Candela Obscura is very fun in terms of horror, because I have never been particularly bothered by horror, but when I have been, I'm always like, is this because of how I react in particular or because of how effective the visuals or the atmosphere are? And that's kind of hard to differentiate in the genre people most often consume horror in (film) and for me, who reads books very visually, it can be hard in that format as well.
With Candela it's like, this is deeply unsettling despite there being no visuals beyond the general set and the action being dictated to me while mechanics are happening, which is something that can take absolutely you out of the atmosphere of the thing. Even if you're used to the actual play format, a mechanics heavy scene especially without notable GM guiding is going to remind you that you are watching people play a game. There's a lot to say about how this show's cast have phenomenal grasp of the genre and the atmosphere, but even then, it is a hard line to manage, and they are doing it masterfully. And that's what makes it so fun as a concept! Candela has very effective storytelling, but it's also a lot easier to see the edges of the story, because the "man behind the curtain" of the story so to speak is on full display.
Anyway, this is a long-winded way of saying that I really have confirmed I have no issue with horror, because I passed out instantly upon going to bed and then let a lab tech take my blood this morning without even thinking of making some eldritch monster joke. Which is, not gonna lie, a little bit wild to me.
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things: *are happening*
Avocato: screw it imma just bury face in my bf
Based on some doodles we made with @lavendershift-ofc
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Real Life Seb reacts to my crew’s faves- including his Islander self.
Seb-
Dude is obviously more hipster than punk
Probably rides a scooter and eats kale
Brews his own beer but doesn’t drink it because “look at that vegan figure”
Very well aware of the word artisanal
Jake-
Performapal (circus yugioh card)
Find him at a club selling high end items
Reminds him of Doctor Strange- calling him Make a Wish Doctor Strange
Absolutely owns a club
Youcef-
McJagger
Look at the mouth on that guy
He’d win the competition of fitting a Honeycomb box corner in his mouth
Tim-
Works out for JESUS- does the prayer routine and the protein
Probably on drugs- specifically speed
Guesses he’s a lifeguard
They probably call him Randy
Gary-
He for sure is gay
He’s aggressive- he is a power top
Look at those eyebrows my god- I’ve never seen them that thick on women, that’s how you know he’s a power top
I bet any prison cell he walks into they become scared
Comes to the conclusion that Gary and Youcef are in a secret gay relationship- he is so sure of it that he’s willing to fight Fusebox to bring them both back so they can be together
For reference these are the images I used:
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