The Cosmere Roleplaying Game is an upcoming tabletop role-playing game based on the Cosmere fictional universe created by American author Brandon Sanderson. Manufactured by Brotherwise Games, the game was first announced in November 2023 by Sanderson's publisher Dragonsteel Entertainment. A crowdfunding campaign was then launched on Kickstarter on 6 August 2024, raising a total of $14.7 million and becoming the most-funded tabletop game on the platform.
| Designers | Andrew Fischer |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Brotherwise Games |
| Publication | 2024 |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Systems | d20 System |
A digital version of The Stormlight Archive campaign setting is set to be released in 2024, while a hardcover version will be available in 2025. A Mistborn campaign setting is expected to be released in 2026.
Overview
editThe Stormlight Archive Campaign
editIn The Stormlight Archive Campaign, players would accompany Bridge 9 during the introduction of the gameplay, and the game uses a d20 system to determine the player's opportunities and challenges.[1]
Mistborn Campaign
editThe Mistborn Campaign is based on the stories of Era 1 and Era 2.[2] It will feature all sixteen metals and their respective Allomancy and Feruchemy powers, similar to a talent tree. Players would use their powers as investigators.[2]
Development
editFollowing the release of the Mistborn Adventure Game, American fantasy author Brandon Sanderson expressed interest in producing a pen-and-paper role-playing game based on another novel series The Stormlight Archive.[3] On 20 September 2022, Sanderson, Brotherwise Games' Johnny O'Neal, and illustrator Isaac Stewart teased the production of a role-playing game based on The Stormlight Archive and revealed videos of digital models of some characters' miniatures, with an expected release date of 2024.[3][4] A crowdfunding campaign for premium miniatures was launched in October 2023 and raised over $4.1 million USD.[5] Rewards including a full set of figurines and statues were shipped to backers prior to 10 November.[5] Also in November, Sanderson's publisher Dragonsteel Entertainment officially announced the production of a role-playing game based on The Stormlight Archive.[5][6] A Mistborn-based deck-building game was also announced to be released by Brotherwise Games in the second half of 2024.[7]
On 6 August 2024, a crowdfunding campaign of the role-playing game was launched on Kickstarter, revealing the game's title to be Cosmere Roleplaying Game, with Brotherwise Games and Dragonsteel announcing that they intended to produce the game with all stories set within Sanderson's Cosmere fictional universe.[8][9] In an interview with ComicBook.com, O'Neal mentioned that the production of the upcoming third setting would likely be a Worldhopper campaign, which is about bringing all different fictional worlds in the universe together, and an Elantris campaign based on the upcoming sequels would also be made.[9] The Kickstarter campaign raised over $2 million USD within hours of launch,[10] and reached over $10.366 million on 25 August, breaking the record set by Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game as the most-funded RPG on the platform and becoming the first tabletop RPG to surpass the $10 million mark in a crowdfunding campaign.[11] It concluded with over $14.7 million from a total of 52,658 backers, surpassing Frosthaven to become the most-funded tabletop game on the platform.[12][13]
Release
editA digital version of The Stormlight Archive campaign setting is set to be released in 2024, while a hardcover version will be available in September 2025.[5][8] A Mistborn campaign setting is expected to be released in 2026.[8]
References
edit- ^ Hoffer, Christian (22 July 2024). "Stormlight Roleplaying Game First Impressions: A Familiar Game System That Faithfully Captures Spirit of Cosmere". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Hoffer, Christian (6 August 2024). "Mistborn RPG Details Revealed (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Carter, Chase (21 September 2022). "Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive novels will get an official tabletop RPG in 2024". Dicebreaker. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Hoffer, Christian (21 September 2022). "Stormlight Archives Roleplaying Game Coming in 2024". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Hall, Charlie (20 November 2023). "Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Role Playing Game detailed for the first time". Polygon. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Meehan, Alex (21 November 2023). "Stormlight Archive RPG will allow players to join Knights Radiant and use Surgebinding powers". Dicebreaker. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Meehan, Alex (20 November 2023). "Sanderson's Mistborn book series to be made into a deckbuilding game like Dominion". Dicebreaker. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Hall, Charlie (6 August 2024). "Brandon Sanderson, master of crowdfunding hype, surprises with a second TTRPG setting". Polygon. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Hoffer, Christian (6 August 2024). "The Stormlight Archives RPG Is Actually the Cosmere RPG, Will Adapt All of Brandon Sanderson's Worlds". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Wieland, Rob (6 August 2024). "My Five Favorite Experiences At Gen Con 2024". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Hoffer, Christian (25 August 2024). "Cosmere RPG Becomes Biggest TTRPG Crowdfunding Campaign of All Time". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (31 August 2024). "Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere TTRPG becomes most-funded Kickstarter game ever". Polygon. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Lagatta, Eric (30 August 2024). "Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson breaks another Kickstarter record with Cosmere RPG". USA Today. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.