Elder Sign: Omens of the Pharaoh

About this expansion

Elder Sign: Omens of the Pharaoh is a cooperative dice game expansion for 1–8 players, with an approximate play time of 120 minutes. Released in 2018, it sends a team of investigators to Cairo in a desperate effort to prevent the return of the Dark Pharaoh Nephren-Ka.

An eternal tyrant struggles to rise from beneath the scorching sands of Egypt. Nephren-Ka seeks to reclaim life from beyond the grave and resume his blood-soaked reign of terror, drawing the investigators into the dark corners of H.P. Lovecraft’s terrifying mythos.

Players join an expedition and work together to uncover how this dread ruler has been preserved for so long. Their shared challenge is to discover what otherworldly forces protect Nephren-Ka and determine how such a being can be stopped.

As an expansion for Elder Sign, Omens of the Pharaoh brings a distinctly Egyptian setting and a new supernatural threat to the cooperative experience. Its scenario centers on the investigation of a tyrant whose ambitions reach beyond death.

• Cooperative play: Investigators face the threat as a team.
• Egyptian setting: Travel to Cairo and join an expedition beneath the scorching sands.
• Central conflict: Stop the rise of the Dark Pharaoh Nephren-Ka.

Based on the Dark Pharaoh expansion for the Elder Sign: Omens app, this expansion gives fans a focused struggle against an ancient ruler and the forces surrounding his return. Elder Sign: Omens of the Pharaoh is a dramatic choice for groups seeking a Lovecraftian cooperative dice game with a story rooted in Egypt, forbidden forces, and a threat from beyond the grave.