![]() Jeremy Crawford was (and is) a more-than-worthy successor to Chris Perkins, and his dry wit and evocative characters served as the perfect foil for the jokesters playing at his table. trio plus “C” Team member Walnut Dankgrass (Amy Falcone) and Waffle Crew member Evelyn Marthain (Anna Prosser Robinson)-were all in peak form. Even though they had never played with Chris Perkins in person, his skill and charisma had made a permanent impression upon their lives.Īnd they went on to play an absolutely stellar game of Dungeons & Dragons. The crowd happily obliged, even chanting “Perkins! Perkins!” in adoration. And so, he wasn’t at a live show to hear us applaud for him, so before we play some D&D tonight, I want you, for Chris, who will be watching this video, to give him a rousing round of applause.” “And he said yes, and that to me meant more than anything else. And months ago Penny Arcade asked me if I would be interested in following in Chris’s footsteps, ‘cause Chris was ready to take a vacation. ![]() “Eleven years ago,” Crawford said to the assembled crowd, “I was hired on to Wizards of the Coast by Chris Perkins. Before the game began, Jeremy Crawford walked out onto the stage alone and greeted the elated crowd. Like every other PAX event for the past few years, it featured a packed-house Acquisitions Incorporated live game starring the creators of Penny Arcade, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, as well as the acclaimed fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss, and a special guest. “And,” Perkins said to his players, “Jeremy is going to lead you on your escapades, starting with PAX Unplugged.”Ģ018 saw the second annual PAX Unplugged, a new Penny Arcade E xpo dedicated to board games, card games, roleplaying games, and other analog games. He will also continue to DM publicly for Dice, Camera, Action, a livestreamed game featuring Holly Conrad, Anna Prosser Robinson, Jared Knabenbauer, and Nathan Sharp. While Perkins is retiring from Acquisitions Inc., he will remain in his current position at Wizards of the Coast, and will continue to create D&D stories like Curse of Strahd, Tomb of Annihilation, and Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. ![]() He looked slyly over at Holly Conrad and quipped, “I’ll still torture you !” “Thank you for letting me torture you for eleven years.” “It’s been a hell of a run guys,” Perkins said over the applause and overlapping thanks of his former players. that followed up on the Waterdeep-themed story told at PAX West 2018, Chris Perkins announced his departure from Acquisitions Incorporated and formally passed the reins to the Lead Rules Designer and Managing Editor for Dungeons & Dragons, his close friend, and the Dungeon Master for his private home game, Jeremy Crawford. In a special episode of Acquisitions Inc. There have been a handful of games where other members of Penny Arcade took on the role of Dungeon Master, such as in PAX Australia 2017’s Star Wars-themed game.īut that era has come to an end. His appearances at PAX live shows-originating in Seattle’s Paramount Theater, and extending to other spaces around the United States as PAX has spread to Boston, San Antonio, and most recently, Philadelphia. While Chris Perkins briefly passed the mantle of DM to Magic: the Gathering Senior Narrative Designer James Wyatt for the back half of the Acquisitions Inc.’s first season, Perkins returned to the show in its second season and has been its DM ever since. To me, he was as much the face of D&D to me as Gary Gygax. Over the next few years, Chris Perkins became one of the best-known DMs in the world through his regular appearances as the Dungeon Master of Acquisitions Incorporated, the D&D podcast-turned-live-phenomenon produced by Penny Arcade. His game with Robot Chicken was my first glimpse of a master DM at work, and its snarky DM commentary track put me right into that master’s mind. I learned how to be a good Dungeon Master by watching Chris Perkins. Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk ![]() Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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