The premise is that the players are, not...
I have heard this game compared to Indiana Jones movies more than once, and to be honest, I never much thought Indy was all that much of a Billy Badass. I mean, Allan Quartermain is a world renowned hunter, the best marksman in all the world, a famous adventurer, and ultimately, was crowned a king. Indy, he is a friggin' schoolteacher. Doc Savage is a scientist, adventurer, martial arts master, and inventor. Indy, well, he's a friggin' grave robber, at best. Why do I bring this up, you ask? Because this game is far too bad-ass to be equated with some grave robbing schoolteacher. Even a very popular one. This game is about a group of hardened criminals, treasure hunters, and mercenaries trying to steal stuff from a place of major religious significance to a dead race, and to not die trying. That sounds a little "Jonesy" but in this adventure, there's no funny sidekick to save your ass - it's you against the temple, and the temple does not have a sense of humor.