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On this episode of SpanReads, we are discussing cosmere implications of The Hero of Ages! FULL cosmere spoilers (except Secret Projects and SA5 prologue). Next week, we are onto Mistborn: Secret History!

Feels like we haven't had one of these posts in some time, doesn't it? In reality it's only been ~3 weeks but it feels nice to get back to something resembling a normal schedule. Nothing lasts, unfortunately, as we have something like 8 commissions in the works right now (many of which are simple, but still), but that's a problem for future mysterious-author-of-these-posts, not present mysterious-author-of-these-posts (this sentence makes a lot more sense on Patreon, where you can't check who is writing the posts, just go with it here).

You know how these things work, open the article to see the full art!

Welcome to Diceborn!

This is Episode 5 of our new series where we play through a campaign using the Mistborn Adventure Game. This episode sees our crew wrap up some loose ends before leaving Elendel. And by wrap up, I mean stick their heads into something way too big for them to handle.

We recently hit 17,000 subscribers on YouTube, which for us being the 17th Shard is a pretty cool milestone! We're doing a stream to celebrate! There will be chatter, there will be fun! Starts July 17th (obviously) at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern.

On this episode of SpanReads, we are discussing the magic in The Hero of Ages. We talk about Hemalurgy and more!

On this episode of SpanReads, we are discussing the Characters and Relationships in The Hero of Ages, the last book of Mistborn Era 1! 

Welcome to Diceborn!

This is Episode 4 of our new series where we play through a campaign using the Mistborn Adventure Game. After the cliffhanger from last week, how will our crew complete their mission with all the chaos going on?

It's the last book of Mistborn Era 1: The Hero of Ages! How did it hold up on a reread? Well you can find out here! 

This episode of SpanReads, we're getting into the many cosmere implication of The Well of Ascension! This episode is FULL cosmere spoilers!

Welcome to Diceborn!

This is episode 3 of our new series where we play through a campaign using the Mistborn Adventure Game. What an episode we have for you guys, our crew of plucky miscreants attempt to heist an auction in-progress. Turns out, there's some surprises waiting in store for them... Will they manage to complete their mission before they are discovered?

This episode of SpanReads, we're doing a dive into the magic systems of The Well of Ascension, especially Feruchemy!

Hello, hello, and welcome to this a bit of a... retrospective kind of post. A few months ago we passed an important milestone - one year of monthly art commissions - and we wanted to take a moment and talk about all this, but also showcase everything we've commissioned (in the first year; we've got a few more since then). So take a seat, make yourselves comfortable, maybe pour a drink, and enjoy a brief lookback at some pretty things we manifested into the world by channeling the support of our patrons (of which if you are one, thank you!).

Be wary of spoilers! Also, note that many of the links here lead to either our Patreon page (where you might need to be a patron to see them), or the Coppermind. Just a heads up.

This episode of SpanReads, we're talking about the characters in Well of Ascension, and you bet there's going to be a lot of discussion of everyone's favorite, Zane!

It's finally done, friends. Some of you may have forgotten about this (heck, some of you probably weren't here a year ago when people were voting for this piece), and some of you may have seen it already, but Katie Payne (do make sure to give her Instagram much love) is finally done with this illustration. And, full disclosure, we can't rightfully call it a commission anymore because from the very early sketches it's been clear that this was going to be far larger and more complex than what we had imagined (or planned for). 

Follow us after the break for the full illustration, and also some story time.
 

Welcome to Diceborn!

This is episode 2 of our new series where we play through a campaign using the Mistborn Adventure Game. In this episode, our crew finally meet together and get some information on their next job.

We're onto The Well of Ascension, the second Mistborn novel, on SpanReads! How does this book hold up? This episode we do our recap and reactions to rereading the book.

This episode of SpanReads, it's a full cosmere episode on The Final Empire! Our last episode of each book is full spoilers for the cosmere and talks about cosmere implications of this book. Next week, we start Well of Ascension!

Welcome to Diceborn!

This is our new series where we play through a campaign using the Mistborn Adventure Game. In this episode, we can't wait to finally introduce you properly to Dervish, Hallie, Luka, Marelyn, and Royce.

This episode of SpanReads, we are delving into The Final Empire and the magic systems in this book. Spoilers for only this book in this episode!

It's been but mere two weeks since our last commission came in, and we've already got another one for you! This is the last piece we were waiting on to wrap up our backlog, and it's the February one - Vasher. 

We decided to work with Esther Schrader, also known as Zireael, whose work you might recognize from the Kaladin album illustrations as well as a vast swath of (mostly) Stormlight portraits (like this Ash). Their style is very recognizable, and the things they paint are very versatile. They are certainly a staple in the Cosmere art scene, and we had been looking for a subject they can really do justice, and the dynamic nature we wanted for this commission was an excellent candidate! We couldn't be happier with everyone's favorite murderhobo and his cheerful murdersword of death, and we hope you like it too! 

Follow us after the break for the full illustration!

This episode of SpanReads, we are delving into The Final Empire and its characters and relationships! Spoilers for only this book in this episode!

Welcome to SpanReads: not your typical rereads podcast. This episode, we are starting with Mistborn: The Final Empire, and this episode we're talking about our recap and reactions!

⚠️Huge spoilers for Rhythm of War! ⚠️

Aaah, friends, there's no beating around this bush, we've got a real winner on our hands here. We knew we could really step up our game if we threw twice as much money at these commissions, but our artist of choice, Nozomi Matsuoka (whom you might remember from this particular piece of horror), really outdid herself - not only did she finish this in... hold up, there's a message history somewhere here... 8 freaking days, she also nailed the mood of the piece right off the bat, and was able to split it into two pretty standalone parts. 

Follow us after the break for the actual illustration!

Hi everyone, long time no see!

Turns out we weren't quite done with announcing projects we've been working on in secret... So, without further ado...

Welcome to Diceborn!