It’s so awesome to hear directly from Andrew and Ross regarding the Cosmere RPG. I am out here in Utah near Brandon. He is an amazing person and has more than earned this opportunity. This game will be a game changer and easily bring Brandon’s 10M fans that supported Stormlight Archive into the TTRPG Hobby.
I've never read any of Sanderson's novels, but the hype and art for this Cosmere RPG has me very intrigued in both. The terms are definitely a roadblock. With D&D I'm dealing with familiar classes like Wizard or Barbarian. Everything here seems very specific to Sanderson's worlds. I wonder how much interest there will be from non-readers.
I'm started reading Mystborn because of Mark's suggestion when the KS was announced. I'm through the first trilogy. I started Stormlight and am through book 2. I'm looking forward to running this game in 2025. The project is impressive, in my opinion. The PM deserves accolades after initial launch.
Thematically I really enjoyed magic in Dying Earth ("Vancian" magic) - it really fits the setting. The stories heavily imply it's a branch of science and uses mathematics, but modern magicians don't understand it so all they can do is memorize already invented spells. It also fits adventuring pretty good. Of course you have to delve into the ancient ruins to find new spells since its a lost art.
I wonder just how close this rpg will be to DC20. DC20 was framing itself as the mix between 5e and PF2e in terms of crunch vs ease. This sounds like aside form very new magic systems that it will be trying to go for a similar d20 like vibe between those two main games.
As a long time TTRPG fan, and a huge fan of the cosmere I hope the Cosmere RPG embraces the crunch! Id much rather it be closer to Pathfinder 2e and really capture the feel of the different radients & powers (with a hope of balance) than DnD 5e. My biggest worry is that things become "must picks" to optimizers instead of people focusing on the fantasy they want. The Multi-Action economy gives me a lot of hope towards this.
it'll not be balanced 100%, and that okay not every game should (spoiler no game is)... just a really good game based of this two system that just by being from brandon sanderson ll kill pf2, dnd, dc20 or any medieval or fantasy like rpgs, a new shark is in town i good for it
Pathfinder is a very crunchy game. Rolemaster is a crunchy game. Runequest is a crunchy game. Rifts is a crunchy game. Torg is a crunchy game. Gurps is a crunchy game. D&D 5e is like a game for kindergarteners. 5e is, at most, a 3 on the rpg crunch scale. Please don't call it a "very" crunchy game.
I think many non-RPG player coming into it would feel pretty overwhelmed at what you can do in D&D 5e. Now - compared to many other RPG's its still entry level. Where that rates on the crunch scale really depends upon who you are asking.
it gets a lot less crunchy. a lot of modern rpg's are much more stripped down when it comes to rules. dnd 5e is much more similar to pathfinder in crunch than dnd 5e is similar to pbta games, or forged in the dark games, or FATE games. If you are talking about only dnd-like games (d20 fantasy basically), then I'd say dnd 5e is a 5 or 6 out of 10. but if you're talking about the wider rpg landscape as a whole, the dnd 5e is like 7 out of 10 while pathfinder is like an 8 our of 10. they're exceedingly similar games if you zoom out and look at the market as a whole.
It’s so awesome to hear directly from Andrew and Ross regarding the Cosmere RPG. I am out here in Utah near Brandon. He is an amazing person and has more than earned this opportunity. This game will be a game changer and easily bring Brandon’s 10M fans that supported Stormlight Archive into the TTRPG Hobby.
I've never read any of Sanderson's novels, but the hype and art for this Cosmere RPG has me very intrigued in both. The terms are definitely a roadblock. With D&D I'm dealing with familiar classes like Wizard or Barbarian. Everything here seems very specific to Sanderson's worlds. I wonder how much interest there will be from non-readers.
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I'm started reading Mystborn because of Mark's suggestion when the KS was announced. I'm through the first trilogy. I started Stormlight and am through book 2. I'm looking forward to running this game in 2025.
The project is impressive, in my opinion. The PM deserves accolades after initial launch.
Love and Blessings to Brandon, his Team and the Brotherwise Games Team. ❤🙏🇺🇸
Thematically I really enjoyed magic in Dying Earth ("Vancian" magic) - it really fits the setting. The stories heavily imply it's a branch of science and uses mathematics, but modern magicians don't understand it so all they can do is memorize already invented spells.
It also fits adventuring pretty good. Of course you have to delve into the ancient ruins to find new spells since its a lost art.
Can we add a Cosmere bookset with the D&D 2024 PlayerHandbook giveaway?
That BlackRock™ approved cover art ✓
I wonder just how close this rpg will be to DC20. DC20 was framing itself as the mix between 5e and PF2e in terms of crunch vs ease. This sounds like aside form very new magic systems that it will be trying to go for a similar d20 like vibe between those two main games.
Invested in the Kickstarter 🎉
But even I went all in on the highest pledge level. ❤
As a long time TTRPG fan, and a huge fan of the cosmere I hope the Cosmere RPG embraces the crunch! Id much rather it be closer to Pathfinder 2e and really capture the feel of the different radients & powers (with a hope of balance) than DnD 5e. My biggest worry is that things become "must picks" to optimizers instead of people focusing on the fantasy they want. The Multi-Action economy gives me a lot of hope towards this.
Pf2 and dnd 5e are virtually identical within the wider landscape of ttrpg’s.
it'll not be balanced 100%, and that okay not every game should (spoiler no game is)... just a really good game based of this two system that just by being from brandon sanderson ll kill pf2, dnd, dc20 or any medieval or fantasy like rpgs, a new shark is in town i good for it
intj- get Larian Studios to do stromlight off if this game please,
Great video, keep it up!
Still hoping for one of those player handbook so i cam get into dnd since i cant play the dnd mmo
Really wish they would launch with the second magic system ready. Having that much choice would make playing in a homebrew world much easier.
Pathfinder is a very crunchy game. Rolemaster is a crunchy game. Runequest is a crunchy game. Rifts is a crunchy game. Torg is a crunchy game. Gurps is a crunchy game. D&D 5e is like a game for kindergarteners. 5e is, at most, a 3 on the rpg crunch scale. Please don't call it a "very" crunchy game.
I think many non-RPG player coming into it would feel pretty overwhelmed at what you can do in D&D 5e. Now - compared to many other RPG's its still entry level. Where that rates on the crunch scale really depends upon who you are asking.
it gets a lot less crunchy. a lot of modern rpg's are much more stripped down when it comes to rules. dnd 5e is much more similar to pathfinder in crunch than dnd 5e is similar to pbta games, or forged in the dark games, or FATE games. If you are talking about only dnd-like games (d20 fantasy basically), then I'd say dnd 5e is a 5 or 6 out of 10. but if you're talking about the wider rpg landscape as a whole, the dnd 5e is like 7 out of 10 while pathfinder is like an 8 our of 10. they're exceedingly similar games if you zoom out and look at the market as a whole.
5E is simpler compared to the games you listed, but much more complex than basically everything you didn't list (which is a much longer list)