Overview

• Chris Perkins, former D&D creative director, and Jeremy Crawford, longtime game director, left Wizards of the Coast earlier this year to sign with Critical Role’s Darrington Press
• They are tasked with developing new game concepts, innovative mechanics and future expansions across the publisher’s existing product lineup
• Critical Role CEO Travis Willingham called the duo visionaries whose creativity and leadership will elevate Darrington Press’s tabletop offerings
• Perkins and Crawford have highlighted diversity and beginner-friendly experiences as central to broadening the role-playing games audience
• Their collaboration underscores Critical Role’s strategy to deepen its storytelling expertise and drive growth in the evolving TTRPG market