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Critical Role Adds Dungeons & Dragons Veterans Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins to Darrington Press

This move delivers decades of Dungeons & Dragons design expertise to Critical Role’s Darrington Press.

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Overview

  • Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins officially joined Darrington Press as Game Director and Creative Director after departing Wizards of the Coast earlier this year.
  • The pair shaped Dungeons & Dragons’ fourth and fifth editions and led its 2024 rules overhaul during their combined 46 years at Wizards.
  • At Darrington Press, they will create new tabletop game systems and develop expansions for existing titles including the recently launched Daggerheart.
  • Critical Role CEO Travis Willingham called the designers 'visionaries' whose creativity and passion will elevate Darrington Press’s storytelling.
  • Their move underscores a talent shift in the tabletop gaming industry as leading designers leave Wizards to bolster competitor publishers.