New D&D World of Warcraft Crossover Product Leaked Online

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A recent post was published on D&D partner Roll20 that was quickly taken down, but suggests that one of the next major D&D products is a World of Warcraft crossover. The post included a preview link and imagery and appears to be related to a major announcement that will be unveiled at the D&D Keynote at Gen Con next week.

While neither Wizards of the Coast or Activision-Blizzard have confirmed that the new product is indeed legit, all signs point to this being an actual product. Below, we break out everything we know so far.

What will the new D&D World of Warcraft book be about?

So far, details are extremely sparse, given the leak. On the Roll20 marketplace post, they list only that the pre-orders will be open for something known simply as “D&D World of Warcraft.”

It does, however, make sense given that recently Wizards of the Coast has launched a new franchise model under VP Dan Ayoub, with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks also announcing that D&D crossovers are in the works.

Below is the taken from the post before it was taken down.

Have there been World of Warcraft tabletop RPGs?

This new D&D World of Warcraft product isn’t the first time the two brands have met. In fact, Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game was published in 2003 using the D&D 3rd edition rules under the Open Game License. It was essentially a setting book, offering new core classes and prestige classes (including the scout and warlock) and included a few optional roles.

That product was replaced in 2005 by World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game under White Wolf’s Sword & Sorcery imprint that used the D&D 3.5 rules under an Open Gaming License.

Both editions of the game received only a minimal amount of attention and were largely discontinued, with no major expansion

The relationship between D&D and World of Warcraft

The two brands are actually closely linked together, with the aesthetics and mechanics of early Dungeons & Dragons from the 1980s and early 90s heavily influencing the Warcraft’s lore and mechanics.

Conversely, in the D&D 4th edition days, it’s been largely reported that Wizards of the Coast based many of the mechanics on the World of Warcraft MMORPG. This includes changing class abilities, combat and spells to function more like the video game (with the hope that D&D could lure players from online to the tabletop).

Final thoughts

Although World of Warcraft has faded in popuarltiy somewhat in recent years (dropping from over 12 million players to roughly 2 million, according to recent estimates), it’s still a major pop culture brand and seems like a natural fit for D&D.

Notably, Wizards of the Coast has experimented somewhat with other crossovers in recent years, including Stranger Things, Minecraft and Rick & Morty, but this latest release suggest a much larger strategic shift as the brand reaches out to other major IPs.

We’ve reached out to Wizards of the Coast for further information, but have not yet received a reply. We will, however, update this page with new information as it’s released.

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