Crafting a Mystery with Liam O’Brien | Candela Obscura

The one and only Liam O’Brien elaborates on his experience as game master for Candela Obscura: The Circle of The Crimson Mirror and describes how he was able to incorporate his personal roots into the story! Learn about his unique process for how to run a mystery, how to collaborate with players, and how to incorporate the world of Candela Obscura using the Illuminated Worlds System.

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Candela Obscura is an ongoing monthly horror drama that follows an esoteric order of investigators as they use centuries of knowledge to fight back against a mysterious source of corruption and bleed. Leveraging gaming as a story mechanic, the series features the Candela Obscura tabletop roleplaying game from Darrington Press, which is built on the Illuminated Worlds system.

Liam O’Brien as Gamemaster
Directed by Steve Failows
Edited by Will Lamborn
Produced by Maxwell James and Steve Failows
Game Design and Writing by Rowan Hall and Spenser Starke