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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.

This playtest adventure introduces players to the Cosmere&trade; RPG and its setting, Brandon Sanderson&rsquo;s The Stormlight Archive&reg; novels. While it is helpful for the GM to be familiar with the setting, players only need to know that it is a unique fantasy world where characters&rsquo; oaths and actions determine the powers they can gain.&nbsp;

This playtest adventure introduces players to the Cosmere™ RPG and its setting, Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive® novels.

Artists of duplicity and sabotage, Agents grasp the threads of fate in the palms of their hands, waiting for the perfect moment to pull and unravel the carefully laid plans of others. Agents can fool even the most prudent with their clever ruses, swift movements, and calculated strikes.

Artists of duplicity and sabotage, Agents grasp the threads of fate in the palms of their hands, waiting for the perfect moment to pull and unravel the carefully laid plans of others.

Prominent organizations throughout Roshar appoint Envoys who vie for resources, curry favor, or offer service on the organization’s behalf. These stewards dutifully further the reach of their ideologies through precise rhetoric, patient attendance, and ceaseless fervor.

Prominent organizations throughout Roshar appoint Envoys who vie for resources, curry favor, or offer service on the organization’s behalf.

The thrill of the chase thrums in a Hunter’s mind as they patiently surveil and plan. No detail is too small or insignificant to ignore. Experience teaches the most important lesson of all: you don’t have to be more powerful than your quarry, so long as you are better prepared.

The thrill of the chase thrums in a Hunter’s mind as they patiently surveil and plan.

Beacons of encouragement and direction, leaders oversee the efforts of others. Some are born with an unquenchable thirst for power and influence. Others solemnly accept their calling out of a sense of duty. Either way, skilled leadership requires both natural aptitude and dedicated learning. Mistakes are unavoidable, and indecision is a costly pitfall.

Beacons of encouragement and direction, leaders oversee the efforts of others.

Creativity, acumen, and patience are hallmarks of legendary Scholars. Each time a Desolation sweeps away centuries of progress and scientific advancement, Scholars rise to build Roshar anew. Every mystery is a challenge with a befitting prize. Some Scholars devote their research to famines, barren lands, and related food crises. Others study the body, how it functions, and how to restore it after injury and illness.

Creativity, acumen, and patience are hallmarks of legendary Scholars.

Roshar is a world riven by conflict, and many of its people follow the path of the Warrior, whether for good or ill. Depending on the Warrior, they might view fighting as a calling, an ethos, a profession, or simply an unpleasant necessity of survival. In all cases, however, battle follows the Warrior like a shadow.

Roshar is a world riven by conflict, and many of its people follow the path of the Warrior, whether for good or ill.

Surrounded by three opponents, a Lightweaver breathes out Stormlight to create the image of a whitespine. The enemies scoff, until one finds himself skewered by the illusion’s spikes. The Lightweaver turns the air behind the foes into a stone wall. Now who’s cornered?

Lightweaver

Surrounded by three opponents, a Lightweaver breathes out Stormlight to create the image of a whitespine.

A gallant, glowing figure dives through the clouds, accompanied by their flitting honorspren partner, before coming to a sudden stop just above the ground. The Knight stands protectively in front of a cowering family, raising their weapon at the enemy. No harm will come to innocents this day, not while the Windrunner still draws breath.

Windrunner

A gallant, glowing figure dives through the clouds, accompanied by their flitting honorspren partner, before coming to a sudden stop just above the ground.

The alchemist uses their skill at crafting to create alchemical items—such as bombs, elixirs, and poisons—that they use to defeat foes and aid allies. Smart and resourceful, an alchemist often has just the right tool for the job and esoteric knowledge to help their friends get out of a jam.

Alchemist

The alchemist throws alchemical bombs and drinks concoctions of their own making.

The barbarian is a fearsome embodiment of rage, focusing the deadly power of their anger against anyone who stands in their way. A barbarian is quick to enter battle and, once their fury has been unleashed, is immensely strong, often unpredictable, and nearly unstoppable.

Barbarian

The barbarian flies into a rage on the battlefield, smashing foes with abandon.

An artist and a scholar, the bard uses performance and esoteric learning to bolster their companions and foil their enemies. Sometimes sneaky and quite often charming, the bard adventures with pizzazz and talent backed up by an impressive repertoire of occult magic.

Bard

Skilled performances and secrets of the occult enable the bard to distract foes and inspire allies.

A defender of good who straps on armor and wields a righteous weapon, the champion protects the innocent and vanquishes evil. Steadfast in their beliefs, and devoted to both a deity and an aspect of good, they follow a strict code as they fight to make the world a better place.

Champion

A warrior dedicated to a deity, the champion uses divine power to enhance their abilities and protect allies.

The cleric is dedicated to the worship of a single deity and draws divine magic from this devotion. Clerics can be vastly different depending on who they worship, and whether they’re cloistered clerics who pursue one of their deity’s domains or war priests who serve as the sword arm of their god.

Cleric

The cleric calls on the power of a deity to cast spells that can heal allies or harm foes.

The druid walks the wild, primordial places of the world without fear, harnessing the primal magic of nature and controlling it with calm purpose. A devotee of the wilderness, the druid finds nourishment in its power, allies among its creatures, and strength in its fury.

Druid

The druid uses the magic of the natural world to bolster allies and strike down enemies.

With calculated daring and fearless determination, the fighter tracks down and confronts their enemies while defending allies from harm. A master of the battlefield, the fighter is quick to exploit opportunities and strike any who stumble within reach of their sword or bow.

Fighter

The fighter is a master of weapons, martial techniques, and powerful attack combinations.

While most people can fire a gun or crossbow, a gunslinger knows such weapons better than anyone. From reloading to customization, a gunslinger demands more from their weapons, though demanding too much can result in a misfire. Gunslingers remain unrivaled in their skill and accuracy with weapons that strike hard from afar.

Gunslinger

Gunslingers use firearms and crossbows to perform trick shots and take down their enemies while remaining at a safe distance.

Any tinkerer can follow a diagram to make a device, but the inventor creates the impossible and challenges the boundaries of reality. An inventor remains on the verge of the next great breakthrough, and every trial and tribulation presents another opportunity to test and tune their contraptions.

Inventor

The inventor battles enemies with a groundbreaking innovation only they can use.

Clever and insightful, the investigator solves mysteries and teems with knowledge. In battle, they play out every possibility in advance, striking true when the time is right. Their methodology grants them an edge, and their high Intelligence and number of skills mean they almost always have the right tool for the job.

Investigator

The investigator uses knowledge to uncover mysteries and best their foes.

The magus, a polymath of battle, trains in both spells and strikes. Combining these arts, a magus channels spells into their weapon or body to inflict devastating wounds upon their foes. The magus’s versatility in combat and knowledge of the arcane makes them a welcome addition to any party.

Magus

The magus, a polymath of battle, trains in both spells and strikes.

The monk seeks perfection in all things, and that includes transforming their body into the perfect weapon. They can be walking with calm purpose and contemplating the subtleties of existence in one minute and then transform into a blur of deadly blows in the next.

Monk

The monk wields the secrets of martial arts in dazzling displays of battlefield prowess.

The oracle is a paradox of divine magic, able to tap into and manipulate energies from disparate sources throughout the universe that would overwhelm anyone else. These mysteries grant unusual powers and revelations, as well as a double-edged curse - which they must learn how to simultaneously endure and exploit.

Oracle

The oracle balances powerful divine magic with a supernatural curse.

Resourceful and cunning, the ranger is a hunter, tracker, and warrior who preserves the natural world and protects civilization from its ravages. Whether they use a bow, crossbow, a pair of weapons, or snares, the ranger is a fearsome enemy and great ally in the wild.

Ranger

The ranger is a master of using their surroundings, traps, and animal allies to harry enemies.

Cunning and quick, the rogue brings skill and expertise few of their comrades can match. In battle, they excel at sneak attacks and ambushes. Their racket gives them the tools they need to get the job done, and their wide array of skill choices lets them specialize as they see fit.

Rogue

The rogue is a multitalented master of skulduggery who strikes when enemies least expect it.

The intense magic the sorcerer commands comes from neither study nor worship—it comes from their blood. Their magical abilities depend on whether they have the blood of dragons, angels, fey, aberrant creatures, or some other being flowing through their veins and powering their spells.

Sorcerer

The sorcerer’s magical might flows from their blood and manifests as fantastic spells and abilities.

A summoner acts as the living anchor to a powerful being called an eidolon, which they call upon for aid. Summoners maintain deep connections with their eidolons, granting them the ability to influence the way the creature evolves. Eidolons manifest in many forms, including as constructs, demons, dragons, fey, and other creatures.

Summoner

A summoner acts as the living anchor to a powerful being called an eidolon, which they call upon for aid.

To a swashbuckler, anything worth doing is worth doing with style. This dynamic daredevil performs bold feats of derring-do and mixes their own unique style with flamboyant attacks. The swashbuckler tumbles around the battlefield, befuddling their foes to set them up for powerful finishing moves.

Swashbuckler

The swashbuckler earns panache through showy acts and leverages this flair to thwart their foes.

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