Justice Ramin Arman Promoted to Game Design Director of Dungeons & Dragons

Game designer Justice Ramin Arman has been internally promoted to the position of Game Design Director for Dungeons & Dragons. Arman announced the news yesterday over on Linkedin, and later specified what the role entails over on Discord. As Game Design Director, Arman will be responsible for directing the game design department as a whole. Previously, Arman was a Managing Game Director, which was a leadership position but not one placed in charge of the entire D&D department.

Arman has worked for Wizards of the Coast since 2022 and has led several projects, including the most recent Starter Set and Quests From the Infinite Staircase. Prior to that, he worked as a game designer for Beadle and Grimm's.

Several months ago, Wizards of the Coast announced that they were hiring a principal game designer for Dungeons & Dragons, seemingly to replace Jeremy Crawford (who left Wizards earlier this year), so it appears that Arman is stepping into that role at least in some fashion.

In a statement provided to EN World, a Wizards representative noted that they are thrilled to see Justice continue his great work with D&D.

 

[darjr]

"Arman announced the news yesterday over on Linkedin, and later specified what the role entails over on Discord."

Does D&D have a Discord?

Yea.

Here is an invite.

Join the Dungeons & Dragons Discord Server!

 

[LaTia J]

Yea.

Here is an invite.

Join the Dungeons & Dragons Discord Server!

Thanks, Dave!

He didn’t give those details on our Discord, though, so I don’t know where that information was revealed.

 

[Mark Craddock]

Yea.

Here is an invite.

Join the Dungeons & Dragons Discord Server!

Thanks!

 

[Eubani]

As long as he was not responsible for the Level 20 Ranger Foe Slayer ability or the Find Traps spell, I am fine.

 

[Von Ether]

Congrats and wishing him the best of luck!

 

[Chaltab]

As long as he was not responsible for the Level 20 Ranger Foe Slayer ability or the Find Traps spell, I am fine.

I still cannot believe they didn't rewrite Find Traps after ten years of it not finding traps.

 

[Distracted DM]

I still cannot believe they didn't rewrite Find Traps after ten years of it not finding traps.

Yup! I really thought A5E would fix it too. Nope. I think someone said they made it a little worse but I haven't compared them.
I'd say "class niche protection!" but they really blew that up in 5e by letting anyone get the proficiencies needed to find and disarm traps
And I kind of remember it being decent in 2e?

 

[Eubani]

I still cannot believe they didn't rewrite Find Traps after ten years of it not finding traps.

Are we going to wait another 10 years to see these things not fixed again?

 

[GarrettKP]

Maybe a hot take: Find Traps should not find traps. It completely trivializes one of the best parts of dungeon crawls. It is perfectly fine as it is, mechanically. Its worst offense is its name, not its actual mechanics.

 

[bedir than]

Maybe a hot take: Find Traps should not find traps. It completely trivializes one of the best parts of dungeon crawls. It is perfectly fine as it is, mechanically. Its worst offense is its name, not its actual mechanics.

also, it should be 1st level with that minor of an ability