A new tabletop roleplaying game using the Illuminated Worlds System, showcased in a new show on Critical Role!
You’re needed, investigators: join the secret society Candela Obscura to confront occult horrors from beyond, keeping hidden the true nature of magickal incursions besetting our world. This quickstart guide takes you on a journey through the new tabletop roleplaying game Candela Obscura as featured in the new monthly anthology series on Critical Role’s Twitch and YouTube channels!
The full Candela Obscura Core Rulebook will come out in late 2023, but start playing today with this free quickstart guide!
Candela Obscura Overview
Candela Obscura (bestowed the hashtag #CandelaObscura) is a new tabletop roleplaying game that places you in the roles of investigators working for an esoteric order. In this game of gothic horror, individuals of varied talents are brought together under the organization Candela Obscura. 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 6-sided dice and lends itself to narrative, arc-driven play.
Watch It Played on Critical Role
Candela Obscura is being showcased in a deeply atmospheric monthly actual play series from Critical Role! Tune in first on May 25th at 7pm Pacific on Critical Role’s Twitch and YouTube channels. Read more about the show in its announcement!
Quickstart Guide Credits
Lead Game Design: Spenser Starke and Rowan Hall
Written By: Rowan Hall and Spenser Starke
Additional Game Design: Christopher Grey, Tracey Harrison, and Taliesin Jaffe
Editor: Karen Twelves
Managing Editor: Matthew Key
Production: Ivan Van Norman and Alex Uboldi
Artists: Shaun Ellis, Jamie Harrison, Amelia Leonards, Marc Moureau, Stevie Morley, Justin O’Neal, and Doug Telford
Layout: De La Rosa Design
Cultural Consultants: Basheer Ghouse, Christine Sandquist, Erin Roberts, Pam Punzalan, and Anthony Joyce-Rivera
Ancient Fairen Alphabet Design: Stevie Morley
Illuminated Worlds Game Design: Stras Acimovic and Layla Adelman
Original Concept Created By: Taliesen Jaffe and Chris Lockey