This notion template walks you through the campaign frame creation process from the Daggerheart Homebrew Kit!
Simply duplicate this template, read the italicized instructions, fill out the following bracketed fields, then delete the italicized sections, and you’ll have created a campaign frame!
The only additions to the text of the Homebrew Kit I’ve included are estimates of how much content each field should have based on the official campaign frames to make sure your frame fits the same formatting as an official one. Any notes I’ve added will be in yellow italics, like this!
The name of the campaign frame should be short and punchy often highlighting an interesting or unique aspect of the campaign.
[Title Here]
The concept is an evocative one sentence description of the big idea that defines the campaign frame and should quickly convey what the campaign frame is about.
[One Sentence Description Here]
The complexity rating gives a relative indication of how many unique mechanics the campaign frame involves how complex those mechanics are and how much homebrewing is expected of GMs running the campaign frame.
The complexity scores in the core rulebook range from 1 to 4. You can decide on your complexity rating early in the process of creating your campaign frame to help guide your design or you can create the campaign frame as you envision it and then assess the complexity at the end.
Complexity Score: _
The one-paragraph pitch describes what’s exciting and appealing about the campaign frame. This pitch should include information about the tone setting and emotional promise of the campaign. The GM should be able to read your paragraph to the players to pitch the campaign frame to them—don’t include any secrets you wouldn’t want players to know.
Read this section to your players to introduce them to the campaign.
[One Paragraph Pitch Here]
These tonal descriptions outline the emotional landscape of the campaign frame. Is it grim or bright? Comedic or dramatic? Romantic or misanthropic? Sometimes contrasting tones can be effective but it shouldn’t be hard to understand how a campaign frame’s tones fit together so the GM and their table can decide if a campaign frame is the right fit for them.
Most campaign frames have at least 6 tone descriptors, but feel free to use more or fewer.