Lamplighters: Light the Night — Helper Cards

Helper Cards are part of my original tabletop game Lamplighters: Light the Night, set in a fictional late-Victorian city.

While Incident Cards represent emerging threats, Helper Cards introduce the individuals, tools, and institutions that maintain order in the city. Policemen, engineers, ancient tomes, and other allies form the backbone of the lamplighters’ nightly efforts.

Each Helper card corresponds to specific Incidents, forming a mirrored gameplay structure that encourages strategic movement between city districts.

The visual direction focuses on:
• warm, copper-toned color identity
• Victorian ornamental framing
• stylized but readable character silhouettes
• print-ready layout clarity

The goal was to contrast the colder, darker Incident faction with a warmer and more reassuring visual language while maintaining a cohesive overall system.

All artwork and layout design by me.