DAN WOODWARD

Introduction I had a vague idea for my Campaign Frame. Many fantasy roleplaying games set themselves in a world that is analogous to medieval Europe. I wanted to do something different and wanted a world that had early signs of technology, perhaps something I could tie in with magic as part of the worldbuilding. I thought it would be an intriguing idea to create a setting that invoked an area of fantasy literature that had not been mined in any great depth. Europe in the 18th

Introduction Each of the Campaign Frames in the Daggerheart rulebook follows a specific structure [1]. This would give me guidance on how to structure my own frame and a consistent approach to break down and understand the visual language. Example of a Campaign Frame front page. © Darrington Press Researching the House Style I had the rulebook in both printed and electronic formats, so I was able to take a good look at the structure of the campaign frame chapter. The font pag

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