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Jeremy Crawford is an American game designer whose name has become synonymous with the modern era of tabletop role-playing games. He served as the Game Director of Dungeons & Dragons and has shaped the rules that millions of players use to tell stories of dragons, dungeons, and destiny.
Jeremy Crawford was hired by Wizards of the Coast in 2007 to work on their flagship product, Dungeons & Dragons. He served as the rules manager for the fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons which was released in 2008.
Jeremy Crawford served as the rules manager for the fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons and emerged as the Co-Lead Designer for the fifth edition alongside Mike Mearls. He also led the design of the Player's Handbook for the 2024 revision to the fifth edition ruleset.
Jeremy Crawford announced that he was leaving Wizards of the Coast in April 2025 following the release of the 2024 revised core rulebooks for Dungeons & Dragons. In June 2025, it was announced that both Crawford and Chris Perkins would be joining Critical Role Productions' tabletop game imprint, Darrington Press.
Jeremy Crawford co-designed the Blue Rose role-playing game alongside Steve Kenson which won the 2005 ENnie Awards for both Best Rules and Best d20 Game. This project established Crawford as a talent capable of crafting systems that were both mechanically sound and narratively rich.