Crystal Death is a role-playing game "Duel the Referee" Adventure Pack released by TSR, Inc. in 1984 as part of its Adventures of Indiana Jones series. It was adapted from "Africa Screams!", a comic book story that appeared in Marvel's The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones across issues 7 and 8, and takes its title from the second chapter.
The game module contains a playable adaptation of the story; a Referee Guide; an Evidence File; and Action Maps of the Treasury Room, Expedition Camp, Jungle and Skull Palace.
Publisher's summary[]
Bullets chip and spark as the machine gun empties into the wall behind Indiana Jones. Some monastery! These goons may wear monks robes, but that doesn't make them saints by a long shot!
Indy rounds a corner at a dead run and slides to a halt. More monks with tommy guns! A beautiful stain glass window shines colored light into the hallway. It looks inviting...so Indy takes a breath. One jump, he thinks, and it's all over...glass smashes around him...daylight covers him and he's falling...falling...
From the French countryside to the steaming heart of Africa, Indy sets out on a fantastic adventure that tests his skills...and the skills of those who guide him. The CRYSTAL DEATH Adventure Module can be played as a standard group adventure or as a special duel where you pit all your gaming experience against the skill of your friends.
This adventure pack is for use with the ADVENTURE OF INDIANA JONES role-playing game from TSR, Inc. and cannot be played without that game.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- British missionary
- Corporal Brunner
- Marcus Brody
- St. George
- Anna Mary Jones
- Indiana Jones
- Ian McIver
- Marion Ravenwood
- Abner Ravenwood
- Outback Charlie
- Vyperion Rex
- Curt Johan Vogel
Artifacts[]
- Barovian Cross
- Chest of Black Opals
- Hellenistic Death Mask
- Jungle Map
- Pharaoh's Crook
- Phoenician Vase
- Piute Summoning Stone
- Steel Lance of St. George
Locations[]
- Africa
- Cameroon
- Congo
- Sankuru River
- Skull Palace
- Atlantis
- Australia
- Europe
- National Museum, Connecticut, USA
Creatures[]
- Boa constrictor
- Black leopard
- Cat
- Crocodile
- Elephant
- Gazelle
- Hippopotamus
- Insect
- Panther
Miscellanea[]
Behind the scenes[]
The cover art is a flipped and edited re-use of Drew Struzan's international poster for Raiders of the Lost Ark.