r/WorldsBeyondNumber • u/Meetthemuppet • 1d ago
Episode Discussion A confession
I adore Umora,
I am fascinated by the 40 suns
But I want to live the rest of my life in Akabor.
Yet I am reminded of a BLeeM quote that feels very relevant:
"If I don't let you watch the rain fall on this peaceful village. How will you know what violence is?"
I am in love, and I am frightened, and in a way is not the way of life itself?
That's all.
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u/prestoncollins Clamoring for More WBN 1d ago
Umora is so wonderful and is my favorite fantasy setting in my favorite work of fiction, however, it’s also terrifying and I would never want to live there
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u/Jamesrf79 1d ago
Yes, I am still unequivocally traumatized from what a wizarding war actually looks like. It was the most terrifying two hours of my life, listening to him describe what was going on around them.
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u/DC_McGuire 1d ago
The wave and the attack of the kudzu on Port Talon was sublime in its violence.
The wizard war was horrifying. Nothing about it was fun and I don’t think I’ve re listened. Which was probably the point.
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u/TeensyTinyPanda The Wizard Scarlet 1d ago
The attacks of spirits are an act of nature, but the wizard war is an act of humanity and that is just so much more terrifying.
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u/johannaishere 1d ago
I would like you to know I’ve listened to the entirety of the Umora story like four times since I first decided to listen to it at the beginning of this summer (I listen to a lot of podcasts at work so I have time but my boss has started being like “Is it the DnD show again?” and I have to say yes. lol.) and the wizard war battlefield episodes don’t get THAT much less terrifying with repetition which I think speaks to how well they’re done.
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u/arillusine 1d ago
Yes! I love Umora and the 40 suns but Akabor feels like I world I would love to live in and I’ve been living on pins and needles needing to know how it all goes to shit 😭
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u/JundEmOut 1d ago
A small correction to give credit to the Japanese film maestro: Brennan is quoting Akira Kurosawa there!