Since bursting onto the scene via Twitch in 2015, Critical Role has morphed from a group of friends playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons to a worldwide entertainment sensation. Among the accomplishments the company has created since taking control of its own IP in 2018: a hit animated series on Prime Video, novel and comic tie-ins by way of their own publishing arm Darrington Press, and of course, innovative new games and systems in the tabletop roleplay space. One of those latest offerings is their own brainchild: Candela Obscura. Created by Critical Role’s Taliesin Jaffe and Chris Lockey, with lead designer Spenser Starke (Alice is Missing) and writer Rowan Hall (Willing & Fable), the game was conceived alongside Darrington Press using the company’s new roleplay system Illuminated Worlds. The live play horror drama follows a diverse group of investigators, ranging from professors to criminals to mediums, who ...
- 3/19/2024
- TV Insider
Tabletop RPG fans can get their dose of gothic horror next month when Darrington Press releases the Core Rulebook for Candela Obscura on November 14th. Available in both a standard hardcover edition as well as a hardcover limited edition for collectors and fans alike, the RPG has a free quickstart guide for those eager to learn more about the game prior to the Core Rulebook release.
In this investigative horror RPG designed and written by Spenser Starke and Rowan Hall, and featured on Critical Role, you are a member of a secret society, the eponymous Candela Obscura, which confronts occult horrors from beyond, keeping hidden the true nature of magickal incursions besetting our world. You’ll pursue strange occurrences and encounter dangerous magicks, fighting back against a mysterious source of corruption and bleed. Candela Obscura is the first to use the Illuminated Worlds System, a newly designed system that uses...
In this investigative horror RPG designed and written by Spenser Starke and Rowan Hall, and featured on Critical Role, you are a member of a secret society, the eponymous Candela Obscura, which confronts occult horrors from beyond, keeping hidden the true nature of magickal incursions besetting our world. You’ll pursue strange occurrences and encounter dangerous magicks, fighting back against a mysterious source of corruption and bleed. Candela Obscura is the first to use the Illuminated Worlds System, a newly designed system that uses...
- 10/17/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
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