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Critical Role’s Daggerheart expands with high-profile designers, a new Kickstarter, and actual play partners

July 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

During its panel at Gen Con today, Critical Role’s publishing arm, Darrington Press, unveiled a significant expansion for its new fantasy roleplaying game, Daggerheart.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, critical role, daggerheart, darrington press, gen con, Jeremy Crawford, Keith Baker

The Daggerheart problem? Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join Darrington Press

June 16, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chris Perkins, ex-Game Design Architect and Creative Director for D&D at Wizards of the Coast (he was there for 28 years) and Jeremy Crawford, ex-Game Director and former Co-Lead Designer for D&D 5e, have joined Darrington Press. Both left Wizards of the Coast around April.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, critical role, daggerheart, darrington press, Jeremy Crawford

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #303

April 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news: Tariff worries for TTRPGs, D&D’s Chris Perkins retires, GAMA turmoil, and a 100% off Svilland bundle. Catch up on the latest!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, Dungeons & Dragons, forged in the dark, routinely itemised

Chris Perkins announces retirement from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years

April 4, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Today, Creative Director for Dungeons & Dragons, Chris Perkins, announced his retirement from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years with the company.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, d&d, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #279

October 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What do you think will happen in the tail-end of 2024? More or fewer TTRPG nights: What will that make for the hobby?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised, space: 1999

Chris Perkins answers, “What do you actually do?”

April 9, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

But not all of them – despite my many years working on the game! I don’t know the game’s complete history. Few people do. But in June, we’ll be releasing The Making of Original D&D: 1970-1977 – that will offer a glimpse at how the original game came to be.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Chris Perkins, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Wizards of the Coast re-release the popular TSR Jam 1999 compilation

April 2, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In 1999 TSR put together a compilation of popular adventures from their Adventures Guild.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: advanced dungeons & dragons, Chris Perkins, dms guild, Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, Ravenloft, Sean K. Reynolds, Stan!, TSR

New D&D books confirmed: 50th-anniversary editions in 2024 and Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse in 2022

September 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

At Wizard of the Coast’s D&D Celebration tonight, during The Future of D&D, a panel issues with Ray Winninger, Liz Schuh, Chris Perkins, and Jeremy Crawford has confirmed new D&D books.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, Dungeons & Dragons, Jeremy Crawford, Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse, Ray Winniger, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #117

September 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The previews and interviews for D&D’s The Wild Beyond the Witchlight have started to appear and hint at a slight u-turn by WotC. This and other RPG news in the latest Routinely Itemised

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: avatar legends, Brittannia Game Designs, Cepheus Engine, Chivalry & Sorcery, Chris Perkins, cubicle 7, doctor who, dog might games, drivethrurpg, Eberron, hearts of wulin, ico partners, knock!, leyline press, magpie games, Numenera, routinely itemised, sales, scion, sidequest, southlands, stellagama publishing, the dark crystal, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Tracy Hickman, Victoriana, wizkids

Map of the Witchlight Carnival

July 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Also announced today is The Witchlight Carnival Dice & Miscellany as official Feywild adventure D&D accessories.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cartography, Chris Perkins, d&d live, dice, Dungeons & Dragons, maps, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, wizards of the coast

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