Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft crossover leaks ahead of Gen Con

A Roll20 news post — since deleted but archived by EN World — has apparently leaked a Dungeons & Dragons crossover with World of Warcraft ahead of Wizards of the Coast's Gen Con keynote. The announcement was expected to be made officially at Gen Con, which runs July 30 to August 2, with the keynote hosted by Theo Solomon, who played Wyll in Baldur's Gate 3.

Based on the leaked post, Warcraft is getting at least a setting book for D&D 5th edition — the same format used for previous crossovers with Magic: The Gathering worlds. This wouldn't be the first time Blizzard and D&D have crossed over: around the time of Diablo 2, Wizards of the Coast published official books adapting Sanctuary to D&D rules. Later, White Wolf — the studio behind Vampire: The Masquerade — published a World of Warcraft RPG built on D&D's 3rd edition Open Gaming Licence. Vampire: The Masquerade also has its own D&D crossover currently in the works.

Warcraft and D&D share so much DNA — elves, dwarves, high fantasy trappings — that a setting book feels less immediately exciting than the Diablo crossover, which at least brought a distinct heavy metal fantasy tone to the table. Still, WoW fans who want official rules for playing a tauren or a draenei have presumably been waiting a long time for exactly this.

Wizards of the Coast has described Gen Con 2025 as an event they're "pulling out all the stops for", so the WoW book is likely just one of several D&D announcements. Whether the show also brings news on long-dormant settings like Dark Sun or Birthright remains to be seen.