Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Critical Role’s Darrington Press
Having recently left Wizards of the Coast, both Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford have joined Darrington Press, the game company associated with Critical Role, in the same roles they occupied at WotC.
Darrington Press recently released their RPG Daggerheart, and also have Candela Obscura and a few other RPGs in their catalog.
You can see their press release below:
Exciting news—our Darrington Press team has grown, adding Chris Perkins as our Creative Director and Jeremy Crawford as Game Director! We’re thrilled to welcome both Chris and Jeremy’s expertise in game design and storytelling, honed through decades of experience working together on tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars Roleplaying, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and Blue Rose. We’re enormous fans of their work and are honored to welcome them into our team.
At Darrington Press, they’ll be developing novel game concepts as well as expanding upon the games we’ve released so far! Here are some words from our new team members:
“Storytelling has always been at the heart of everything I do, and joining Darrington Press feels a bit like coming home,” said Perkins, Creative Director of Darrington Press. “I’ve loved being a part of the extended Critical Role family as a regular guest over the years and I’m beyond excited to help create new worlds full of adventure.”
“I’ve always believed that great games invite everyone to the table, and that’s exactly what excites me about joining Darrington Press,” said Crawford, Game Director of Darrington Press. “This team is passionate, wildly creative, and committed to building welcoming, connected, amazing story-driven experiences—I can’t wait to expand on what Critical Role has already created to develop some really fun and unique games.”
