Evie

I've played a couple games of Candela GMed by a close friend of mine and it was incredibly fun (and harrowing). The system is built to springboard you into a deep and thoughtful exploration of your characters— their strengths, their sorrows, and their fatal flaws. Its recovery mechanic is very well-designed: you get SOME health and abilities back after each assignment, but you have to ration them out if you want to survive to the end of the arc or your next Circle Advancement (akin to leveling up in D&D and other systems). It works best for short, episodic adventures, but those can easily build up into a longer narrative in a monster-of-the-week fashion. Overall, Candela is very fun and I would absolutely recommend it if you're looking for an intense, character-driven gothic horror game.