Since bursting onto the scene via Twitch in 2015, Critical Role has morphed from a group of friends playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons to a worldwide entertainment sensation. Among the accomplishments the company has created since taking control of its own IP in 2018: a hit animated series on Prime Video, novel and comic tie-ins by way of their own publishing arm Darrington Press, and of course, innovative new games and systems in the tabletop roleplay space. One of those latest offerings is their own brainchild: Candela Obscura. Created by Critical Role’s Taliesin Jaffe and Chris Lockey, with lead designer Spenser Starke (Alice is Missing) and writer Rowan Hall (Willing & Fable), the game was conceived alongside Darrington Press using the company’s new roleplay system Illuminated Worlds. The live play horror drama follows a diverse group of investigators, ranging from professors to criminals to mediums, who ...
- 3/19/2024
- TV Insider
Enter (if you dare) the world of Candela Obscura, a new monthly horror drama series straight from the minds behind the multimedia sensation known as Critical Role. Premiering May 25 with new episodes airing the last Thursday of each month, the show, set in a fictional region known as The Fairelands, follows investigators ranging from criminals to professors who come together and use centuries of knowledge to fight against a mysterious force. The series, created by Taliesin Jaffe and Chris Lockey, is part of a brand new roleplaying game system called Illuminated Worlds, which was designed by Stras Acimovic and Layla Adelman and developed by the company’s own Darrington Press imprint. It stars Critical Role cast members and voice actors Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us: Part I & II), Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II), and Taliesin Jaffe (World of Warcraft), as well as voice actors (and regular...
- 5/25/2023
- TV Insider
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