After 28 years, longtime Dungeons & Dragonsdesigner Chris Perkins revealed hes exited the company and retired from Wizards of the Coast. Perkins said on Friday he was leaving with a perfect fairytale endingI cant 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 TTRPGs 50th anniversary and the recent launch of its revised rulebooks, which he said were doing gangbusters. Prior to this, he stepped down as D&Dsproduct lead after the launch of the Dungeon Masters Guide in October 2024. At the time, a Wizards representative told Polygon that Perkins wasnt going anywhere, and that he was taking on a new role at the company. Chris Perkins entered the tabletop game industry in 1988 under the pen name Christopher Zarathurstra, which he used to writeDungeon Magazine#11s Wards of Witching Ways adventure. He officially joined Wizards in 1997 as an editor forDungeon,and later editor-in-chief of Wizards periodicals. Over the years, hes become a more prominent figure for Dungeons & Dragons and contributed to its fourth and fifth editions and the famous Curse of Strahdmodule. Perkins also helped popularize the Actual Play genre throughD&Dgames at popular enthusiast events like PAX, then running the Twitch show Dice, Camera, Actionand guest starring onCritical Role. After Perkins revealed his retirement, theDungeons & Dragonsteam thanked him for the decades of work he has poured into Wizards of the Coast, as D&D would not be what it is today without his numerous contributions. While we are incredibly sad to see him go, we welcome him at our game any day. While at D&D, Chris mentored the next generation of leaders who are stepping up as he moves on to enjoy his retirement. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.