Wizards of the Coast is treating D&D like a multiverse rental service, slapping Azeroth and a slice of the Star Wars Rebellion onto the 2024 Player’s Handbook with all the subtlety of a raid boss. The November 17 D&D: World of Warcraft sourcebook promises rules for every one of WoW’s thirteen classes, eleven new species from Dracthyr to Worgen, fresh spells, items, professions, and six shiny new subclasses including Oath of the Ebon Blade and Demon Hunter Ranger.

Star Wars gets the same Universes Beyond treatment next year with a Rebellion-era book whose details remain thin on the ground beyond the era tag. This is the same strategy that pumped cash into Magic: The Gathering’s coffers while drawing complaints about brand dilution from longtime fans. Community chatter on X shows a split between excited crossover buyers and skeptics who already own older unofficial WoW conversions.

The real question is whether these licensed tomes deliver deeper lore integration or just reskinned stat blocks that let you play a Tauren barbarian without changing your Forgotten Realms campaign. Either way, the Forgotten Realms just got some very large neighbors.