3 new Arkham Horror Files projects have been announced! (Arkham Horror)

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Today I am here to share three new products in the Arkham Horror universe (Arkham Files). We have an RPG, a lore book, and choose your own adventure-style novel. Maybe some of these will interest you!
Arkham Horror RPG: www.edge-studio.net/games/ark...
Welcome to Arkham Book: www.fantasyflightgames.com/en...
Arkham Horror Gamebook: www.fantasyflightgames.com/en...
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1:11 Arkham Horror RPG
7:56 Welcome to Arkham
10:31 The Darkness Over Arkham
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[@Casey093]

YAY for arkham horror rpg on this channel! :D

[@Fitzwalrus06]

I've picked up "Welcome to Arkham", and it is very well done. In addition to bringing a lot of lore together in one place it is packed with cool art and lots of little "prop" illustrations (hotel room keys, matchbooks, newspaper clippings) that really help bring the various locations to life. There is a story thread running throughout the book that is fun too. The book can be found online at a considerable discount from the MSRP.👍👍

[@ronaldbell7429]

Edge Studio (making the Arkham RPG) is also the company that made those "The End of the World" RPG books. I thought it was the coolest idea and bought most of them... but the truth was, it wasn't a system any of my players wanted to actually play. Normally they're happy to play new systems. But when you got down to it, it just seemed like a better idea than implementation. Hopefully this will be better.

[@markleistman2955]

Thx. for doing this. I had no idea about the RPG. I also didn't know the choose your own adventure book is already available.

[@TheDugbo]

they used a slide puzzle game in Mansions of Madness app for one of the locks, Nice to see what is coming out.

[@flopus7]

"Hey DM, this ghoul priest encounter doesn't seem to be for our level. This is way too hard for session 1" "S U F F E R" I actually have a copy of the world of Android, glad to see an arkham version which isn't just the lovecraft books lol

[@Linyuchenandrew]

Went and bought 2 and 3. Thanks!

[@amagrude]

Not strict Arkham Files lore, but foundational and an awesome complement is Call of Cthulhu: Arkham by Chaosium. I *love* these sorts of things. :)

[@mikintosh6111]

Fantasy flight booth at Gen Con this year is going to be buh-nanas. New arkham products and their star wars unlimited TCG. Good old classic 2 hour FF line here I come.

[@justins.4839]

Maybe a ti related announcement too if the rumors are true.

[@JesterJayJoker]

Two hour line?! 😢

[@SilentWolf1154]

Fighting Fantasy gamebook House of Hell is almost like Arkham Horror. My father introduced me to these gamebooks. I loved that I read through his journal and I remember one entry from one of the attempts "scared to death by flying chair", what is more Arkham-ey than this! :D And It felt great that I could introduce him to Mansion of Madness 2nd edition. He really felt like playing the House of Hell gamebook. It was a nostalgia hit for him. It's probably TOP1 gamebook in that series. Also Creature of Havoc is kinda Lovecraftian and probably second best (no bias, they just are the best two).

[@viktorg8346]

Correct me if I am wrong but is Arkham Horror TTRPG a lovecraftian TTRPG based on lovecraftian card game that was based on board game board game which was based on lovecraftian TTRPG(call of cthulhu). Did we make whole circle?

[@Steve_Keen]

My Welcome to Arkham book just arrived on Friday. Similar quality as the Investigators book. Expensive but a nice thing to have if you love the Arkham Files universe.

[@Steve_Keen]

@@Casey093 missing maps? Sorry I haven't read it yet, been a crazy couple days for me.

[@vanyadolly]

This seems very odd considering AH is already based on call of cthulhu. I can't imagine there's a market for two lovecraft rpgs. I just wish we'd see some love for the board games (not the lcg).

[@brian2cat]

Thanks for the tip off to Darkness over Arkham, subscribing to see more Arkham Horror!

[@davidko9289]

I'm hyped for the gamebook. CYOA books are my kryptonite.

[@robertcompton4516]

It’s a good time to like lovecraft. Chaosium releasing story books alongside FFG through aconyte books. Now an FFG RPG ! Got the CYOA on kindle as UK release is a bit later on.😊

[@user-eh3hk1fb8s]

I deciphered the coded letter in the first game. It says: "The eternal One who Hungers in The deaths Is nerly Here With his rise Wil come the Fest of the Ded, and the Writhing Bodies of The guilty Ones - brother waren" O and Y seems to be replaced by the same character.

[@Valdor_Chess]

Is it just me or does anyone else see this? In the main artwork for the RPG, the depiction of Carolyn seems more like they crossed Carolyn and Daisy. Maybe it's just the books, but I also think she looks younger than Carolyn does (hell, if you told me this person/Carolyn was supposed to be younger or similar in age to Rita, I might believe you).

[@ardiantopriatmojo132]

Hope the LCG & gamebook suplement each other😊

[@refreshdaemon]

It's interesting that a gameworld that was based on Call of Cthulhu would birth an RPG that competes with its progenitor. I've played CoC and (mostly) like it so I'm curious what AH:RPG does to distinguish itself. I like FFG's Star Wars RPG system, but this looks like something different.

[@judemapp8804]

Well one could argue that it is based not on Call of Cthulhu but on the Lovecraft Mythos itself. The same with many other products including Achtung! Cthulhu, Cthulhu Wars etc..

[@refreshdaemon]

@@judemapp8804 sure but Arkham Horror 2!: Edition literally has “A Call of Cthulhu Game” printed on the cover using the CoC logo.

[@judemapp8804]

@@refreshdaemon Sure! Due to them both being produced by Chaosium. But I’m just saying ultimately the source material Is really the Lovecraft Mythos.

[@refreshdaemon]

@@judemapp8804 I’m not disputing that either. The irony I’m trying to point out is that FFG licensed Arkham Horror from Chaosium, who is best known for their related RPG, CoC, to make a hit board game franchise and is now licensing that licensed title to make its cosmic horror RPG which obviously competes directly with the IP it was licensed from.

[@judemapp8804]

@@refreshdaemon Fair enough. This actually reminded me that the Call of Cthulhu LCG/CCG existed. I know Arkham Horror 3rd edition and the LCG are not dependant on the CoC license from Chaosium since the Mythos went open, but I completely forgot about the card game that existed before AH.

[@rokmare]

Really depends if you're into the dnd make your own adventure group thing otherwise I think mansion of madness pretty much satisfy that dnd arkham horror experience

[@PlayingBoardGames]

Yeah, it really depends on how open you prefer your roleplaying. Mansions of Madness is a great story game, but it lacks any sort of openness in terms of gameplay that tabletop RPGs like D&D and Call of Cthulhu provide.

[@rokmare]

@@PlayingBoardGames I understand what you mean but since Arkham horror is based on the cthulthu mythos unless you know the lore well as a DM otherwise you can only do so much without breaking lore and some task are near impossible when facing older and outer gods besides going insane 😂

[@RecklessFables]

First thing I did was check to see if this vid was from 4 years ago :)

[@RecklessFables]

WHOOHOO! As a GM for a number of systems, I'm looking forward to checking out the RPG

[@RecklessFables]

Looks like they de-aged the characters on the box cover for the RPG. Looks like this will be a nice, friendly, child-friendly horror game?

[@Fristi13]

Seems kinda rude to leave your foot on the table ;)

[@feral_orc]

I would be careful about EDGE Studios. They have not been very good for a lot of basic things since they technically split off from FFG. Most of the systems they are in charge of have really bad reprinting issues and a terrible release schedule.

[@darthtahguy]

my pocket book