Jeff Dee (born May 15, 1961) is an artist and game designer. He is a recognized figure in the role-playing game community and game industry. His illustrative work shows comic book art form and influence. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game where players assume the roles of fictional characters via role-playing. ... ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

When still a teenager in the late 1970s, Dee illustrated numerous material for the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) including interior artwork for manuals and illustrations and covers for adventure modules for the game. Some of his most recognized work can be found in the manual Deities & Demigods (especially in the Egyptian and Norse pantheons). Along with Erol Otus, Jim Roslof, David S. LaForce, David C. Sutherland III and David A. Trampier, Dee is recognized of one of the first-generation D&D artists, providing artwork as settings for imaginary worlds and adventures. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... T1 module Cover Throughout the early history of Dungeons & Dragons, TSR released numerous modules for users to play. ... For the article on gods see deity Cover of the first printing of the first edition Deities & Demigods is a reference book for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, containing descriptions of pagan gods and legendary creatures from myth and fiction. ... Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ... Pantheon (Greek: παν, pan, all + θεόν, theon, of the gods), in one sense, is the set of all the gods of a particular religion or mythology, such as the gods of Hinduism, Greek mythology, Norse mythology. ... Erol Otus is an American artist. ...

About 1989, Dee went on to provide artwork for computer games. He worked on several installments in the Ultima series including serving as the Art Director for Ultima VII. Dee has worked for companies such as Apogee, Origin, Simtex and Looking Glass Studios. He was the Director of Development on Ashen Empires, a massively multiplayer online fantasy RPG from TKO Software. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. ... Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. ... Corporate logo of Apogee Software Apogee Software, Ltd. ... Origin Systems, Inc. ... Simtex was a video game developer established by Steve Barcia in 1988. ... Looking Glass Studios (originally Blue Sky Productions, later Looking Glass Technologies) was a computer game development company during the 1990s. ... A massively (or massive) multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG is a multiplayer computer role-playing game that enables thousands of players to play in an evolving virtual world at the same time over the Internet. ... TKO Software is a computer game development company founded in 2002 in Santa Cruz, California, USA by Jacob Hawley and Michael Songy. ...

Dee designed and provided the artwork for Villains and Vigilantes, a tabletop superhero RPG. He also designed or co-designed several other RPG's including TWERPS, The System, Living Legends, Quicksilver, and Pocket Universe. He also designed WarChest, a customizable fantasy boardgame. Game design is the process of designing the content, background and rules of a game. ... Arguably Fantasy Games Unlimiteds most famous role-playing game, Villains and Vigilantes was a popular superhero-themed game written by Jack Herman and Jeff Dee, competing primarily with Champions and Superworld in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... TWERPS (The Worlds Easiest RolePlaying System) is a role-playing game published by the American company Gamescience. ...

In 1997 with partner 'Manda, Dee founded UNIgames, a publisher of role-playing, board and computer games. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A board game is any game played with a premarked surface, with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...

External links

• Personal web site
• The Pen & Paper RPG database's entry on Dee
• Moby Game's entry on Dee
• Official UNIGames website
• A Jeff Dee art gallery, including most of his AD&D work