Doctor Belmont

The ability dice of your characters are divided into 3 types; Green, Blue and Red.

All success in TOMB is measured by how many dice come up “axes” (successes). It’s not always great to choose a hero with a whole handful of green dice over one with a few blue dice or a couple of reds. Green dice have the smallest chance of rolling a success (30%), where as blues (50%) and reds (70%) yield much better results.

Avoid heroes with heavy green ability dice unless they have an extraordinary character ability to make up for it (such as First Strike or adding extra dice to other characters). Also remember that no piece of Blacksmith equipment is useless; each adds dice or other abilities, so equip your heroes wisely!

Take some time to seriously weigh the pros and cons of equipping a treasure, because heroes die VERY quickly. If your party wipes out, you don’t lose the game, you merely go back to the inn to start building a new party. your gear and your equipped treasures, however, do NOT. They’re gone forever.

When you gain a treasure card, you have the option of “banking” it right away, to take the points. These banked cards can never be lost or stolen, but they can never be used, either.

So, unless you have a powerful group, you may want to lean towards taking the points for your treasures rather than risk losing them for good.