Chris Perkins now Senior Producer, D&D RPG
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Derulbaskul
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I have never understood why WotC acknowledges that it has a problem with the quality of its adventures and yet the names of their two best adventure writers (IMO), Chris Perkins and Rich Baker, are conspicuous by their absence.
Of course, I also realise that this is a consequence of them being promoted further up the greasy pole but it is a shame.
Notwithstanding that, I'm pleased that Chris and Mike both got their promotions.
TikkchikFenTikktikk
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D&D finally aligns with the org chart that has made M:tG so successful for so long.
TikkchikFenTikktikk
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But I can't help wish, as I sit to plan out how I'm going to spend the next three months rewriting the E-series of WotC adventures before they are in a shape fit to run as an RPG rather than an extended Descent/Heroquest session with my group, Perkins would be writing adventures now that Cordell has been shuffled of to the boardgames to which his talents are more clearly suited.
(Cordell was the primary author for all three E-series adventures.)
(Cordell was the primary author for all three E-series adventures.)
Darrin Drader
Explorer
Chris is a great guy. I'm glad that he's still moving up the ladder.
Pour
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Big fan of Chris Perkins, a very approachable and knowledgeable guy who has a firm grasp on the game and a flare for story. I think under his direction we'll see adventures and game material in general take more risks. I feel he'll have a lot of synergy with Mearls and his enthusiasm/philosophies, as well. Maybe the whole team will feed off that and be supercharged.
And to have warranted a non-RPG D&D team has to mean considerable time and effort put toward (I hope) thorough exploration of the license. Among their duties, I'm hoping they'll act as liaisons between WotC and video game publishers, animation houses, etc. I mean there is already so much going on outside of the RPG already (boardgames, comics, G9 products...).
And to have warranted a non-RPG D&D team has to mean considerable time and effort put toward (I hope) thorough exploration of the license. Among their duties, I'm hoping they'll act as liaisons between WotC and video game publishers, animation houses, etc. I mean there is already so much going on outside of the RPG already (boardgames, comics, G9 products...).
Derulbaskul
Adventurer
I agree: it does sound interesting.
Clearly, Hasbro is expecting that the WotC team extract more value from the D&D brand than they have in the past. RPGs are such a small (sub-)industry that it makes sense to broaden the range of products with the D&D brand.
I sincerely wish them every success.
(Actually, in a way it reminds me of the game of cricket. I love Test cricket, that's the five-days-of-play-and-there-might-not-be-a-result-version for those of you who don't know what I am talking about. A lot of the "purists", ie test cricket fans, dislike the shorter versions of the game. I don't. The shorter versions are very profitable... and that allows Test cricket to continue. In the same way, I hope the non-RPG stuff for D&D is very successful to ensure that the RPG continues to be published!)
Clearly, Hasbro is expecting that the WotC team extract more value from the D&D brand than they have in the past. RPGs are such a small (sub-)industry that it makes sense to broaden the range of products with the D&D brand.
I sincerely wish them every success.
(Actually, in a way it reminds me of the game of cricket. I love Test cricket, that's the five-days-of-play-and-there-might-not-be-a-result-version for those of you who don't know what I am talking about. A lot of the "purists", ie test cricket fans, dislike the shorter versions of the game. I don't. The shorter versions are very profitable... and that allows Test cricket to continue. In the same way, I hope the non-RPG stuff for D&D is very successful to ensure that the RPG continues to be published!)
Desdichado
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