Chris Perkins leaves D&D

Steven Mitchell · April 11, 2025, 02:30:39 PM

To me, everything he was ever associated with was bland, forgettable, predictable, just plain ... there. Not awful, but nothing great or inspiring. That includes his early Dungeon magazine adventures, where this tendency stuck out compared to the other stuff at the time. Someone else might take a risk and succeed or fall flat.

Philotomy Jurament · April 11, 2025, 04:39:39 PM

Who?

tenbones · April 11, 2025, 05:42:51 PM

oh look more rats.

Man at Arms · April 11, 2025, 07:01:00 PM

Quote from: RNGm on April 11, 2025, 12:44:44 PM
Quote from: honeydipperdavid on April 05, 2025, 02:04:32 AMSo Chris Perkins leaves D&D today.

Looks like another one bites the dust. Can you still update the OP post thread to add this guy too? After watching some of the 2024/2025 release videos in the beginning, I honestly figured this guy was going to take the top role.

Crawford too? Oh yes. Completely appropriate.

Fheredin · April 12, 2025, 08:23:12 AM

It sounds to me like WotC is getting rid of expensive old talent.

I'll reserve judgement on Perkins's skills until after I see what he starts doing apart from WotC. I wasn't exactly impressed with 5E or 6E, obviously, but corporate culture could be playing a huge part in that.

While it makes sense for Chaosium to hire him, I somehow doubt that Chaosium has the means to hire all the old talent WotC is letting go of. That's an expensive proposition and money is starting to get scarce. If they do, I think that Chaosium itself is in danger. The sailing expression, "over-canvassed," comes to mind.

S'mon · April 12, 2025, 08:35:29 AM

WoTC never paid their designers much. OTOH Perkins unlike Mearls has no discernible talent, or interest in BRP, so I doubt he will go to Chaosium. Paizo or Kobold Press maybe.

D-ko · April 13, 2025, 12:39:40 AM

To be fair to these guys, the programming is really strong if you get in the wrong circles. It's like a large religious cult, especially if they use modern social media. People who sway hard left or right I just see as lost sheep, following a wolf they think is their shepherd. Trent Reznor once sang: "bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve".

honeydipperdavid · April 13, 2025, 01:34:07 AM

Quote from: Fheredin on April 12, 2025, 08:23:12 AMIt sounds to me like WotC is getting rid of expensive old talent.

I'll reserve judgement on Perkins's skills until after I see what he starts doing apart from WotC. I wasn't exactly impressed with 5E or 6E, obviously, but corporate culture could be playing a huge part in that.

While it makes sense for Chaosium to hire him, I somehow doubt that Chaosium has the means to hire all the old talent WotC is letting go of. That's an expensive proposition and money is starting to get scarce. If they do, I think that Chaosium itself is in danger. The sailing expression, "over-canvassed," comes to mind.

Chaosium hired Mearls and I doubt these guys (Mearls, Crawford, Perkins) break $150K/year as employees.