Welcome (Back) to Diceborn! Season 2 Release Announcement

Did you forget about us?  At long last we are finally ready to release more episodes of Diceborn, starting Sunday January 25, 2026!

For anyone new to the series, Diceborn is the 17th Shard Actual Play Series.  Like Season 1, Diceborn Season 2 uses the Mistborn Adventure Game rules from Crafty Games, and is set on Scadrial during Mistborn Era 2, between the events of Bands of Mourning and The Lost Metal. You can check out the Season 1 Announcement for some background and the trailer for the original series, or the Diceborn Season 1 Playlist if you want to catch up or rewatch older episodes. If you haven't already you can also check out our five part limited series set during the time of the Final Empire, Diceborn: Secrets in Stained Glass.

Diceborn Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off with the original cast: @Overlord Jebus as Dervish, @Kaymyth as Hallie, @Comatose as Luka Elariel, @thegatorgirl00 as Marelyn, @WeiryWriter as Royce Hadrial, and Asha Ence (BrambleBerry, @ashaence) as our narrator and Lord Roller.

Season 2 was recorded over the course of 2022 to 2024. For context, we started recording Season 2 during the release of Season 1 and before the release of The Lost Metal, and finished recording prior to the release of the new Cosmere RPG from Brotherwise Games. While we are excited about the prospect of releasing Cosmere RPG content in the future, we want to get recorded content out first before embarking on any new actual play projects.  

It is safe to say the last few years have been a lesson in actual-play production for our team, as we faced challenges in coordinating schedules for recording, and then in handling editing and production workload. Our incredible editor for the season, @FeatherWriter, has spent many hours getting the episodes ready for release, and it is thanks to her we are where we are today.  On that note, we are continually adjusting our production process for Diceborn to make more efficient use of our limited editor time while still getting episodes processed and ready for release.  Some elements present in Season 1 and in Secrets in Stained Glass, like background music, sound effects, and overlay changes, will lessen and be phased out as Season 2 progresses.  The final product for later episodes will be similar to our regular Shardcast in terms of production elements. 

In order to start releasing episodes after a long hiatus, we also made the decision to split Season 2 into Seasons 2A and 2B.  Season 2A consists of 8 episodes, which will be released every other Sunday on the following schedule:

• Episode 1: 25 January 2026
• Episode 2: 8 February 2026
• Episode 3: 22 February 2026
• Episode 4: 8 March 2026
• Episode 5: 22 March 2026
• Episode 6: 5 April 2026
• Episode 7: 19 April 2026
• Episode 8: 3 May 2026

After Season 2, Episode 8, there will be another hiatus.  Editing and production on Season 2B will continue, and release will be announced at a later date.  The finale of Season 2B will close out the stories of our Diceborn crew for the time being. Any future actual play projects from the 17th Shard, including any CosmereRPG content, will likely be smaller in scale, similar in scope to Secrets in Stained Glass.  

Stay tuned for further announcements leading up to the Season 2A release, including updated character art by Shuravf, which you can see previewed in the promo image, as well as any streams or live premieres. Like season 1, our backgrounds are by Connor Chamberlain,and the Dice Roller was designed by our very own @Paleo.

Thank-you to all the Diceborn fans for your patience.  We hope you are as excited as we are to dive back into the story, and roll some dice! See you on January 25th!