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1 week ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
French RPG creator and developer François Froideval has passed away at the age of 66. Born in France, Froideval is best known for his work as an early French RPG pioneer, serving as the editor in chief for the French RPG magazine Casus Belli. He moved to the US in 1982, where he worked for TSR for four years as an assistant to Gary Gygax. Froideval co-wrote Oriental Adventures and Monster Manual 2 alongside Gygax.
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1 week ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
As people have been reaching out, I wanted to let everyone know that I am no longer working at Critical Role. I couldn't be happier to have worked with such an excellent group of people, who have worked so hard and passionately to create great things. While I am proud of everything the Darrington team has accomplished over the last four years, I am excited to move on to new opportunities.
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1 week ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
Hot take but not that hot I think: CR is done with very long campaigns. Everyone thinking C4 will be 3-4 years long but... I think that model is done. I don't think the numbers make sense anymore... their viewership dwindles over the long run and the length becomes this obstacle to getting new viewers because people don't want to put in 2000 hours of watching to catch up (and, yea, I know there's other ways to catch up).
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1 week ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
andhave a new home, joining The LA Times was the first to report on the news of the pair joining Darrington in undisclosed roles. According to the article, Perkins and Crawford were approached by Critical Role shortly after news broke that the pair were departing Wizards of the Coast.I was committed to staying with Wizards until after D&D’s 50th anniversary, which gave me lots of time to work on succession planning and exit strategies,” Perkins told the LA Times.
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1 week ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
After eight years at Wizards of the Coast, I have made the totally reasonable decision to leave a job where I got paid to argue about whether fictional lizard people can have tails.
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2 weeks ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
debuting May 29 on The Halcyon Domain is a lethal, foreboding land where the souls of the dead are cursed to return as twisted, nightmarish forms. A dark, ethereal mass known as the Umbra roams and holds these fiendish monstrosities, further corrupting anything it touches. Sacred Pyres keep the corruption at bay, and small communities endure through cooperation.
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3 weeks ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
• Jason Durall becoming the full-time creative director for the Basic Roleplaying line. • Michael O'Brien taking on the producer role for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha• Dan Zappone joining the company as assistant editor and graphic design specialist. Chaosium has announced several personnel moves, including the hiring of a new CEO. A recent press release announced a bevy of moves at the company, with former COO Neil Robinson becoming the new CEO.
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3 weeks ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
So this is kind of interesting. From the job descriptions, and their listed functions, the "Principal Game Designer" is not really originating the game design, like the real concepts, the real "why we're doing this", but rather merely carrying it out. That's very unusual in TTRPGs. Not unheard-of I'm sure, but it's unusual. It's a little more common in video games. You can see this because none of the major tasks for the Principal Game Designer are in fact, fundamental game design.
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3 weeks ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
Earlier this month,announced that it was rebranding itsgroup towith further plans to build out the group and shift much of its development efforts in-house. This came with several big questions, including what was to come of the relationship between White Wolf and, the current publisher of World of Darkness material, and what the rebrand meant for the future of the various World of Darkness games.To get some answers, EN World sat down with, the brand marketing manager for White Wolf.
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3 weeks ago | 
enworld.org | Christian Hoffer
The Principal Game Designer leads the execution of Dungeons & Dragons’ major product releases. These tentpole projects span analog and digital expressions and may include setting content, rules-adjacent systems, adventures, and platform-native features. This role architects and stewards the design vision of sophisticated product suites, working closely with design leads, editorial, rules leadership, and digital teams to ensure cohesion and quality across every player touchpoint.