With the release of the first few episodes of the new Candela Obscura campaign, Critical Role fans have gotten their first glimpse at the foundational Illuminated Worlds game system that underpins it, which will go on to structure future arc-driven narrative games designed by Critical Role. The reception has been so positive that the show has already been greenlit for a second season.
Candela Obscura is an accessible gothic-horror tabletop role-playing show about investigating eldritch disturbances in a turn-of-the-century setting, developed by Darrington Press, one of the arms of Critical Role Productions.
To learn more about it, and the world that the team is creating with this new project, we spoke to Anjali Bhimani and Robbie Daymond from the Candela series, with comments from the show’s other stars, to explore their experience.
Robbie Daymond is a voice actor best known for playing Peter Parker’s Spider-Man, Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon, and Persona 5’s rival character Akechi. Anjali Bhimani is known for voicing Symmetra from Overwatch and Rampart in Apex Legends, as well as playing Kamala Khan’s aunt in the Disney+ Ms. Marvel series.
Matt Mercer and Laura Bailey have been with Critical Role since its inception. Mercer is known for voicing Cole Cassidy from Overwatch, and most recently Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Bailey is known for voicing Lust from Fullmetal Alchemist and Abby from The Last of Us Part II.
Magical play and creative escape in 'Candela Obscura' illuminates the depths of oppression, casting a tantalizing glimmer hope for those seeking to deflect societal constraints amidst drab realities.
In 'Candela Obscura', the stars shine brightly in a world marred by oppression, where magic and play serve as ever-present beacons of escape through escapism. A poignant exploration into the thrill of defiance amidst adversity.
In Candela Obscura, the luminous interplay between magic and play profoundly showcases humanity's defiance against an oppressive reality, regressing fiction into a quixotic haven for joy amidst despair.
