Two of the most prominent names in the history ofDungeons & Dragonsare now working for one of its competitors, as Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford are now working forCritical Role’spublishing company, which includes itsfantasy tabletop RPG, Daggerheart.
Chris Perkins worked on published Dungeons & Dragons material back in the ‘80s, eventually joining Wizards of the Coast, rising through the ranks to become a Senior Story Designer and eventual Creative Director on the game. Jeremy Crawford had a similarly illustrious career, working on the 4e Dungeons & Dragons, eventually becoming the Game Directorfor the 2024 5e update.
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Following the release of theupdated 2025 Monster Manual, Perkins and Crawford left Wizards of the Coast, both explaining how they were retiring. It seems that the retirement didn’t last long, asDarrington Press, the company that publishes Critical Role’s Daggerheart RPG, has announced that both have joined the team.
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According to Darrington Press, Crawford has joined as Game Director, while Perkins is the Creative Director. They will work on a variety of Darrington Press products, as well as develop new ones for the company.
There’s a good chance that they’ll bring their expertise to Daggerheart, the d12/card-based tabletop RPG system that is one of Dungeons & Dragons’ competitors in the tabletop market, one that has attracted people weary with Wizards of the Coast’s business practices, especially following theOGL controversy of 2023, which threatened to upend the industry.
Darrington Press has just added some of the best names in the business to its roster, with the people who helped turn Dungeons & Dragons into the global brand it is today primed to help a game that can lure people away from the Forgotten Realms, especially now that theBaldur’s Gate 3buzz has died down.
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