2024 Senior Capstone

The Rift Between

The Rift Between is…

a tabletop roleplaying game setting that focuses on the worldbuilding aspect of storytelling to establish a comprehensive universe. Settings like these are used by the main organizers of a tabletop game, known as Game Masters, to aid them creatively, visually and narratively to build a fun game around. It is used by players to help them understand the new world that the game master is presenting. I developed the visual identity of this setting, which is inspired by the current game of Dungeons and Dragons I am a part of. I worked with my Game Master to consolidate the setting and to bring it out of abstraction. I designed the pages’ layout and illustrations, and was my own writing editor. The purpose of this capstone project is to familiarize myself with the process of publishing design, as well as understand what an effective illustration is, in a project where I am the provider of context. Post-graduation I wish to continue using my illustration skills to fully flesh out this book, and prove to clients that my work is the perfect fit for their projects, which like mine, revolve around fantasy and role playing games.

Erem, Solstella and Junitaar, the three most developed characters in the project, coming together one line at a time

And the landscape pieces I have made so far. Many more to come in the future.

Finished Page Spreads

Preliminary Work and Research