D&D's World of Warcraft Crossover Is the Bold Shake-Up the Game Needed

Wizards of the Coast has played it safe since updating Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition rules in 2024, and slowed new D&D releases after lead designers Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins left in 2025 for Critical Role's Darrington Press. D&D's newest release bucks that trend with an ambitious collection of innovative character options, monsters, and new uses for underdeveloped subsystems, though it requires venturing to a new world.