Kate Welch is WotC's New D&D Designer

WotC has a brand new D&D designer, and it's Kate Welch! She plays Rosie Beestinger, the Lightfoot Halfing Monk in Acquisitions Inc's "C Team". She starts work on February 2nd. That's all I know for the moment, but more info if I hear it!

[video=youtube;fRsURJf4SjQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRsURJf4SjQ[/video]
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[gyor]

Congratulations, does anyone know what she will be working on?

 

[dave2008]

Thank you for the update!

 

[Istbor]

Seems like a good edition given the direction of 5e so far. I like her thoughts on character creation/roleplay.

 

[lyle.spade]

Cool. She seems sharp and interesting, if the video is any indication - her idea about character type choice makes a lot of sense.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I'm afraid I don't really know that much about her. But Congratulations to her! I wish her the best!

 

[ccooke]

So, wait. The D&D team is growing now? I thought it only ever shrunk or maintained size ;-)

More seriously, this is great news. A little quick googling suggests she'll be an asset.

 

[darjr]

Awesome! I also wonder what they’ll work on first?

And SPEECH!

 

[Sacrosanct]

More seriously, this is great news. A little quick googling suggests she'll be an asset.

She seems to have a lot of experience in illustration and web design, but I can't find any experience with actual game design. I'm assuming her web design experience gives her some experience with requirements, test scenarios, use cases, etc--all things critical for anyone doing any sort of design work.

 

[SolidPlatonic]

This is great news!