Legendary designers ditch D&D for critical roles with Critical Role in major coup

Two major D&D designers who shaped the game for well over a decade have jumped ship to join the publishing arm of Critical Role.

Following their retirement from Dungeons & Dragons-maker Wizards of the Coast earlier this year, Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford (both of whom were driving forces behind the game’s most recent editions) have been revealed today as the newest staff-members for Darrington Press – the Critical Role company responsible for Daggerheart, Candela Obscura, and more. Although their roles weren’t specified, it seems as though they’ll be continuing the kind of work that made them titans in the industry; the official press release notes that they’ll be “developing new game concepts, innovative mechanics, and future iterations, including upcoming expansions involving the entire slate of Darrington Press products.”