Investigate the unfathomable in 1920s mystery. 🏳️‍🌈-friendly

Creating your character

During session zero we will create a team of investigators together. Players can choose from ten different archetypal character options (e.g. “The Explorer” or “The Professor”), each with their own set of special features. You can then customise those basic archetypes to you heart’s delight. For example, is your Explorer more of a boisterous daredevil, or more of a sly sewer-rat?

Preparing for the session

You will need a free Alchemy account. I recommend downloading the desktop app. A browser version is also available. Communication between sessions will take place in Discord.

What Peter Sapperlot brings to the table

⭕Session Zero --> A conversation about safety at the table; --> Learning the rules of the game and testing they in the virtual table top; --> Creating a team of investigators together. 💡Learn-to-play Candela Obscura is light on rules and I’ll teach you all you need to know in less than 30 minutes! I am an experienced and patient teacher. Should you be new to Candela or to the Alchemy VTT I’ll gladly guide you through all the steps and answer all your questions. (You are new to roleplaying games in general? Hop on in, Candela is easier to learn than D&D, for sure!) 🎭Voice Acting I am bringing over a decade of theatre experience to the table, onstage as well as offstage. I have fun portraying a diverse cast of characters and bringing them to live with a wide range of voices. 🎇Immersive Atmosphere I offer a fully immersive gaming experience in Alchemy VTT. This VTT covers all our virtual gaming needs in one neat package. It is no longer necessary to switch between different browser windows and maybe get lost in distraction on the way. Focus on the game you want to play. Helping with the immersion into the theatre of the mind is a selection of background illustrations and ambient music. 🌆Sandbox-style Candela Obscura’s world building is brimming with secrets to discover. In the city of Newfaire, where our story takes place, you can go anywhere and try anything. At the same time, the setting truly shines when interwoven with your ideas. Similarly, you can follow the story’s suggested path or trailblaze solutions and problems that I could never have dreamt of. 🗺️The World of Candela Obscura Characters live in a gilded world inspired by the real-world 1920s. Ostentatious wealth and maniacal merriment reign at the top of society. Their riches are fuelled by misery and backbreaking labour at the bottom. And unbeknownst to most, magick threatens to devour it all. In the world of Candela Obscura, magick is a corrupting force. It taints the souls and spoils the bodies of all those exposed to it. In secret, Candela Obscura protects the world from magickal corruption, fights incursions from the beyond and drives all magick back to whence it came.

How Peter Sapperlot creates a safe table

The internet is dark and full of terrors. I wish to carve out a tiny enclave of safety and inclusion for all of you at my table. During a Session 0 we will address expectations and wishes for the campaign. We will also determine topics or tropes players do not want to encounter in their stories, so called Lines (hard boundaries) and Veils (topics that can be implied, but should not be spotlighted). During weekly sessions I will maintain an Open Door Policy. There won’t be any hard feelings or explanations needed, should you ever wish to leave the table – temporarily or permanently. Furthermore, Alchemy offers an X-card feature. Leaving is a measure of last resort. Preferably, players use the X-card to indicate when something in the narrative makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe. In the middle of every session, there will be short break for everyone to recharge. Before and after every session there will be short check-in, an opportunity for anyone to share how they are holding up – with regards to the game as well as in real life. As a player, I never liked tables where everybody just dashes away after the curtain falls, like a flock of very nervous birds. Sharing, naturally, always remains optional. As part of that aftercare, I will use Stars&Wishes. At the end of each session, players can award a Star to highlight a moment, other player or NPC. I will then encourage everyone to express a Wish, something they would like to see change in future sessions, or an idea they would like to become part of the shared narrative. I strongly believe in trust as the fundamental pillar of any ttrpg game. Without trust creativity can’t flourish, let alone any collaborative storytelling. Therefore, I will always strive to be a patient teacher, an attentive listener and an inclusive, non-judgemental host.