Tomb Rulebook

For 2–6 Players
Ages 12 to Adult
Playing Time: 60 minutes
ConTenTs
Tomb Board (double-sided)
Inn Board
Character Bag
Character Poster
6 Adventuring Party Markers
84 Characters
40 Character stands
25 spell Deck Cards
25 Prayer Deck Cards
25 Item Deck Cards
25 Tactics Deck Cards
200 Crypt Deck Cards
21 Tomb Dice (7 Green, 7 Blue, 7 Red)
48 Wound/Tomb Tokens

In Tomb, each player is a mercenary captain,
forming and controlling his own adventuring party
to explorethe crypts of an ancient Tomb. Each crypt
holds traps, monsters, and treasure. As the game
advances, the adventuring party ebbs and flows
in strength until the last crypt is emptied and the
Tomb is completed.
oBjeCT oF The GAMe
Gain the most XP by fighting monsters, disarming traps, and collecting treasure.
The BAsICs: RollInG DICe
Whenever a die roll is required, an Attribute is named — Attack, Skill, Magic, or Holiness. Character and Monster
Cards have tables showing how many of each color Tomb Dice are rolled for each Attribute. If no number appears for an
Attribute, then no dice of that color are rolled.
Each Tomb Dice rolled with a showing face up indicates a success.
Only one Character rolls Tomb Dice, unless an effect states otherwise (i.e. Adventuring Party rolls). Some effects state a
Target Number (TN) — this is the number of successes required on the Tomb Dice for a successful roll.
Any time an effect raises the Tomb Dice type for a Character or Monster, Green Tomb Dice are replaced by an equal
number of Blue Tomb Dice, and Blue Tomb Dice are replaced by an equal number of Red Tomb Dice. All Red Tomb Dice
become automatic successes.
Any time an effect lowers the Tomb Dice type for a Character or Monster, Red Tomb Dice are replaced by an equal
number of Blue Tomb Dice, and Blue Tomb Dice are replaced by an equal number of Green Tomb Dice. All Green Tomb
Dice become automatic failures.

seT UP
Select a side of the Tomb map to play — Goldenaxe
Catacombs or Tomb of the Overseers. If this is your first
time playing, we recommend the Goldenaxe Catacombs.
Place the Character pieces in the bag for use as the
Character Pool. Place the Inn Board next to the Tomb
Board. Shuffle the Item, Prayer, Spell, and Tactics Decks,
and place each on their respective locations on the Inn
Board. Shuffle the Crypt Deck and set it to the side of the
board. There are enough Crypt Cards to have a deck on
each side of the table.
Determine the order of play by having each Player
roll all seven Blue Tomb Dice. The Player with the
most successes (highest number of Tomb Dice with
showing) becomes Player One and selects an Adventuring
Party Marker and places it on the Inn Board. Re-roll ties.
Play then proceeds in clockwise order.
Each Player draws three cards from the Crypt Deck.
Starting with Player One and continuing in clockwise
order, each player places a Crypt Card face down in any
of the open Crypts and then draws a new Crypt Card.
A crypt is considered open until it has a number of cards
in it equal to the number on the Crypt Door, at which
point it cannot hold any more Crypt Cards.
Once all of the Crypts are full, the Tomb is ready
for exploration and the unused Crypt Cards are
discarded.
MeeT AT The Inn
Starting with the second player, players now begin
recruiting adventurers and exploring the tomb. On his or
her first turn, each Player draws five Character Cards from
the Character Pool, selects one to be part of his or her
Adventuring Party, and places the rest in the Inn. If the
Character is a Cleric, the Player draws a Prayer Card.
If the Character is a Wizard, the Player draws a Spell Card.
If the Character is both a Cleric and a Wizard, he draws
both a Prayer Card and a Spell Card.
Optional Rules
During the Lean Years, this place grows deathly quiet.
I’ve seen weeks go by without a new face. This place
grows as empty as a tomb... no pun intended. Players
draw only three adventurers from the Character Pool.
During the Fat Years, I’ve seen this place filled with
people; drink in one hand, story in another. I’ve seen
people come and go, so many I’ve forgotten more faces
than I remember. And I’ve seen a dozen men march out
for adventure in an afternoon, hungry for glory. Players
draw five adventurers from the Character Pool
and keep two before returning the rest to the Inn.
After each Player has drawn a Character, the second phase
of Tomb begins. From here on out, players may take as
many Free Actions as they would like before taking one
(and only one) Standard Action on a Turn. Free Actions
include Attaching items and moving equipment between
Characters, as well as using React Cards.
FRee ACTIons
At the beginning of each Player’s Turn (before performing
any other actions), the Player may redistribute Attached
cards among the Characters in his Adventuring Party.
Just as with any other time Cards are being Attached,
no Character may have more than one card with each of
the following traits — Armor, Bow, Glove, Helm, Shield,
and Weapon. Players may not move Cards while they are
resolving Crypt Encounters (iTraps, Monsters, etc.).
If an Adventuring Party begins a Turn at the Inn,
they immediately heal all Wounds as a Free Action.

sTAnDARD ACTIons
1. Act
2. Draw (Inn)
3. Heal (Tomb)
4. Move
5. Pickpocket (Tomb)
6. Play a Card
7. Recruit (Inn)
8. Return to the Inn (Tomb)
9. Raid (Tomb)
a. Combat Turn Actions
b. Flee
While at the Inn, Players and Characters may not
Pickpocket. Raylor oversees the place and he makes sure
everyone behaves in his establishment.
ACT
As a Player’s Turn, he can use a Turn
Action on a Character, Card, or a Space
on the Board with an associated Turn
Action.
The CARD TyPes
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
Double-Bladed Sword
1 1
Weapon
Perform one extra combat action
each Combat Round.
We ake n
Item
Illus. Cris Dornaus © 2008 AEG
Prayer
React: Before a Monster attacks, remove
one die of each color from its Attack roll.
Another Way In
Illus. Jason Engle © 2008 AEG
Tac t i c
Turn: If your Party is adjacent to a Crypt,
but not at the Crypt Door, Raid the Crypt.
Illus. beet © 2008 AEG
Item Cards Item cards must be played immediately when drawn by Attaching them to a specific Character. Item Cards
provide a Character with bonuses or abilities. While bonuses can stack (for example, two rings that provide a bonus
to Magic), no Character may Attach more than one Item or Treasure each with the following traits — Armor, Bow, Glove,
Helm, Shield, Weapon. If there are ever more such traited Items in play than Characters, the extra Item(s) are discarded.
Prayer Cards These are special cards that can
only be cast by a Cleric or a Character with at
least one Die of Holiness. If you do not have a
Cleric in your Adventuring Party (or a Character
with one or more Holiness Dice), you cannot
Attach or use a Prayer Card.
Tactics Tactics are special cards that can be
played from your hand by any Character in your
Adventuring Party. Some can be Attached to
Characters while others are discarded after use.
Traps Cards and Monster Cards are explained
in greater detail on pages 7 and 8.
Stone Skin
React: Before entering a Crypt,
one Character gains +2 HP
until the end of the Turn.
Ke ziah’s Orb
Spell
Illus. Beth Trott © 2008 AEG
Treasure
Gain +3 Blue Skill.
React: Before entering a Crypt,
look at one Card in the Crypt.
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Illus. Veronica V. Jones © 2008 AEG
DRAW
If the Adventuring Party is at the Inn, a Player may
Draw two Cards (in any combination) from any of
the four Decks in the Inn as a Draw Action and put
them in his hand. Weapon and Item cards must be
Attached immediately and Cards that cannot be
Attached are discarded. A Character may never
possess more than one Item Card with a special trait
at one time. There is no limit on Attaching other
Item Card types.
Spells can only be cast by Characters with at least
one Die of Magic and Prayers can only be cast by
Characters with at least one Die of Holiness. A
Player may keep them in his hand until cast.
There is no hand limit in Tomb.
Spell Deck These are special cards that can only
be cast by a Wizard or a Character with at least one
Die of Magic. If you do not have a Wizard in your
Adventuring Party (or a Character with one or more
Magic Dice), you cannot Attach or use a Spell Card.
Treasure Cards Treasure Cards work much the same
way as Item cards, with one important distinction.
Treasure cards can be “Banked” for XP immediately,
or they can be Attached to a Character. If a Treasure
is Attached, it cannot be Banked until the Character
returns to the Inn. Be careful, however. Rogues from
other mercenary companies can Pickpocket Treasure
Cards Attached to your Characters and then rush
back to the Inn to Bank them.
Treasure Cards can only be found in Crypts.

heAl
An Adventuring Party with at least one Cleric may
take a Turn to Heal injured Characters. The Player rolls
a number of Tomb Dice equal to the combined Holiness
of all Clerics in the Adventuring Party, which in turn
Heals (removes) a number of Wounds on the Characters
in the Adventuring Party up to the number of successes
rolled. These Wounds are healed in whatever order the
player wishes. Wounds are explained in depth under
Monsters and Combat Resolution.
Move
If the Adventuring Party is at the Inn, they may
immediately enter the Tomb and move their maximum
Movement (see below). If they are already in the Tomb,
they may move their maximum Movement, stopping on
any Crypt Door if they wish to Raid the Crypt on the
following Turn. An entire Adventuring Party moves
together. The maximum Movement of an Adventuring
Party is ten squares, plus any bonus movement due to
Characters, Item Cards, or Treasure.
Movement is horizontal and vertical, never diagonal.
Multiple Parties may occupy the same space.
PICkPoCkeT
If an Adventuring Party has a Rogue in it, the Player may use his turn to Pickpocket any Character the Adventuring Party
could reach in one Turn of Movement.
The acting Player selects one Rogue from his Adventuring Party, who selects any Item or Treasure Card on a Character
from an Adventuring Party in range. The acting Player rolls the Skill Dice for the Rogue. The target Party’s Player rolls
the Skill Dice of any one Character in his Party (Target Player’s choice). If the acting Player rolls more successes than his
opponent, the Card is stolen and Attached to the Rogue, and discarded if it cannot be Attached. If the Rogue fails,
the Character making the opposing Skill roll “catches” the Rogue.
The Character catching a Pickpocketing Rogue is allowed one Attack on the Rogue before he gets away, following the
standard rules for attacking. The Rogue suffers Wounds from this Attack, like any other, before returning
to his Party. If the Rogue is killed, any Attached Cards are given to the attacking Player.
For example, Player One decides to have Dread, a Rogue in his Adventuring Party take a Pickpocket Action to acquire
an Item Card from Player Two’s Adventuring Party. Player One rolls Skill Dice equal to Dread’s Skill Trait (two Green,
two Blue, and two Red), and rolls three successes. Player Two selects Captain Dukat with one Green, three Blue and one
Red Skill Dice. Player Two rolls only two successes. Dread rolls more successes than Captain Dukat, allowing him to
successfully Pickpocket an Item Card from a Character in Player Two’s Adventuring Party.
Rogues cannot steal from their own Adventuring Party.
ReCRUIT
If the Adventuring Party is at the Inn, a Player may
Recruit one Character from the Inn Board.
The Character is placed in front of the Player and added
to his Adventuring Party. If the Character recruited is a
Cleric, the Player draws a Prayer Card. If the Character
is a Wizard, the Player draws a Spell Card. If the
Character is both a Cleric and a Wizard, he draws both
a Prayer Card and a Spell Card.
PlAy A CARD
Some Prayer, Spell, and Tactics Cards require a Turn Action to use.
In this instance, the Card may be played in either the Inn or the
Tomb. In such an instance, the entire Turn is spent playing the Card.
Other cards can only be used as a Battle Action inside a Crypt.
In this case, one Character plays the Card for his Battle
Action for the Combat Turn.
“React” cards do not require a Full Turn to play and can be played
in addition to any Standard Turn Action.
Unless stated otherwise all Inn cards are revealed and placed in
front of the Character using or casting them. They are considered
Attached to that Character for the rest of the game and are discarded
if the Character is killed. Cards that are not discarded can be used
again and again throughout the game. Each card may only be used
once per Turn.

ReTURn To The Inn (Flee)
During Combat, the Adventuring Party may Flee from
a Crypt to the Inn. This can only be done as a Character
Battle Action.
Alternatively, an Adventuring Party may use its
Standard Action for the Turn to return to the Inn.
Once the Adventuring Party has reached the Inn, the
Player may choose to Bank any Treasure Cards Attached
to Characters. The Player’s turn ends.
A. Title
B. Disarm requirements
C. Failure consequence
D. XP value
A
Cold Iron Shackles
B
Trap
Characters: 1
Disarm: Skill 4
Failure: Characters in the Raiding Party lose
their Red dice until the Party moves to the Inn.
C
D
XP 4
Illus. Jeremy Jarvis © 2008 AEG
RAID
If an Adventuring Party is standing on a Crypt Door at the start of a
Turn, they may Raid the Crypt. If the Crypt is empty, the acting
Player’s Turn ends. Otherwise, the appropriate Player (determined by
the symbol on the Crypt Door — L for Left, R for Right) becomes the
Crypt Master (CM) and draws the face down cards from the Crypt,
beginning the Encounter. It is the role of the CM to navigate the Raid
and make the encounter as difficult as possible for the Acting Player.
The Raid Begins
Raids are resolved in the following order:
• Traps
• Monsters
• Treasures
All Trap cards must be defeated before the Adventuring Party
encounters any Monsters (if any), and all Monsters must be defeated
before the Treasure Cards (if any) can be Attached or Banked. If the
Adventuring Party flees, dies, or otherwise fails to advance the Raid,
unrevealed cards are returned face down into the Crypt and only the
CM knows their true value.
TRAPs
The CM decides the order of the Traps, revealing each in turn. He does not need to reveal how many traps there are, only that
there are traps. The CM reads the first and second lines of the trap, telling the Raiding Player how many Characters may attempt
to disarm the trap and what Attribute is used. The CM does not reveal the Target Number for disarming the trap, nor the effect of
failing. Each Trap Card is essentially its own set of internal rules, requiring the Adventuring Party to be vigilant for the deadliest
traps in the game.
The Target Number to disarm a Trap remains a secret for the purpose of the element of risk for the Raiding Player.
The Raiding Adventuring Party selects which Characters will Disarm the trap. Characters assigned to Disarm a trap must roll
a combined number of successes, equal to or greater than the trap’s Target Number or Numbers, rolling dice equal to the value of
the appropriate Attribute.
If the Trap is disarmed, the Raiding Player banks the XP from the Trap (see Banking XP below).
If the Adventuring Party fails to Disarm the Trap, the CM reveals the Trap and announces the “Failure” consequences of the Trap
on the Raiding Adventuring Party. The Trap is then placed into the Crypt Card Discard Pile.
This process repeats until no Traps remain in the Crypt.
After any Trap has been resolved, the Raiding Player may choose to leave the Crypt (whether the Trap was disarmed or not)
without seeing the other cards in the Crypt. If so, move the Adventuring Party Marker back to the Crypt Door. All remaining
Crypt Cards are returned face down into the Crypt.
For instance, a Trap Card might indicate
Characters: 1
Disarm: Skill 3
Failure: Each Character in the Raiding Party suffers one Wound.
Only one Character may Disarm this trap. The Player rolls a number of Tomb Dice equal to the Character’s total Skill Attribute
(including Items, Treasures, and other effects), and successfully Disarms the Trap if three or more successes are rolled. If he fails,
each member of his party suffers one Wound each.

MonsTeRs
After all the Trap Cards have been resolved (or if there are no Trap Cards), Monster Cards are encountered and the
Raiding Player decides whether his Adventuring Party will continue in the Crypt. If the Adventuring Party remains,
Combat occurs.
Combat only occurs when an Adventuring Party encounters a Monster run by a CM, unless otherwise stated.
This includes all Encounters with Monsters in Crypts as well as events triggered by Inn Cards. Combat does not
occur when two Adventuring Parties occupy the same space. Adventuring Parties cannot attack other Adventuring
Parties, unless a card effect allows it.
Each Combat has one or more Combat Rounds, with the following steps:
• Monsters Revealed. The CM reveals all of the Monsters at the same time and resolves any
revealed effects immediately, as stated on the cards (first Monsters, then Characters in the
Raiding Adventuring Party).
• Battle Actions. Beginning with the CM, the CM and the Raiding Player take turns performing
Battle Actions until all living Monsters and Adventuring Party members have acted. Each
Monster and each Adventuring Party member may act once per combat Round. This step
repeats until all of the Characters or all of the Monsters are dead (see Death below).
Battle Actions for Monsters
• Attack. The CM selects a Monster for the Combat Action, and the Raiding Player selects a
Target Character. The CM rolls a number of Tomb Dice equal to the Monster’s Attack
Attribute, inflicting one Wound for each success on the Target Character. If an Attack inflicts
one or more Wounds, the target is “wounded”.
• Battle Action. Some Monsters have special Battle Actions or Inn Cards that can be used in
Combat. These may be used as the Monster’s Action for a Combat Round. When a Monster is
using an ability on an Inn Card, it treats any printed reference to the word “Monster” on the
card as if it said “Character,” and vice versa. This action does not count as an Attack, but does
count as the Monster’s action for the Round.
D
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
HP 4
A
Sir Guerin
3 1
Sir Guerin only suffers wounds
from Blue or Red dice.
C
2 3
B
Monster XP 4
1
1
E
Illus. William O’Connor © 2008 AEG
A. Title
B. Attributes
C. Special Ability
D. Hit Points
E. XP value
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
Komodo
Reveal this Card when the first Trap
in this Crypt is announced.
All Traps in this Crypt gain +1 TN to disarm.
HP 4
1
2
Monster XP 6
1
2
1
2
Illus. Hugh Jamieson © 2008 AEG

Battle Actions for Characters
• Attack. The Raiding Player selects a Character for the Combat
Action and a Target Monster. He rolls a number of Tomb Dice
equal to the Character’s Attack Attribute, inflicting one Wound
for each success shown. These Wounds are then applied to the
Target Monster.
• Battle Action. Some Characters have special Battle Actions
or Inn Cards that can be used in Combat. These may be used as
the Character’s Action for a Combat Round. This action does not
count as an Attack, but does count as the Character’s action for
the Round.
• Flee. The Raiding Player may choose to immediately return
the Adventuring Party to the Inn. All remaining Monster and
Treasure Cards are returned face down into the Crypt.
Any Inn Cards drawn for the Monsters or other special effects
are discarded, and any Wounds inflicted on the Monsters are
removed. This does not count as a Move Action for the
purpose of other Character and card effects.
A new Combat Round begins once all of the Characters and
Monsters have acted. When a new Combat Round begins all
Characters and Monsters “reset” allowing them to attack again in
the new Round.
If a Monster is somehow resurrected, it returns to the game fully
healed and is treated the same as any other Character or Monster
entering the game for the first time.
WoUnDs
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
Elithe
When revealed, make a contested
Skill vs. Skill roll against a Character
in the Raiding Party (Raiding Player’s choice).
If successful, the Raiding Party must give
one attached Treasure to another Party.
HP 3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Illus. Matthew S. Armstrong © 2008 AEG
Monster XP 4
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
Darkhelm
When revealed, draw one Inn Card
from each deck and attach them to Darkhelm.
HP 6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Monster XP 6
Whenever a Character or Monster suffers a Wound (either
during Combat or as the result of another Card effect), a
Wound marker is placed on it. In many instances, the Player
may decide which Character in his Adventuring Party suffers
Wounds. Unless stated, a Character always takes the full
damage of a single action and can suffer more Wounds than
it has Hit Points.
DeATh
When a Character or Monster suffers a number of Wounds equal to or greater than its Hit Point total, it is killed.
Dead Monster Cards are immediately Banked. Dead Characters are removed from play and all of their Attached Cards
are discarded. Any actions to heal a Character or abate Death must be taken immediately. If a Character ever dies, the dead
Character is removed from play, and a new Character is drawn from the Character Pool and placed in the Inn.
If an entire Adventuring Party is killed (or the last remaining Character is somehow removed from the Adventuring Party),
all cards Attached to Adventuring Party members are discarded. The Adventuring Party Marker is returned to the Inn, and
the Player draws a new Character from the Character Pool to start a new Adventuring Party. The Player’s turn ends.
Illus. Steve Argyle © 2008 AEG

TReAsURe CARDs
Once all of the Traps and Monsters are defeated (or if
none were present), the Raiding Player receives all of the
Treasure Cards from that Crypt.
Treasure Cards must immediately be Banked or
Attached. Treasure Cards that are not Banked must be
Attached to a Character in the Adventuring Party.
Unless an Attached card states otherwise, it only affects
the Character it is Attached to.
While Treasure Cards Attach to Characters just like
Item Cards, the two are not the same. Whenever a
Card refers to Treasure, it only means Treasure Cards.
Likewise, when a Card refers to Items, it only means
Item Cards.
Whenever a Character is moved to another Adventuring
Party or another location within the Tomb, all Attached
Cards move with the Character. If a Character is moved
to the Inn (without the rest of the Adventuring Party),
killed, or returned to the Character Pool, all Attached
cards are discarded.
BAnkInG
When Traps or Monsters are defeated, the cards are
immediately Banked by the Raiding Player. Banked
Treasure Cards also advance the score marker and
cannot ever be returned to play. Banked cards
are kept separate from cards in play and are used to
determine a Player’s final score at the end of the game.
A
Bruntor’s Shield
B
Treasure
Shield
This Character gains +1 HP
for each other Character in your Party.
C
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Illus. Adam Denton © 2008 AEG
A. Title
B. Mechanics
C. XP value
enD oF The GAMe
The game ends when all Crypt Cards have been
removed from the Crypts. Total the Experience
Points (XP) for all cards in the Player’s bank and all
Treasure Cards Attached to surviving Characters in a
Player’s Adventuring Party. The Player with the most
Experience Points wins.
ACTIons AnD eFFeCTs
Most Cards and Characters have text granting special
abilities. Many have actions printed on them — optional
abilities that can be used at a specific time. These take
three forms:
• Battle Actions: Actions that say “Battle” can be used
as a Character’s or Monster’s action during a combat
round.
• Turn Actions: Actions that say “Turn” are used
outside of combat, and require the use of the
Adventuring Party’s Standard Action for the Turn
Only one can be used per Turn.
• Reactions: Actions that say “React” can be used any
time the condition of the React applies. When more
than one Player wants to play a React in response
to a trigger, the Player whose turn it is gets the first
opportunity to play a React, then opportunity passes
to the left around the play area until all Players have
no more Reacts to that trigger.
Some cards can be used as a Turn Action or Battle
Action — these say “Turn/Battle”.
To use an Action, the Player must meet or exceed all
conditions and requirements listed on the Action, such
as timing, number, and type of Tomb Dice a Character
can roll, and Adventuring Party makeup. Adventuring
Party or Character requirements for using Cards are
listed at the top of the text area of the card.
Whether or not the Player uses an action is always
optional. Text on cards that is not part of an action
happens automatically, with no choice involved.
Effects from such text are resolved before Reacts,
if timing conflicts.
A. Title
B. Attribute Bonus
C. Special Ability
Throwing Daggers
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
A
Item
1 1 1
B
Weapon
React: When Monsters are revealed,
roll three Green dice. For each success,
inflict one wound on any one Monster.
C
Illus. Cris Dornaus © 2008 AEG

GlossARy TeRMs
Adventuring Party. An Adventuring Party consists of
one to five Characters. Should an Adventuring Party
ever reach zero, it immediately returns to the Inn Board
and Recruits one new Character.
Attribute. This is how many dice a Character rolls for a
given effect. There are four Attributes in Tomb – Attack,
Skill, Magic, and Holiness, and they are in three
different colors (associated with the same color of dice)
– Green, Blue, and Red.
Cards. Tomb includes Crypt (Monster, Trap, and
Treasure), Item, Prayer, Spell, and Tactics cards.
Character. The terms Character and Character Card are
interchangeable.
Character Pool. The place characters not yet in the game
are drawn from, such as a bag.
Cleric. Clerics are part fighters and part healers, helping
the Adventuring Party when they are close to death.
Crypt. A region of the Tomb Board that holds Monsters,
Treasure, and Traps.
Crypt Door. The space located in front of each Crypt.
This space indicates the entrance to a Crypt and how
many Crypt Cards it can hold.
Crypt Card. A Monster, Trap, or Treasure Card that is
placed in a Crypt.
Dead/Death. Any Character who suffers Wounds
equal to or greater than his or her Hit Point total is
destroyed.
Dice. See Tomb Dice below.
Fighter. Fighters are the most common Characters.
They kick down doors, kill monsters, and absorb the
most hits.
Hallway Space. Any space on the Tomb Board that
is not a Crypt or Crypt Door is considered a Hallway
Space where Adventurers move about.
Hit Points. This represents how hardy and strong a
Character is.
Inn. The terms Inn and Inn Board are used
interchangeably.
Rogue. Rogues are fast and skillful, capable of
disarming traps and picking the pockets of their
enemies.
Tomb. The terms Tomb and Tomb Board are used
interchangeably.
Tomb Dice. 21 ten-sided dice are included, seven
each of three different colors (Green, Blue, and Red).
Each of these dice has the symbol on them a
specific number of times, indicating the chance of
a success on each die type. Green Dice have three
symbols each (30% chance of success), Blue Dice
have five symbols each (50% chance of success), and
Red Dice have seven symbols each (70% chance of
success). Whenever dice are rolled, the number of
symbols that appear face up on the dice are totaled
to determine the success of the die roll.
Wizard. Wizards cast magic spells and support the
Adventuring Party with a wide array of alternative
talents.

solITAIRe PlAy
To play Tomb as a single Player, shuffle all decks as if it were a multiplayer game. Deal two Crypt
Cards to each Crypt without looking at them (deal only one card to any Crypt that can only hold
one). Draw three Crypt Cards. Add a third card from your hand to a Crypt that can hold at least
three, and then draw another Crypt Card. Repeat until all Crypts that can hold at least three
cards have a third card. Deal a fourth Crypt Card from the deck to all Crypts that can hold four.
Fill any Crypts that can hold more from your hand until all are full.
Draw 20 Characters from the Character Pool and place them in the Inn. Recruit Characters
from this group as usual. When there are no remaining Characters in the Player Adventuring
Party or at the Inn, the game ends. Any time you use a Turn Action to draw any Inn Cards,
you must select a Character from the Inn and destroy it. The only exceptions are cards drawn
because of effects on Characters, Inn Cards, Crypts, or Crypt Cards. No Characters are added to
the Inn unless dictated by a card or Crypt effect.
Play through the Tomb as usual with your Adventuring Party. The maximum Adventuring
Party size is four Characters. When raiding a Crypt, resolve the cards in the usual order (Traps,
Monsters, Treasures). Resolve Traps in any order you see fit. Monsters act in order from highest
XP to lowest XP. When a Monster has to select whether to attack or to use an ability, always
select the option that involves the most Tomb Dice being rolled. Ignore abilities that refer to
other Adventuring Parties.
The game ends when either there are no more Characters in the Adventuring Party and Inn, or
all Crypts are empty – whichever happens first. You do not gain XP for Treasures, regardless
of whether they were used or banked. You gain +5 XP for each surviving Character in the
Adventuring Party and the Inn if you successfully cleared all Crypts. Your adventuring rank is
based on the following chart:
0 XP or fewer Hireling
1 XP – 10 XP Henchman
11 XP – 20 XP Slime Mold
21 XP – 30 XP Recruit
31 XP – 40 XP Sergeant
41 XP – 50 XP Mercenary
51 XP – 60 XP Adventurer
61 XP – 70 XP Gamer
71 XP – 80 XP Slayer
81 XP – 90 XP Tomb Raider
91 XP – 100 XP Dungeon Master
101 XP or more Power Gamer

CAMPAIGn PlAy
Players may select to play a series of games, with their adventures making up a long-term campaign. If so, each Player keeps
a running tally of XP from one game to the next. As the Player gains XP, the Player goes up in level – and gains benefits for
each new level! The Player receives the following benefits:
50 XP oR FeWeR
51 XP – 100 XP
101 XP – 200 XP
201 XP – 400 XP
401 XP – 700 XP
701 XP – 1100 XP
1101 XP – 1600 XP
1601 XP – 2200 XP
2201 XP – 3000 XP
3000 XP oR MoRe
level 1
level 2
level 3
level 4
level 5
level 6
level 7
level 8
level 9
level 10
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No benefit.
Re-roll two Tomb Dice when determining who goes first.
Draw six Characters instead of five during the Recruitment Phase
(choosing one for the starting Adventuring Party
as usual).
When one of the Player’s Characters is destroyed, the Player may
return it to the Character Pool instead of the discard pile.
Once per game, after drawing an Inn card, the Player may
immediately discard it and draw another.
The Player’s hand size while filling the Tomb is four cards instead
of three.
After recruiting a Character, the Player may discard one or
more cards from the Player XP Bank to immediately recruit that
number of additional Characters.
Before shuffling the Crypt Card Deck, the Player may take one
card of his or her choice to put into his or her hand.
Before the Player draws Characters at the start of the game, the
Player may search for one Character from the Character Pool for
the Adventuring Party. Draw five Characters from the Character
Pool and place them at the Inn.
The Player’s maximum Adventuring Party size is six Characters
instead of five.
All benefits are cumulative. For example, if the Player
has 150 XP, the Player may re-roll two Tomb Dice to see
who goes first and then draw six Characters instead
of five when choosing his initial Adventuring Party.

InTo The CRyPT
Your party creeps quietly to the door. As the rogue carefully
checks for traps, the sounds of breathing and moaning echo
from within.
In your party are Mirin Faithbringer, Lady Eryne, Dunbar,
Kadin with Mkono-Djarat Attached (from an earlier crypt
raid), and Slayer the Unkind with Teleport Attached (because
he used it earlier). In your hand are Bless and Fireball —
neither of which you have used yet. This crypt holds five
cards, and the player to the left is the Crypt Master.
The turn begins, and you announce that your Party is going
in. The CM picks up the cards and looks at them, showing no
one else.
Illus. Marko Djurdjevic © 2008 AEG
Lady Eryne
Rogue
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
AnoTheR TRAP!
This one also requires Skill, so Lady Eryne steps up again.
She rolls three Blue Dice again, this time gaining three
successes. The CM reveals the trap is Unholy Light, requiring
four successes.
Unholy Light
Failure!
Because she failed, the member of the party
with the fewest Attack dice dies. Kadin only
has one printed Attack die, but gets three
more from his Attached sword — so he is safe.
Eryne has three, Dunbar has five (three of his
own plus two red because of the two wizards
in the party), Mirin has two, and Slayer only
Trap
Characters: 1
Disarm: Skill 4
Failure: Kill the Character in
the Raiding Party with the fewest Attack dice.
has one. Slayer dies heinously and goes to the discard pile,
taking the Attached spell with him. A new Character is added
to the Inn from the Character Pool. The trap is discarded (not
banked), since it has done its damage. Again, your party may
choose to run away before anything else is revealed — but
there are only three cards left, and you feel brave.
3
3
3
3
Lady Eryne
React: When you move to the Tomb,
draw an Inn card.
HP 3
Rogue
A TRAP!
The CM reveals that there is a trap, which only one
character can face. It requires a Skill test/check. You
choose Lady Eryne, your character with the best Skill
— three Blue Dice. She rolls two successes and the
CM reveals the trap — Wards of Peril, with a disarm
TN of 2.
Wards of Peril
Success!
The trap is banked with no ill
effects, and you have two more
experience points. You may now
flee if you want to, but your party
chooses to press on fearlessly.
XP 4
Illus. Mike Raabe © 2008 AEG
Illus. Jonathan Hunt © 2008 AEG
Slaye r the Unkind
Wizard
Trap
Characters: 1
Disarm: Skill 2
Failure: Draw three Tomb Cards.
Immediately add all Monsters drawn
to this Crypt. Discard the others.
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
HP 2
1
XP 2
Illus. Luis Vazquez © 2008 AEG
2 5
Slayer the Unkind
React: Before slayer makes an Attack
roll, inflict one wound on another
Character in your party. Add slayer’s
Magic dice to the Attack roll.
Wizard

Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
HP 3
TWo MonsTeRs
The CM reveals Brine Spawn and Crusher. Due to card
text, the CM draws an item card, Kama, and Attaches it
to Crusher. The CM goes first and chooses for the Brine
Spawn to attack. Your party lets Dunbar take the attack.
Unfortunately, Brine Spawn rolls well — five hits! Dunbar
suffers five wounds, which is more than enough to kill him.
Dunbar is discarded and a new Character is added to the
Inn from the Character Pool.
Brine Spawn
2
1
1
2
1
1
Monster XP 2
2 1
Illus. Jonathan Hunt © 2008 AEG
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
1
Kama
Weapon
Re-roll one Attack die.
1
Item
Illus. Cris Dornaus © 2008 AEG
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
HP 3
Crusher
1
4
When revealed, draw and attach
one Item Card to Crusher.
Monster XP 4
Now your Party acts. Kadin has one blue and two red Attack
dice (thanks to Mkono-Djarat), so he attacks Crusher,
hoping to take it out before it can do any damage. The roll
shows… two hits. Not enough! Crusher takes two wounds,
and now rolls its attack. Lady Eryne steps up to take the
hit, hoping to survive for her attack. On Crusher’s six dice
are three successes. Crusher uses the Kama to re-roll one
of the misses, but it’s still a miss. This would be enough to
kill Eryne, but Mirin uses his react to save her. He rolls his
six Holiness dice, and gets four successes. One wound goes
away, and Eryne lives on.
Illus. Drew Baker © 2008 AEG
Mirin Faithbringe r
Cle ric
Attack
Skill
Magic
Holiness
HP 3
3
2
2 1
Mirin Faithbringer
React: When one of your Characters
suffers wounds, make a holiness roll
(Tn 3). If successful, that Character
suffers one less wound.
Cleric
It is the party’s turn to act again. Eryne attacks Crusher,
and it is a complete bust. No successes. Crusher is not
hurt at all. It would be the monsters’ turn again, but they
have all acted this Combat Round. That leaves Mirin. His
react did not count as his action for the Combat Round, so
he acts now. He could attack, or the Party could flee, but
instead he casts Bless, giving the Party one additional Red
Die for the rest of its rolls this combat. The Prayer Card
Attaches to Mirin, and he cannot cast it again this Turn.
Illus. Kevin Wasden © 2008 AEG
Time for the next round of combat.
Brine Spawn attacks first again, and Eryne steps forward
to take the blow. This time, Brine Spawn rolls three
successes. With two wounds already on Eryne, nothing
can save her. She is discarded and a new Character is
added to the Inn from the Character Pool.
Kadin means business now.
Fireball
Fireball!
Kadin rolls one green die, four
Blue Dice, and one red die
(thanks to Bless)… three times.
Spell
He rolls eight successes! One
Battle: Make three Magic rolls. All successes
must be applied as wounds to Monsters
or Characters in the current combat.
is applied to Crusher, killing
No Monster or Character can be given
more wounds than it takes to kill it.
it. The Kama is discarded, and
Illus. Bryan Hayboer © 2008 AEG
Crusher goes to the party’s XP
bank. Three successes go to Brine Spawn. Another
kill! And another Monster Card for the XP bank. But
there are still four Wounds left to apply and only the
Characters remain. One more success is applied to
Kadin, so he survives. The last three are placed on
Mirin. While that might kill him, he makes a Holiness
roll for the react printed on him and succeeds,
suffering only two wounds, not enough to kill him.
With the monsters dead, the
last card is revealed — Gloves of Gloves of Mercy
Mercy, a Treasure.
You now have a choice. Does your
party Attach the treasure to one
Treasure
of your Characters, so you can
Glove
use it? Or do you bank it for XP,
Your Party has +2 Move.
Turn: Draw two Inn Cards.
keeping it safe? Your answers to
such questions can determine
X P 5
Illus. Steve Snyder © 2008 AEG
victory or defeat…

Design: John Zinser
Development: Brent Keith
ToMB CReDITs
Creative Manager: jim pinto
Cover Art: Chris Seaman
Box Art: Steve Ellis, Jason Engle, Carl Frank, Jonathan Hunt
Graphic Design: Nate Barnes, Creative Instinct, Rodney Saenz
Production: Marcelo A. Figueroa, Leticia Hayler
Editing: Rob Hobart, Todd Rowland, Rob Vaux
Artists: Christopher Appel, Steve Argyle, Matthew S. Armstrong,
Chris Arneson, Drew Baker, Stephen Bautista, Steven Belledin,
Theresa Brandon, Heather Bruton, Jeff Carlisle, Matt Cavotta,
Miguel Coimbra, Mike Conrad, Storn Cook, Ed Cox, Edwin David,
Thomas Denmark, Adam Denton, Marko Djurdjevic, John Donahue,
Cris Dornaus, Robert Andreas Drude, Randy Elliot, Steve Ellis,
Jason Engle, Mark Evans, Edward Fetterman, Anthony Francisco,
Carl Frank, Joachim Gmoser, Anthony Grabski, Daerick W. Gross,
Daerick Gross, Sr., Paul Herbert, Bryan Heyboer, Vincent Hie,
Phillip Hilliker, Jon Hodgson, David Horne, David Hudnut,
Robert Humble, Jonathan Hunt, Lisa Hunt, Llyn Hunter,
Mike Jackson, Hugh Jamieson, Jeremy Jarvis, Veronica V. Jones,
Michael W. M. Kaluta, Merle Keller, Constantinos Koniotis,
Doug Kovacs, Heather V. Kreiter, Edward James Krings,
Stephanie Law, April Lee, Eric Lofgren, Chuck Lukacs,
Craig Maher, Slawomir Maniak, Thomas Manning, Britt Martin,
Malcolm McClinton, Gary W. McKee II, Jeff Menges, Dan Moenster,
Monte Moore, Tony Moseley, William O’Connor, Glen Osterberger,
Jim Pavelec, Ben Peck, Michael Phillippi, Mark Poole, Mike Raabe,
Klaus Scherwinski, Chris Seaman, Steve Snyder, Carlos Taylor,
Beth Trott, Luis Vasquez, Franz Vohwinkel, Kevin Wasden,
Kenneth Waters, John Wigley, Brad Williams
Playtesters: Efrain Astorga, Jon Bancroft, Thomas Bang, Brian
Bates, Jeremy Black, Ken Carpenter, Patrick Clark, Steve Collier,
Neal Fischer, Thomas Hall, Frank Kallal, Richard Kane, Kyong Kim,
Anthony Lakas, David Lepore, Jason Liang, David Miler, Tim Myers,
Eric Norris, Richard Norris, Anthony Oshmago, Eric Plumb,
Daniel Ray, Todd C. Rowland, John Seals, Daniel Stolp,
Peter Vander Giessen, Robert Walker, Gabriel Watson, Rick Wischnef
The Grey Riders: Jim Eastman, Murl Harmon, Brian Peters,
Dave Seay, Jon Seay, Paul Stachel, Jerry Stachel, Ken Villars
The Crew: Jay Cozzetto, Alan DeSalvio, Derek Meserve,
Schey Morton, John Rotker
Dedication: “To my Mom, all that wasted time playing
D&D actually paid off.” Also dedicated to Gary Gygax,
who opened the way to many tombs and adventures.