Gamifying the Cosmere: Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive RPG

Brandon Sanderson is a masterful storyteller whose novels, from the Stormlight Archive to Mistborn and beyond, have captured the imagination of fans across the world. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that people would want to bring those settings to their tabletop roleplaying game. Brotherwise Games launched the Cosmere RPG in 2024 to massive success, raising more than $14 million to produce TTRPGs that let players create their own stories and characters within the worlds of Roshar, Scadrial, or anywhere else in the Cosmere—the fictional multiverse in which many (but not all) of Sanderson’s books are set.

But TTRPG adaptations of novels can be a mixed bag at times. Some can capture a world elegantly and bring immense value to it, while others seem like they’re wearing the “skin” of the setting but fail to do the stories justice. 

So, how do the Stormlight Archive RPG books, which were released in July, hold up to scrutiny?

Gamifying the Cosmere