You Can Take ‘The Cosmere RPG’s’ Beta Rules for a Spin for Free Right Now
Want to step into the world of the Cosmere? You can, absolutely free, with the Beta Ruleset for the Cosmere RPG.
The Cosmere RPG rockets towards the $10 million Kickstarter record held by the Avatar Legends Kickstarter, and quick aside, it looks like it’s going to get there and then some. Five days in, and at press time, the Kickstarter has already shot past the $7 million mark with 17 days to go. But is the hype worth it?
You can find out for yourself. You don’t have to wait until next year to get a glimpse of how the game will work. You can instead try out Brotherwise Games’ The Cosmere RPG beta ruleset available absolutely free.
The Cosmere RPG’s Beta Rules on DriveThruRPG & Demiplane
That’s right. You can take the new Cosmere RPG out for a spin, starting with the core rulebook for the Stormlight Archive. In it, you’ll find the core rules of the game, which is based around a familiar d20, but boy, does it ever play with it. Skills come way more heavily into play, as does a system of damage and injuries that still feels “heroic” but has the potential for more lasting consequences than in, say, 5E D&D.
Brotherwise has truly created its own system. And it might be the deeper d20 RPG that some folks are looking for. It’s a little early to say for sure. But you can take the game for a spin right now at DriveThruRPG and Demiplane. However, if you want the full experience, Demiplane is going to have to come into play since, at press time, that’s the only place you can find the ancestries and heritages since they’re not in the PDF of the Beta Rules (on either platform).
In the meantime, here’s a look inside:
The Cosmere RPG is a tabletop roleplaying game (RPG) in which you and a group of friends collaboratively tell a story of heroes in a fantasy universe called the cosmere. The first campaign setting for this system is the world of Roshar, based on the acclaimed novels of Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive. In this game, you take on the roles of characters from around the world, working together to determine how their stories unfold as they face a cataclysmic era of global conflict.
This guide is an early preview of the Cosmere RPG, designed to give you a clear understanding of this system and enough rules to run a playtest adventure, Bridge Nine.
As a Beta test, these rules have not undergone final editing, and elements of gameplay may change between now and the finished product. However, these rules have been shaped by hundreds of playtesters since our Alpha testing began in 2023, and should reflect an accurate preview of the final system. If you would like to provide input about your experience, you can find a feedback form linked in the PDF. As a rules preview, this is a condensed set of rules that reflects only a portion of the content we’ll include in our first three hardcover releases.
