From the introduction: Torchbearer is a roleplaying game of desperate adventure. In the game, players take on the role of fortune-seeking adventurers. To earn their fortune, they must explore forlorn ruins, brave terrible monsters and retrieve forgotten treasures. From the kickstarter: New easy-to-process difficulty factors format throughout Revised skill format—much easier to parse Revised and clarified reward system Iconic monsters all in a revised, cleaner format New loot tables—with more treasure! New camp and town events (they're so good!) New demo adventure: Revised and updated Dread Crypt of Skogenby!