The eighth expansion set for Eldritch Horror. Requires the core set to play.
Calvin Wright huddled in a corner of the empty barn. His tattered clothes were covered in dirt and bloodstains and reeked of death. It had been weeks since he had been able to change them. The ringing in his ears was growing louder. [...] “What do you want, demon?” Calvin growled. The entity responded with a voice that sounded to Calvin like the snapping of bones. [...] The air shimmered, and Calvin saw within it an image of an old, dead tree, some arcane symbol etched into its trunk. The being remained silent, but Calvin knew what it wanted. It wanted Calvin to break the seal carved into the tree’s bark. [...] The images shifted to that of a worried-looking man sitting alone in a study, writing something by the fireside. Calvin snarled, eyes ablaze with rage. It was João. [...] Exhausted, Calvin felt despair grip him. He would find no sleep tonight.
Expansion Overview[]
Masks of Nyarlathotep component overview
From the rulebook[]
In the Masks of Nyarlathotep expansion, investigators must embark on an epic, world-spanning campaign to hinder the devious plots of multiple cults. Should they fail, Nyarlathotep, the Messenger of the Outer Gods, will succeed at opening the Great Gate and bringing doom upon the Earth.
This expansion includes two new Ancient Ones and new investigators, Monsters, and encounters. This expansion also features new mechanics, including Personal Stories, Unique Assets, Focus, and Resources. In addition, it introduces a new way to play: campaign mode.
Mechanics[]
This expansion introduces resource mechanics and Personal Stories. It uses Focus, Talent Conditions, Unique Assets, Preludes and Mystic Ruins Encounters. It also contains 12 Adventure cards.
Each card in this expansion is marked with the 
Masks of Nyarlathotep expansion icon at the bottom-left corner. Non-card components aren't marked with this icon.
| Component | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rulebook | 1 |
| Investigator Sheets with Matching Tokens and Plastic Stands | 7 |
| Ancient One Sheets | 2 |
| America Encounter Cards | 8 |
| Europe Encounter Cards | 8 |
| Asia/Australia Encounter Cards | 8 |
| General Encounter Cards | 8 |
| Mystic Ruins Encounter Cards | 20 (4 unique backs) |
| Special Encounter Cards | 16 (2 backs for 2 Ancient Ones) |
| Research Encounter Cards | 48 (2 backs for 2 Ancient Ones) |
| Mythos Cards | 20 (10 yellow, 9 green, and 1 blue) |
| Mystery Cards | 10 (2 backs for 2 Ancient Ones) |
| Adventure Cards | 12 (4 backs for 4 adventures) |
| Artifact Cards | 4 |
| Asset Cards | 16 |
| Unique Asset Cards | 28 |
| Condition Cards | 24 |
| Spell Cards | 4 |
| Prelude Cards | 14 |
| Personal Mission Cards | 55 |
| Reward/Consequence Cards | 55 |
| Round Overview Cards | 8 |
| Monster Tokens | 15 (10 normal, 5 epic) |
| Gate Tokens | 3 |
 Focus Token
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16 |
 Adventure token
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1 |
 Eldritch token Tokens
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8 |
 Resources Tokens
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20 |
| Mystic Ruins Tokens | 1 |
Detailed Content[]
Ancient Ones[]
The expansion contains 2 Ancient Ones, listed here:
Antediluvium[]
Antediluvium has 6 Mysteries listed here and 24 Research Encounter cards.
| Mystery | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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Dread Countenance | Item Requirement, Miscellaneous |
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Emerald Dreams | Miscellaneous |
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Sleeper Ascendant | Miscellaneous |
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The Order of Rising Stars | Research Encounter |
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Through the Ages | Mystic Ruins Encounter |
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Time Immemorial | Eldritch Tokens |
Nyarlathotep[]
Nyarlathotep has 4 Mysteries listed below, 24 Research Encounter cards and 16 Special Encounter cards (City Beneath the Sands and Labyrinth of Queen Nitocris) linked to its adventures.
| Mystery | Type | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brotherhood of the Dark Pharaoh | Adventure |
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Cult of the Bloody Tongue | Adventure |
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Cult of the Sand Bat | Adventure |
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Order of the Bloated Woman | Adventure |
Investigators[]
This box contains the 7 Investigators below:
Agatha Crane- Calvin Wright
- Carson Sinclair
- Daniela Reyes
- Father Mateo
- Preston Fairmont
- Sefina Rousseau
Artifacts[]
It contains the 4 Artifacts below:
| Card | Name | Trait |
|---|---|---|
|
Black Book | Item — Tome |
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Black Fan | Item — Magical |
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Hemisphere Map | Item |
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True Magick | Item — Tome |
Spells[]
The box contains 4 variants of the Spell card:
| Card | Name | Trait |
|---|---|---|
|
Call the Storm | Ritual |
Assets[]
It contains its 16 Asset cards, as we see here:
| Card | Name | Trait | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ancient Manuscript | Trinket — Relic Tome | 3 |
|
Astute Researcher | Ally | 2 |
|
Blessed Blade | Item — Magical Relic Weapon | 3 |
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Chainsaw | Item | 3 |
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Enchanted Jewelry | Item — Magical Relic | 3 |
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Expert's Blade | Item — Magical Relic Weapon | 2 |
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Grim Lexicon | Item — Tome | 2 |
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Grotesque Compendium | Item — Tome | 4 |
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Museum Director | Ally | 4 |
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Mystic Tome | Item — Tome | 3 |
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Occult Tablet | Item — Relic Tome | 3 |
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Protective Totem | Item — Magical Relic | 1 |
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Scroll of Secrets | Item — Tome | 2 |
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Timeworn Brand | Item — Magical Relic Weapon | 1 |
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Treasured Memento | Trinket | 1 |
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Vampiric Talisman | Item — Magical Relic | 2 |
Unique Assets[]
This expansion contains 28 Unique Assets, listed here:
| Card | Name | Trait | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ancient Scroll | Item — Relic, Tome | 1 |
|
Cursed Tablet | Item — Magical Relic | 1 |
|
Dr. Ali Kafour | Ally — Character | 1 |
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Eye of Darkness | Item — Magical | 1 |
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Eye of Light | Item — Magical | 1 |
|
Jack Brady | Ally — Character | 1 |
|
Jake Williams | Ally — Character | 1 |
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Lost Treasure | Item — Magical Relic | 1 |
|
Perplexing Idol | Item — Magical Relic | 1 |
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Push It to the Limit | Task | 3 |
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Sacred Icon | Trinket — Magical Relic | 1 |
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Sacrifices to Make | Task | 3 |
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Stone Calendar | Item — Magical Relic | 1 |
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Stone Tablet | Item — Relic | 3 |
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Tablet Shards | Item — Relic | 3 |
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Tempted by Darkness | Task | 3 |
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The Messenger | Ally — Character | 1 |
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Wooden Puppet | Ally — Magical Relic | 1 |
Conditions[]
It contains 24 Conditions cards, listed here:
| Card | Name | Traits | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Corruption | Bane | 8 |
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Headstrong | Talent | 2 |
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Living Link | Boon | 4 |
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Meditation | Talent | 2 |
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Perceptive | Talent | 2 |
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Practiced | Talent | 2 |
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Resilient | Talent | 2 |
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Silver Tongued | Talent | 2 |
Monsters[]
The expansion contains 15 Monster tokens (10 normal, 5 epic).
| Token | Name | Class | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Avian Thrall | Normal | 1 |
|
Cthulhu | Epic | 1 |
|
Ghoul Priest | Normal | 1 |
|
God of the Bloody Tongue | Epic | 1 |
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Haunter of the Dark | Epic | 1 |
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Honored Dead | Normal | 1 |
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Jiangshi | Normal | 1 |
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Mi-go | Normal | 1 |
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Poltergeist | Normal | 1 |
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Shoggoth | Normal | 1 |
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Star Vampire | Normal | 1 |
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Bloated Woman | Epic | 1 |
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Thrall | Normal | 1 |
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Zombie | Normal | 1 |
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Zombie Horde | Epic | 1 |
Preludes[]
The box contains 10 new Prelude cards listed here (4 more marked by a (*) are in duplicate with other expansions).
| Prelude | Mechanic used |
|---|---|
| Aid of the Elder Gods | Dreamlands Side Board |
| The Archives | Additional Spells |
| Army of Darkness | Zombie Monsters |
| Beginning of the End * | Azathoth |
| Call of Cthulhu * | Cthulhu |
| Father of Serpents | Yig |
| Harbinger of the Outer Gods | Nyarlathotep |
| In the Lightless Chamber | Egypt Side Board |
| Temptation | Corruption Condition |
| The Dunwich Horror * | Yog-Sothoth |
| The Stars Align | Antediluvium |
| Twin Blasphemies of the Black Goat * | Shub-Niggurath |
| Unto the Breach | Ancient One Awakening |
| Wondrous Curios | Relic Unique Asset |
Mythos[]
It also contains the 20 Mythos cards listed below:
| Name | Type | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| A Bomb in the Car! | Yellow | Medium |
| At All Costs | Green | Medium |
| Collector's Gift | Green | Easy |
| Dark Captivation | Green | Easy |
| Death of Innocence | Green | Medium |
| Echoes of a Past Life | Green | Easy |
| Edge of Reason | Yellow | Easy |
| Fair Winds | Yellow | Easy |
| Feast of Umordhoth | Green | Medium |
| Fruit of Labor | Yellow | Easy |
| Gaze Into The Abyss | Yellow | Hard |
| Leave the Rest Behind | Yellow | Easy |
| Night Terrors | Green | Medium |
| Prophecy Fulfilled | Yellow | Medium |
| Spreading Corruption | Blue | Hard |
| The Dead Stars | Yellow | Hard |
| The Forty Elephants | Green | Hard |
| The Rival | Yellow | Medium |
| Voice of Mammon | Yellow | Hard |
| With One Voice | Green | Hard |
Other[]
This expansion adds many other cards and tokens, but the most relevant addition is the 3 Gate tokens that may spawn on the following spaces:
| Gate Location | Omen |
|---|---|
| Atlantis (Space 8) |  red
|
| Hyperborea (Space 13) |  blue
|
| R'lyeh (Space 3) | red
|
Links[]
- Contents and Description on BoardGameGeek
- Link on Publishers Site
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