Contexts of illustrations in RPG manuals as exemplified by the “Dungeons & Dragons” series Cover Image

Konteksty ilustracji w podręcznikach RPG na przykładzie serii „Dungeons & Dragons”
Contexts of illustrations in RPG manuals as exemplified by the “Dungeons & Dragons” series

Author(s): Jakub Chudy
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: role playing games; RPG; illustration; RPG rulebooks; Dungeons & Dragons; D&D; game studies

Summary/Abstract: Role playing games (RPGs) based on Polish bibliological research are an almost non-existent subject that is beyond the researchers’ area of interest. Rulebooks created for their needs are characteristic and unique publications, mainly due to their specific form and the goals they pursue, among others with the help of illustrations. For the needs of the article, thematic, quantitative and aesthetic analyses of basic rulebooks from the main publishing line of the Dungeons & Dragons series were given. Based on the collected data, the characteristics of the trends and regularities of the aspects of the illustration were examined to draw attention to the potentially new field of bibliological research. According to the author, these publications are an intriguing element of the Polish and global world of the book which is worth exploring.

  • Issue Year: 64/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 227-243
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish