The Crypt Colectarium

“Leave our tomb and return to the realm of the living. Our slumber Stolen or acquired through smuggling, a Grave-robber must always be
must not be disturbed. Life and death must be preserved in perpetual well-equipped.
disparity.”
• The Bloody dungeons of Lord Lysander Malachio.

Crypt
• The Pyramide-Tomb of The Pharaoh Kamdolun.
• The Malevolent Abode of The Lich Necromancer Mordek.
Your group of Grave-robbers must traverse The Crypt until reaching
the chamber where The Lord of The Crypt rests. Upon defeating him,
you can claim his treasures.
• Wide and fragile chamber,
where the remains of a Giant rest.
• Wild garden, illuminated
by a crack in the ceiling, with
moss and flowers nourished
by the fluids of fresh corpses
and vermin, home to ravenous
Necrophages.
• Corridor with multiple open
niches flanking the hallway,
from which The Endless
Horde emerges.
• Ossuary shrine adorned
with candles and bells,
guarded by The Mesmerizing
Lamplighter.
• Opening due to collapse,
leading to a mass grave, teeming
with rats, where the Fallen
Grave-robbers were thrown.
• Deep well leading to a pitch-
black chamber of immeasurable
dimension, echoing the howls
of The Wailers among hidden
bells.
• Honored tombs of a Loyal
Army.
• Flooded passage leading to
an underground lake, with a
modest dock, navigated by The
Blind Ferryman and What
lurks beneath the water.
• Fallen obelisk, like a bridge on
the brink of collapse, over an
abyss, blocked by The Death
Knight.
• Secret workshop filled with
macabre tools, where The
Altered Creation resides.
• Immense chamber with tar
ducts and still burning braziers,
where the skeleton of a Fallen
Dragon emerges between the
earth and ashes.
• The chamber where The Lord
of this Crypt awaits, along
with all his treasures, guarded
by his most Loyal servants.
Starting Items
Distribute the following Items among The Grave-robbers.
• Sleeping tent. • Pine resin torch sack.
• Coil of rope. • Preserved food urn.
Special starting Item
Each Grave-robber receives one of the following Items.
Bastard sword Pavise shield. Talking skull.
Crossbow. Lucern hammer. Scroll (random)
Scrolls
Pages from the Mortis Codex, containing magic within their ink and
blood inscriptions.
• Lux solis (Sunlight)
• Lagenam Veneni (Jar of poison)
• Ignis Infernalis (Infernal Fire)
• Flumen Sanguinis (Blood flux)
• Os Fragmentatum (Splinter bone)
• Carnis Restitutio (Restitution of flesh)
The Crypt’s treasures
In each Crypt’s Chamber, The Crypt-keeper sets a Treasure, whether
in a chest, tomb, or nook.
• Page of the Mortis Codex. Acquire a random Scroll.
• Silver alloy. Determine an Item random. This acquires:
[+relic], [+purified], [+valuable], [+fragile].
• Sanctified seal. Determine an Item random. This acquires:
[+sacred], [+holy], [+radiant].
• Stiletto. • Small bell. • Long chain.
• Crucifix. • Salt urn. • Cuirass / Helmet.

Items
• Zweihänder. • Oil urn. • Liquor bottle.
The Crypt-Keeper assigns the nature of the Undead. Undead can only • Mirror. • Sack with coins. • Incense burner.
be permanently destroyed through their Weaknesses; any other injury
• Voulge. • Water urn. • Oil lamp.
only stops them momentarily.
• Shield. • Scythe. • Chalice.
• Skeletons. Weakness: [beheading], [silver], [fire], [magic],
1-5 Participants Six-sided dice 3+ hours [bludgeoning].
• Vampires. Weakness: [beheading], [silver], [fire], [magic],
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 Grave-robber Rules
An aimless soul, immersed in the despair of poverty.
Inscribe on paper that which is inherent to the Grave-robber.
How to play? Seek roll
• The Crypt-keeper sets scenarios and challenges, describe reactions and When a Grave-robber seeks something on The Crypt, must make a Dice
Name Class role-plays the side characters. roll (without modifier):
• The Grave-robbers role-play and control their main characters. Make a • Greater: finds something useful.
Brutality Malice Necromancy map of The Crypt. • Equal: finds something partially useful and a risk.
• Lesser: finds something dangerous.
Perseverance Max. When something is not obvious, ask and roll a die.
Keeperless mode
Backpack / / ⇒ NO. / / ⇒ YES.
Special skill
• • • When a Grave-robber performs an action related to their Special skill, is
• • • considered as a substantial advantage (and roll two dice instead of one).
• • • Attributes
• Brutality: break and destroy, force and endure.
1. Roll a die to randomly choose your Class. Your Class sets your starting • Malice: act with subterfuge and stealth, precision and initiative.
Attributes, your starting Items and a Special skill. Describe their
• Necromancy: comprehend and recognize, manipulate magic. Perseverance
When something or someone is about to be destroyed, consumed, or
Appearance. damaged in the result of a Survival roll, the Grave-robber who rolled
Gravedigger [Special skill: dig] the die can reduce their Perseverance by (1) to ignore the result and
continue. The Crypt-keeper narrates how they endure through that
• Brutality (+0) / • Malice (-1) / • Necromancy (+0) Dice rolls complication.
• Backpack: [Sharpened shovel], [Oil lamp]. When you need to make a dice roll, The Crypt-keeper designates a
Challenge Value (CV): Easy (3), Normal (4), Hard (5), or Legendary
Thief [Special skill: locksmith]
(6). Then, the Grave-robber rolls a die and modifies the result with the
• Brutality (-1) / • Malice (+1) / • Necromancy (-1)
• Backpack: [Stiletto], [Unusual toolkit].
most relevant Attribute (if applicable). Compare the final result to the Rest
CV to determine if it’s Greater, Equal, or Lesser. When a Grave-robber rests for at least half a day without being
Thanatologist [Special skill: reading] interrupted, they recover all their Perseverance.
• When a Grave-robber obtains a , it’s a Critical hit: exceptionally
• Brutality (-1) / • Malice (-1) / • Necromancy (+1)
succeeds with additional gains. When a Grave-robber obtains a , it’s a
• Backpack: [Staff], [Carnis Restitutio scroll]. Fumble: the Item that they are using, is permanently destroyed, consumed
Reverend [Special skill: bless water] or damaged. Progress
• Brutality (-1) / • Malice (-1) / • Necromancy (+1) If a Grave-robber rests for at least half a day without being interrupted
• If a Grave-robber has a substantial advantage in an action, roll two dice while having their Perseverance empty, then they level up. Upon
• Backpack: [Crucifix], [Water canteen].
and keep the higher result. In the case of a substantial disadvantage, roll leveling up, they increase their maximum Perseverance by (1) and
Errant [Special skill: negotiate] two dice and keep the lower result. receive a random Attribute boost:
• Brutality (-2) / • Malice (+0) / • Necromancy (+1) • / ⇒ Brutality (+1)
• Backpack: [Stiletto], [Whip], [Wine bottle]. • / ⇒ Malice (+1)
• / ⇒ Necromancy (+1)
Executioner [Special skill: cleaning] Survival roll
• Brutality (+1) / • Malice (+0) / • Necromancy (-2) When something or someone is at risk of harm, depletion, consumption, or None of your Attributes can exceed (+3). If this were to happen, place
damage, you must make a dice roll using the most relevant Attribute. that new increase in another Attribute.
• Backpack: [Executioner’s sword], [Executioner’s axe], [Hood].
• Greater: succeeds with a complication.
• Equal: succeeds under a consequence.
2. Start with a Perseverance maximum equal to (1). • Lesser: fails and must accept the consequences.
Death
3. Roll two dice to randomly choose a Name. If the Grave-robber were to take damage as a result of failure, they When a Grave-robber is about to die and cannot sacrifice an Item or
must permanently sacrifice an Item using it as protection, reduce their spend (1) Perseverance, then they permanently die and immediately
Aranthas Draevon Hespera Morvain Quillon Vorath Perseverance by (1), or accept death. return to life as an Undead. Another Grave-robber must be created
Aelora Elara Ignatius Nyx Ravenna Wyrmbane immediately (with a Special item) and added to the group at the next
Balthazar Elysia Ithilim Othor Sorin Xyra opportunity.
Belthorn Faelnoct Jarek Ossian Tenebra Yaelis Revelation roll
Calraith Fenris Kylara Phaedrus Tharian Ydris When a Grave-robber attempts to recognize something (Necromancy) or
Cyrinthia Galrok Lorcan Pyrrha Ursula Zephyra detect something (Malice), they must make a dice roll: Magic
• Greater: get the answer. All Grave-robbers can use magic, but it is sinister and capricious. Only the
4. You have a Backpack. Distribute the Starting Items among your group • Equal: partially understands what is happening. / obtains a clue. dead can master magic in the form of spells; the living can only manipulate
and then determine an Special starting Item for each Grave-robber. • Lesser: Doesn’t know, but can speculate freely. it through artifacts and scrolls.