Tomb Rulebook

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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 X P 4 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.
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