Big news from the fireside…
As many of you know, our incredible Solari GM Aabria Iyengar is preparing to welcome a baby into the world (!!), and all of us at Worlds Beyond Number could not be happier for her.
We want to make sure Aabria has all the time and support she needs while on maternity leave, so while she’s away, we’re going to be embarking on a brand new mini-campaign GM’d by none other than Lou Wilson!
This will be an 8-episode campaign premiering in August, featuring Lou as GM, with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Erika Ishii joined by a surprise guest player at the table!!!!
And before anyone asks: Solari is absolutely not going anywhere.
We still have more episodes of Solari coming before this new adventure begins, and once the mini-campaign wraps, we’ll return to the world of Solari later this year when Aabria is back.
Now here’s where things get especially fun...
For the first time ever, we want YOU to help decide what we play.
Lou brought us three wildly different campaign concepts, and we’re putting them up for a ranked Patron poll. Every idea is something we genuinely love, and because this is Worlds Beyond Number, nothing is ever truly gone forever. Even the concepts that don’t win still live on the shelf for another day.
Here are your options:
Lou’s Big Holiday War Epic
A massive war between rival holiday alliances has consumed the world.
In what will be remembered as Black Friday, a ragtag unit storms the beaches of Yammandy as part of a massive, all-out conflict between the holidays.
Christmas, Mother’s Day, Halloween, and Arbor Day have formed an uneasy alliance, pushing toward a final confrontation with a rival coalition made up of Thanksgiving, Cinco de Mayo, Valentine’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day.
Inspired by films like Saving Private Ryan and 1917, we follow a group of low-level soldiers on a small, specific mission—set against the backdrop of a war whose origins, stakes, and meaning are far bigger than they understand.
Lou’s Kaiju-Centered Extravaganza
It was supposed to be a normal weekend.
In the sprawling capital city of a fantasy world, students at the realm’s most elite university are simply trying to make it through classes, parties, bad decisions, and complicated relationships… until something impossible arrives.
A colossal being from another world descends on the city, and civilization collapses overnight.
Inspired by Cloverfield and Godzilla, this is not a story about defeating the monster. It’s about surviving the night, protecting the people you care about, and finding your way through a city falling apart in real time.
Lou’s Apocalyptic Fantasy Frontier Saga
There are far more terrifying things than men waiting for you on the frontier.
In a world ruled by a religious monarchy, a small rebel society known as Estin has carved out a fragile sanctuary on the edge of a desolate land—the ruins of a once-great magical empire that destroyed itself.
As their population grows, people are forced beyond the safety of the cove and into the Stretch—the unstable frontier where that old magic still lingers.
Crossing it isn’t impossible. But it is unforgiving.
When something truly matters, they send the Pilots—part guides, part protectors—trusted to move through the Stretch and reach those trying to survive on its far edges.
Inspired by stories like The Last of Us and The Road, but with a more humanist bent, this is a story about the journeys that hold a community together—and the people who make them.
We’re unbelievably excited about all three possibilities, and honestly, we cannot wait to see what you choose. Now go vote in the poll, help us decide what adventure we’re heading into next, and we’ll see you by the fireside.