Douglas Stewart Chaffee (January 24, 1936 – April 26, 2011) was an American artist whose work appeared in

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s as well as military and Christian publications.

Early life and education

Chaffee was the son of Ralph and Marjorie Chaffee and grew up in

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. He served in the

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and then in the

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. He studied art and history at

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Career

After college, Chaffee worked at

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for nearly 20 years, eventually becoming head of the Art Department. After retiring, Chaffee started up his own design company, and produced artwork for TSR for their ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical ...

'' role-playing game, including '' Dungeoneer's Survival Guide'' (1986); '' The Emirates of Ylaruam'' (1987); '' Needle'' (1987); both the second edition '' Player's Handbook'' and '' Dungeon Master Guide'' (1989); '' The Complete Fighter's Handbook'' (1989); '' The Complete Book of Humanoids'' (1993); '' Player's Option: Combat & Tactics''; '' Player's Option: Skills & Powers'' (1995); and the cover art for '' Cleric's Challenge II'' (1995). He also created paintings for other games companies, including

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's '' Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game, and the cover art for

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's '' The Fall of Terra''. Outside of the games industry, Chaffee also created art and illustrations for

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, the United States military — Chaffee produced the official program painting for the Trident submarine — as well as for Sunday School and Vacation Bible School literature and Christian-School textbooks. His work can be found in the

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, ''

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'', and the White House.

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* 1936 births 2011 deaths American illustrators American role-playing game artists Place of birth missing {{D&D-stub