Jeff Dee

Copyright is the right to copy & use a work of media. Owners of the work have that right. A corporation training AI doesn’t unless the owner says so. So say the courts as of 9/30 (& a US Copyright Office statement last year). The argument is over. www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...

Jack Herman & I have several convention appearances scheduled. Meet us in person, get your Villains & Vigilantes books signed, and ask us anything! Bookmark The Monkey House Games events page so you'll never miss your chance: xhttps://www.facebook.com/monkeyhousegames/events

Foe Files for V&V! Each contains stats on a villain for Revised V&V and/or Mighty Protectors and the villain’s background, tactics, personality traits, and dialogue! 01 Omni-Primus 02 Rune 03 Jackal Jester 04 Zed 05 Red Tide 06 Road Rash 07 Doctor Killjoy www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

www.snopes.com/fact-check/v... Use vote.org instead.

MIGHTY PROTECTORS is V&V3e, the superhero #ttrpg @Jack Herman & I created in 1979. Make random or point-buy characters! Please share. Softcover: www.lulu.com/shop/jeff-de... Hardcover: www.lulu.com/shop/jeff-de... PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3... Review: www.rpg.net/reviews/arch...

Join the Monkey House Games Discord! Home of V&V, the world’s first complete superhero TTRPG. Now in its 3rd edition, Mighty Protectors! This link is good until July 22: discord.gg/s5XrybsV

Remember the V&V ads back in Dragon magazine? Here’s a new one!

Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes today, on my 65th.

MIGHTY PROTECTORS is V&V3e, the superhero #ttrpg @Jack Herman & I created in 1979. With integrated random & point-buy character creation! Softcover: www.lulu.com/shop/jeff-de... Hardcover: www.lulu.com/shop/jeff-de... PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3... Review: www.rpg.net/reviews/arch...

It was always about controlling elections.

“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

❤️‍🩹 NATIONWIDE: Jan 20, 2026 Free America Walk Out! ❤️‍🩹 ★ We walk away from fascism. ★ We walk towards a Free America. ★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all. ★ Everybody in, nobody out. ★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout HOST a walk out: bit.ly/1202026 Pledge to walk: www.freeameri.ca

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QUICKSILVER is my own fantasy RPG. Using a 2d10 point-build skill-based system, explore a world where players craft unique items from magical metal! #ttrpg Review: www.pathfinderinfinite.com/product_revi... Print Edition: www.lulu.com/shop/jeff-de... PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...

Contemplating the design of a John Malkovich #ttrpg. There’s no character creation. Everybody plays John Malkovich.

Why is “pan handler” not a synonym for “chef”?

There are 340 MILLION OF US. Don’t you dare get despondent. STAND UP. And go GET YOUR COUNTRY BACK. Please. Let us not cower. This is all absolutely ridiculous. Come on now.

The #ttrpg catchphrase “rulings over rules” bugs me. It’s not wrong, it’s beside the point. GMs make rulings when rules are absent or poor because we’re at a tabletop not a computer. Designers must still ask 1) what rules are needed and 2) how to make ‘em good enough not to need over-ruling. #ttisg

Thanks to the new custom multi-player ship construction, I'm playing No Man's Sky again. Not only that, but you can walk up the ship's entry ramp, walk around inside, fly to other planets, get up & walk around while it's flying, land & walk back down the ramp onto the surface. Cool. #NoMansSky

Trump's Justice Dept Disappears Study that Proves Most Violence is Caused By Far Right Radicals www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=67483

HASA DIGA GEN AI ! “Does it mean no worries til the end of our days?” “Kind of!”

Quick signature: Tell Trump and U.S. Senators RFK Jr. should be fired! #FireRFK action.momsrising.org/sign/fireRFK...

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

There is an important difference. If you say "Under Republican control, Congress has been ineffectual..." it provides a basis for voting Republicans out. If you merely say "Congress has been ineffectual..." it implies "they're all crooks!" and encourages people to opt out of voting.

Manda @talzhemir.bsky.social is playtesting Lost Age, her sequel to our Paleolithic #ttrpg Cavemaster. Here are two ‘character tablets’ from tonight’s game. We’re using a diced variant of the Cavemaster “Habilis system”. I’ve tried to draw pictures in the style of Copper Age sites like Gobekli Tepe.

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CAVEMASTER is my award-winning Paleolithic ‘stone-punk’ game. Using stones instead of dice, it’s the TTRPG that cave-men could have played! #ttrpg Review: bobgoblinsbastion.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/n... Print Edition: www.lulu.com/shop/jeff-de... PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...

My partner @talzhemir.bsky.social began playtesting her sequel to Cavemaster called "The Lost Age". Set in the Chalcolithic era (post cavemen, pre Homeric Greece). Towns & copper tools, but no writing. Adding a bit of civilization to Cavemaster changes the whole game! #cavemaster #lostage #unigames

I now have ALMOST 1200 followers here on BlueSky. But as they say, ‘almost’ doesn’t count except in horseshoes and hand grenades :/

I like square grids for dungeons (& large building interiors), and hex grids for wilderness. For city maps, whichever grid type best handles the particular city’s layout. Interested in hearing other opinions. #ttrpg #ttisg

After a 3 year break, I’m returning my attention to #tekumel. First up will be a re-release of #bethorm, my own #ttisg set in the world of Tékumel. With a few typo corrections, a refined initiative system, and a disclaimer about the despicable MAR Barker. bethorm.com

Music! youtu.be/bIbHSwSNV9E

I got interviewed! This was a fun one :) youtu.be/nPTkyC3ceiU

Spoiler-free-ish Superman reaction: I had trouble with Gunn’s changes, like Superman’s taste in music 😉 But finally showing him in world full of superheroes was a BIG plus. Verdict: best Superman film ever. But NOT the best I can imagine. Because I now see potential I never saw before. 5 stars.

👋 There’s an Indivisible group near you that’s organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power. Find your local group: indivisible.org/groups Or let us help connect you with your nearest organizers: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organi...

“The election is 16 months away. Our response to the worst piece of legislation in modern American history cannot be ‘go vote in 16 months.’” - @ezralevin.bsky.social with @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social

I’ve noticed a trend over the past several games I’ve GM’ed: players deciding, unilaterally, that some action or other isn’t possible. Instead of *asking* me. Dear players: if you want to know whether an idea you’ve had is feasible, ask your GM. It’s their job to limit your options, not yours #ttrpg

Your elected officials need to hear from you. Urge your Members of Congress to reclaim their constitutional authority by supporting the war powers resolutions that would prohibit Trump from dragging us further into a disastrous war with Iran.

Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go. Today, we’re once more committing ourselves to the work of ending systemic oppression of Black people in America. We’re not free until everyone is free.

Every GM can put together an adventure for an existing game system that they’ve learned. Not every GM can design a good system from the ground up. #ttisg #ttrpg