Campaign Type	Role-playing: focus on interactions and reputation (politics, mysteries)	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	Roll-playing: focus on combat and power (dungeon exploration)
Magic Level	Low: magic items rare, magic treated as fascinating or terrible (medieval history)	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	High: magic accepted in everyday life (Eberron, Harry Potter)
Power Level	Low: characters are as good as or worse than the average person	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	High: characters are atomic supermen, special at all levels of play
Location	Rural: dangers include weather, food shortages, and barbarian hordes	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	Urban: dangers include political maneuverings, crime, and finances
Tone/Mood	Dark: frequent horror, difficult choices, evil in all its roles	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	Light: good and evil well-defined, heroes remain heroic
Content/Descriptions	G: nothing explicit, acceptable for all ages	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	R: not acceptable for children, moderately explicit
Progression	Episodic: Monster-of-the-week, some ongoing storyline	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	OOO	Campaigned: mostly ongoing storyline