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For soloing this with Mythic I strongly recommend you get Mythic Magazines 19 (for solo horror) and 6 (Mystery module). You might also enjoy MM 14 for its Emotional Quest module which is awesome for dealing with sanity loss repurcussions, mythos shocks, etc. Emotional Quests adds a lot to the depth of solo play. MM is such an amazing addition to Mythic GM Emulator, it turns it into an incredibly customizable toolbox. Good luck, let us know how you fare in Arkham, may the Hound never catch your scent!
It’s well put together and Arkham Horror is a great spot to get rolling with an RPG as the universe is very well known. So the immersion can kick-in quicker and easier. Got me excited!
Regarding Mythic GM Emulator, if you want to cut out a lot of the die rolls and table look-ups in order to speed your gameplay then there is a big deck of cards for it (also on DTRPG). The cards are multi-use so each one has the equivalent die/table results for the various core essentials. Notably faster in use. It doesn't include all the extra specific tables in MGME 2nd edition, but you can always roll on those when needed. Their print-on-demand cards are also very good quality, better than a lot of board games. Have got a few different ones from them in the past.
Wow this looks so awesome but I'm a sucker for anything Arkham haha. I'd read about this one and was excited because it's also good for beginners (I'm quite new to RPG's) but then I found out it's not for solo players and got sad! So please show us a way to make it soloable if you can!
I'd be concerned about it being a "Starter" set used for solo. There usually isn't much content in them but what is used in the included scenario(s). Often there aren't character creation rules in starter sets, either. It's also more difficult to solo pre-made adventures since you have to spoil some surprises or backtrack, and you'll have to improvise more in going about it. Not saying it's impossible, just that it will be different than running your own off-the-cuff adventure, which emulators like MGME are focused on. You can make it work - just wanted give a heads-up since it'll be your first foray into that sort of thing. You could be starting off on a steeper slope.
Potentially! However, with this one being aimed at beginners and experienced RPG players in terms of on-boarding and flow it could be a perfect pairing. We shall see!
@@RollingSolo Yeah. Being excited about it is the best way to start, and you'll know what you want to adjust after getting accustomed to it. No worries.
Thanks for the unboxing Adam, it arrives here in the Uk sept same time as the core rulebook.. i did watch a 45 minute demo, sadly the two people playing had no clue about rpgs etc...the dice pool for combat scenes looks good, as you get 6 dice each combat turn to do things... but puzzled how 6 dice in a narrative would work..as I`m not sure how long is a "narrative scene".. if you broke into a house to steal a book... is that one scene and you only have 6 dice ?... well you know what I mean once you had a cup of tea and read the rules... its looks lovely and the maps can be used for other games as well....hope you do a deeper dive into the rules...have a good weekend
You bet! Thanks for watching my friend and the valid questions. Most of which will be discovered through playing it. Looking forward to discovering those answers 🙂
the set looks amazing but is it still an RPG or already a board game? As a long tme RPG player, I'm a bit confused. Great vid as always, thanks for sharing it. Cheers
Although a great fun of Cthulhu Mythos games, when I hear "starter set" I get a bad feeling of what's going to follow about a game. Also, this seems to be just one adventure. Having played it, it has no real replayability... Looks great but but I'll holster my Colt 1911 for now.
@@RollingSolo If you want to try out some mythos solo rpg, CoC have a whole series of "Alone against the..." scenarios. I believe one is included in the starter kit. Some of them are supposedly pretty good.
Arkham Horror board game is made as attempt to make board version of Call of Crhulhu RPG. We allready have that RPG and it has couple of solo books too. So it is funny to see them make RPG and go back to source. Everything is soloable! You don`t even need oracle. Just take multiplayer adventure and play it and play what you characters see and hear not you.
This isn’t soloable officially so a solo system like Mythic streamlines and also provides guard rails for solo play. It’s odd how many people are up in arms that another RPG is in the same theme space as CoC. This one takes nothing away from CoC at all 😂. If there was only one RPG per theme the hobby would be a very very boring space to exist in.
@@RollingSolo I meant that one can play it even if it dont have solo rules in box. About COC. I used AH characters from AH archives in COC roleplaying for years. It was more suggestion to try it not comment against Arrham Horror RPG. I `l definitively try AH roleplay. Original art though (ironic). I am big fan of alla AH archive games too.
It’s a starter box for an RPG though. So it’s on par. There’s enough components in the universe to certainly boost it with proxies and other existing minis etc. That’s the big plus!
I think I'm going to get this, just to enhance our Arkham Horror LCG games. Love the tokens, I'd love to use them in my player boards. Does anybody know the dimensions of the health/sanity tokens, please?
Those are great existing options. I also like seeing things expand into more avenues for people to come into pockets of the tabletop community (RPG) they didn’t explore previously. This will bring in many new RPG players for sure.
Officially it’s two or more players (GM plus at least one player) but a third party solo system can be used to try it solo if you wish to explore it. I linked to a highly recommeded one in the vid description. 😄👍🏼
Hey Pat! It’s a role playing game. The relevance is for people’s enjoyment/entertainment. That’s what RPGs and board games are for. Find what you like and enjoy it. If you enjoy CoC RPG than you’ve got yours. Something new doesn’t mean the old becomes irrelevant. If anything it pulls more people into the RPG lane and that’s a good thing. 😄👍🏼
This is designed as an entry into rpgs, some people will see CoC and be scared away because it looks complex. It will find its audience I'm sure. I'll probably buy it even though I own pretty much all released books for CoC7E. I'll probably use this for people new to rpg but who wants some mythos action, then graduate them to CoC when they feel ready.
Thanks for checking out the video Erik! Not officially, but the Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition is a solid choice in that department for any RPG. There are other solo system out there as well! 😄
Yeah. Even with an oracle this one would be very hard to solo because you’re solving a pre-defined mystery. It’s more of a mystery in a box. I definitely would not recommend this as a solo RPG.
@@TheDungeonDive True, its not open to sandbox play it seems, but pre-published scenarios can still be adapted to solo play, you just have to treat them a certain way. It is possible, for example, to run through Masks of Nyarlathotep solo, and still be surprised by the plot.
Why did FFG do this ? It's basically th Cthullhu RPG, which Arkham Horror is based on anyway ?! If one wanted to play in this Universe,t they just should get into that.
It’s better to look at this as another avenue versus competition with CoC. I’ve seen a number of posts as if this is meant to replace it. It’s not, it’s something new for RPG players and there hasn’t been something new in this space for awhile if CoC is the comparison. Both can exist!
Not impressed with the offerings shown. It looks like a weak attempt at hybridizing an RPG with a light board game. There doesnt appear to be any rules for creating your own characters or custom campaigns, only pre-made characters and a short adventure module which tells me that they are just using this as a springboard to monetize future content down the line if you want to play different characters and different stories, DLC's in rpg format essentially to take more money from your wallet.
Thanks for watching! 😄 Remember that there are beginners and experienced players out there looking for a different point of entry to RPGs. RPG players should be excited about the idea that newcomers will find this and CoC. 👍🏼
@@RollingSolo It may be a gateway drug for other rpgs, but that doesn't mean it's a good product from what I can see. There seems to be lack of emphasis on rpg substance and more emphasis on extraneous fluff like chits, dice, and character cards. Better gateway products exist like Chaosium's Alone Against Solo books which have more replay value, and you can't beat free, whereas this is 35 dollars. I'm not going to give it a free pass merely because it may potentially attract newcomers to rpgs, and certainly not when I see their strategy of drip-feeding the customer with future DLC's.
Always love how it is customary for all these company's that steal from Lovecraft have to go down the distancing route and do their little woke bit, whining about 'bigotry' but none of them are ever that disgusted by it that they refuse the money that comes rolling in every time a new Cthulhu themed games come out. Hypocrites
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Join me for a special first look at Arkham Horror: The Roleplaying Game. In this video I'll take you through everything you can expect to find inside the box. Do you play TTRPG games solo? If so, let us know in the comments below what solo system you prefer most! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy!
*Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition:* www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/422929/mythic-game-master-emulator-second-edition
🎥 Overview 0:00
🎲 Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition 1:11
📦 Box Exterior 1:50
📦 Unboxing 3:10
📖 Hungering Abyss Booklet Up Close 5:00
🎲Investigator Portfolios, Documents, Maps, GM Screen 7:53
👊 Punchboards Up Close 10:39
🎲 Final Components & Cards Up Close 11:08
👏 Conclusion 13:00
"This tabletop roleplaying game Starter Set offers a unique journey through the city of Arkham, providing both newcomers and seasoned gamers with an immersive entry into RPGs, Arkham Horror, and the innovative Dynamic Pool System (DPS). The DPS mechanics are easy to learn yet strategically deep, captivating even expert RPG players. Packed with physical components such as poster maps, dice, NPC cards, puzzles, tokens, and handouts, the set enhances the adventure's key design focuses: narrative immersion and thrilling story moments.
*Key Features:*
A complete experience suitable for all levels of players, requiring no prior knowledge of tabletop RPGs, board games, or Arkham Horror.
Introduction of the brand-new intuitive rule set: the Dynamic Pool System, offering easy learning and strategic depth, based solely on 6-sided dice for accessibility.
Abundance of value with physical components, including:
1 Game Master’s Reference Board
1 Adventure Booklet (48 pages)
5 Character Portfolios
24 Six-Sided Dice (12 black and 12 green dice)
3 Double-Sided Poster Maps
16 Non-Playable Character Profile Cards
21 Item and Spell Cards
3 Punchboards (puzzles and tokens)
Several Handouts (evidence pieces: journal, letters, etc.)
*Additional Details:*
Number of players: 2-6 (including the Game Master)
Age: 14+
Playtime: The adventure is divided into 10 scenes of 1+ hours each."
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For soloing this with Mythic I strongly recommend you get Mythic Magazines 19 (for solo horror) and 6 (Mystery module). You might also enjoy MM 14 for its Emotional Quest module which is awesome for dealing with sanity loss repurcussions, mythos shocks, etc. Emotional Quests adds a lot to the depth of solo play. MM is such an amazing addition to Mythic GM Emulator, it turns it into an incredibly customizable toolbox. Good luck, let us know how you fare in Arkham, may the Hound never catch your scent!
This is great advice! Thank you. Helpful for myself and others. Cheers
Hope you post your try at this solo. Would love to see maybe the 1st couple of scenes.
Thanks for sharing your interest my friend! 😄
With Mythic GM Emulator this might be doable, and I would sure watch you give it a try.
Thanks for letting me know you’d be interested in that. 😄👍🏼
Looking forward to hearing if you could play it solo! I'm tempted to get it just for the components, but as a solo player I'm hesitant.
I love that everything needed is in the box to get started, but I never have the time to learn and play RPG products.
It’s well put together and Arkham Horror is a great spot to get rolling with an RPG as the universe is very well known. So the immersion can kick-in quicker and easier. Got me excited!
Regarding Mythic GM Emulator, if you want to cut out a lot of the die rolls and table look-ups in order to speed your gameplay then there is a big deck of cards for it (also on DTRPG). The cards are multi-use so each one has the equivalent die/table results for the various core essentials. Notably faster in use. It doesn't include all the extra specific tables in MGME 2nd edition, but you can always roll on those when needed.
Their print-on-demand cards are also very good quality, better than a lot of board games. Have got a few different ones from them in the past.
Ah yes! Good point on the dice. I do like dice but I may have to get some decks printed. Thanks for the suggestions! 😄👍🏼
This looks more like a hybrid of Mansions of Madness crossed with Arkham Horror card game. Should be interesting
Agreed! Hence why I’m excited. It’s a nice segway into the RPG world for me. 😄
Promising! Good luck with it!
Indeed! 😄
Wow this looks so awesome but I'm a sucker for anything Arkham haha. I'd read about this one and was excited because it's also good for beginners (I'm quite new to RPG's) but then I found out it's not for solo players and got sad! So please show us a way to make it soloable if you can!
Me too! I have a link in the video description for the Mythic system that allows any RPG to be played solo!
I'd be concerned about it being a "Starter" set used for solo. There usually isn't much content in them but what is used in the included scenario(s). Often there aren't character creation rules in starter sets, either. It's also more difficult to solo pre-made adventures since you have to spoil some surprises or backtrack, and you'll have to improvise more in going about it. Not saying it's impossible, just that it will be different than running your own off-the-cuff adventure, which emulators like MGME are focused on. You can make it work - just wanted give a heads-up since it'll be your first foray into that sort of thing. You could be starting off on a steeper slope.
Potentially! However, with this one being aimed at beginners and experienced RPG players in terms of on-boarding and flow it could be a perfect pairing. We shall see!
@@RollingSolo Yeah. Being excited about it is the best way to start, and you'll know what you want to adjust after getting accustomed to it. No worries.
Pre-ordered mine!
Hope you enjoy it! 👏🏼😄
Thanks for the unboxing Adam, it arrives here in the Uk sept same time as the core rulebook.. i did watch a 45 minute demo, sadly the two people playing had no clue about rpgs etc...the dice pool for combat scenes looks good, as you get 6 dice each combat turn to do things... but puzzled how 6 dice in a narrative would work..as I`m not sure how long is a "narrative scene".. if you broke into a house to steal a book... is that one scene and you only have 6 dice ?... well you know what I mean once you had a cup of tea and read the rules... its looks lovely and the maps can be used for other games as well....hope you do a deeper dive into the rules...have a good weekend
You bet! Thanks for watching my friend and the valid questions. Most of which will be discovered through playing it. Looking forward to discovering those answers 🙂
the set looks amazing but is it still an RPG or already a board game? As a long tme RPG player, I'm a bit confused. Great vid as always, thanks for sharing it. Cheers
You bet Luke! It’s an RPG for beginners and experienced RPG players. 🙂
Although a great fun of Cthulhu Mythos games, when I hear "starter set" I get a bad feeling of what's going to follow about a game.
Also, this seems to be just one adventure.
Having played it, it has no real replayability...
Looks great but but I'll holster my Colt 1911 for now.
Should be interesting to see where they go with it!
Arkham Horror universe!?!
Oh, you mean the Cthulhu Mythos 😂
HP Lovecraft universe actually 😂
@@RollingSolo Of course H.P. Lovecraft, but most commonly referred to as the Cthulhu Mythos...ya didn't "get me" 😂
I don’t know about that lol 😏
You are correct, it is the Cthuhlu Mythos
Damn, they really re-used all the artwork they could.
The Arkham Horror universe has a lot of great artwork to use and it’s with FFG. Thanks for watching!
Isn’t there already an RPG called The Call of Cthulhu?
If we only had one game to cover every theme the board game and rpg space would be quite boring. 😏
@@RollingSolo If you want to try out some mythos solo rpg, CoC have a whole series of "Alone against the..." scenarios. I believe one is included in the starter kit. Some of them are supposedly pretty good.
Arkham Horror board game is made as attempt to make board version of Call of Crhulhu RPG. We allready have that RPG and it has couple of solo books too. So it is funny to see them make RPG and go back to source.
Everything is soloable! You don`t even need oracle. Just take multiplayer adventure and play it and play what you characters see and hear not you.
This isn’t soloable officially so a solo system like Mythic streamlines and also provides guard rails for solo play.
It’s odd how many people are up in arms that another RPG is in the same theme space as CoC. This one takes nothing away from CoC at all 😂. If there was only one RPG per theme the hobby would be a very very boring space to exist in.
@@RollingSolo I meant that one can play it even if it dont have solo rules in box. About COC. I used AH characters from AH archives in COC roleplaying for years. It was more suggestion to try it not comment against Arrham Horror RPG. I `l definitively try AH roleplay. Original art though (ironic). I am big fan of alla AH archive games too.
Not too thrilled about the poster maps. They look beautiful, but so thin and cheap.
It’s a starter box for an RPG though. So it’s on par. There’s enough components in the universe to certainly boost it with proxies and other existing minis etc. That’s the big plus!
@@RollingSolo I have to admit I don't know a lot about RPG's haha. I clicked on it because it's Akrham Horror.
I think I'm going to get this, just to enhance our Arkham Horror LCG games. Love the tokens, I'd love to use them in my player boards. Does anybody know the dimensions of the health/sanity tokens, please?
That’s not a bad plan! Would mix nice to add more to the AH LCG experience or at the very least provide ideas. 👍🏼
I ain't trusting the people who destroyed L5R with Call of Cthulhu, hell no.
My recommendation would be get Call of Cthulhu 7E, Mythic GM, sorted.
Those are great existing options. I also like seeing things expand into more avenues for people to come into pockets of the tabletop community (RPG) they didn’t explore previously. This will bring in many new RPG players for sure.
Is this game for minimum 2 players (gm + one player) or can you play solo?
Officially it’s two or more players (GM plus at least one player) but a third party solo system can be used to try it solo if you wish to explore it. I linked to a highly recommeded one in the vid description. 😄👍🏼
What's the relevance of this when someone can just play the Call of Cthulhu RPG? Is it more a boardgame than a rpg?
Hey Pat! It’s a role playing game. The relevance is for people’s enjoyment/entertainment. That’s what RPGs and board games are for. Find what you like and enjoy it. If you enjoy CoC RPG than you’ve got yours. Something new doesn’t mean the old becomes irrelevant. If anything it pulls more people into the RPG lane and that’s a good thing. 😄👍🏼
This is designed as an entry into rpgs, some people will see CoC and be scared away because it looks complex. It will find its audience I'm sure. I'll probably buy it even though I own pretty much all released books for CoC7E. I'll probably use this for people new to rpg but who wants some mythos action, then graduate them to CoC when they feel ready.
Looks great but obviously not soloable
Thanks for checking out the video Erik! Not officially, but the Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition is a solid choice in that department for any RPG. There are other solo system out there as well! 😄
about to ask the same thing :D
Times have changed over the years. There’s always a way. 😄
Yeah. Even with an oracle this one would be very hard to solo because you’re solving a pre-defined mystery. It’s more of a mystery in a box. I definitely would not recommend this as a solo RPG.
@@TheDungeonDive True, its not open to sandbox play it seems, but pre-published scenarios can still be adapted to solo play, you just have to treat them a certain way. It is possible, for example, to run through Masks of Nyarlathotep solo, and still be surprised by the plot.
Why did FFG do this ? It's basically th Cthullhu RPG, which Arkham Horror is based on anyway ?! If one wanted to play in this Universe,t they just should get into that.
From everything I've seen so far, it looks like they've done a very good job of differentiating the system, the gameplay, the scenario setup, etc.
They have also launched a video game on Steam, so they must be covering all the bases.
It’s better to look at this as another avenue versus competition with CoC. I’ve seen a number of posts as if this is meant to replace it. It’s not, it’s something new for RPG players and there hasn’t been something new in this space for awhile if CoC is the comparison. Both can exist!
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Very much so! 🔥
The whole Lovecraft was a bigot BS really just turned me off. Can't they just make a game without bringing race into it?
Thanks for watching Mark! Hope the video was helpful for you either way. 🙂
It's about time someone tried adapting the works of H.P. Lovecraft into a role playing game.
Isn’t that what call of Cthulhu is which has been around since the 80s?
CoC has been around for a long time but a fresh avenue to enjoy is never a bad thing. 👏🏼
@@RollingSolovery true.
Not impressed with the offerings shown. It looks like a weak attempt at hybridizing an RPG with a light board game. There doesnt appear to be any rules for creating your own characters or custom campaigns, only pre-made characters and a short adventure module which tells me that they are just using this as a springboard to monetize future content down the line if you want to play different characters and different stories, DLC's in rpg format essentially to take more money from your wallet.
Thanks for watching! 😄
Remember that there are beginners and experienced players out there looking for a different point of entry to RPGs. RPG players should be excited about the idea that newcomers will find this and CoC. 👍🏼
@@RollingSolo It may be a gateway drug for other rpgs, but that doesn't mean it's a good product from what I can see. There seems to be lack of emphasis on rpg substance and more emphasis on extraneous fluff like chits, dice, and character cards. Better gateway products exist like Chaosium's Alone Against Solo books which have more replay value, and you can't beat free, whereas this is 35 dollars. I'm not going to give it a free pass merely because it may potentially attract newcomers to rpgs, and certainly not when I see their strategy of drip-feeding the customer with future DLC's.
As long as it helps you decide for or against I’m happy. 👏🏼😄
Always love how it is customary for all these company's that steal from Lovecraft have to go down the distancing route and do their little woke bit, whining about 'bigotry' but none of them are ever that disgusted by it that they refuse the money that comes rolling in every time a new Cthulhu themed games come out.
Hypocrites