What IS "Worlds Beyond Number" Actual Play?

(Narrative Craft)

The channel’s first video essay reviews Worlds Beyond Number and uses it as a lens to analyze the medium of actual play, looking at five other major shows as well (Critical Role, Dimension 20, NADDPOD, VtM: LA By Night, and Rude Tales of Magic).

It dissects the nature of players and GMs as performers (with diagrams 📈) and features dozens of clips to properly contextualize and celebrate this amazing medium! The essay tackles topics that should be interesting for both fans of the medium and people who might be curious about how this medium works and why so many shows can be so different from each other.

(NOTE: This video does not currently have an essay transcript, as it was improvised for the long-form video format. May come back to this in the far future with a transcript if there’s an audience for it.)