This is a recording of the full State of Games in the Cosmere Panel from Gen Con 2026! Joined by John D. Clair and Dan Wells, the Brotherwise team revealed updates about the Cosmere RPG, including the impending release of the Mistborn setting, the upcoming Kickstarter for War for Roshar, the Well of Ascension expansion to the Mistborn Deckbuilding Game, and more!
This week we are featuring a piece of a Survivorist Missionary speaking in Elendel by Zuzanna Wuzyk. But that's not all! Check out Marie Seeberger's concept art for Survivorist Clergy members, and her lovely piece of a Sliverist, a Survivorist, and a Pathian on the last slide 🤩
These pieces will be featured in the Scadrial World Guide, releasing digitally on September 2nd for Kickstarter backers and September 10th for everyone else!
Our fantasy setting Erstwild, previously known as Project Folio, is now officially in Open Alpha testing.
Click here to find and download the resources necessary to start testing.
We also would love to welcome you to the Plotweaver RPG Discord server to discuss the Open Alpha materials, make plans to test, and build community around Plotweaver!
And finally, you can find an adventure scenario for Erstwild on the Plotweaver Academy Patreon as a free post! Join Plotweaver Academy as a free or $5 member for regular updates on the design process, insight into how development works on an open source RPG like this one, and more!
We cannot wait to start receiving your feedback!
What are you most excited to see in the Erstwild world?
One of the key features of the Mistborn Legacy adventure is that you will get to play in both eras of Scadrial, with decisions made in the past affecting the future, exploring arcs and combatting evil across the eras. Kevin Sidharta perfectly captures the feeling of experiencing both Luthadel and Elendel in this piece done for the Mistborn Legacy hardcover adventure! 🪙❤️🔥⚔️
Sazed atop Kredik Shaw by Billy Christian for the Mistborn Handbook! You'll find this lovely image in the Metalborn Paths chapter ❤️🔥
This piece, Pewter Drag by Rodrigo Clark, will be able to be found in the Mistborn: Well of Ascension Deckbuilding Game expansion! We figured there was no greater time than the 20th anniversary of The Final Empire than to share this look at Vin and Kelsier in one of the high tension moments of book 1.
Kelsier gives Vin Mistborn lessons as Spook watches wistfully from a neighboring rooftop. This excellent piece was done by Siraj Fakhri for the Mistborn Handbook! We are thinking about Mistborn a lot this week with the 20th Anniversary coming tomorrow!🤩
The Cosmere RPG is looking for talented freelancers to join our design and narrative teams as we begin working on an upcoming project! We’re looking for published designers and writers (self-published or with freelance work) with an interest in Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere setting and a passion for storytelling. ⚔️✨
We have two roles. The first is to join our core design team and work on the next rulebook for the Cosmere RPG. The second is an open call for narrative writers.
Please follow the links below to apply! 👇🔗
Core Design Team Member Job Description
Open Call for Freelance Narrative Writers
Applications are open now. Applications must be submitted before 11:59PM(EST) on August 5th 2026 to be considered.
This month we're teaming up with StartPlaying and their team of professional GMs to offer Learn to Play games at 50% off! Players new to StartPlaying can fill out this form to get connected with a professional Cosmere RPG GM for just $10.
If you don't have a local group, this is a perfect chance to play the game. You can also share this link with friends who are curious about the system!
Andrea Piparo did this beautiful piece of two masked southern Scadrians standing guard as a skimmer takes off for the Mistborn World Guide!
Canon depiction of Ashweather Cett strategizing around the siege of Luthadel.
Everyone's favorite master of disguise quick changing in his time bubble! This piece is by Andrew Chou and will be able to be found in the Mistborn Handbook 👒🎩🧢
A Mistwraith moves across ruins under the cover of the mist, collecting more remains to add to itself...
Piece by Jordan Kerbow
>!"Handsome, with jet black hair and pale skin, the Lord Ruler was tall, thin, and confident. And he was young—younger than Vin would have expected, even younger than Kelsier. He strode across the square, avoiding corpses, his soldiers pulling back and forcing the skaa away."!<
>!The Lord Ruler emerging from his carriage, piece by Mike Lim for the Cosmere RPG Mistborn Handbook.!<
Command the forces of Honor and Odium in Stormlight: War for Roshar!
Designed by John D Clair, this strategic board game captures the epic war across Roshar, the setting of Brandon Sanderson's best-selling Stormlight Archive® novels. Take control of iconic leaders like Dalinar, Kaladin, Raboniel, and Taravangian. Lead your armies into battle while managing champions, resources, and alliances.
War for Roshar is an epic asymmetric strategy game in the tradition of Star Wars: Rebellion and War of the Ring. The Honor player will command the Coalition, recruiting Knights Radiant to fight a desperate battle against the relentless armies of Odium's forces. You'll begin with two leaders that determine your starting deck, then gain cards over the course of the game that unlock new armies, allies, and Surgebinding powers.
Ranette and her wife Jaxy in her workshop by Cynthia Shepard
Stalling for Backup by Siraj Fakhri: Marasi and a detainee in a Cadmium time bubble! This will be able to be found in the Mistborn Handbook this fall.
Did you know that Kelsier had a Mistborn mentor? We meet Gemmel in the short story "The Eleventh Metal", set before the events of Mistborn: The Final Empire.
This piece of Gemmel is by Nele Klumpe, and will be featured in the Mistborn setting Handbook!
A map of The Conrad Delta by Marco Bernadini for the Mistborn World Guide!
What is The Conrad Delta?
When developing the Post-Catacendre world in partnership with Brandon Sanderson and Dragonsteel, Brandon was delighted to be able to make a sort of sandbox location for the designers, and therefore GMs and Players, to get to play in without worrying about impacting canon. Thus, The Conrad Delta was born. We've provided key information and adventure hooks, but you can build on the lore here to tell your own stories!
More information coming soon 🎡
Dominate. Vin soothes Human the Koloss with Duralumin to take control, piece by Satoshi Kamanaka. This art piece can be found in the Mistborn setting Handbook for the Cosmere RPG, releasing this Fall!
