Dungeons & Dragons‘ Chris Perkins Retires from Wizards of the Coast

After 28 years, longtime Dungeons & Dragons designer Chris Perkins revealed he’s exited the company and retired from Wizards of the Coast. Perkins said on Friday he was leaving with a “perfect fairytale ending…I can’t wait to enjoy D&D purely as a fan again, knowing the game is in good hands.” His retirement comes in the wake of the TTRPG’s 50th anniversary and the recent launch of its revised rulebooks, which he said were “doing gangbusters.” Prior to this, he stepped down as D&D’s product lead after the launch of the Dungeon Master’s Guide in October 2024. At the time, a Wizards representative told Polygon that Perkins “wasn’t going anywhere,” and that he was taking on a new role at the company. Today I retire from Wizards after 28 years. With D&D’s 50th anniversary wrapping up and the revised rulebooks doing gangbusters, this is the perfect fairytale ending for me. I can’t wait to enjoy D&D purely as a fan again, knowing the game’s in good hands. See you in the Feywild! pic.twitte ... Read full article.