--- title: Mordite Press | Mordite Mondays (2) description: Mordite Mondays | Role-playing Adventures (2) image: https://archive.mordite.press/hubfs/random-art/shieldwall-illustration-gibeault.png --- Menu # Mordite Mondays (2) ## Tabletop role-playing games & misadventures. Seattle - Boston - Argentina - Ireland. ### [Converting Monsters](https://archive.mordite.press/converting-monsters) Behold, a vision in my scrying orb... there are brave scholars who pray for guidance as they pore through the ancient tomes. Those calls shall not go unanswered. Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [The Answer to Your Prayers](https://archive.mordite.press/prayers) I just finished editing some awesome upcoming Magician and Elf spells for our Kickstarter-funded, Zine Quest, Mordite Press presents: The Grind, a Torchbearer Zine. But what about the humble (or... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Hacks](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-hacks) ### [The Turns Before The Grind](https://archive.mordite.press/before-the-grind) ![Image for The Turns Before The Grind](https://archive.mordite.press/hs-fs/hubfs/time_is_now.png?width=134&name=time_is_now.png) Reflections on the adventurer life, for soon The Grind shall hit. Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [Grind](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/grind) ### [Actual Play: Floating Castle Ardmor, Part 1](https://archive.mordite.press/ardmor-part-one) Mordite Press is playing through Shane King’s adventure Floating Castle Ardmor, which is available for free under the Dungeoneers license. The adventure is still in its “alpha” playtesting phase, so... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [Actual Play](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/actual-play) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Journey to the Dreaded Isle](https://archive.mordite.press/journey-to-the-dreaded-isle) ![Image for Journey to the Dreaded Isle](https://archive.mordite.press/hs-fs/hubfs/Mordite-Cover-Piece.png?width=134&name=Mordite-Cover-Piece.png) When Luke Crane announced Kickstarter's Zine Quest back in November, we started kicking around ideas. Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [Grind](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/grind) ### [The Orc Warmonger](https://archive.mordite.press/the-orc-warmonger) Mordite Press presents a new Torchbearer class for heartless players and GMs: the Orc Warmonger (PDF). Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Hacks](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-hacks) ### [Master's Manual III: Versus Tests and Conflicts](https://archive.mordite.press/versus-tests-and-conflicts) In Part II, we discussed Obstacles and how to evaluate what obstacles were challenging for a given party. Today we're going to look at versus tests and monsters, and how to gauge just how dangerous a... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Master's Manual II: Obstacles](https://archive.mordite.press/obstacles) In Part I we discussed how skill and ability tests against obstacles are only a part of Torchbearer’s overall flow. A lot hangs on how the GM presents information to the players and the choices that... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Boss Monsters: They Have a Cave Troll...](https://archive.mordite.press/boss-monsters-they-have-a-cave-troll) Boss Monster battles offer interesting challenges for players and GMs. Players have to strategize a little differently and GMs have to juggle a few more pieces. Let's look at what these special rules... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Master's Manual: Pacing](https://archive.mordite.press/pacing) The Torchbearer rulebook has solid advice on running the game, and I recommend periodically re-reading it as your Torchbearer campaign unfolds. Specific headings like Describe to Live and... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Otherworld Problems](https://archive.mordite.press/otherworld-problems) As the Torchbearer rulebook helpfully explains, the magician is the most complicated class in the game. A close reading and mastery of the spell rules is necessary to get the most out of playing a... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [GMing Pointers: an Example Play](https://archive.mordite.press/gming-pointers-an-example-play) GMing any game is an art form - requiring imagination and creativity. But when it comes down to it, running a Torchbearer game for the first time can be daunting. Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Converting One-Page Dungeons](https://archive.mordite.press/one-page-conversions) Most of the adventures I run in Torchbearer, both at home and at conventions, are drawn from one or two page adventures by a variety of authors. I’ve found that using small adventure locations helps... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Burning Questions and are Rules Made to be Broken](https://archive.mordite.press/burning-questions) The guru awaits... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Iconics: Team Builds for Torchbearer RPG](https://archive.mordite.press/team-builds) I greet you, Legion of Chaons, and welcome back to Mordite Monday! This week I'm turning over command to D. Koch, author of Fearless and Freebooting and all-around classy guy. His formidable mission... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [Iconics](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/iconics) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Nature Demystified](https://archive.mordite.press/nature) Nature is one of the most abstract rules in the Torchbearer RPG. You could, in theory, play many sessions without rolling it at all. Even so, a lot of the other mechanics hang from it, and once... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [The Make-A-Lich Foundation](https://archive.mordite.press/lich) Some time ago, I presented Jared Sorensen (Memento Mori Theatricks) with a notion: his Specialist class rules should be used to enable depraved Torchbearer magicians and clerics to attain Lichdom. Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Hacks](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-hacks) ### [Thouls and Thoblins](https://archive.mordite.press/thoul) The most monstrous of holidays draws near, and so this Mordite Monday is a Monster! Following on Thor's example on the official Torchbearer Blog—which introduced and reproduced stat blocks for... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Hacks](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-hacks) ### [Iconoclasts](https://archive.mordite.press/iconoclasts) Dwarven thieves, half-orc paladins, dark elf striders; some adventurers become more than just an exemplar of their heritage. You’ve rebelled against your upbringing, taking on a profession that’s... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Hacks](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-hacks) ### [A Primer for the Torchbearer RPG](https://archive.mordite.press/a-primer-for-the-torchbearer-rpg) It’s been five years since the Kickstarter for the Torchbearer RPG. There have been a lot of developments since then, both through official BWHQ products and the open Torchbearer Sagas License. While... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) [TB Insights](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/tb-insights) ### [Hail and Well Met!](https://archive.mordite.press/hail-and-well-met) ![Image for Hail and Well Met!](https://archive.mordite.press/hs-fs/hubfs/random-art/goblin3.png?width=134&name=goblin3.png) A hooded stranger stumbles into the tavern from the rain-soaked streets bearing news of a quest. It slowly draws back its hood to reveal it's the Mordite Press Blog! Every Monday we'll post an... Read More » [Mordite Mondays](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays) - [‹ Prev](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays/page/1) - [1](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays/page/1) - [2](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays/page/2) - [Next ›](https://archive.mordite.press/topic/mordite-mondays)