Critical Role and Darrington Press announced Candela Obscura, a horror TTRPG show premiering on May 25th. Candela Obscura, roughly translated to “Dark Candle“, is not only the show’s name but also the game created using Darrington Press’ recently announced Illuminated Worlds system.
The premise of Candela Obscura is that a group of investigators has gathered to use their knowledge of the occult to stop a “mysterious source of corruption and bleed.” The first story arc of Candela Obscura will consist of three episodes, but each will have its own standalone stories allowing a viewer to pick up at any episode. Each episode in Candela Obscura will consist of an inciting incident, an investigation by the players, and an attempt to solve the mystery.
Matthew Mercer will act as GM for the first chapter of Candela Obscura leading a group of familiar faces to the Critical Role table. Joining Matt through these occult experiences will be Laura Bailey (The Legends of Vox Machina, The Last of Us: Part II), Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us: Part I & II, Blindspot), Robbie Daymond (Exandria Unlimited, Spider-Man), and Anjali Bhimani (Overwatch, Dimension 20: The Ravening War).
As previously mentioned, Candela Obscura is built using the Illuminated Worlds system that was announced last month as part of the Darrington Press State of Press 2023. At the time it was described as a system that was designed for “shorter, arc-driven campaigns.” For those interested in learning the mechanics a Candela Obscura Quickstart Guide will be released publically on the morning of May 25th before the premiere. This will allow fans to read up and understand how the game will work prior to watching the premier. A full Candela Obscure Core Rulebook has also been announced by Darrington Press. The Core Rule book will release at the end of 2023.
Candela Obscura was created by Taliesin Jaffe and Chris Lockey with the assistance of Spenser Starke and Rowan Hall as lead designer and writer, with producers Steve Failows and Maxwell James. This is not Jaffe or Critical Role’s first step into the realm of otherworldly horrors previously playing a Call of Cthulu one-shot in 2019, which was run by Jaffe himself.
Candela Obscura’s first chapter will premiere on May 25th at 7:00 pm via the Critical Role Twitch and YouTube channels. There will be a new episode on the final Thursday of each month. The podcast and VOD of each episode will be released two weeks after the initial debut, so the premiere will be available on your podcast app or YouTube on June 8th.
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