Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive TTRPG Makes $1M In Under An Hour

The highly anticipated Stormlight Archives TTRPG Kickstarter--now renamed the Cosmere RPG--broke the million dollar barrier in under an hour, joining the million dollar Kickstarter club.

Published by Brotherwise Games, the game encompasses Brandon Sanderson's entire universe of novels. It includes a world guide, a rulebook, and an adventure called Stormlight Stonewalkers. It's a new game system, based on a d20 mechanic with talent trees and skill-based magic.

The question now is whether it can beat the Avatar Legends TTRPG's almost $10M record? Avatar hit the million dollar mark after the first few hours, so--at least at this point--the Cosmere RPG is tracking ahead of it. Brandon Sanderson already holds the Kickstarter record for the most funded project ever--his novel series made over $40M on Kickstarter in 2023!

 

[Parmandur]

I appreciate you keeping the updates coming. I don't intend on backing, and I'm not following along that closely, but I am interested in the updates.. So it's nice being able to come here and see your posts.

Thanks! I actually haven't backed it yet myself, though I think I will by the end. Digging what they are laying down.

 

[Meech17]

Thanks! I actually haven't backed it yet myself, though I think I will by the end. Digging what they are laying down.

I'm not backing it, simply because I don't think I'd ever get a chance to play it. Part of me is tempted to do the $1 level and then buy one of the world books just for the extra lore and stuff.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm not backing it, simply because I don't think I'd ever get a chance to play it. Part of me is tempted to do the $1 level and then buy one of the world books just for the extra lore and stuff.

The Reader tier gets both world books which are mainly art and lore, good price, too.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm not backing it, simply because I don't think I'd ever get a chance to play it. Part of me is tempted to do the $1 level and then buy one of the world books just for the extra lore and stuff.

Thing is, though, I also really like everything I hear and see about the game seperate from the IP even. It is genuinely doing stuff in a new way that I find interesting.

 

[Meech17]

Thing is, though, I also really like everything I hear and see about the game seperate from the IP even. It is genuinely doing stuff in a new way that I find interesting.

Do you think you might start running a "Plotweaver" based game at your regular table? Whether it's Cosmere or homebrew?

 

[Parmandur]

Do you think you might start running a "Plotweaver" based game at your regular table? Whether it's Cosmere or homebrew?

Yeah, I do: the Cosmwre has some sway in my family & friend group, and the gameplay seems friendly to our playstyle.

 

[Meech17]

Yeah, I do: the Cosmwre has some sway in my family & friend group, and the gameplay seems friendly to our playstyle.

Cool.. You'll have to tell us how it goes... in a year or two..

 

[Parmandur]

Cool.. You'll have to tell us how it goes... in a year or two..

Time will tell!

 

[Parmandur]

The quick drundown of the minimum needed:

 

[Parmandur]

Conservation between Sanderson and O'Neal about the philosophy informing the design decisions on the game: