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Temples & Tombs RPG is Now Available in Print and PDF

Temples & Tombs (Gallant Knight Games)Gallant Knight Games has released the pulp adventure roleplaying game Temples & Tombs in print and PDF. The game – designed by Christopher Grey and built on the Year Zero Engine from Free League Publishing – focuses on action packed, high adventure as found in pulp magazine stories of the 1920s and 1930s. The 179 page hardcover (with PDF) can be had for $29.99 or grab just the PDF for $9.99 at DriveThruRPG.

About the book:

Terror! Suspense! You will not believe the dangers in store for your intrepid heroes! Will they discover ancient secrets, lost civilizations, or priceless treasure? Will they escape treacherous villains, evil super powers, or deathly traps?

Temples & Tombs is a roleplaying game devoted to creating the fast-paced adventures popularized in pulp magazines that led to films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Mummy (1999), and Romancing the Stone.

Built on the Year Zero Engine system, the framework that drives Free League’s games such as Tales from the Loop and Mutant Year Zero, Temples & Tombs is adapted to fit the two-fisted adventure pulp genre in several key ways.

  • Custom skills and talents engineered for a fast-paced and adventurous setting
  • Luck mechanic that provides more dice for added chances of success, but with a chance to “run out of luck”
  • Hero mechanic for additional chances to succeed
  • Condition-based consequences so that heroes never die (but may be on the run)
  • A scene structure that helps guide play to emulate your favorite action/adventure story

Beyond that, the game looks and feels like you’d expect YZ0 to feel. And if you’ve never played in this system, you’re in for a treat. Very easy learning curve, fast-paced game play, and just enough crunch to keep things interesting.

Jeff McAleer

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