FitzTheRuke
Legend
This is great news. D&D is in good hands. @JusticeArman, congratulations!
WotC New WotC Game Design Director for Dungeons & Dragons: Justice Ramin Arman
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Misanthrope Prime
Hero
Am I nuts or is D&D now one of the biggest IPs that's helmed almost exclusively by millennials? After Crawford and Perkins dropped out it seems they, literally, handed the keys over to the next generation (X to Millennials).
Answering that would require me to know who helms all the IPs. Which I don't. So... no idea!
Misanthrope Prime
Hero
Yeah, I guess I retain that information a bit more based on my media diet.
I'm thinking of things like Star Wars (Dave Filoni, gen X), Marvel (Kevin Feige, gen X), DC (James Gunn, Gen X), Warcraft (Chris Metzen, gen X), Stranger Things (literally a self-parody of gen X sentiment), Star Trek (Alex Kurtzman, Gen X), Game of Thrones (George Martin, Boomer), Harry Potter (JK Rowling, Gen X)
There's this oft-repeated line from WotC corporate about how "Dungeons and Dragons" has the same brand recognition as "Star Wars" but doesn't make nearly as much money, so that's what I'm comparing this to.
The head of D&D is Dan Ayoub. I have no idea how old he is, but my (admittedly uninformed) sense was that he was around my age, and I'm solidly Gen X.
Misanthrope Prime
Hero
That's true and a good point. I guess because I thought the "leaders" of D&D were Perkins, Crawford and to a lesser extent Mearls because of how visible and available they were to the fans during the first decade of 5e, but you're right.
GMMichael
Guide of Modos
Aw, I wanna take/make a crack too!
Somehow, I don't think this is the Justice Perkins was seeking!
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