Deep within the Grey Mountains, almost hidden amongst the jagged peaks, lurks the dark imposing castle of the Great Enchanter. Even though its master is now dead, his terrible presence scoured from the conscious mind and only mentioned in fireside tales, the mute stone walls of the castle still seem to stir with dark and malicious purpose. Many brave Adventurers have entered the castle's forbidding walls in search of treasure and glory, or to satisfy their morbid curiosities. Few have ever returned.

Since time immemorial, you and your people have toiled in the shadow of the cyclopean ruins. Of mysterious origins and the source of many a superstition, they have always been considered a secret best left unknown by the folk of your hamlet.

But now something stirs beneath the crumbling blocks. Beastmen howl in the night and your fellow villagers are snatched from their beds. With no heroes to defend you, who will rise to stand against the encircling darkness? The secrets of Chaos are yours to unearth, but at what cost to your sanity and soul?

Ten Candles je zero-prep RPG za one-shot sessione tragičnog horora, za GMa i 3-5 igrača. Igra se uz svjetlost deset svijeća koje daju atmosferu i služe kao odbrojavanje vremena za igru, i dozvoljavaju vam da doslovno spalite svog lika dok igrate.

Ten Candles opisuje se kao 'tragični horor' zbog jednog razloga: nema preživjelih. U zadnjoj sceni igre, kad ostane samo jedna svijeća, svi likovi će umrijeti.