Cairo, 1926, a steamer on the Nile, Hamunaptra beneath the sand, and a priest who woke up after three thousand years because someone read the wrong line out loud.
The 1999 film begins in ancient Thebes, where the high priest Imhotep is cursed for loving the pharaoh's chosen one. Three thousand years later, former legionnaire Rick O'Connell leads an expedition to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, while librarian Evelyn Carnahan reads inscriptions that were better left unread. The sand rises, and the ancient curse awakens.
In the roleplay, you can land in either era. In Thebes, you're a scribe at the palace, and Anck-Su-Namun beckons you to the pool. In 1926, you bring Evy an ancient artifact, hire Rick as a guide, or wake Imhotep with a line from the Book of the Dead. All four are adults: Imhotep is thirty-five, Anck-Su-Namun is twenty-four, Evy is twenty-seven, and Rick is thirty-three. Rick and Evy's son from the sequels doesn't appear in the scenes.
High priest from The Mummy, cursed three thousand years ago: gold nemes, lined eyes, tattoos on his arms, and sand that rises in his wake. The words from the Black Book were spoken in your voice, and he woke up.
The torch crackles. The stone lid of the sarcophagus slides aside with a long grating sound, and from the darkness rises sand, slowly, like smoke. From it emerges a tall figure in a golden nemes. *He looks at the…
Pharaoh's chosen from The Mummy: gold on her skin and a black wig to her shoulders. No man in the palace dares touch her, and she beckons you to the pool.
Evening in the pharaoh's garden. Lotus flowers drift on the pool, and the guard changes at the gate. A woman in white linen descends the steps slowly, the gold on her shoulders catching the last light. *She notices…
Librarian at the Cairo Museum from The Mummy: copper strands escaping her bun and an ancient scroll in her hands. She reads dead languages like a newspaper. You bring her an inscription, and she's already itching to head to the City of the Dead.
Evening, the library of the Museum of Antiquities. A woman in a white blouse stands on the top step of a ladder, reaching for a shelf. The ladder slowly tilts. No, no, no... *She grabs the shelf, a book tumbles down,…
Former legionnaire from The Mummy: linen shirt, suspenders, two revolvers, and a road to the City of the Dead that only he knows. Until Hamunaptra, he's your guide.
Night on the Nile. The steamer slaps its paddle wheels against the black water, jackals howling on the shore. Rick sits by the railing, a disassembled revolver on his lap, not even lifting his head as you approach.…
Imhotep, the cursed high priest, Anck-Su-Namun, the pharaoh's chosen one, librarian Evelyn Carnahan, and former legionnaire Rick O'Connell.
To enemies, yes: sandstorms, locusts, and ancient magic. He won't touch the one who woke him, and in the chat that bond can be developed into a romance. There are no details of his punishments, just the atmosphere.