Sep 23, 2026 · 56 min · 13 segments
Preorders are open for D&D: World of Warcraft, the first book in the new Universes Beyond line. But, what does a crossover this big mean for the future of D&D? We also dig into the Seeker's Guide to…
Todd KenreckHostI can go first just because mine is relatively minimal.
I never got to play it when I was growing up because it was one of those ones that had like a four CD pack to set up so I was a believe it or not I was a runesmith kid growing up which is sort of the adjacent younger sibling property that's completely unaffiliated but I had to do some research and I've played a lot of Hearthstone in its heyday so that has a lot of the characters and builds out a little bit of your understanding of the lore but beyond that I've seen the movie and that's about it how was the movie I think it's better than a lot of people gave it credit for.
I was actually kind of impressed.
I think there were some compelling characters in there, like the lead orc actually has a legitimate character arc.
The visuals were really interesting, not fitting the original game, but I liked the style they went with.
I was 18 and my friend Ted was trying to get a production assistant artist job at Wizards of the Coast.
And they had at Wizards of the Coast just these massive desks, just Warcraft focused, just to play.
And I spent 12 hours just because I drove him to his interview and I sat downstairs in the lobby just playing Warcraft for 12 hours and it went by like in 60 seconds.
I can go first just because mine is relatively minimal.
I never got to play it when I was growing up because it was one of those ones that had like a four CD pack to set up so I was a believe it or not I was a runesmith kid growing up which is sort of the adjacent younger sibling property that's completely unaffiliated but I had to do some research and I've played a lot of Hearthstone in its heyday so that has a lot of the characters and builds out a little bit of your understanding of the lore but beyond that I've seen the movie and that's about it how was the movie I think it's better than a lot of people gave it credit for.
I was actually kind of impressed.
I think there were some compelling characters in there, like the lead orc actually has a legitimate character arc.
The visuals were really interesting, not fitting the original game, but I liked the style they went with.
I was 18 and my friend Ted was trying to get a production assistant artist job at Wizards of the Coast.
And they had at Wizards of the Coast just these massive desks, just Warcraft focused, just to play.
And I spent 12 hours just because I drove him to his interview and I sat downstairs in the lobby just playing Warcraft for 12 hours and it went by like in 60 seconds.
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