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HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is a narrative RPG set in 1929, as the Wall Street crash shakes the world and Nyarlathotep seeks to be reborn and enslave humanity. You guide one of three characters—Mark, Anna or Victor—through the turmoil, making choices that shape their stories and the fates of the other two, who develop alongside them.

Characters and the world

Mark is a troubled veteran of the Great War, Anna a brilliant young artist, and Victor a gifted student of arcane lore. Each has different psychic predispositions toward the world. Their journeys take you from London and New York to the Suffolk lands, other mysterious places and other planes of reality, where encounters challenge your confidence in yourself and others. You decide who becomes an ally or an enemy, and may find love amid the madness.

Choices and character growth

Your interactions, discoveries, questions and use of objects influence how the story unfolds, leading to multiple possible endings. Your decisions also affect the character you control and their Body, Resolution, Spirit, Insight and Charisma. Developing these characteristics determines which options become available later. As your knowledge grows, so does your madness.

Face the Mythos

You collect information, clues, artefacts, weapons and spells to help confront cultists and other monsters. You can try to save your loved ones, fight the Mythos and its minions, or guide humanity toward a new level of perception and understanding of the universe. Each character’s narrative arc can lead to alternate endings shaped by your choices.