WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons

Over on Twitter and Bluesky, Chris Perkins has announced his retirement from Dungeons and Dragons.

Chris Perkins started officially working for Wizards of the Coast in 1997 as an Editor for Dungeon Magazine. Since then, he has functioned as the Editor in Chief of D&D Periodicals, A Senior Producer, and eventually landing as the Senior Story Editor over D&D 5e and Game Architect on D&D 5e 2024.

He also is known for acting as one of the Dungeons Masters for Acquisitions, Incorporated.

Personally, I'll miss the guy's work.

https://bsky.app/profile/chrisperkinsdnd.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3llyvdjkphk2p

 

[SkidAce]

I remember him as just a prolific submitter of adventures to Dungeon Mag. He wrote some good ones (even though for reasons I can't remember any more I wasn't a fan at the time). I once signed a letter to Dungeon as "The Anti-Perkins" but I can no longer remember which issue it was printed in (I never had it).

Good luck to him! But this makes me feel old.

Same. (I was Pro-Perkins, but also cant remember the issue I was 1st fond of, lol.)

 

[SkidAce]

I don't love every decision Perkins has made for the game, but I have never doubted that he was designing out of love rather than any crass motivations.

Agreed.

 

[el-remmen]

I still run a 5E conversion of his "A Wizard's Fate" (from Dungeon Magazine #37 (September/October 1992)) by him regularly when I do DM for pay stuff for Dungeons & Drafts - Pittsburgh.

 

[Zaukrie]

Ditt

Thank you Chris for all you've done. You leave an amazing legacy behind.

Ditto

 

[mamba]

That’s weird. Didn’t he just get a promotion?

that was my understanding too, or at least a different role, no idea of it technically was a promotion

 

[darjr]

He was promoted to Creative Director five months ago.

WotC Thread 'D&D's Christopher Perkins Promoted to Creative Director'

Oct 21, 2024

On Twitter WotC's Christopher Perkins clarified queries about his new role after it was revealed that the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide would be his last book as Product Lead--he is now D&D's Creative Director, which looks like a broader, more overview-type job. Creative Director was the role that Mike Mearls held until 2018 before moving over the Magic: The Gathering, and George Krstic held a similarly named role until August this year.

Not true. I was a Game Design Architect. Now I’m the...

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[KYRON45]

All of the top D&D talent should leave and start their own company.
Easy for me to say though right?

 

[scruffygrognard]

From one D&D-playing Chris Perkins (who's also retiring this year) to another, I wish him all of the best in his future endeavors! He was an awesome ambassador of the game during his time at WotC.

 

[mamba]

From one D&D-playing Chris Perkins (who's also retiring this year) to another, I wish him all of the best in his future endeavors! He was an awesome ambassador of the game during his time at WotC.

enjoy your retirements Chrises Perkinses

 

[scruffygrognard]

enjoy your retirements Chrises Perkinses

Thank you! I can't wait.