RPG based on the genre of Treasure Hunting Action Adventure Movies.

Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Allan Quatermain: King Solomon’s Mines
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
National Treasure
Romancing the Stone
The Librarian: Quest For The Spear
Hudson Hawk
The Mummy

Archeology
Ancient Treasures
Mythology
Scholarship
Adventure
Action
Exotic Locations
Romance
Puzzles
Cryptic Clues
Maps & Keys
Quests
Secret Societies

Archaeologist
College Professor
Daredevil Pilot
Historian
Explorer
Gangster
Egyptologist
Inventor
Museum Curator
Occult Expert
Private Investigator
Reporter
Fortune Hunter
Codebreaker/Mathematician
Computer Expert
Crackpot
Trapper/Hunter
Soldier of Fortune
Sea Captain

Rival Treasure Hunters
Wild Animals
Traps & Tricks
Government Agents
Secret Societies
Nazis
Third World Natives
Law Enforcement
Serpent Brotherhood

The Ark of the Covenant
The Holy Grail
Hindu Stones of Power
Pandora’s Box
Seal of Solomon
The Mason’s Hoard
Famous Work of Art
Spear of Destiny
Excalibur
Philosopher’s Stone
Some Treasures will be in several parts hidden separately.

Lost City of Atlantis
Shang Ri La
The Wreck of Noah’s Ark
The Great Pyramid
The Amazon Jungle
The Titanic
Uncharted Islands
Spring of Eternal Youth
Ship Graveyard
Polar Ice Caps
Gobi Desert

These are often written in ancient, dead languages.
(Latin, Linear B, Heiroglyphics, Runes, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Cunniform)
They are often fragmentary, by accident or design.
Sometimes they appear in books (Tomes, Grimores, Scrolls)
on paper (Parchment, Leather Hide, Clay Tablets)
The ink may be invisible, requiring a substrate or
catalyst (lemon juice) and energy (Heat)
Special lenses or glasses may be required to see it.
Sometimes clues can be found in/on sources other than Documents:
Tapestries, Architecture, Paintings, Floor Tiles, landscapes,
Coffins, Arms & Armor, Furniture, Relics, etc.

Sometimes these require machines (enigma)
They may be a list of numbers referring to letters or words in a another text.
Guessing Passwords require knowledge of the person who built or uses the security system.

This is a regular movie trick:
You have to be in a certain place at a certain time and know
how & where to look to have a clue (location) revealed.

Keys can be anything:
A Gem, staff, pipe, chemical, weight, etc...

Often deadly traps can be avoided, disarmed, by correctly
interpreting the symbolic clues in some arcane manuscript.

Many Secret Societies funtion to protect or find specific Artifacts.
Some Sample Secret (& not so Secret) Societies:
The Vatican
The Nazis
The Masons
The Knights Templar

Holy order of Christian Knights.
They excavated the Temple Mount during the Crusades.
The Templars may have found the Holy Grail.

A name for the universal language spoken by all mankind, before
the fall of the Tower of Babel.
The Language of the Gods
http://www.crystalinks.com/librarian.html

The Spear used to wound Jesus during the Crucifixion.
http://www.answers.com/topic/spear-of-destiny

The Ultimate Rennaissance Man.
Inventor, Artist, Scientist, Genius.
His Creations are readily incorporated into any conspiracy.

Adventurers Card Game
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/Adv.html
Artifact Board Game
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/ArtCR.html

For Tone I want something more modern and less Victorian.
Also, monsters (Vampires, Dinosaurs, Cthulhu myths) should be secondary.