Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Templars
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Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Templars contains three adventures for use with West End Games Masterbook
system: Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Templars, Indiana Jones and the Druids' Curse and Indiana Jones and the Sword in the Stone, the adventures taking place between 1936 and 1938 and all in the United Kingdom. As such this could be considered the British source book for the West End Games version of Indiana Jones Role Playing. Although the source material reveals little in the way of equipment, there are interesting sidebars giving tips and hints about running adventures in 1930's Britain although these can be a little stereo typical in their approach.
The first adventure has you traveling to Edinburgh
and has you searching for the treasure of the Knights Templar
at Rosslyn Chapel
, underground, through tunnels used by Robert the Bruce you finally have a confrontation with some no gooders and a demon called Baphomet
. There's a nice riddle involving the Apprentice Pillar in the Chapel and the dungeon bashing aspect of the scenario is a lot of fun if you've got the miniatures and floor tiles, it's very controllable. The fight at the end with Baphomet could do with beefing up as could some of the action events that happen earlier, no spiked chambers or rolling balls here.
The second adventure has some fantastic source materials for Druid
s in the Indiana Jones RPGs, there's info on various cults and the roles they play in British society in the 1930s, there's also a complete druidic alphabet for use with inscriptions or scrolls. (Always nice to hand a player an object with unknown text on it). There are also some interesting spells and information on ley lines and their use within the game. Two arcane items are introduced, the Chariot of Boudicca and the Wicker Colossus
,which would be great to see Indy try to escape from if ever used in game. The plot of this adventure has you searching for the Head of the Morrigan
, a powerful artifact that some dastardly druid's want to use to strike at the British Government using a leyline that runs from Westminster all the way to Asybury Circle. The Nazis appear as a background threat and the artifact has some nice effects at the end which will bring forth the similarities of a Raider's ending.
The final adventure plays a lot like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
. The prologue can be told in flashback and gives the GM the chance to show a player character as a teenager, the finale has you negotiating deadly traps as you attempt to find the Excalibur and there's a nice appearance from some phantom knights at the final showdown. Geographically the adventure moves from Hadrian's Wall
to Glastonbury Tor
where Nazis feature heavily. Their appearance in this adventure as the villains presents a real challenge, so be prepared.
Indiana Jones (role-playing game)
There have been two publications of role-playing games based on the Indiana Jones franchise. The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game was designed and published by TSR, Inc. under license in 1984. Ten years later, West End Games acquired the rights to publish their own version, The World...
system: Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Templars, Indiana Jones and the Druids' Curse and Indiana Jones and the Sword in the Stone, the adventures taking place between 1936 and 1938 and all in the United Kingdom. As such this could be considered the British source book for the West End Games version of Indiana Jones Role Playing. Although the source material reveals little in the way of equipment, there are interesting sidebars giving tips and hints about running adventures in 1930's Britain although these can be a little stereo typical in their approach.
The first adventure has you traveling to Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
and has you searching for the treasure of the Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
at Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel, properly named the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew, was founded on a small hill above Roslin Glen as a Roman Catholic collegiate church in the mid-15th century...
, underground, through tunnels used by Robert the Bruce you finally have a confrontation with some no gooders and a demon called Baphomet
Baphomet
Baphomet is an imagined pagan deity , revived in the 19th century as a figure of occultism and Satanism. It appeared as a term for a pagan idol in trial transcripts of the Inquisition of the Knights Templar in the early 14th century...
. There's a nice riddle involving the Apprentice Pillar in the Chapel and the dungeon bashing aspect of the scenario is a lot of fun if you've got the miniatures and floor tiles, it's very controllable. The fight at the end with Baphomet could do with beefing up as could some of the action events that happen earlier, no spiked chambers or rolling balls here.
The second adventure has some fantastic source materials for Druid
Druid
A druid was a member of the priestly class in Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, and possibly other parts of Celtic western Europe, during the Iron Age....
s in the Indiana Jones RPGs, there's info on various cults and the roles they play in British society in the 1930s, there's also a complete druidic alphabet for use with inscriptions or scrolls. (Always nice to hand a player an object with unknown text on it). There are also some interesting spells and information on ley lines and their use within the game. Two arcane items are introduced, the Chariot of Boudicca and the Wicker Colossus
Wicker Man
A wicker man was a large wicker statue of a human used by the ancient Druids for human sacrifice by burning it in effigy, according to Julius Caesar in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico...
,which would be great to see Indy try to escape from if ever used in game. The plot of this adventure has you searching for the Head of the Morrigan
Morrígan
The Morrígan or Mórrígan , also written as Morrígu or in the plural as Morrígna, and spelt Morríghan or Mór-Ríoghain in Modern Irish, is a figure from Irish mythology who appears to have once been a goddess, although she is not explicitly referred to as such in the texts.The Morrigan is a goddess...
, a powerful artifact that some dastardly druid's want to use to strike at the British Government using a leyline that runs from Westminster all the way to Asybury Circle. The Nazis appear as a background threat and the artifact has some nice effects at the end which will bring forth the similarities of a Raider's ending.
The final adventure plays a lot like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third film in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford reprises the title role and Sean Connery plays Indiana's father, Henry...
. The prologue can be told in flashback and gives the GM the chance to show a player character as a teenager, the finale has you negotiating deadly traps as you attempt to find the Excalibur and there's a nice appearance from some phantom knights at the final showdown. Geographically the adventure moves from Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
to Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a hill at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, which features the roofless St. Michael's Tower. The site is managed by the National Trust. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument ....
where Nazis feature heavily. Their appearance in this adventure as the villains presents a real challenge, so be prepared.