Mistborn Adventure Game

The Mistborn Adventure Game is a pen and paper role playing game that was published in 2011 by Crafty Games and is a licensed release based on Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novel series.^[1]:107[2] The author Brandon Sanderson was involved in the game's creation and the game is set in Scadrial; the World created by the Mistborn series.^[3] The initial Mistborn Adventure Game book was released on December 16, 2011. Since 2011, two supplementary material books have been published. The first supplement was released March 2014 and is called Terris: Wrought of Copper. The second supplement was released on August 3, 2014 and is called Alloy of Law, not to be confused with the fourth Mistborn book called The Alloy of Law.^[4]

Contents

Basic game-play

According to the Mistborn Adventure Game Primer "The Mistborn Adventure Game focuses on character-oriented roleplay, with dice rolls reserved for risky maneuvers with high stakes. Even when danger’s afoot and the bones come out, story remains the very heart of the action."^[5] The game-play is largely narrative based, however, active game-play is based on rolling dice from a pool of 2-10 six sided dice. The number of dice rolled is determined by a character's abilities. Conflict is resolved in a similar dice rolling fashion.^[6]

Character creation

Individual characters can be from the various social classes, such as Noble or Skaa, that exist in Scadrial. Even though characters have to conform to the setting to an extent,the backgrounds and personality of characters are largely created by the player's imagination with little constraint. Although the gameplay of Mistborn Adventure is very story driven and narrative based, each character has different Attributes, Standings, Traits, and Powers that influence the active gameplay.^[6]

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Published materials

All materials have been created and published by Crafty Games. In addition, all supplementary works include the title of the game itself which is also the name of the first book. The actual title of each supplement is printed beneath the game title.

Reception

Shannon Appelcline comments on the game: "Mistborn was a big departure for Crafty because it features a new game system rather than a d20 derivative. The system is intended to be rules-light and narrative-based — creating the basis of what Crafty Games calls their 'indie line.' It features a dice pool that's uniquely resource-based — meaning that you decide how much of the pool to use, saving some dice for things like defense. The heart of the game is (like Sanderson's books) a strong and unique magic system. Mistborn has been well-received and seems to have gotten more retail notice than most of Crafty's other releases to date, likely due to its strong license."^[1]:107

External links

• Product page on Crafty Games' website
• Brandon Sanderson's website

References