Summoning the Citadel: A Special World-Building Fireside Chat

I finished the entire first book before getting the fireside’s and now I’m just listening to them through and it’s a good way to reflect. That being said—based on what I know of what’s to come—this episode would have made the end of book one destroy me. I’d need a full week to recover. Thanks guys. (But, know I love it, you’re doing a good job, and I can’t believe how long Lou can do a bit. That’s been a fun discovery from a side joke from Brennan on Dropout to seeing the reality on this here)

I came up with one in place of the Smart, the Wizard Savant. Thanks.

Interesting how the requirements for making a Tamori (the spell needs to have been cast many, many times; enough to be streamlined) runs counter to the Axiom of Proliferation which says that spells are more powerful when they're closely guarded. We knew that axiom is a crime against magic and this evidence strongly supports that I think. Tamori are clearly much more powerful than their base forms.

I'd go with the Wizard Sunder to rend these systems of domination, Wizard Stroke bc you never know if it'll be a gentle caress or a death blow, and finally Wizard Song because I love making music, and I remember the way The Rain Road frightened the wizards of the Empire, completely beyond their control.

They’re “S” names because the S stands for sigma (I’m very sorry)

When are we getting one of these for witches???

The level of excitement that Aabria the Jock ™️ had about the prospect of Aabria the Wizard ™️ having Wizard sports was incredible

Brennan is the Wizard Scintillate. Everything out here scintillating.

Over 1,000,000 wizards?

The Wizard, the Wish, and the Water Walk.

Also I love the discussion of "this person could be the best in the world at this thing but they simply dont want to." Because I think about that concept all the time

Id like to propose the name cloak "Symphony" for Mr. Mixmaster Taylor

Erika is the Wizard seek. I thought search was good but yeah. Seek. Maybe seeker but I like 1 syllable

Hate that I’m only just listening to this during a Starstruck rewatch and going “wait are tomori like the androids of Starstruck in that they can find purpose and identity in unity while still also developing a sense of individuality even where they may not have total free will?”

Prestidigitation as a janitor

I wanna meet the wizard shit

"...brilliant but unmotivated..." STOP PERSONALLY ATTACKING ME! love, Wizard Simmer

lol Aabrina saying she couldn't tell if she remembered something or didn't know it was so real.

lmao Debbie

The money I'd pay to buy books by you, Brennan... or buy books from someone who helped you translate your stories oral narration to written narrative if you'd prefer, is absurd. Like, I'm in AU. The conversion rate has been sh!t since we left parity about 15 years ago. I'd still pay.

Slowly catching up on all the episodes I couldn’t listen to before and Brennan describing the whole tower debacle, how do you structure the civilization within it and it really made me think of the game the Chants of Sennar, how to make a tower with isolated floors but also allow for that connection. It is a beautiful build!!

Imagine a meteor swarm Tamori

You know, now I'm curious (and I paused to type this comment so it might be answered later in the video): if Tamori are not static, could someone conceivably make a Simulacrum Tamori to get around the inability of Simulacra to learn and grow?

I can only imagine Citadel being spelled Sitadel because of their obsession with S names

Sight would be a rad diviner/invocation wizard who can find you anyone/thing for an equally significant price. Scrap, an illusionist with a chip on their shoulder and not well recognised but can get in and out anywhere. Shore, a conjuring wizard who can pull anything into their tides to their command. Just too much fun to come up with.

Oh gosh, the Citadel’s system for recruiting is just the Gifted and Talented program 🤣🤣

Taylor’s ending song choices always make me smile 😁❤️

I think I'd pick the wizard name Shade but I'd want to be an abjurer so something translated from shade

The scariest wizard in the Citadel would be the Wizard Swag/Swagger. It's just the Old Spice guy right? Teleporting, Conjuration...

The fact that Aabria whispered "would" for Pomeroy... And Erika agreed... Tells us a lot 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but also same 😔

The discussion about clerics has me wondering about other classes we haven't seen yet. Are there martial classes? Heck, they have all played in/with Exandria so are there Blood Hunters? Possible name cloaks for myself ( I can't decide) Stage, Student, Steady, or Sass.

I love that Brennan's wizard name of So(u)l closely associates with The Wizard Sunny.

Do Mr Callums Dream of Magic Sheep

Yes impov wizards Let's Go!

important clarification: adults can only be bothered to ask the question why 1-3 times UNLESS they are neurodivergent in which case they will do it as long as the person being asked will put up with it

The Wizard Stay. A stay of execution A place to stay. Staying power. To stay. To have stay. To remain in a place. To stop. It's got a lot of juice around limiting time.

Hitting me with Sunday clothes at the end and making me think about WALL·E was NOT COOL MAN 💔

The Upright Citadels Brigade

So, I know you guys aren't looking for song suggestions, but I just heard three fantastic songs that describe each W. (2/3 of it is by Five Knives XD) “Take My Picture” by Five Knives (Suvi) (Appropriately) “Wild Ones” - Five Knives (Eursilon) "Hot Air Balloon" - Don Diablo & AR/CO (Ame)

Are there transcripts for fireside eps? I feel like there were transcripts or was that only for the public feed?

Debbie’s in tha chat

I want a wizard quintet each named Shirt, Skort, Slippers and Sandals

PLEASE THE WIZARD IMPROV ONE-SHOT

Debbie

The wizard Scape

I love this. Please have more world-building episodes. It’s so interesting to see how people build their own worlds.

I’m having a hard time picking between the wizard Stillness (an estranged sibling of Silence) and the wizard Song. And while I’d never want this namecloak, I think it would be very scary if the adventurers were ever to cross paths with the wizard Suffer.

Anyone else surprised that brennan didnt pick the namecloak 'Story'm

THE LAST UNICORN MENTIONED 😭😭😭😭😭 My heart is so full

Debbie. Debbie. Debbie. Debbie

i want to/need to know more about why there are no clerics in the world, i can guess but i'd love to know more! its just such an interesting choice because clerics are such an integral part of the history of dnd

I always thought of Brennan as the Wizard Story I said it on "Twitter" and people seemed to agree.

The Wizard Sloth. A Diviner of course but more Ooguay vibes from Kung Fu Panda.

The Wizard Sizzle with an everlasting rivalry versus the Wizard Savory

Im claiming the name of the wizard sling

Brennan's arc from "Badman Lee Mulligan" to " Dadman Lee Mulligan" has been the wildest turn of Season 2.

The Wizard Spork. Honestly there are just way too many S words, the possibilities are ...several.

Ready to be the Wizard Shenanigans

Please please release an improv class for wizards as a one shot, I feel like I'll learn and laugh til I cry at the same time

I am the Mr Callum that makes cinnamon rolls, mint slice and various pies and cakes

if brennan doesn’t wanna be The Wizard Story then i’ll take it damn

Debbie!

Trans fem witch npc please 🔪

Was thinking of an enchantment wizard known for being a smug bastard and scoundrel going by the wizard Smirk but shit both the wizards Smug and Scoundrel are also very fun

I’ll be taking the name of The Wizard Scrap as I am a collector of random trash and also scrappier than you’d expect. 😂 I love seeing everyone’s S names.

So many comments, but Brennan you are so real for the discomfort in galleries. I’ve got a BFA minority in Art History and I feel so out of place amongst ‘Fine Art’. The feeling came across beautifully imho

I think wheel of time actually does have a diversity explanation and it's the same as umora. Wheel of time is post apocalyptic after a fantasy golden age where magic and tech was easy, including teleportation (easier anyway).

I’m sorry but clearly Brennan should be the Wizard /Story/

For those of us who aren’t etymologists, could someone explain the Erien/Irulian connection?

I’ve been thinking I’d be the Wizard Scrimshaw, but given what Brennan says here about namecloaks being as broad as possible that may be too specific.

THE WIZARD SQUEEM

I understand why there are no clerics (Umora not really having divinities or gods, the campaign being about the relationship between the mundane and the spirit world) but it still makes me so sad. Clerics are one of my favorite classes!

My brain came up with The Wizard Scalp, a transmutation wizard turned dermatologist for the citadel. They're very displeased with the rise in dandruff they're seeing in divination wizards (the dry air of the offices at malacanth is not ideal), alternative name; the wizard Skin? I feel like that's much more... Unsettling

YES YES YES YES YES YES . YES BRENNAN. YES. MAGIC IS NOT STAGNANT YES LET THE TAMORI (TOMORI?) CHANGE BE IT just by experience but also by magic changing and idk creating identity and becoming and omg the robot artificial intelligence non-human of it all. i'm ABSOLUTELY creating a tomori oc out of this i dont care they will change and the citadel will not be aware of it cause hell yeah. i want to get through the cracks of the citadel i want the wimsy and i want the revolution and i want the self-identity and the self-making. man. i won't be able to sleep tonight..... man. i'm so mad that life won't let me chill and listen to this arc all at once so that i could've sent questions through the form................ though tbh the one I would've sent is please describe the literal visual of the citadel because whats a [word they used for the spire of the citadel that i forgot], also do the courts float or are they cool beautiful magical citadel-ly marble engineering wonders? also is there a crystal/glass thing around it like the rose from beauty and the beast. man this is what i get for trying to exist irl and have actual interests at the same time. sorry this is long

I really like the Idea of the name "Wizard Smile", it sounds friendly until you realise smiling is very contextual, I find its got a unsettling undertone to that befits The Citadel "wonders never cease..."

It is so funny that, as soon as this series was announced, my husband called his shot that he wanted to play a male witch. he wanted the character to have the same energy as a stereotypical male nurse, who always gets asked twice whether it really is their job, since it’s such a female dominated environment lol

I actully do have a male witch player character, and just like me, he grew up being taught everything by about 5-10 incredibly talented and knowledgable women. Plus he dresses like a traditional witch with skirts, aprons and a big hat. If anyone asks, he is usually confused, because to him that is just the uniform lol. (Also idk if The Wizard Scatter is a good name, but thanks to my ADHD I love jumping from one hobby to the next constantly. Being a jack of all trades is my life goal, but that doesn't start with an S, so I gotta improvise.

You could MAYBE get away with the Wizard Smartly as a fashion master-caster. And how is Brennan not the Wizard Story?

So it's really fascinating to me that clerics are not a part of the world of umora. What was the reason behind that decision? Did it have more to do with the class or did it have something to do with the way spirits/divinity are portrayed?

I like The Wizard Solace as a name. 🍃 Also what a lovely episode!! I could nerd out with Suvi about wizard stuff forever. The citadel education system did give me intense flashbacks to gifted programs and testing into schools and having a really harsh grade ranking system throughout childhood, so that felt very real to me. Much respect to Sonder for going through the whole citadel and deciding to make smoothies. 🫡

Certain kids in the empire just being able to sense the spirit world feels very 'The Chrysalids' by John Wyndham in a way i really like

GROUP IMPROV: LED BY THE WIZARD SPONTANEOUS

I admire Brennan's strength of will in not creating the Wizard Sex

Ok but what about the Wizard Sure

I think I would be Shelter, the therapy wizard.

I love Aabria for staying on Mirara’s neck about stealing the mug and I’m cackling because my brain conjured the mental image of Mirara’s name tag saying “my pronouns are they/them/mug-stealer”

Debbie

Brennan should be the Wizard Saga

Why no clerics? *sad eyes narrowing* wait, are there paladins? *prepares to shake fist*

Oh please please do a One Shot of where the cast plays rando wizards learning improv. I beg you give the people Upright Wizards Brigade

The idea of wizards doing a deep dive into linguistics on order to choose a name cloak and then further protect who they are by translating it into a dead language is my favorite thing ever.

The song.,,,.

Loved every minute of this, and don’t regret having delayed sleeping to listen to it. Not least because I fell asleep truly down the brain rabbit hole of thinking of good ‘S’ names for wizards, and trying to find one for me, which was very enjoyable to drift off thinking about. Still not totally clear on the ‘S’ situ though. I get the world-build, above-game end of why ‘S’ that was given but still slightly unsure on the in-game, lore reason? There was a lot of explanation of the name-cloak/‘of the citadel’ stage as being akin to grad school but I wasn’t certain if you meant the ‘S’ names are specifically related to that, a distinctive, recognisable, public marker of qualification, similar to introducing someone as ‘Dr __ PhD’ or ‘MA’ etc.? Or if it’s more status-y than that, like writing your qualification(s) AND ‘1st Class Hons,’ or, US is ‘Summa Cum Laude’ I think? Or if the discussion of that sort of academia-like side of wizardry was completely separate from the lore-reasoning of ‘S’ - such as ‘S’ being regarded as having some magical or runic property? Sorry. Probably being slightly obtuse on this one. Sould happily listen to y’all talk about the intricacies of Umora all day. WWW feels like a delicious fantasy novel/book series, where the adventure is brilliant & addictive but the world is so beautifully crafted & considered that you find yourself wanting to consider the tiniest details in detail 🤩🤓🤩 Thank you all for the work you put into creating & producing this incredible story, so excited for chapter 3!

The best guy is the useless one huh

On the topic of non afab witches and I was thinking about a young male wizard who struggled to function in wizard society but when he discovers witches he transitions to being a witch and discovers he's a trans woman along the way.

Damn it you all! Why are you so amazing? Prepare for ramble. Even in a talk back you make my brain synch up with this crazy modern art you call Worlds Beyond Number. Someday I will finish my essay on why what you are doing is a model for how to step away from the follies of the modern digital age and take the first steps toward actual integration that makes better sense for humans. I digress. I have an idea to base a game on, set in Umora OR the character I want to see someone play or an NPC I would love Brennan create in Umora. Yes, I am aware that it is very likely that this idea in part comes from a deep place inside me that instantaneously rebels when authority tells me no. Character Concept The Pilgram Righteous: Formerly the Wizard Sacred Class: Cleric or maybe Druid? Character pitch: A character who idolized the writings of wizards who wrote about magic with inferences that it is itself somehow a force that is personified. Chief among them are some of the writings of the Wizard Stone who advocated that a wizard can be guilty of treason against magic. Righteous has found a way to tap into magic through shifting away from formula into ritual, from study into contemplation and moving from theory into doctrine. Or they have found that when they delved deep into forming a schema around the various writings that from wizards that have in some way personified magic, they have tapped into magic in a way that does not require dedication to an arduous empirical approach to wielding magic. Instead, it the Wizard Sacred found they could leverage understanding based in hermeneutics and social constructivism. They have shed the limits of their cognition and embraced the vast sacred awareness that is magic. They have shed the cloak and let magic bestow on them a Pilgrams garb and embraced a call to become Righteous. Do they believe magic has become so common and present in Umora that it has developed a vast and divine volition and they can hear its whispers on the magical winds? Or maybe they have found a key to understanding the collective unconscious of the wizards of Umora? Lots of ways to go with that. A good potential Villain? Antihero? Visionary Savant? Naive Idealist? Enlightened Paragon? Is their story a Coming of Age? Slide into Madness? Coping with the guilt of with what they have wrought and what others begin to do with it? A quest for making meaning that transcends the mortal coil? A search to find peace after being shaken to their core by their new understanding? More than one of these? Would their story end when their radical ideas are snuffed out before they can catch fire? Would they be the first, last and only of their kind? Would they start something that becomes beautiful and profound beyond them or something terrible that will soak the world they love in blood? Do they threaten the force of magic itself or help others understand it in a way that gathers its followers into enlightenment beyond? I think this would just be pure fun. I have some guesses, purely guesses, about the aversion to the cleric class in the world of Umora. I can make sense of that in my head. But damn my deep seeded contrary subconscious and its dislike of simple no answers just went straight to finding something interesting to do with quick no. As soon as Brennan said no to clerics in Umora my stupid brain went right to Stone accusing a teacher of treason against magic. Then I thought of the Rain Road and how, Galani could use the machinery of empire to ritualize and codify the song so it could be controlled and how there is an almost religious overtone to the control of Empire. Then the idea came for The Pilgrim Righteous, the worlds first cleric (Or fine, Druid if you are all going to be picky for your “reasons” that I am pretty sure are well thought out and fundamentally congruent to this deeply personal thing you are building. I think I could make Druid work. It will definitely need some thematic revision to make it more world soul themed but I think its pretty cool. My inner rebel likes cleric more though. Also I think cleric has the potential for more grist for the character growth by consequence dynamic. But FINE Druid if it absolutely needs to be). Thank you for giving my stupid ADHD brain space to play and frolic with a wild abandon in our world that does not normally have space for it. You all are giving me such a profound gift and I can’t thank you enough for that!

Taylor! I didn’t expect Hello Dolly to get so spooky and mysterious lmao that was lovely. What a delightful end to a delightful ep.

Thinking about the some of the differences between sorcerers, wizards, and witches in this world. Sorcerers are born, wizards are forged, and witches are cultivated. Idk - that makes sense to me.

Two comments, one earnest and one pithy; Re: the origin of witches, the way y'all describe it, it sounds like a child needs to have the right nose for "spirit stuff", but maybe it helps to have proximity to the places where it's leaking through more consistently to realize that there's more to it. I'm reminded of the ancient lore and religion of A&E network television's ghost hunters, where it's said that many children are more attuned to noticing spirits, but "common sense" and looming adulthood drives it out of most during adolescence. The other comparison that came to mind was the idea that someone could have all the natural gifts in the world to be the greatest hockey player of all time, but if they had never seen ice or skates or had people around them who knew about hockey they wouldn't be a hockey star. Nature + Nurture and all that, need to train the spirit sensitivity through exposure even if the nose hole might be more or less open from kid-days. 2. Brennan sure has a lot of confidence that people wouldn't call themselves smart for someone who apparently has watched survivor (if dropout-game changer is to be believed), since every single damn season on that show without fail some insufferable douchbag will say "they're out to get me because I'm just too smart".

I could listen to 200 hours of world building from this crew

We need a wizard improve class sires.

Makes total sense but I hadn’t put together that there are no Gods/no Clerics and mostly humans in this world! I’m putting together a campaign in a setting like that and was starting to doubt myself and wonder if it could still be a compelling (and D&D mechanically functional) setting without those!! Thank you for the best proof I could possibly have that following a creative vision that’s counter to the norm is totally worth it. Umora is one of the most immersive and beautiful worlds I have ever had the pleasure to experience and I can’t wait for the next arc ❤️

Can anyone be taught to have the spirit awareness that witches have?

That outro song was the perfect pull

Hello Dolly????

Okay I'm in the middle of the episode now and i am Not Proud to admit that before i understood S names were in part about utility, I could only conceptualize the Wizard Set as Tennis Pro Wizard

Wizard names I would like to have if Soft was not available The Wizard Sleepy or Sleep (barely employed in the cidadel) The Wizard Sweet ( I like to think I'm a sweet guy) The Wizard Stasis (sounds cool, I get to stop time when stressed out) The Wizard Silly (just a silly little guy) The Wizard Sarcasm (self explanatory)

Brennan the wizard spoonbill

Debbie. (I Have Not Listened To The Actual Episode Yet)

shoutout debbie 🤘🏼 looking forward to listening later! loving all the eps n firesides so far, thanks for creating and sharing such a beautiful story wbn team!

The 'I got a bag of puzzles!' Explaination was just pure gold.

Not “the desert we made” and then the Wall-E song outro 💀

I think of Brennan as the Wizard Story

The bit about abjurers translating their namecloak into a dead language for some added security... hell yes on two counts: 1.) fun idea. 2.) I like to get lost in the sauce when I'm worldbuilding, too

Debbie!

Why are there no Clerics!?

My best friend from high school and I use the same voice Brennan ends with for our "ubernerd talking about TTRPGs" bits (she doesn't play RPGs, so it's kind of a playful teasing of me/me laughing at myself), and I honestly thought that was unique to us, so of course I lost it hearing Brennan do it.

The Hello Dolly capper at the end of the episode made me spit water all over my keyboard

The Wizard Smart is one of those games kids play that involves slapping each other's hands as hard as you possibly can. (As in "ouch that smarts") The objective is not to be the Wizard Smart.

That lightning round had me at the edge of my seat, both because the info given was so thrilling, and because every answer was a chance for my question lol

I love this shit. I could listen to worldbuilding bits all day. I have a fascination with this setting. It's so mysterious.

Debbie

That echo effect at the end, Taylor. My gosh. 💕

Wait the wizard recruiting follows the model of the Jedi Order? I love it. It points out even more of the social/political problem they represent. :)

I used to groom with a girl who, if you got her in front of an agent, would have a comedy central special in months. She had a tight ten standing there blow drying dogs. But she had kids to feed, we're never gonna take that gamble

I’m so so interested in how citadel wizards think tamori creation affects the axiom of proliferation 👀

Question for Brennan and Erika, When ye both talk about witches in this world I’m getting some Terry Pratchett “Discworld” vibes. Were Sir Terry’s Lancre witches an inspiration for any of the Grandmother Wren / Witch Class lore, or was it just a happy coincidence? If not, I cannot recommend those books strongly enough! #gnuterrypratchett

Are Arcane Tricksters considered wizards? Or are their a bunch of thieves out there who stole magic for themselves?

Ok I am less versed in DnD lore but I don't actually... understand what an abjurer is? Like admin wizard? Protector wizard? Lawyer wizard? Anyway I love world building talk and I'm looking forward to Brennan's sci-fi series of books whenever he gets around to it (this is a joke friends but I hope he actually does do this). Also also, wizards heavily neurodiverse/stereotypical engineer coded? Rules rules rules for everyone and everything, that's how the world works right???

I really appreciated the talk about non-fem witches. I had a character I crafted a long time ago that I just had to settle for making a druid because that was as close to the concept that I could get to at the time. As soon as WWW came out and I started hearing about your witch class and the foundations of it I knew it was EXACTLY what I had been wanting for Kova. I did feel a little unsure about using the witch class for him though if there were imporantant foundational reasons for only women being able to be witches because I didn't want to erase that even if I'm just playing him in a home game some day. I appreciate the discussion on it and am excited to someday play my sleepy witch boy ♡

I like the idea of The Wizard Smart not being some genius type but being someone very PRACTICAL to subvert expectation. The wizard Smart could be like a level 3 or 4 wizard, who really just uses a small pool of spells very effectively. Mostly using cantrips in very perceptive and apt methods to simplify their issues. Smart like a shop teacher or artificer, not 'smart' like a hard-core booknerd. Smart like sharp ig.

STAAARTTT BRENNAN THE NEEEEEWWWSS

Why was "Put on your Sunday clothes" at the end? Not that I'm complaining, though I'm at work with an immense need to watch Wall-E now.

what do we think about Sh words as namecloaks? Is it the letter or the sound that counts?

Just got to wizard improv🤣

Better name for Wizard Smart is The Wizard Savant

Thanks for the ending music Taylor. It brought great joy followed by existential dread as the infinite possibilities faded into the void

The Onceler Slinging Dick in these streets!!!

I need like 10 more hours of Debbie. Alternatively, Umora sourcebook when? Taylor got a little bored editing this so he put a fun outtro effect on the end of the song. I see you wizard Sound.

So fascinating to hear the surprise that the others had about the citadel not originally being in a desert. I had assumed that the wizards had caused the desert was something that was obvious, but I guess I was just picking up on some vibe Brennan was subtly laying down. (I've incorporated a similar idea into my campaign, so that might help.)

Oh man, I could listen to these four talking about Debbie for hours ❤️

Erasing non-binary and two spirit people from history of “witches” is WILD. Navigating both feminine and masculine aspects of the human experience has always been a transgressive and mystical act that is both revered and/or feared across cultures. Shout out to all the nonbinary Caribbean practitioners of Obeah, Santeria, and Hoodoo keeping our spiritual traditions alive.

Love the character bleed of Aabria trying to wayshadow Lou with the Taboo of time at the top of the episode.

Putting my hat in the ring for the wizard Saudade

I mean the immediate thought of Brennan’s name-cloak has got to be “The Wizard Story”!

I like The Wizard Story for Brennan.

Eeeeyy, I love good Debbies!

Taylor, thanks for the Hello Dolly at the end there! Nice touch :)

“if you want a good spin job, talk to Mr. Mime” go to JAIL

I am with Aabria, I am also having a very good time listening to the wizard lore deep dive

I would love this as a campaign setting, I find myself stealing some elements of the Empire and the Citadel for my current campaign. You four are brilliant

DEBBIE HYPE 🗣

I don’t know who remembers the short lived show The Oblongs, but all I can hear are the Debbies saying Debbie to each other when I read Debbie Debbie Debbie

I loved gaining all this new insight into Umora! Thank you for doing a special Debbie fireside.

I'm also just coming back to stake my claim on the name Smirk.

I can’t wait to learn about the debbie

I think it’d be really interesting now that we know there are half-spirit half-human people in the world that we get like not-quite Tieflings, Dragonborn, etc. but they’re very secretive and hidden and have glamours and I think it’d be neat to be like “Yeah your friend Rob has secretly actually been a literal troll this whole time.” Like in Halloweentown 3 because for some reason that’s become my point of reference lol

In the real actual world there was a lot of slavery that the Romans did, which moved a lot of ethnic groups around Europe, and then later the pan-atlantic slave trade happened which did a lot of ethnic diversity. I'm much more comfortable with the fictional sub-in of teleportation to move ethnic groups around to match real-world ethnic diversity

I am The Wizard Sex and you'll never guess what MY favourite Pokémon is.

The only time I've ever heard a piece of media tackle fantasy diversity in a mature and non offensive way.

thank you bananas bananas, this was so good! begging screaming crying for wizard improv one shot

I WAS JUST THINKING ABT WETHER OR NOT CLERICS EXIST !! tbh that's??? Refreshing??? Gods are A Lot And that means i would not have to default to cleric anymore whenever i think of what i'd be in dnd, i can be a witch !! I LOVE THIS WORLD

The wizard Story ! He's literally making magic with stories in the real world

That last bit about the desert. My jaw was on the floor.

Thas some good Debbie right there

Anyone else that had autistic kids come to mind when they were describing the people that can become witches? I can see a kid being like "I can hear the magic in the walls" and some witch being like "you're ready to be trained"

Debbie

I would definitely be the Wizard Smart! Having people come to the abrupt realization that by smart, i meant smart-aleck would never get old.

You said it best, man: DEBBIE!

Wait,,, NO clerics?? Just none ??? I have so many more questions. I know in other media Brennan's talked about how warlocks and clerics are basically reskins of the same basic relationship, but if you were gonna pick between having warlocks or having clerics, WHY pick warlocks 😭 /j. Now that I'm thinking about it... I've heard *nothing* about gods or organised religion, certainly not in the abrahamic sense, so are *all* greater magical beings spirits? Do warlocks make their pacts with spirits, or with nastier beings from further afield? I just think Suvi meeting a 20th level Arcana Cleric would be a lot of fun 😌

So excited to listen to some Debbie talk 😁

Now you’ve all got me thinking about what the MisMag characters’ name cloaks would be! I think that Sam would be the Wizard Spark because she is radiant (obviously) and sparks a desire for change in others. I see K as the Wizard Synthesis or Symbiosis to represent the joining of their innate femininity and their love for darkness and chaos. Evan is tough. At first I considered the Wizard Strife because of the hardship he has endured, but I would hope that that doesn’t define him. I feel like an accurate name cloak would reflect his relationship with his power. For example, the Wizard Snare could represent how he used his wit and endurance to trap the darkness within and bend it to his will. And Jammer, of course, would be the Wizard Scuppers. Or if I’m being serious, perhaps the Wizard Suture because he creates connections and provides aid to people who have been hurt by life.

OK Brennan. I was already planning a Bard and was becoming a bit blocked. He's just gonna be public-facing-you now. College of Glamour unless you think that's completely wrong.

DEB. . .BIE!

Anyone know what musical that song at the end is from?

debbie :)

“How do you organise your lore doc?” “Poorly.” Yeah, I feel that a little too personally

Petition to have a one shot of the Banana Banana wizard improv troupe!

I love the idea of the Wizard Sea, even though it feels like SUCH a called shot.

Please let Vaporeon and the Onceler die, I'm taking so much psychic damage every time you bring them up

Goddamn... that Gallani Debbie!! God damn!

I like the idea of The Wizard Sanguine.

Debbie Debbie Debbie Debbie!

Debbie

Was not expecting such an early drop! Crackle crackle! A-hoo-hoo! Debbie!

Working on Debbie is challenging sometimes... but its also one of the most fun parts of running ttrpgs. I'm excited to hear more about Brennan's Debbie.

DebBIEEEEEE!!!!!

Long live Debbie!

Deborah

I really like The Wizard Storied for Brennan

Love me some Debbie frfr

Debbie! Woohoo! Forever GM’s unite under our goddess Debbie!

Deb, Debb & Debby

Holy shit Bad soup brain night made so much better ❤️ i love this campaign and these characters and the people who have created it all Excited to listen, thank you guys for the art you make

Debbie

Sam Reich the Wizard Show

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DEBBIE

DUCK YEA WIZARD IMPRO

Debbie

Smash that mfkn Debbie button

an Upright Wizard's Brigade one-shot is not a want, nor a desire, nary a need, but a requirement for life

Debbie de-ba-do-bie

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I read the post and new all the comments would be Debbie 😂

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BRENNANS BECOMING A BABY DADDY????

Debbieeee

Debbbbiiee

DEBRAAAA!

We love Debbie!

I looove me some Debbie! That's why everyone calls me a Little Debbie!

Debbie

debbie ep out at midnight! what a treat!!

me racing to this episode after getting the alert 🏃

EARLY DROP!!!

Debbie!

DEBBIE ❤️

Debbie

The guitar at the beginning of the firesides is just so automatically soothing, I want it as my alarm tone for the morning

Woah! Out BEFORE Tuesday. What a treat. Time to pick Brennan’s brain

I could not click on this any faster I’m so excited here we go gang!