Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Comes to Crafty Games

Aug 22, 2011

Coming this November from Crafty Games is the new Mistborn RPG. Based on the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, the game was developed in full cooperation with the author, and even features new original fiction from Mr. Sanderson written specifically for the game.

I grew to enjoy the works of the author through his involvement in the Wheel of Time series, and Mistborn drew me in. I’m excited about the new RPG and am looking forward to this deeper look into the Mistborn universe, plus I hope to get some good games out of it as well.

Based on the best-selling novels by Brandon Sanderson and powered by an all new story-driven rules system, the Mistborn Adventure Game lets you explore, command, or liberate the oppressed world of Scadrial, battle the Lord Ruler’s Inquisitors, and master the primal forces of Allomancy, Feruchemy, and Hemalurgy. It features new official fiction from Mr. Sanderson himself and loads of never-before-seen material, making it the ultimate resource for fans of the novels and those who want to experience the Final Empire firsthand.

A thousand years ago, the prophesied hero from lore rose up to overthrow a great and terrible evil. Only, he lost, and the Dark Lord took over and has been ruling with an iron fist for a thousand years. Ash falls from the sky in this barren land, and mists come every night, deep and mysterious. In this setting, a gang of thieves decides that the prophecies were all lies and that they can’t trust in some fabled hero to save them. They decide to take matters into their own hands, and plan a daring heist of the dark lord himself, planning to use the emperor’s own wealth to bribe his armies away from him and take over the empire.

The entire Mistborn series consists of THE FINAL EMPIRE (2006), THE WELL OF ASCENSION (2007), and THE HERO OF AGES (2008). The fourth book, The Alloy of Law, will be released November 8th.