This is the final week to back my next TSR art re-creation project, and get signed prints of my re-creations of artwork from the Original D&D Basic & Expert rulebooks! [link]

-Jeff Dee

The project to re-create my lost artwork from TSR's original Basic & Expert Dungeons & Dragons books has reached its funding goal, thanks to all my wonderful backers! Huzzah! [link]

Now we move on to the first stretch goal! If backing reaches $3000, everyone who pledges $25 or more will also receive a signed, 8 1/2" x 11" print of the re-creation of this drawing from module S2: White Plume Mountain. [link]

-Jeff Dee

Practically all of the original Dungeons & Dragons artwork that I created during my time at TSR was destroyed. Check out the 7th installment of my ongoing effort to re-create it!

Last time, I re-created six drawings from the 'Rogues Gallery' supplement for AD&D. This time I'm re-creating ten drawings from the Original D&D 'Basic' AND 'Expert' books. It's a twofer!

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The project to re-create my drawings from the AD&D 'Rogues Gallery' book has reached its funding goal. Thanks very much to everyone who supported it! [link]

And now...

STRETCH GOAL! If backing reaches $2500, everyone who pledges $20 or more will also receive a 2-color, 8 1/2" x 11" print of the re-creation of my drawing from the back cover of the AD&D Monster & Treasure Assortment! [link]

The next chapter in my ongoing effort to re-create my lost original TSR artwork is:

The AD&D Rogues Gallery! [link]

Thanks, everyone, for your continued support!

I've been interviewed about Cavemaster and other things on the BAMF! Podcast: [link]

-Jeff Dee

I ran Quicksilver again last night (original version, not the upcoming Pathfinder conversion).

Sha'avin (Talzhemir Mrr, the Marquis' daughter) said, "Let's not commandeer a ship to pursue the fleeing pirates - let's take my father's gryphons!" She contacted the gryphon commander telepathically, and minutes later they were climbing into the night sky on gryphon-back, behind the beasts' riders. Korel the mage (Denis Loubet) was somewhat taken aback by this aerial travel...

They quickly caught up with the Kolkirian Queen. Taking advantage of a small cloud-bank, they moved into position - they suddenly dived toward the ship! Marotu (Diesel LaForce) dropped alone upon the deck amidship, while one gryphon (with Korel on board) rent the ship's sails, and Sha'avin and the Vangari twins (Matt Sheffield and Leticia Sheffield) flew in circles, pelting the pirate crew with arrows.

Mauvais (Sean Summers) had himself dropped to the deck, followed by Victoire Vangari. They got mixed up with pirates in the aft. Marotu was quickly surrounded, and did well at first but was eventually overwhelmed! Before his companions could reach him with assistance, he fell - apparently slain!

The Kolkirian Queen's captain, known to be a quicksilver thrall himself, finally emerged from below deck. A huge silvery tentacle emerged from beneath his eye-patch, plucking Victor Vangari from his circling gryphon! Victor severed the tentacle with a slash of his longsword, as Sha'avin swooped in to catch him before he fell into the sea.

The captain then joined his few remaining crewmen in a final battle amidship. Korel, after defeating a pirate in the rigging, joined Victoire and Mauvais in that melee. Finally - after a desperate battle in which Victoire was gravely injured - her brother Victor delivered a blow to the captain that laid him out on the deck. The last few pirates attempted to flee, but were collected by the gryphon-riders.

Korel knelt to attempt empathic healing upon Marotu, thinking it useless. But suddenly Marotu sat up - screaming - and Korel found that his healing was working. Later, Martotu would tell another of his wild stories - this one about dying, and meeting the terrified apparitions of the pirates he'd slain.

Now our heroes sail the tattered ship back to port. Onboard is a pirate chart of the mysterious Valsigian Circle - a region rumored to be rife with dark magicks!

Quicksilver: Adventures in a world of living metal!
Book: [link]
PDF: [link]
Pathfinder Edition Coming Soon!

-Jeff Dee

I ran Quicksilver last night (original version, not the upcoming Pathfinder conversion).

Our heroes were following different leads. They'd begun to suspect that the Marquis' missing quicksilver items had escaped on their own, rather than being stolen.

Korel the mage (Denis Loubet) scoured the Marquis' library. The Vangari twins (Matt Sheffield and Leticia Sheffield) relished their assignment to investigate the 'theft' of a quicksilver item from their rival Mdme. LeSande - they exchanged witty barbs with her, and hired a band of sailors from the docks to tromp through her estate. Sha'avin (Talzhemir Mrr, the Marquis' daughter) and Marotu (Diesel LaForce) interviewed the new Chancellor about the misisng items and the old Chancellor's death. They were invited to attend his funeral on the following evening. Sha'avin's plaything, the quicksilver-animated doll Mauvais (Sean Summers) had wandered off without explanation.

All lines of investigation seemed to at least partially support their 'awakening, escaping items' theory - and one of the Vangaris' hired sailors said he might have seen Mdme. LeSande's missing quicksilver clock in the captain's quarters aboard the Kolkirian Queen!

Re-grouping, they ran down to the docks in Low Town. Three strange cloaked figures were about to board the Queen - whose decks swarmed with sailors preparing for launch. The PCs charged down the pier, firing bows, and found the cloaked figures to be a man and a goat possessed by the missing quicksilver - and their little friend Mauvais, who'd somehow joined them!

Suddenly pirates swarmed from the ship, protecting the creatures as they boarded. But the pirates proved no match for our heroes. Marotu cut a swathe through them with his twin blades, and the Vangaris slew several more. Sha'avin's arrows proved largely ineffective, but as did Korel's amateur swordsmanship, but Korel was able to provide magical healing.

The last 2 pirates fled back to the ship, followed by their furious captain. The quicksilver creatures were forced to disembark again to guard the gangplank, but the two larger ones were quickly cut down by the advancing players.

Then the pirate captain ordered his crew to cast off - leaving little Mauvais behind on the pier! Marotu tried an acrobatic leap onto the ship as the gangplank was dropped, but he missed and wound up in the water. Sha'avin managed to light a couple of arrows and fire them into the sails, but it proved to be too little. The Kolkirian Queen had put out to sea!

As the pirates sailed away, Mauvais explained that he had been invited on a trip by his 'cousins' - the other quicksilver creatures. And he revealed that the pirate captain is quicksilver thrall himself! As the session ended, the players were running back to shore to commandeer a ship to pursue the fleeing pirates.

Quicksilver: Adventures in a world of living metal!
Book: [link]
PDF: [link]
Pathfinder Edition Coming Soon!

The print edition of my Cavemaster RPG rulebook is now on sale through Lulu: [link]

The PDF edition of Cavemaster is on sale through RPGNow: [link]

It's the role-playing game that cavemen played!

Facebook group here: [link]

Check it out, and please tell all your friends!

-Jeff Dee

The PDF edition of the Cavemaster RPG rulebook is now on sale through RPGNow: [link]

It's the role-playing game that cavemen played!

Facebook group here: [link]

The print edition is coming soon. Check it out, and please tell all your friends!

-Jeff Dee

The effort to raise funds to allow me to re-create my lost artwork from the 1980 Deities & Demigods for AD&D has been a success, thanks to my awesome backers.

I have now got a boatload of art to do!

NEW! Meerclar Bonus Set

The portraits for these characters were left blank in the Melnibonean chapter of the original Deities & Demigods book. Thanks to the support of this project's backers, I will now create them! Backers who request the Meerclar Set will get these 6 prints:

Assassinator of the Gods, Clakar, Fileet (lady of the birds), Haaashastaak (master of all lizardkind), Meerclar (mistress of catkind) & Misha (lord of the wind giants)

I've added new backer reward options for 5 postcard-sized sets and 5 signed 8 1/2" x 11" sets to accommodate these new prints. Thanks, everybody!

--UPDATE--

Funding on the Melnibonean Deities & Demigods art re-creation project has unlocked the first drawing of the second bonus set: Mordagz! According to D&DG:

This being, once one of the Lords of Chaos, now appears to be a storm giant. He defied the other more powerful lords and was demoted to mortal status. It is his responsibility to guard the Shield of Chaos, a device which protects against all the forces of Chaos.

Interesting! The next bonus drawing in line is the Nihrain Horse!

--UPDATE TWO--

Funding on the Melnibonean Deities & Demigods art re-creation project has unlocked the second drawing of the second bonus set: the Nihrain Horse!

A horse of this type appears to be a great black stallion. It can shift into the Ethereal Plane at random times (!). These creatures can gallop continuously for up to 48 hours, passing with equal ease over both water and land, and flying over chasms or other impediments when necessary. Members of this magical race of horses will only be lent to mortals who are in the direct service of the primary forces of neutrality.

Cool! The next bonus drawing will be Nnuuurrrr'c'c, the "King with Wings", Master of the Insect Swarm! [link]

-Jeff Dee

With 38 hours remaining as of this writing, the project to re-create my lost artwork from the Melnibonean chapter of the original 1980 Deities & Demigods for AD&D has surpassed its funding goal. Huzzah!

BONUS GOALS
We are now within striking distance of the bonus goals, where I'll create NEW illustrations to fill the blanks that were left in the original book. At certain funding thresholds, these new drawings will become available as postcard and signed full-size print sets. Prints of all the new illustrations will be made available individually through my DeviantArt page. The absolute final funding deadline is midnight Central time on Sunday the 15th.

I'm amazed and humbled by the outpouring of support that has taken place over the last few days. Thank you, everyone. I can't wait to get started!

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-Jeff Dee

Backing for my Melnibonean Deities & Demigods art re-creation project is surging, and that's fantastic. My deepest thanks to all the backers! Still, how 'bout we take it up another notch?

I've added six new reward levels. Some lucky backers will now be able to receive the original artwork for these re-created drawings:

    The Vulture Lion
    Straasha, Lord of Water Elementals
    The Dharzi Hunting Dog
    Xiombarg, Goddess of Chaos
    Pyaray, Lord of the Ocean Abyss
    Yrkoon, Prince of Melnibone

These originals come signed and with a certificate of authenticity. Each drawing is one of a kind, so don't delay! [link]

The funding deadline for my Melnibonean Deities & Demigods art re-creation project on Kickstarter is midnight on Sunday. The funding goal is higher this time, because this project involves twice as many drawings (so, twice as much work). And time is running out!

If you haven't pledged yet, but would like to own signed prints of my drawings of the Melnibonean Deities & Demigods, please back my project today! If you're already a backer (thank you!) and you participate in any social media, whether it's a blog or a podcast, facebook or Google+, please post about why you support this project. Include the link [link]. If you can find it in your heart (and your wallet) to increase your pledge amount, that would help as much or more - and you'll get more prints to make it worth your while. Remember, nobody is charged a penny unless the project meets its funding goal. With your help, I intend to make that happen!

-Jeff Dee

I got interviewed by The Drunk Umber Hulk: [link]

-Jeff Dee

To carry the Melnibonean Deities & Demigods art re-creation project ([link] to its funding goal, I'm adding a super special bonus!

Everyone who pledges $45 or more will ALSO receive an autographed 8 1/2" x 11" print of the re-creation of this drawing - 'Lolth in Amber' - from D3 Vault of the Drow! [link]

The funding deadline is midnight Central time on Sunday, April 15. So if you've been meaning to pledge and haven't yet, or want to increase your pledge to get the Lolth in Amber drawing - now is the time!

Thanks everyone for all your support!

-Jeff Dee

Please help spread the word! I'm re-creating all 22 of my drawings from the original 1980 Deities & Demigods book for AD&D, which were carelessly destroyed by some thoughtless functionary at TSR. Click here to pledge your support: [link]

Backers can get autographed prints of the re-created artwork, and won't be charged a penny until April 15. Please help by pledging your support, or by spreading the word, or both! Thank you

-Jeff Dee

Please help spread the word about my latest Kickstarter project to re-create all 22 of my drawings from the original 1980 Deities & Demigods book for AD&D! [link]

Backers can get autographed prints of the re-created artwork, and won't be charged a penny until April 15. Please help by pledging your support, or by spreading the word, or both! Thank you

-Jeff Dee

Help me re-create my lost Melnibonean artwork from the 1st edition of Deities & Demigods for AD&D, and you can get autographed prints of the new drawings! Check out my Kickstarter project here: [link]

-Jeff Dee