Arkham Horror RPG – Welcome to Promise, the starter set for the Arkham Horror roleplaying game
Arkham Horror RPG – Welcome to Promise is a starter set for the Arkham Horror roleplaying game, published by Edge Studio (in partnership with Fantasy Flight Games). Designed for 1 Game Master and up to 5 players, it brings Lovecraftian horror to rural 1920s Louisiana, rather than the usual town of Arkham. The investigators wake up with amnesia and injuries in the strange town of Promise. The game uses the Dynamic Pool System (DPS), a six-sided dice pool system, and adopts a "learn-as-you-play" format rich in tactile components.
Setup and playing a game of Arkham Horror RPG – Welcome to Promise
The set is designed so you can start right away, without reading a large rulebook first. The adventure booklet guides play step by step, while a rules appendix separates the mechanics for quick reference. Players choose from pre-generated investigators supplied with background, stats and abilities. Throughout the investigation, they explore locations using poster maps, examine physical clues (letters, documents) and resolve actions by building dice pools: each die meeting or exceeding a threshold counts as a success.
End of the campaign and what comes next in Arkham Horror RPG – Welcome to Promise
The set contains a complete campaign leading the investigators to uncover the mystery of Promise. The adventure unfolds through successive scenes, with characters accumulating items, injuries and traumas that weigh on the rest of the story. The goal is not to "win", but to survive — physically and mentally — and to shed light on the events, with each choice shaping how the story ends. Once the campaign is complete, the set also serves as a foundation to extend the experience within the Arkham Horror roleplaying game universe.
