Candela Obscura Core Rulebook

Official art of the Candela Obscura Core Rulebooks, by Darrington Press.

The ***Candela Obscura Core Rulebook*** was published by Darrington Press LLC on November 14, 2023 in both hardcover and deluxe formats. Candela Obscura is a collaborative investigative horror tabletop roleplaying game and the first game to use Darrington Press's Illuminated Worlds gaming system.

## **Publisher's summary**

According to the publisher's website, the book contains:

* 204 detailed pages, with a satin ribbon to keep your place
* The core rules to play and create your Candela Obscura investigators and their circles
* Over 90 pages detailing the turn of the century-inspired setting of the Fairelands, and in detail the city of Newfaire and the ancient ruins beneath known as Oldfaire
* 4 full example assignments for gamemasters to dive in with their players
* Over 30 example assignments to explore far-flung corners of the Fairelands and the organizations and people operating within it
* An extensive guide to preparing for and gamemastering Candela Obscura
* Immersive, in-world ephemera and notes strewn throughout the chapters—illustrations, sketches, research notes, correspondences, advertisements, maps, and more to bring the Fairelands to life

## **Credits**

Lead Game Design: Spenser Starke and Rowan Hall
Written By: Rowan Hall and Spenser Starke
Editor: Karen Twelves
Managing Editor: Matthew Key
Production: Ivan Van Norman and Alex Uboldi
Proofreading: Jacky Leung
Additional Game Design: Christopher Grey, Tracey Harrison, and Taliesin Jaffe
Layout: De La Rosa Design
Cultural Consultants: Basheer Ghouse, Pam Punzalan, Erin Roberts, Christine Sandquist, Liam Stevens
Military & Political Consultant: Anthony Joyce-Rivera
Game Development Consultant: Mike Underwood
Additional Editing: Darcy Ross
Additional Writing: Carlos Cisco, Tracey Harrison, Anthony Joyce-Rivera, Sam Maggs, Mike Underwood
Graphic Design: Aaron Monroy, Bryan Weiss
Artists: Shaun Ellis, Jamie Harrison, Allie Irwin, Amelia Leonards, Lily McDonnell, Justin O’Neal, Sunga Park, Gustavo Rodrigues Pelissari, Doug Telford
Map Design: Marc Moureau
Cover Artist: John Harper (Limited Edition), De La Rosa Design (Standard)
Artist / Ancient Languages / Spell Design: Stevie Morley
Original Concept Created By: Taliesin Jaffe and Chris Lockey
Playtesters: Trevor Adams, Kat Alysha, Leon Barillaro, Emerson Boatwright, Kailey Bray, Luis Carazo, Sarah Chaffee, Kenton Chen, Carlos Cisco, Noshir Dalal, Gina DeVivo, Zehra Fazal, Dani Gage, Omaira Galarza, Janina Gavankar, Christopher Grey, Madigan Hunt, Dayeanne Hutton, Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, Taliesin Jaffe, JP Karliak, Erica Lindbeck, Chris Lockey, Surena Marie, Xu Mason, Whitney Moore, Anais Morgan, Omar Najam, Christian Navarro, Zackary Ogle, Carolina Ravassa, Eden Riegel, Saige Ryan, Rachel Seeley, Kyle Shire, Sarah Sommers, Erin Steeby, Alex Ward
Illuminated Worlds System Design: Stras Acimovic and Layla Adelman
Illuminated Worlds Preliminary Design: Daniel Kwan, Eloy Lasanta, Matthew Mercer

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 See "Coming Nov. 14: Candela Obscura Core Rulebook in Standard and Limited Editions!", Darrington Press, October 17, 2023.
2. ↑ See *Candela Obscura* on the Darrington Press website.

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