Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins

The new Dragon Delves anthology is dedicated to Chris Perkins, who recently retired from Wizards of the Coast. The new adventure anthology is officially out in early release today. The new anthology contains a brief dedication to Perkins in the credits, acknowledgind his "decades of contributions" to Dungeons & Dragons. Perkins is also credited as a designer for the book.

Perkins had worked for Wizards of the Coast since 1997, holding a variety of design-related roles with the company and spearheading much of the work for D&D's popular 5th Edition. Perkins announced his retirement back in April, following the release of the final 2024/2025 Core Rulebook. However, his retirement was a brief one, as Critical Role's Darrington Press announced that he was joining the publisher as Creative Director, a role similar to the one he held at Wizards of the Coast.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

(On Perkins’ behalf)

 

[Zaukrie]

Good move.

Has anyone read it and have comments? I have not yet.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Good move.

Has anyone read it and have comments? I have not yet.

The book as a whole? It just came out digitally; I've been doing a quick scan when I can while working. Each chapter ends with art from most of the previous Monster Manuals for the dragon type in the adventure, as well as some other art (such as Dragonlance covers).

Also, each chapter starts with a list of all the monsters that will be appearing in that chapter, which is very helpful. That's followed by a key NPC list, which is something we've seen before.

 

[Dire Bare]

Do FLGS's have the physical book in stock yet, with the limited cover? Or is it just digitally available on D&D Beyond . . . if you purchased the digital/physical bundle (or just the digital version)?

 

[Nathaniel Lee]

Do FLGS's have the physical book in stock yet, with the limited cover? Or is it just digitally available on D&D Beyond . . . if you purchased the digital/physical bundle (or just the digital version)?

The physical release date is July 8.

 

[Burnside]

The physical release date is July 8.

FLGSs have it today - I just got mine with the alt cover. Regular bookstores get it on the 8th.

 

[Burnside]

Good move.

Has anyone read it and have comments? I have not yet.

I have the physical copy & happy to answer any questions about it.

The diverse artwork is excellent, and the book has imo the best art of any WotC book for a while (maybe since Frostmaiden).

Most adventures are site-based, with keyed maps. The map art style varies as much as the interior art does, but generally the maps are strong.

Perkins is credited as one of the designers, though not a lead, so he may have written one of the 10 included adventures (individual writers are not credited for specific adventures, though artists are).

 

[Burnside]

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The new Dragon Delves anthology is dedicated to Chris Perkins, who recently retired from Wizards of the Coast. The new adventure anthology is officially out in early release today. The new anthology contains a brief dedication to Perkins in the credits, acknowledgind his "decades of contributions" to Dungeons & Dragons. Perkins is also credited as a designer for the book.

Perkins had worked for Wizards of the Coast since 1997, holding a variety of design-related roles with the company and spearheading much of the work for D&D's popular 5th Edition. Perkins announced his retirement back in April, following the release of the final 2024/2025 Core Rulebook. However, his retirement was a brief one, as Critical Role's Darrington Press announced that he was joining the publisher as Creative Director, a role similar to the one he held at Wizards of the Coast.

Unless I'm really blind, the physical book contains no such dedication in the credits.

Edit: Can confirm, the dedication appears only in the DNDBeyond version of the book, not the physical version.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

We don't talk enough about how Perkins was devoured by a dragon, which is why he isn't at WotC any more.