Spenser Starke
@SpenserStarke
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He/Him | Senior Game Designer at Critical Role | Daggerheart, Candela Obscura, Alice Is Missing, Kids on Brooms & more | WGA Screenwriter | Rep: CAA & NMG
Los Angeles
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So unbelievably excited to announce that Alice Is Missing is officially in development as a movie at Paramount, and I’m writing the script with the brilliant Becca Gleason. A literal dream come true.
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I really don’t think winning board games is important, BUT its incredible to watch my wife sit down at a gaming table of guys at
#GenCon
who treat her like she doesn’t know what she’s doing, and watch their faces as she absolutely eviscerates them at the game they’re playing 🔥
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So honored to lead the latest season of
@CriticalRole
’s Candela Obscura! And what a chapter we have in store for you… 🕯️🖤
The wartorn Fairelands are haunted by shadows of the past and present, as the circle of Needle & Thread will soon discover... 🪡🧵
Candela Obscura, Chapter 2 premieres on Twitch, YouTube, AND in Cinemark Theatres at 7pm Pacific on August 31st!
Tickets ➡️
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TODAY IS THE DAY! I’m so unbelievably excited to announce that I start today as the new producer for
@CriticalRole
. I couldn’t be more honored or humbled to work with some of the most talented people in the TTRPG space as my actual real life day job. Dream come true 🙏
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GMing Candela Obscura Live last night for
@CriticalRole
was a highlight of my whole life. Still reeling.
📷:
@zhudannastenant
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My actual blood-related sister
@quiddie
starts her Candela Obscura season on the channel TOMORROW and I couldn’t be more excited or proud!! YOU ARE NOT READY 🕯️🖤
🔴 WEEKLY SCHEDULE🕯️
A new horror begins...
#CandelaObscura
: Tide & Bone haunts Twitch and YouTube this Thursday, but that's not all!
Join us for our special
@GivingTuesday
one-shot for
#RedNoseDay
this Tuesday and more
@midstpodcast
this Wednesday!
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Tonight is episode two of Candela Obscura and it is one of the most wild rides at a table I’ve ever been on. It’s an intimate horror story with high stakes, and we lean in HARD on that this episode. So screw your courage to the sticking place and join us if you dare
🪡🧵
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When you play
#dnd
, what are your favorite or most-used house rules/features you wish were built into the game?
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In about two hours, people at Gen Con will begin previewing the VERY early version of my newest game for
@CriticalRole
, Daggerheart. I cannot wait for you all to see what we have in store
🗡️❤️
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Tonight
@quiddie
@HowIett
@PocketGina
and
@JoeyMillin
and I played our first session of Beyblades In The Dark, which is just Blades In The Dark hacked to use Beyblades for our Engagement Rolls. And it was WILD 😂
@john_harper
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Now the proud owner of the
#tabletalk
table!! So many memories (and bodily fluids) now in my apartment.
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This show and this game have been my and
@TheRowanHall
’s life for the past few months and I’m so unbelievably excited for everyone to see it. We made the kind of horror game we always wanted to see in the world.
We're thrilled to announce Candela Obscura, a brand new game, in a brand new world, using a brand new system!
The Lightkeeper of this tale is ready for you now, the invitation need only be accepted... 🕯️
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For those setting out on a
#CandelaObscura
adventure this coming week, a short thread on assignments to help you while you wait for the full GM section of the book! 🧵
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Can I just have Aabria GM the games I make forever and always?! ✨
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For those watching the Candela Obscura live show and wondering if we had plants in the audience to ask questions during the talkback, those were ACTUAL audience members asking questions they came up with during the session zero! The cast had no idea what to expect 🖤🕯️
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This was one of the most white-knuckle moments for me in Candela, trying to coordinate the lighting shift of this scene appropriately. I still don’t know if Brennan followed me or if I followed Brennan here, but I remember the synergy feeling magic even in the moment on set.
rewatching the sean/marion subway scene and spenser's timing with the lighting is eerily good. the second (almost even like a millisecond before?) sean deflects from marion asking if he's okay, the lights come back up and the honesty of the moment is lost.
#candelaspoilers
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So excited that everyone is diving into the Candela Quickstart guide! Want to offer a friendly reminder that this is a distilled 18 page preview of a ~200 page book. For all those asking about mechanics, setting, lore, GM guidance, inspiration, etc. there is SO
MUCH more to come!
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This episode of Candela Obscura was one of the most intense, harrowing, intimate pieces of actual play I’ve ever been a part of. It’s now up on YouTube, so steel yourself and join us 🖤
As shadows stir within the city of Newfaire, The Circle of Needle & Thread are forced to question their morality as an infiltrating purge rages on... 🪡🧵
#CandelaObscura
: Needle & Thread | Episode 2 - Flesh & Blood is now available on YouTube! 🕯️
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So proud and excited to join the
@100Thieves
team as their new producer. Couldn’t be more stoked to be a part of one of the most innovative and exciting companies in gaming. Let’s go.
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#candelaspoilers
Regarding the letter in Ep 2, it was Marisha’s idea for her to write something from Peggy to Sean, but I wrote ANOTHER letter. I switched them without telling Marisha, but DID tell Brennan that he would receive 2 letters, the 1st of which would be in his head.
@SpenserStarke
It was SO INTENSE, seriously man...! There are so many twists and turns all the time I can't imagine where this will end! AND SEAN'S LETTER FROM HIS MOM, HOLY CRAP! Was that mindfuckery your idea, or did Brennan pitch it? Either way, you both delivered perfectly!! 💚🕯️
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The Quickstart Guide for Candela Obscura, a game I’m designing with the brilliant
@TheRowanHall
, is finally live! The ENTIRE Darrington Press team did so much work to bring this to life and I can’t wait for you to check it out!!!
Download our FREE Quickstart Guide to launch your own investigations with the included rules rundown, example assignment, & primer to the world of
#CandelaObscura
! ➡️
PLUS delve further & connect with other players on our Discord:
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This is a public service announcement that
@quiddie
is the best human and I will not be taking questions at this time, thank you.
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For those asking about the intensity of giving out marks and scars this season of Candela, it is all about tone and campaign length. As a table, we wanted a show that felt deadly and leaned into psychological horror in three episodes. This meant I needed to ramp up the danger.
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So proud of
@quiddie
and the entire cast of
@dimension20show
’s Misfits and Magic for winning TTRPG campaign of the year. It’s an honor to have Kids on Brooms be played by such wonderful, talented humans! CONGRATS! 🎉
Here's Aabria's acceptance speech if you missed it!
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She is everything.
@quiddie
showing up to PLAY. 🕯️🖤
The currents of the otherworldly are stirring, bringing with them strange tidings that threaten to drown Newfaire in a sea of corrupting bleed...
New investigations begin with
#CandelaObscura
: The Circle of Tide & Bone on November 30th! 🌊🦴
Learn More🕯️
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Next month, the Circle of Needle and Thread makes their debut in a dark tale of found family, identity, and sacrifice. This chapter is not for the faint of heart, so steel yourselves and come join us in the Fairelands, if you dare. 🪡🧵
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It’s coming to the end of my second week at
@CriticalRole
and I’m so, so honored to be here. We have such a kind and talented team both in front of and behind the cameras, all putting in the hard work to elevate Actual Play to new heights. I feel at home already ❤️
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Absolutely wild. Training for cops is HALF of the training hours required to become a fucking cosmetologist or barber. Think about that. The person who cut your hair probably went though more rigorous training than the person carrying a badge and a gun. We need police reform NOW.
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Just saw Alice Is Missing in BARNES AND NOBLE IM NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING 🥺
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I CANT BELIEVE IT’S HERE.
It’s Daggerheart day 🗡️❤️
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Honored to have Alice Is Missing nominated for the As D’or award at Cannes this year! ✨
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WE MADE A GAME! Candela Obscura launch party tonight with the greatest there is
@TheRowanHall
🕯️🖤
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The scars of war are torn back open. Join the circle of Needle and Thread as they attempt to stitch them together again.
Something wicked-er this way comes,
#CandelaObscura
Chapter 2 will be unleashed on the unsuspecting public August 31st! 🕯️
🎟️ See the haunting premiere in
@Cinemark
Theatres
🔎 Learn more
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An honor and a joy to play some Daggerheart with
@itsginnydi
@antodemico
@BobWorldBuilder
@_tracecode_
@TheRowanHall
today at PAX Unplugged 🗡️❤️
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Included in the new version is the Touchstones page. If you’re looking for more inspiration for your Candela Obscura games, we couldn’t recommend anything better.
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OH MY GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING
Best Game
Gold goes to: Alice is Missing
Renegade Game Studios
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The Fairelands await 🕯️🖤
Candela Obscura needs you!🕯️
The
#CandelaObscura
Core Rulebook will be available Nov. 14 in both standard and LIMITED editions!
Launch your investigations with this complete and hauntingly gorgeous guide to playing/GMing our investigative horror TTRPG.
➡️
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I AM SO EXCITED FOR PEOPLE TO FINALLY GET TO PLAY DAGGERHEART 🥲❤️
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After my mom passed away in December, my
@sourcefed
family was one of the only things that held me together. Today is a hard day without you
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The Illuminated Worlds System/Candela Obscura was inspired by SO MUCH exciting tech from all over the roleplaying game space, most notably
@john_harper
’s Blades In The Dark and
@FreeLeaguePub
’s Vaesen! It’s built on the shoulders of giants, and I can’t wait for people to try it.
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Need to give a HUGE shoutout to
@VoiceOfOBrien
for his DMing tonight in our
@CriticalRole
ESO finale. Truly masterful from start to finish, and an absolute joy to watch!
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A heads up, sorry for the delay if anyone is waiting to hear back from me about something. I ended up in the hospital this week & had a seizure on the operating table while they were working on me. In recovery, happy to be home, but I’m exhausted and doing my best to catch up 🙏
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It's time for the Candela Obscura finale!!!! Take your bets, who isn't making it through the night?! 🕯️🖤
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A reminder that today we are donating all profits from Kids on Brooms to charities supporting trans folks 💜
All of the profits that
@JonGilmour
,
@SpenserStarke
& I earn on DriveThruRPG this Friday for Kids on Brooms will be donated to charities supporting trans folks.
We want to make our love and support for the trans community clear every day—but especially this Friday.
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THE TRIPLE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
Product of the Year
Gold goes to: Alice is Missing
Renegade Game Studios
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Really glad I love my wife because I just accidentally SUPER GLUED MY WEDDING RING TO MY FINGER putting together
#dnd
miniatures for work 🙃
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Watching episode one of
#CriticalRoll
tonight in a movie theater surrounded by our cast and crew was everything. I love each and every one of these people with my whole heart, and I have no idea how this is real life.
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UHHHHHHH we just hit $50k in 3 hours, I’m SHOOK 😱 thank you so, so much!!
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Had an absolute blast running first looks for Daggerheart this weekend at Gen Con! Thank you to everyone who joined us in the very first adventures of a new system!! 🗡️❤️ (and special thanks to
@sweeetanj
for the 📸)
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Found this wonderful gem on an old
@sourcefed
drive today. Truly miss the work we got to do there, and these two goofballs
@SamBashor
@TweetneyMoore
making us laugh every day in the editor’s room with antics like this 😂
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Last night, Alice Is Missing won Gold in all the awards it was up for at the
@ENnies
, including Best Game and Product of the Year, and I still can’t fathom it. I am so, so thankful to everyone who took the time to share your love for the game. It truly means the world to me ❤️
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A GREAT explainer over on the Daggerheart subreddit for players coming from D&D/Pathfinder and are interested in how the initiative-less structure of Daggerheart works!
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This cast announcement is INCREDIBLE. David Tennant, Stephanie Beatriz, Dominic Monaghan, Gina Torres, Darin de Paul, and so many more join our family. Only one more week!!
We are THRILLED to reveal the extended cast of
#TheLegendofVoxMachina
working to bring to life some of our most beloved characters. Watch the latest installment of our behind-the-scenes series to learn more!
WATCH:
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This game has been my blood and sweat and my (many) tears for the last year. I’ve put everything I have into it. It hits
@kickstarter
on MONDAY. When that happens- I’m gonna ask you all to help push it into the world. Anything you can do would mean the world to me ❤️
🚨NEW GAME ALERT: Alice is Missing is a SILENT ROLEPLAYING GAME where players only communicate sending text messages.
Just as much an experience as it is a game, it is hauntingly beautiful, powerfully immersive, and incredibly innovative.
Launching NEXT WEEK on
@kickstarter
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Thank you all SO MUCH for your excitement around the first week of the Daggerheart Open Beta! Really appreciate everyone who took the time to give feedback, and know we are hard at work on implementing and playtesting based on your responses!! Can’t wait to share 🗡️❤️
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It’s only the end of day 2 and we just hit $110k. I’m on the floor. What is happening.
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This final episode of the ESO series airing tonight has my whole heart— everyone in the cast was firing on all cylinders, and I got to put some serious mapmaking skills to the test. Don’t miss it!!
✨ WEEKLY SCHEDULE! ✨
Enjoy an action-packed week with
#EverythingIsContent
, Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood Part 3 led by GM
@VoiceOfOBrien
, AND Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 2!
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KIDS ON BROOMS WITH
@quiddie
ON
@dimension20show
THIS IS NOT A DRILL ✨
✨Dimension 20: Misfits and Magic✨
Game Master: Aabria Iyengar (
@quiddie
)
Cast:
-Lou Wilson
-Erika Ishii (
@erikaishii
)
-Danielle Radford (
@danielleradford
)
-Brennan Lee Mulligan (
@BrennanLM
)
A 4 episode event launching June 30th on
@dropout
.
FAQ here:
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I CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT IT!! Kids on Brooms, the newest game in the KoB line in collaboration with
@Levzilla
&
@JonGilmour
(and something that has been my baby for YEARS) is dropping in stores in August through
@Hunters_Ent
and
@PlayRenegade
. So excited!
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For those who keep a little dirt under their pillow...
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THE MENAGERIE RETURNS!
🔔 🔥WEEKLY SCHEDULE 🥓 ✨
Meet up with The Menagerie this Tuesday for our second LIVE one-shot using the
#Daggerheart
system, PLUS new episode of the all-new Critical Role Abridged before more
@midstpodcast
Wednesday and Exandrian adventure Thursday!
➡️
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AHHHHH ITS HERE 💀💀💀
🕯️Investigators, a new assignment awaits you!
The
#CandelaObscura
Core Rulebook is available for purchase NOW! The full guide to playing and gamemastering this exciting horror TTRPG includes new lore, artwork, character building details and so much more!
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We were so lucky to have John on to build our domain icons!! His game design work is what made me want to BECOME a designer, so to have him on the project is a dream come true 💙
I got to design the Domain icons for
#Daggerheart
! Very excited to see it out in public beta test now. You can grab it for yourself from
@DarringtonPress
at
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So satisfying to see such a thorough breakdown of the major theme we worked hard to weave into the latest season of
#CandelaObscura
at every turn. That North Star helped to inform so much of how I prepped each session and framed each scene, especially the flashbacks.
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For those reading
#daggerheart
and wondering, the format of a finished rulebook is SO different from a word document without formatting, so what looks like 370 pages of text right now is probably more along the lines of 225 pages once it’s gone through proper layout!
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LETS GOOOO 😭❤️
Congratulations to Alice is Missing, this year's Tabletop Design award winner!
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This was my last week at
@100Thieves
and I’m going to miss the whole team there SO MUCH. They are, truly, some of the kindest, most innovative people I’ve ever worked with. The ONLY thing that could tear me away from them is the place I’m going next. Announcement coming soon 👀
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Love this team.
#CeasefireNow
We have donated $25k each to two organizations that are working diligently to provide vital aid to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza --
@WCKitchen
and
@SavetheChildren
. To those that sent us messages and asked us to support, we hear you.
#CeasefireNow
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Helping produce this 7+ hour episode of CR with the team for the campaign two finale was a beautiful marathon and one of the favorite nights of my career. Strap in, friends.
Friendly heads up! Our Campaign 2 finale of Critical Role is a long one clocking in at just over 7 hours. Please take care of yourselves when enjoying our stream this week. 💖
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My silent roleplaying game Alice Is Missing is now available in a BEAUTIFUL digital edition!! It's in Open Beta now, so go play while it's free! ❤️
The Open Beta for Alice is Missing: Digital Edition is LIVE RIGHT NOW! Join the Beta at
Beta test ends tomorrow at 11:59 pm PST!
#ttrpg
#aliceismissing
#openbeta
#rpg
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Candela Obscura Chapter 2 premieres TOMORROW NIGHT. IM CALM IM FINE EVERYTHING IS OKAY 🫠
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The Quickstart Guide and Character Sheets for Candela have been updated. If you’re planning to read/play/run the game, go grab the newest version! 🕯️
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For those of you wanting the
@sourcefed
Smoothantha song (The Smoothanthem), here it is!
#sourcefedmemories
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Who is hanging out with us LIVE tonight on
@CriticalRole
for a Daggerheart one-shot?! 🗡️❤️
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The talk of what makes a game a "game" is fascinating to me. In D&D, the GM is the one who creates the scene, makes bad guys, decides how hard they are to hit, how often they go, and how much damage they roll. Without decades of precedence, this would likely seem strange too!
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Idk if it’s just me, but I don’t like running
#dnd
or any RPGs with a GM screen in front of me. I always find it separates me from the players in a way that feels antithetical to a collaborative atmosphere at the table. Anybody else forego the screen?
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LIVE AT THE UNITED THEATER 🕯️🖤
👁️Newfaire needs you, investigators... LIVE 🕯️
Join us May 25th as
@spenserstarke
leads
@matthewmercer
,
@LauraBaileyVO
,
@Marisha_Ray
, and
@kharypayton
on an immersive
#CandelaObscura
LIVE show at The United Theater on Broadway in LA!
LEARN MORE ⬇️
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So unbelievably excited for this announcement and this show. Still surreal to be able to call CR home. This place is like no other.
We are thrilled to introduce
@phil_bourassa
as our lead character designer for
#TheLegendofVoxMachina
and share Vox Machina’s final character designs!
Explore his process and download our free digital wallpapers!
WATCH:
DOWNLOAD:
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TFW you’ve been together ten years and STILL get knocked off your feet by her smile. Missing this incredible woman so much right now, she’s out in Colorado making another movie this month and I couldn’t be more proud of her ✨
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Thanks to
@pcgamer
for checking out Candela Obscura! So glad to see them excited about it!! 🔥
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Really proud of the work we did in Kids on Brooms and simultaneously happy to see D&D also giving official support for the setting. I just want people to play games, tell stories, and have fun in a system they enjoy.
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You asked for it, we made it! The sidecar from the Daggerheart QSA is now available for ANY character sheet!!
It's the first weekend of the
#Daggerheart
Open Beta Playtest! ⚔️❤️🔥
To assist your games, we made a generic version of the "Sidecar" sheet from the Quickstart Adventure. Now use the Sidecar with ANY character!
Check it out on the Daggerheart blog:
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If you're wondering why net neutrality is important, THIS is what our internet plans could look like soon without it.
#NetNeutrality
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Our story begins. The first episode of Chapter 2 is live! 🕯️🖤
Years after the Last Great War has ended, five investigators unite and defend the Fairelands against an eldritch invasion. 🕯️
The haunting and deeply human Candela Obscura Chapter 2, Episode 1 - "Eye for an Eye" is available now on YouTube! 👁️
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