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 6-sided dice and lends itself to narrative, arc-driven play.
The full Candela Obscura Core Rulebook will be available in two versions: a standard edition hardcover for $39.99 USD, and a faux-leather limited edition featuring an exclusive debossed metallic cover design by John Harper, for $59.99. The 204-page book is filled with art, rules, guidance, and setting information, not to mention a satin bookmark to keep your page.
The book includes over 90 pages detailing the turn of the century-inspired setting of the Fairelands, as well as four full example assignments for gamemasters to dive in with their players, with over 30 example assignments to explore far-flung corners of the Fairelands and the organizations and people operating within it.
If you’re keen on seeing the game in action, you can check out the “How to Play” video below.
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