WOW! I was not expecting that.
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Speaking to Screen Rant about the pair’s departures from the company, Wizards of the Coast’s VP of Franchise and Product (Dungeons & Dragons) Jess Lanzillo said that this was something that the company had prepared for. “Both of them have been working on Dungeons and Dragons for a very long time,” Lanzillo said. “It’s been a point of discussion for some time and something that we’ve been training up everyone for. They feel really good about the teams that they have in place and the legacy that they’re passing on.”
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In the immediate future, no one will directly step in to replace Crawford or Perkins. However, Lanzillo mentioned that James Wyatt and Wes Schneider, principal designers who have been part of the D&D team for years, will both have a “bigger place at the table.” Lanzillo also mentioned that other designers, including Justice Arman, would also have progressive leadership roles as well.
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“The roadmap remains the same,” Lanzillo said. “We have already set up the leads for all of those future projects. Chris and Jeremy don’t need any substitutes at this moment because they were both in very high-level roadmapping roles and capacities for the last year.
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