What is going to break the justification machine? Will it break?

[ruvigapo]

What did WBN reformat your opinion on Dnd about?

Oh hey! Yeah, uhm so basically i was so blown away that you could tell such an interesting story and make the characters feel so powerful just at lvl.1

Like, to ME, lvls 1-3 have always been breezed through in just a few sessions because everyone wants their cool subclass abilities at lvl.3. but listening to WWWO made me rly realize that the journey really IS more important than the destination in a really meaningful way.

Like the s1 finale was the most heart wrenching piece of storytelling i might've heard Ever and That was going from lvl.1 to 2!

Like you can really make anything meaningful if you go in with that type of mindset and it has been just,, an interesting thought exercise of like,, How can i make this meaningful Now, not in three to ten levels, Now !

Ya kno?

NOT TO MENTION THEY PLAYED THEIR FIRST MINI ARC AT LVL ZERO LIKE OMG I WANNA DO THAT !!

[nullspace-mustard]

i missed the beginning of the instagram live for worlds beyond number! was anyone taking notes?!?!

edit: nevermind, the insta live is available as a reel now!

edit 2: below - what i learned from the insta live (which could have some errors, but an official schedule is coming out on socials tomorrow anyways)

Thurs Sept 7 - Official schedule coming out on wbn socials, covers now to late October

Tues Sept 12 - County Affair Pt 1 released to the public

Thurs Sept 14 - Cram Daniel Pt 1 released on Patreon (my understanding is that this was going to be a one-shot based on a bit from an Instagram live around the launch of wbn, but it spiraled out of control)

Tues Sept 19 - County Affair Pt 1 Fireside Chat released to Patreon

Tues Sept 26 - County Affair Pt 2 released to the public

Thurs Sept 28 - Cram Daniel Pt 2 released on Patreon

Tues Oct 3 - County Affair Pt 2 Fireside Chat released to Patreon

Tues Oct 10 - PUBLIC FIRESIDE! Covering eps 1-14, taking questions from the Patreon

Bird fact interlude - Did you know? Falcons are more closely related to parrots than eagles!

Mid Oct (dates TBA) - Game info dump! Full witch class drop (has not been player tested outside of wbn!), new items in collab with griffon’s saddlebag, maybe other things!

Tues Oct 17 - Sound design/score talkback with Taylor on Patreon

Thurs Oct 19 - Suvi and Ame level up recording

Tues Oct 24 - WBN back with Chapter 2 of WWWO

RIGHT NOW! - Arc 1 trailer on YouTube!

[masterkeynobi]

WBN 9/6 INSTAGRAM LIVE RECAP (TAKE THE DATES W A GRAIN OF SALT I MIGHT HAVE MISHEARD ONE OR TWO)

9/12 a county affair ep 1 drops publicly 9/14 cram daniel ep 1 drops on patreon 9/19? fireside chat for a county affair ep 1 drops on patreon 9/26 a county affair ep 2 drops publicly 9/28 cram daniel ep 2/finale drops on patreon 10/3 fireside chat for a county affair ep 2 drops on patreon 10/10 fireside chat/full arc 1 recap drops publicly nebulously mid-october: WITCH CLASS DROPS ON PATREON + magic item statblocks maybe incl. wavebreaker? 10/17 sound design/scoring talkback w taylor drops on patreon 10/19 recording of suvi and ame's post-arc 1 level up drops (i assume publicly?) 10/24 wwwo arc 2 begins