A brand new edition of Torchbearer with clarified, revised, refined and expanded rules from seven years of playtesting and feedback. The Core Rules now contain two books, the Dungeoneer's Handbook and Scholar's Guide. Here's what's new from this dungeon crawl roleplaying game and love letter to Basic D&D!
Dungeoneer's Handbook
- Revised character creation
- 10 levels for all classes (up from 5), including revised benefits
- New invocations and spells with revised, clarified format
- New classes and magic systems
Scholar's Guide
- New easy-to-process difficulty factors throughout
- Revised skill format—much easier to parse
- Iconic monsters all in a revised, cleaner format
- New loot tables with more treasure
- New camp and town events plus new demo adventure
Details
System: Burning Wheel system
Mechanic: GM & Dice Pool
Number of Players: 3-5
Genre: Fantasy
Tone: Serious
Themes: Survival, Desperate Adventure
Designer: Thor Olavsrud & Luke Crane
