jamesbondsmith Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 This is for anyone who has played the Stormlight Archive board game. As the title says, does the game spoil the books? I think I have 3 or 4 friends who have read the books, and even then I'm not sure if they're totally up to date (fwiw I've read everything bar Dawnshard). From what the box says, it deals with the battle against Odium, which only really comes into its own with Oathbringer, but it also seems like it's about making an entirely new story within the world. I don't know if the Ideals make an appearance in the game, but for the most part they seem to be spoilers due to who says them and when rather than the contents themselves (Windrunners and Bondsmiths notwithstanding). I used to hang out with a group who played board games heaps but didn't read fantasy, and my DnD group are branching out into general board games but as far as I know only the DM has read the books (side note: my College of Swords Bard character is considering multiclassing into Hexblade Warlock, and I'd love a Nightblood expy for my patron). So I'm wondering how well I could introduce Stormlight/Cosmere noobs to the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 It spoils some stuff in Oathbringer, mostly in the way of art, but if they haven't read the thing, it won't mean much to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbondsmith Posted January 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 I tested the solo play option, and you might be right. The art definitely refers to major story events, but I'm not sure how much of the spoilerriffic nature is because I know exactly what events the art is depicting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elegy Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) I don't recommend playing it with a.) people that have started reading it and have not yet finished Oathbringer and b.) people that haven't read it yet but know enough about it to recognize the depicted characters. I mean, just the image of Kaladin flying is technically a spoiler until very late in Words of Radiance, so that alone is enough. That said, the characters aren't named on the cards (the Kaladin card is just called "Windrunner", for example), so if you don't recognize the characters, it will just be well-done fantasy images of people doing stuff that don't give much away. Edited January 14, 2021 by Elegy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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