Night of the Zealot is the introductory campaign included in the Revised Core Set. It’s three scenarios long and serves as an excellent tutorial for the game’s mechanics.
The Gathering
Your first scenario takes place in your own home, which has become infested with ghouls. The key priorities here are:
- Investigate quickly - You need clues to advance the act deck
- Don’t ignore enemies - The ghoul priest is a serious threat
- Watch the doom clock - The agenda advances faster than you might expect
The Hallway is your hub. Move efficiently and don’t waste actions backtracking.
The Midnight Masks
This is where the campaign opens up. You’re racing against the clock to find and interrogate cultists scattered across Arkham.
The more cultists you interview, the better your position in the finale. Prioritize:
- High-value targets first
- Keep moving - don’t get bogged down
- Resign before the agenda advances too far
It’s okay not to get everyone. Even experienced players rarely catch all the cultists.
The Devourer Below
The finale brings everything together. Your performance in previous scenarios affects the difficulty here.
The key to this scenario is understanding that you don’t necessarily need to fight the big bad. Sometimes evasion and rushing the objective is the smarter play.
Good luck, investigator. You’ll need it.