Jeremy Crawford

Jeremy Crawford
Jeremy Crawford, one of the Lead Designers of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, at Lucca Comics & Games 2014.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationGame designer
Spouse
Phillip Lienau
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(m. 2014)​
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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.

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 the lead designer on the 2024 version of the fifth edition Player's Handbook of Dungeons & Dragons.[15][16]

In 2024, Crawford won the Gayming Icon Award for his Dungeons & Dragons game design.[17][16]

Personal life

Crawford is openly gay,[18][19] and married his husband Phillip Lienau in 2014.[1][2][20]

Works

Title Game Credits Date ISBN
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 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 & Dragons 4th edition Designer, Production Staff 2008 978-0786949298
Monster Manual Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer, Production Staff 2008 978-0786948529
Forgotten Realms Player's Guide Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2008 978-0786949298
4th Edition Core Rulebook Collection Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2008 978-1786950638
Dungeon Master's Guide Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2008 978-0786948802
Player's Handbook 2 Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer, Production Staff 2009 978-0-7869-5016-4
Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2009 978-0786950003
Player Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2010 978-0786956203
Monster Manual 3 Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2010 978-0786954902
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer, Production Staff 2010 978-0786956296
Dungeon Master's Kit Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2010 978-0786956302
Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2011 978-0786958368
Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2011 978-0786957453
Neverwinter Campaign Setting Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2011 978-0786958146
Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2011 978-0786958382
Book of Vile Darkness Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2011 978-0786958689
Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer, Production Staff 2012
Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Designer 2012 978-0786960323
Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Project Lead August 2013 978-0786965311
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition D&D Lead Designer 15 July 2014 978-0786965595
Player's Handbook (2014) Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition D&D Lead Designer, Player's Handbook Lead 19 August 2014 978-0786965601
Monster Manual Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition D&D Lead Designer, Managing Editor 30 September 2014 978-0786965618
Dungeon Master's Guide Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition D&D Lead Designer, Dungeon Master's Guide Lead 9 December 2014 978-0786965625
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Designer, Managing Editor, D&D Lead Designer 3 November 2015 978-0786965809
Elemental Evil Player's Companion Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition D&D Lead Designer, Managing Editor 16 April 2015
Curse of Strahd Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition D&D Lead Designer, Designer, Managing Editor 15 March 2016 978-0786965984
Storm King's Thunder Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition D&D Lead Designer, Managing Editor 6 September 2016 9780786966004
Volo's Guide to Monsters Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Lead Rules Developer, Managing Editor 15 November 2016 978-0786966011
Tales from the Yawning Portal Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Lead Rules Developer, Managing Editor 4 April 2017 978-0-7869-6609-7
Tomb of Annihilation Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Lead Rules Developer, Managing Editor 19 September 2017 9780786966103
Xanathar's Guide to Everything Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Lead Designer, Managing Editor 21 November 2017 978-0786966110
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Lead Designer, Managing Editor 29 May 2018 978-0786966240
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Rules Development, Managing Editor 18 September 2018 978-0786966592
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Managing Editor 20 November 2018 978-0786966264
Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Lead Designer, Managing Editor, Ravnica World Design 20 November 2018 978-0786966592
Ghosts of Saltmarsh Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Developer 21 May 2019 978-0786966752
Player's Handbook (2024) Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Lead Designer 17 September 2024 978-0786969821

References

  1. ^ a b Crawford, Jeremy [@jeremyecrawford] (June 26, 2015). "My husband and I are celebrating 18 years together and our 1st wedding anniversary. So happy about today's ruling! #SCOTUSMarriage #LoveWins" (Tweet). Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Gordon, Miryam (June 2, 2015). "SOAPfest 2015: Set designer gets to play-write in the Sandbox". Seattle Gay Scene. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2022. Phillip Lienau, known primarily around Seattle as a set designer and teacher. [...] Phillip and his husband, Jeremy Crawford, came here about seven years ago from the Bay Area. [...] Jeremy works as a lead designer on Dungeons and Dragons products for Wizards of the Coast, the reason they made the move up here.
  3. ^ "Pyramid Review - Blue Rose: The Roleplaying Game of Romantic Fantasy". Pyramid. Vol. 2. April 14, 2006. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "2005 ENnie Awards Archives". ENWorld. Archived from the original on 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  5. ^ Farrell, John (2017-05-15). "A Lot to Love: Blue Rose, the AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy Review". Gaming Trend. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  6. ^ a b Long, Michael (2015-08-09). "Jeremy Crawford Interview - Gen Con 2015". Tribality. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  7. ^ "Paragons For Mutants & Masterminds". DriveThruRPG (Product page). August 16, 2007. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  8. ^ "Best sellers", Times News. April 5, 2009. p. 26.
  9. ^ Bolding, Jonathan (April 2, 2015). "An Interview With Jeremy Crawford, Co-Designer and Editor of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition | Tabletop | The Escapist". www.escapistmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  10. ^ Trice, Michael (July 24, 2014). "The Mary Sue Exclusive Interview: Mike Mearls and Jeremy Crawford on Acknowledging Sexuality and Gender Diversity in D&D". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  11. ^ D'Anastasio, Cecilia (2014-08-27). "Dungeons & Dragons Has Caught Up with Third-Wave Feminism". Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  12. ^ Kane, Vivian (10 May 2018). "How Women Are Driving the Dungeons & Dragons Renaissance". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Book Notes". Grand Forks Herald. March 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "Jeremy Crawford". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  15. ^ Hall, Charlie (September 17, 2024). "The new D&D Player's Handbook is a treasure, and we may never see its equal again". Polygon. Retrieved September 28, 2024. ... These and other foundational changes came after lead designer Jeremy Crawford and the team at Wizards sought direct engagement with its massive community, ...
  16. ^ a b "Jeremy Crawford named Gayming Icon at Gayming Awards 2024". Gayming Magazine (Press release). May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  17. ^ Kaser, Rachel (May 29, 2024). "The Gayming Awards 2024 airs on June 25, honors icons and rising stars". VentureBeat. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  18. ^ "Dungeons & Dragons Promises To Make Its Adventures More Queer". Kotaku. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  19. ^ "Out100: 9 LGBTQ+ Names at the Forefront of Beauty and Business". www.out.com. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  20. ^ Crawford, Jeremy [@jeremyecrawford] (June 21, 2019). "My husband and I are celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary (and 23 years together) by flying to Scotland! 💖🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 While I'm away for the next week, make sure to follow your bliss in your D&D games. 😘" (Tweet). Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Twitter.