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Thresher: An Underwater Epic Using Candela Obscura Homebrew

What is that lurking deep beneath the waves? Uk’otoa? Elise LeKraken? No, something new: Thresher is here to take you on a 2-part journey beneath the churning waves and into the mysterious deep sea.

Kicking off April 24th, Thresher is a new two-part actual play from 12-Sided Studios and Critical Role that focuses on the deep seabed of a new unique world based on our very own Candela Obscura, an Illuminated Worlds game from Darrington Press!

Thresher was created by the brilliant minds of Matt Linton and Jacqueline Emerson and homebrewed for gameplay by the incredible Jasper William Cartwright. This action-packed AP was filmed in a state-of-the-art green screen studio space that brings the environments of the deep sea inside the submersible S.S Thresher to an immersive life with the help of Unreal Engine designers.  And our illustrious players are Jacqueline Emerson, Abubakar Salim, Mark “Sherlock” Hulmes (aka Mara), Jane Douglas, and Noshir Dalal—a stacked cast you won’t want to miss.

Tune in to watch this thrilling show’s premiere on Thursday, April 24th at 7pm Pacific on Beacon.tv or Critical Role’s YouTube and Twitch channels. The finale will air one week later on Thursday, May 1st. Whether you’re a homebrewer yourself or here for the cinematic actual play horror vibes, we hope you’ll come along for the ride!

Get excited to see how familiar mechanics like Drive and gilded dice take on a whole new context alongside all-new mechanics like Oxygen tracking and panicked conditions. If it sparks your own creativity, remember that Darrington Press has a Community Gaming License that empowers ANYONE to create content around our RPGs!

Step Inside the S.S. Thresher!

The pressure is pushing in from all sides in this wonderfully twisted nautical tale. The crew is stuck in a metal tube, claustrophobia and paranoia creeping inside, while unknown terrors of behemoths and the darkness of the deep sea lurk outside. Keeping with the mysterious spirit of Candela Obscura, nothing is as it seems and time is ticking for this crew. 

Game Master Jasper William Cartwright leads this motley crew of troubled individuals deep into the abyss where hidden horrors and ancient creatures lurk in wait. The crew’s mission? To explore the long-abandoned Rán Boer Station, a geothermal energy facility resting in the ocean’s unforgiving depths—silent, decayed, and WAITING FOR YOU!

 

So we welcome you to board the S.S. Thresher along with her crew:

If you think you are up for this deep-sea mystery, be sure to catch the premiere on Thursday, April 24th at 7pm Pacific on Beacon.tv or Critical Role’s YouTube and Twitch channels in collaboration with 12-Sided Studios!