According to a blog post on Critical Role’s website, a Lightkeeper is an “enlightened veteran” of the game world whose role is to guide the other players through the twists and turns of the world.

Critical Role launched its original horror tabletop roleplaying game Candela Obscura in May. The story, set in the Fairelands, centered on an order of investigators solving otherworldly mysteries. To ...

Critical Role‘s hit gothic horror monthly series, Candela Obscura, has unveiled a trailer for Chapter 3, the Circle of Tide and Bone. The press release for the trailer teased the third chapter’s plot.

Like Blades in the Dark, Candela Obscura employs a d6-based system where only the players roll dice and they can call on their own character resources to give an extra die to one of their allies. The ...

Ahead of the new Chapter’s release, ComicBook.com spoke with Starke about his role in the creation of Candela Obscura, his style of play, and the world’s approach to cosmic horror and how it differs ...

The Illuminated Worlds system is heavily inspired by Blades in the Dark, a gothic low-fantasy heist TTRPG designed by John Harper that in turn uses a game engine based on Apocalypse World by Vincent ...

"As part of the partnership, Demiplane will launch a dedicated section for Candela Obscura on the platform, hosting both the Quickstart Guide and Core Rulebook. The Quickstart Guide material will be ...

Candela Obscura will be available on November 14th in standard and deluxe cover editions. Critical Role remains the big mover and shaker in the actual play space. Organizations know that changing ...

Horrors of the Fairelands Premium Edition is filled with all the elements a Game Master (GM) needs to create an amazing campaign set in the world of Candela Obscura, the investigative horror tabletop ...