PRESS RELEASE: June 27, 2010 is the release date for “VILLAINS AND VIGILANTES™ 2.1″ from MONKEY HOUSE GAMES™. Virtually unavailable for the last two decades, VILLAINS AND VIGILANTES™ is back! In 1979, JEFF DEE and JACK HERMAN created the original VILLAINS AND VIGILANTES™, the game that brought classic comic book style superheroes into the world of role-playing games. It inspired thousands of crossover fans between comics and gaming, and spawned dozens of imitations.
VILLAINS AND VIGILANTES™ is legendary among role-playing games for its random super-powered character generation system, its accessible, open and fast-paced rules, and the imaginative, far-ranging campaign universe created by Jeff Dee and Jack Herman.
This latest version of the game- dubbed version 2.1- revives the popular 1982 Revised Edition with some rules additions. It also features brand new illustrations from co-creator Jeff Dee, whose RPG game art has developed a longtime following.
“Jeff Dee and I are Monkey House Games,” announced Jack Herman, “Effective immediately, V&V is back in the hands of its creators, right where it should be. We’ve both dreamed of this opportunity for a very long time, and we can’t wait for you to see what we’ve done with the old place.”
Dee and Herman both credited the “ferociously loyal legion of online fans and players” as a driving force in the revival. “You carried the torch for decades and never faltered. This is a testament to your power and your will. You effectively brought our game back from the dead. We are in awe and we thank you.”
According to Herman, there are currently new adventures and campaign material in the pipeline.
“This is the perfect time for new players to jump in, but the hardcore that have been following V&V since its earlier incarnation will be right at home. You’ll get to reconnect with the very same game world Jeff and I previously ran, drew and wrote about- only this time it’ll be bigger, better and more. If players have even half as much fun playing it as we’re having working on it, this will be something you won’t want to miss.”
VILLIANS AND VIGILANTES™ 2.1 will be available June 27, 2010 from rpgnow.com
VILLAINS AND VIGILANTES™ is the classic tabletop role-playing game of comic book style costumed crime fighters created by Jeff Dee and Jack Herman.
MONKEY HOUSE GAMES™ is the game company created by Jeff Dee and Jack Herman for the release of all material relating to the VILLAINS AND VIGILANTES™ Universe.
For further information, please visit www.monkeyhousegames.com
(presented without comment at the moment as I'm so damned excited that my favouritest RPG of all time is back in the land of the living...)
Whaaaaaaaat? That's a pretty crazy announcement and seems a confluence of the recent explosion of both Old School and Supers games.
ReplyDeleteThe timing of this is perfect and I'm sincerely hoping that it's as awesome as I'm hoping it is (my hopes and dreams are frequently dashed by these flirtatious RPGs that promise so much, but then deliver it tied up in so much crunch).
ReplyDeleteOld school V&V - with some major tweaking - was my dream game; let's hope the dream has survived... and can be revived!
Icons, DC M&M and now V&V... an embrassement of riches.
ReplyDeleteMy cup runneth over... and my wallet weeps!
ReplyDeleteI, for one, am thrilled. I currently have a collection of all V&V materials produced as I'm a big fan as well. I'm surprised that Jeff & Jack were able to re-secure the rights from FGU as I thought there was a stranglehold on the name and system. Although Goblinoid Games got Starships and Spacemen from FGU, so perhaps they're starting to let go of some of the product lines.
ReplyDeleteAny idea if 2.1 will compatible with older V&V? Sounds like it is.
ReplyDeleteAs I understand it, barring a few tweaks, it is pretty much identical - system-wise - to the 2nd Edition V&V that came out in '82, which, itself, was a tweaked and tidied up version of the '79 original.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard anything to dissuade me from thinking that ll the old 2nd edition modules will still be usable as written (depending on what minor changes/rules addition have been made to 2.1)
So, Tim, when are we going to see Willow & Tara statted up for V&V?
How about next week! ;)
ReplyDeleteRe-reading some V&V now.
ReplyDeleteI had forgoten how AWESOME it is!
I know :D I dug out my, crumbling rule books and was transported back to some of the best days of my gaming life (so far). Even rolled myself a new character - first in over 20 years for V&V!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your V&V version of the 'dynamic duo'!