Jeremy Crawford is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He was the Lead Rules Designer for the 4th Edition of Wizards of the Coast's tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and one of the Lead Designers of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.
Jeremy Crawford | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Game designer |
Spouse |
Phillip Lienau (m. 2014) |
Career
Green Ronin Publishing (2005–2007)
Jeremy Crawford co-designed and edited the Blue Rose (2005) role-playing game along with Steve Kenson for Green Ronin Publishing.[3] Blue Rose won the 2005 ENnie Awards for "Best Rules" and "Best d20 Game".[4] Crawford is credited on the updated edition of Blue Rose (2017)[5] as it carried forward parts of the setting design from the original edition.[6] He also worked on the second edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and Mutants & Masterminds.[6][7]
Wizards of the Coast (2007–present)
He was hired by Wizards of the Coast in 2007 as a game designer for their flagship Dungeons & Dragons product, and has worked there since then. His Dungeons & Dragons design credits include Player's Handbook 2 (2009),[8] Dungeon Master's Kit (2010), and Heroes of the Fallen Lands (2010).
He was the rules manager for the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Development on a new edition started in 2011 and Crawford became the Co-Lead Designer, along with Mike Mearls, of the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Crawford also became the lead rules developer and managing editor of the edition.[9] Under Crawford and Mearls, there became a concerted effort to boost inclusiveness both in the game and in the development of the game.[10] The 5th Edition version of the game credits women as contributors to its design more than any previous one: about 26 percent are female, as opposed to 20 percent in 4th Edition and 12 percent in 3rd Edition.[11] The Mary Sue reported that under this new direction, 40% of Dungeons & Dragons players in 2018 are women which is an increase "from 2012, when women made up 20–25% of players".[12] He is credited as one of the authors of the Player's Handbook for the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons, along with several other books in the edition.[13] He also wrote the monthly "Sage Advice" newsletter.[14] He is lead designer on the upcoming 2024 Revised 5th Edition Player's Handbook.[15]
In 2024, Crawford won the Gayming Icon Award for his Dungeons & Dragons game design.[16][15]
Personal life
Crawford is openly gay,[17][18] and married his husband Phillip Lienau in 2014.[1][2][19]
Works
Title | Game | Credits | Date | ISBN |
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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | Warhammer Fantasy RPG 2nd Edition | Designer | 2005 | 978-1844162208 |
Blue Rose | Blue Rose 1st Edition | Designer, Editor | 2005 | 978-1932442229 |
Blue Rose Companion | Blue Rose 1st Edition | Designer, Production Staff | 2005 | 978-1932442366 |
World of Aldea | Blue Rose 1st Edition | Designer, Production Staff | 2006 | 978-1932442465 |
Paragons | Mutants & Masterminds 2nd Edition | Designer | 2007 | |
Player's Handbook | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer, Production Staff | 2008 | 978-0786949298 |
Monster Manual | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer, Production Staff | 2008 | 978-0786948529 |
Forgotten Realms Player's Guide | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2008 | 978-0786949298 |
4th Edition Core Rulebook Collection | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2008 | 978-1786950638 |
Dungeon Master's Guide | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2008 | 978-0786948802 |
Player's Handbook 2 | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer, Production Staff | 2009 | 978-0-7869-5016-4 |
Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2009 | 978-0786950003 |
Player Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2010 | 978-0786956203 |
Monster Manual 3 | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2010 | 978-0786954902 |
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer, Production Staff | 2010 | 978-0786956296 |
Dungeon Master's Kit | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2010 | 978-0786956302 |
Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2011 | 978-0786958368 |
Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2011 | 978-0786957453 |
Neverwinter Campaign Setting | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2011 | 978-0786958146 |
Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2011 | 978-0786958382 |
Book of Vile Darkness | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2011 | 978-0786958689 |
Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer, Production Staff | 2012 | |
Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook | Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition | Designer | 2012 | 978-0786960323 |
Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Playtest | Designer | 2013 | 978-0786965311 |
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | D&D Lead Designer | 15 July 2014 | 978-0786965595 |
Player's Handbook | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | D&D Lead Designer, Player's Handbook Lead | 19 August 2014 | 978-0786965601 |
Monster Manual | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | D&D Lead Designer, Managing Editor | 30 September 2014 | 978-0786965618 |
Dungeon Master's Guide | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | D&D Lead Designer, Dungeon Master's Guide Lead | 9 December 2014 | 978-0786965625 |
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Designer, Managing Editor, D&D Lead Designer | 3 November 2015 | 978-0786965809 |
Elemental Evil Player's Companion | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | D&D Lead Designer, Managing Editor | 16 April 2015 | |
Curse of Strahd | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | D&D Lead Designer, Designer, Managing Editor | 15 March 2016 | 978-0786965984 |
Storm King's Thunder | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | D&D Lead Designer, Managing Editor | 6 September 2016 | 9780786966004 |
Volo's Guide to Monsters | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Lead Rules Developer, Managing Editor | 15 November 2016 | 978-0786966011 |
Tales from the Yawning Portal | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Lead Rules Developer, Managing Editor | 4 April 2017 | 978-0-7869-6609-7 |
Tomb of Annihilation | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Lead Rules Developer, Managing Editor | 19 September 2017 | 9780786966103 |
Xanathar's Guide to Everything | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Lead Designer, Managing Editor | 21 November 2017 | 978-0786966110 |
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Lead Designer, Managing Editor | 29 May 2018 | 978-0786966240 |
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Rules Development, Managing Editor | 18 September 2018 | 978-0786966592 |
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Managing Editor | 20 November 2018 | 978-0786966264 |
Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Lead Designer, Managing Editor, Ravnica World Design | 20 November 2018 | 978-0786966592 |
Ghosts of Saltmarsh | Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition | Developer | 21 May 2019 | 978-0786966752 |
References
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