Short answers, pulled from the story.
Chris Perkins was born on the 29th of February 1968. He used the pseudonym Christopher Zarathustra to publish Wards of Witching Ways in Dungeon magazine issue number eleven on the 1st of May 1988.
Chris Perkins began working for Wizards of the Coast in 1997 as editor for Dungeon magazine before becoming editor-in-chief of all periodicals. He later served as senior producer, story manager during the fourth edition development, and Game Architect until announcing his retirement in April 2025.
Chris Perkins left Wizards of the Coast after fulfilling his goal to stay until after the fiftieth anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons. He announced his departure in April 2025 to focus on succession planning and exit strategies while serving as Creative Director from October 2024 onward.
In June 2025, Chris Perkins joined Critical Role Productions imprint Darrington Press as Creative Director alongside Jeremy Crawford who became Game Director. Their new titles matched their former responsibilities at Wizards of the Coast.
Darrington Press announced in July 2025 that Chris Perkins would create an interconnected adventure supplement for their tabletop role-playing game Daggerheart. He continues to run a Dungeons and Dragons campaign set in his homebrew world called Iomandra during his free time.