Manual — Elder Sign: Omens of the Deep

Components
3 Common Item Cards
3 Unique Item Cards
3 Ally Cards
3 Spell Cards
12 Skill Cards
60 Pacific Adventure Cards
4 Special Adventure Cards
8 Investigator Markers
15 Monster Markers
3 Ancient One Cards
68 Investigator Cards
40 Staged Mythos Cards
1 “The Ultima Thule” Entrance Card
3 Broken Amulet Tokens
1 Omen Token
1 Scenario Card
5 Mission Markers ®

My dear friend Harold, it is with great regret that I must inform you that the almanac about which I previously wrote you was lost to the depths when the Kaiser Drake sank beneath the waves. With its loss, I fear we may never know the location of the lost city of R'lyeh. However, it is some matter of consolation that the leader of the expedition did survive the wreck. Upon his recovery, he presented me with a strange amulet, an unusually vibrant jewel inlaid in one of its sockets. While normally I would not consider such a trinket worth mention, something about its presence worries me. We must meet in person...and soon.

- Dr. Mason Phillips

Expansion Overview
Based on The Call of Cthulhu expansion for the Elder Sign: Omens digital application, Elder Sign: Omens of the Deep challenges intrepid investigators to uncover the secrets of a mysterious amulet and seal away the eldritch threat that lurks within the corpse-city of R'lyeh.

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R'lyeh Rising Setup Diagram 1 -121
“The Ultima Thule”
Entrance Card
Scenario Card
3 Faceup Pacific Adventure Cards
3 Facedown Pacific Adventure Cards 2
“Calling” Special
Adventure Card
“Stage I” Pacific
Adventure Deck
Other World Deck
Broken
Amulet
Tokens
Omens of the Deep Expansion Icon
Most components in this expansion
are marked with the Omens of the
Deep expansion icon to distinguish
them from the base game components.
Deep One
Legion
Stockpile
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Using This Expansion
Omens of the Deep provides a new way in which to enjoy
Elder Sign—the R'lyeh Rising game mode. The R'lyeh
Rising game mode takes investigators away from Arkham
and sends them to the murky depths of the Pacific Ocean.
It uses new Adventure cards and a Staged Mythos deck, as
well as new mechanics exclusive to the open ocean.
R'lyeh Rising Setup
When playing the R'lyeh Rising game mode, perform the
setup for a normal game, modified in the following manner:
1. Entrance Sheet: Replace the entrance sheet with “The
Ultima Thule” entrance card. Place it with "The Ultima
Thule" side faceup.
2. Scenario Card: Place the omen token on the starting
space of the Dark Waters track.
3. Choose Ancient One: Choose an Ancient One to
challenge.
4. New Common Components: Combine the following
new
Omens of the Deep components with their
respective components from
Elder Sign and any other
expansions in play: Investigator cards, Common Item,
Unique Item, Spell, and Ally cards. Shuffle the Skill
cards (including any from other expansions) and place
them near the other cards. Add the mission markers to
the monster cup.
5. Deep One Legion: Set aside the 15 Deep One Legion
monster markers to create the Deep One Legion
stockpile. Keep these separate from the monster cup.
6. New Adventure Cards: Replace the
Adventure deck with a new deck made
up of only the new Pacific Adventure
cards provided in this expansion. Set the
four Special Adventure cards aside. Then
separate the Pacific Adventure cards by
stage and shuffle both stages separately to
form a Stage I deck and a Stage II deck.
7. Modify Setup: Replace Step 4 of the core game setup
with the following:
4. Prepare Adventures: Set the Stage II deck aside
and shuffle the Stage I deck under the table. Then
deal three cards faceup below the entrance card in a
single row and three cards facedown below the faceup
cards so that you have two rows of three cards. Place
the “Calling” Special Adventure card faceup below the
bottom row of facedown cards.
Finally, shuffle the Other World deck and place it and
the Stage I deck near the two rows of adventures. If
an Adventure card shows a locked die icon, place the
appropriate die on that card.
8. Broken Amulet Tokens: Place the broken amulet
tokens randomly in a facedown pile, then
investigators
as a group
gain 1 broken amulet token.
9. New Mythos Cards: Separate the Mythos cards
by stage and shuffle both stages separately to form
a Stage I deck and a Stage II deck. Replace the Mythos
deck with the new Stage I Ocean Mythos deck. Set
aside the Stage II R'lyeh Mythos deck.
Stage
Indicator add this adventure faceup to the play
area when you travel to stage ii.
r’lyeh risen
II

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R'lyeh Rising Rules
This section describes new rules for playing the R'lyeh
Rising game mode.
The Ultima Thule
"The Ultima Thule" entrance card replaces all other entrance
cards. An investigator who starts
his Clock phase on "The Ultima
Thule" entrance card may spend
trophies for various effects.
During an investigator’s Movement phase, he may remain
on his current card, move to another Pacific Adventure or
Other World card in the play area, or move to "The Ultima
Thule" entrance card. When an Adventure card or Other
World card is successfully resolved or otherwise discarded,
all investigators on that card return to "The Ultima Thule”
entrance card.
If an investigator is on "The Ultima Thule” entrance card
at the end of his Movement phase, he skips his Resolution
phase and moves directly to his Clock phase.
If a game effect refers to “the entrance,” it refers to "The
Ultima Thule” entrance card instead. For example, if an
investigator must move to “the entrance,” he moves to
"The Ultima Thule” entrance card.
During the game, if there are four or more Deep One
Legion monsters in play, the Deep One Legion sinks the
ship. Immediately flip "The Ultima Thule" entrance card to
reveal "Wreckage of the Ultima Thule." For the remainder
of the game, "Wreckage of the Ultima Thule" replaces "The
Ultima Thule" entrance card. Any game effects that refer
to "the entrance" now refer to "Wreckage of the Ultima
Thule."
The Deep One Legion
The Deep One Legion stockpile is created during setup. When a Deep One Legion is defeated, the text on the back
of the marker will indicate a cost the investigator must
pay to prevent the Deep One Legion from reappearing on
another adventure.
A Deep One Legion whose cost
is not paid upon its defeat
reappears on any adventure
other than the one on which
it was defeated, following
normal monster placement rules. Several game effects
may cause a Deep One Legion to appear.
Discarded Deep One Legion markers are returned to the
stockpile. If a Deep One Legion monster would be drawn
from the stockpile, but there are no remaining markers in
the Deep One Legion stockpile, do nothing instead.
Note: Both sides of a Deep One Legion monster marker are
always open information.
Scenario Card
There are two different sides of the scenario card: the
Dark Waters track and the Amulet of R'lyeh track.
The Dark Waters Track
The Dark Waters track represents mounting Deep One
activity in the Pacific Ocean. Game effects will advance
or retreat the omen token. Each time the omen token
advances, move the omen token one space to the right.
Each time the omen token retreats, move the omen token
one space to the left.
If the omen token would advance, but the token is
already on the rightmost space of the track, resolve the
corresponding effect for that space.
If the omen token would retreat, but the token is
already on the leftmost space of the track, resolve the
corresponding effect for that space.
The Amulet of R'lyeh Track
When the R'lyeh Rising game mode advances to Stage
II, flip the scenario card to reveal the Amulet of R'lyeh
track. The investigators place all broken amulet tokens
in their possession onto the corresponding spaces of the
track. For each space on the Amulet of R'lyeh track that
is unoccupied, lock the corresponding die by placing it on
the Amulet of R'lyeh track.
When the investigators gain a broken amulet token, they
may place the broken amulet token on its corresponding
space and free the locked die. If the Ancient One awakens,
locked dice on the Amulet of R'lyeh track are removed
from the game.
If the omen token would advance or retreat when
investigators are in Stage II, resolve the corresponding
effect as listed on the Amulet of R'lyeh track.
Dark Waters track with the omen token
in the starting position.
Amulet of R'lyeh track with all
3 broken amulet tokens.
A Deep One Legion
monster marker.

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Pacific Adventures
The Adventure cards provided in this expansion are referred to as “Pacific Adventure” cards. Game effects that refer to “Adventure cards” can affect Pacific Adventure cards, but game effects that refer to “Pacific Adventures” only affect Pacific Adventure cards. When a player is instructed to place a Pacific Adventure card during the game, he places it facedown. (Other World cards are still placed faceup.)
Note: The back side of the top card of the Pacific Adventure deck is always open information.
At the top of each Pacific Adventure card back is a colored field with a skull and crossbones. The color denotes the card’s estimated difficulty: green for an easy adventure, yellow for a normal adventure, and red for a hard adventure.
When an investigator moves to a facedown Pacific Adventure card, he immediately resolves the effect printed on the back of the card. Then he flips the card faceup, resolves all “Entry” effects on the card, and ends his Movement phase. “At Midnight” effects on the back of Pacific Adventures are not triggered at this time but are instead triggered if the card is facedown when midnight strikes.
When a monster appears, it may be placed on any faceup or facedown Adventure card, following normal rules. When a facedown Adventure card with a monster is flipped faceup, that monster is placed on any monster task at that adventure. If that adventure has no monster tasks or there are more monsters than monster tasks available, the monsters that cannot be placed on a monster task are placed below the card’s bottom task as normal.

Special Adventure Cards
Special Adventure cards are not shuffled into the Adventure deck but are set aside until players are instructed to put them into play.
A Special Adventure card cannot be discarded or otherwise removed from play unless successfully completed. Markers or tokens, such as Deep One Legion monsters, cannot be placed on a Special Adventure card.
In Omens of the Deep, Special Adventure cards are used by investigators to move the expedition further into the open sea toward the mysterious calling.

Stages of the R'lyeh Rising Mode
The Pacific Adventures are separated into two stages. Stage I provides useful items for the investigators and lets them advance the omen token to avoid the Deep Ones. However, lingering too long at Stage I can be equally dangerous, as it gives the Deep Ones time to build a force large enough to attack your ship. Stage II is more treacherous but contains the Elder Sign and Other World rewards needed to seal away the Ancient Evil that calls you to R'lyeh.
Investigators begin in Stage I and draw from the Stage I deck when replacing completed or discarded adventures.
Investigators can progress to Stage II by successfully completing the “Echoes of the Dream” Special Adventure.
When investigators progress to Stage II, immediately discard the Stage I Adventure deck and replace it with the Stage II Adventure deck. Adventures that are currently in play or held as trophies by investigators are not discarded.
Next, flip the scenario card to reveal the Amulet of R'lyeh track and place any broken amulet tokens the investigators have gained on their corresponding spaces.
Lock each die that corresponds to each remaining space on the Amulet of R'lyeh track. Return the Stage I Ocean Mythos cards to the box and replace the Mythos deck with the Stage II R'lyeh Mythos cards. Any Special Adventure cards currently in play are not discarded.
Finally, add the “R'lyeh Risen” Special Adventure card faceup to the play area and resume play. Investigators now draw from the Stage II Adventure deck when replacing completed or discarded adventures.

Missions
Missions are a new kind of monster marker that represent the investigators attempting a dangerous mission. During setup, the new mission markers are added to the monster cup. Missions behave identically to monsters in the way they appear and are completed, with one exception: missions are not affected by items or spells that defeat or discard monsters.
When you successfully complete a mission task, place the mission facedown in front of you so that the effect text on the back is showing. A completed mission is not a trophy. The number on the back of a mission is not a trophy value; it is the value of trophies that must be spent in order to fulfill the mission.
Missions can be fulfilled at the start of the investigator's Movement phase or at the start of the investigator's Clock phase. To fulfill a mission, spend the required value of trophies and return the mission marker to the box to gain the mission's reward.

Special Adventure Card
Easy Normal Hard

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New Doom Icon
A new doom icon appears on each of the three Ancient Ones included in Omens of the Deep. When a doom token is placed on one of these icons, a Deep One Legion monster appears from the Deep One Legion stockpile.

Staged Mythos Cards
Omens of the Deep contains two Staged Mythos decks which follow their own sets of rules and force investigators to make hard choices in the face of growing threats.
When players draw and resolve a new Staged Mythos card, they are presented with a dilemma and must choose as a group between one of the two options listed on the card. Players may choose either option. If players cannot decide as a group, the investigator who took the last turn chooses an option.

Entry Effects
Some Adventure cards in Omens of the Deep feature Entry effects. Immediately after an investigator moves to a card with an “Entry” effect, he must resolve the “Entry” effect if able. In addition, if an investigator flips over an Adventure or Other World card while at that adventure, he immediately resolves its “Entry” effect.
If an investigator fails an adventure with an “Entry” effect and stays there on his next turn, he does not resolve the “Entry” effect again. However, if a different investigator moves to the adventure, resolve the “Entry” effect for that investigator.

Split Rewards and Penalties
Some rewards and penalties in Omens of the Deep are split into two groups by a diagonal line. When receiving rewards or suffering penalties that are split, an investigator must choose which group of rewards or penalties to receive or suffer.
An investigator cannot choose to suffer a penalty that he cannot fulfill. For example, an investigator cannot choose a penalty that causes him to lose a common item if he has zero common items.
Some split rewards and penalties include a blessing or a curse, which were introduced in the Unseen Forces expansion. If not playing with that expansion, investigators must choose the reward or penalty which does not include a blessing or a curse.

New Rewards & Penalties
There are 17 potential new icons appearing on adventures.
When receiving rewards or suffering penalties, the current player resolves the following effects (if able) for each icon that appears on the card:
Healing: Any one investigator regains 1 stamina.
Respite: Any one investigator regains 1 sanity.
Clock: Advance the clock once.
Expeditious: Do not advance the clock during the Clock phase this turn.
Reprieve: Remove 1 doom token from the Ancient One’s doom track.
Remove Monster: Return 1 monster on an adventure to the monster cup.
Lost Common Item: Discard 1 common item.
Lost Unique Item: Discard 1 unique item.
Lost Spell: Discard 1 spell.
Lost Ally: Discard 1 ally.
Gain Skill: Draw 1 skill.
Lost Skill: Discard 1 skill.
Lost Elder Sign: Remove 1 Elder Sign from the Ancient One card. If there are no Elder Signs on the Ancient One card, add 1 doom token to the doom track instead.
Gain Amulet: Draw and reveal a broken amulet token and place it near the scenario card.
Lost Amulet: Return a broken amulet token to the broken amulet token pile.
Advance Omen: Move the omen token one space to the right on the Dark Waters track.
Retreat Omen: Move the omen token one space to the left on the Dark Waters track.

Stage II Mythos
Card Back
New Doom
Icon
Split Penalty
Curse Icon
Blessing Icon

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Midnight Effect Timing
When resolving multiple effects that occur at
midnight, use the following order:
1. Resolve all “At Midnight” effects on cards
currently in play, in the following order:
a. “At Midnight” effects on the Ancient One
b. “At Midnight” effects on monsters, in
order of the investigators’ choosing
c. “At Midnight” effects on Adventure
and Other World cards, in order of the
investigators’ choosing
d. “At Midnight” effects on other cards, in
order of the investigators’ choosing
2. Draw and resolve a new Mythos card.
3. Refresh any “Once per day” abilities.
Playing Other Game Modes
The Pacific Adventure cards, Staged Mythos
cards, Scenario card, and entrance card
found in the Omens of the Deep expansion
are only used when playing the R'lyeh Rising
game mode. All other content found in this
expansion can be played with the base game
or any other game mode.
New Ancient Ones
Hydra Difficulty: Average
None amongst the living remember whether
Mother Hydra is simply an ancient Deep One or
something far more terrifying.
Dagon Difficulty: Hard
Father Dagon of the Deep Ones glides silently
through the deep sea, unleashing his legion of
Deep Ones on those who would oppose him.
Cthulhu Difficulty: Insane
Cthulhu, the High Priest of the Great Old Ones,
slumbers far beneath the waves in the corpse-
city of R'lyeh, dreaming of the day his lost city
will rise to the surface once more.
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Credits
Expansion Design: Dane Beltrami
Base Game Design: Richard Launius and Kevin Wilson
Original Dice Mechanic Design: Reiner Knizia
Producer: Molly Glover
Editing & Proofreading: Andrea Dell'Agnese, Julia Faeta,
Allan Kennedy, and Chris Meyer
Graphic Design: Monica Helland
Graphic Design Manager: Brian Schomburg
Cover Art: Aurore Folny
Interior Art: Frej Agelii, Yoann Boissonnet, Stanislav
Dikolenko, Nicholas Elias, Alexander Gustafson, Dani Hartel,
Alexander Kozachenko, Adam Lane, Robert Laskey, David
Auden Nash, John Pacer, Emilio Rodriguez, Stephen Somers,
and the artists of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game
Art Direction: Deb Freytag
Managing Art Director: Melissa Shetler
Arkham Horror Story Group: Dane Beltrami, Michael Hurley,
Matthew Newman, Katrina Ostrander, and Nikki Valens
Quality Assurance Coordinator: Zach Tewalthomas
Production Management: Megan Duehn and Jason Beaudoin
Creative Director: Andrew Navaro
Board Game Manager: James Kniffen
Executive Game Designer: Corey Konieczka
Executive Producer: Michael Hurley
Publisher: Christian T. Petersen
Playtesters: Carl Coffey, Michelle Coffey, Jason Collins, Andrea
Dell'Agnese & Julia Faeta, Caterina D'Agostini, Alene Horner,
Jason Horner, Julien Horner, Devin Jester, Larry Kozlowski,
Mark Larson, Michael Lawrence, Brian Lewis, Jamie Lewis,
Skyler Latshaw, Tim Latshaw, Amielle Love, Chris Moore, Shay
Moore, Steve Mumford, Mark Ortego, Rosemary Ortego, Jenna
Van Rijn, Matt Tyler, Marty Urick, and JD Wilkins
Special thanks to all of our beta testers!
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