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[[File:World of Warcraft RPG cover.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The cover for ''World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game''.]]
The ''Warcraft'' '''t'''able'''t'''op '''r'''ole'''p'''laying '''g'''ames were published by [[wikipedia:White Wolf Publishing|White Wolf Publishing]] through its imprints [[wikipedia:Sword and Sorcery Studios|Sword & Sorcery]] and [[wikipedia:White Wolf Publishing#Imprints_and_labels|Arthaus]]. It was initially based off ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3<sup>rd</sup> edition, but it was quickly adapted to 3.5. Blizzard specifically stated that the books are valuable to know the setting:
<blockquote>Want to know more about the lore of World of Warcraft? The game doesn't require any additional reading to play. However, you might enjoy gaining a more detailed knowledge of Warcraft lore. […] Warcraft Role-Playing Games provide a wealth of information about Warcraft lore.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20060315204225/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/index.html History of Warcraft]" (March 2006)</ref></blockquote>


==Books==
Blizzard employees, such as [[wow:Chris Metzen|Chris Metzen]] and [[wow:Bob Fitch|Bob Fitch]], were deeply involved in the making of these books.<ref>Every book lists the involvement of Blizzard employees in the credits. {{sl}} specifically states on its backcover: "Designed with extensive input from the creative minds behind the Warcraft computer games".</ref> When a person claimed that the novels and RPGs were not canon, [[wow:Eyonix|Eyonix]] corrected him:
{| class="sortable darktable"
<blockquote>Any piece of literature authorized and licensed by Blizzard Entertainment is in-fact, official. The book series written by Richard A. Knaak in particular is an excellent example of real 'Azerothian' history and lore available outside of our game software. We work closely with authors that help us expand our game universe, and the information should be considered official.<br /><br />I'm very sorry but your assumptions are not correct.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20051224041840/https://blue.cardplace.com/cache/wow-general/6335034.htm Could you please stop with the RPG books?]" (December 2005)</ref><ref>"[https://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/warcraft_rpg_books_official_and_canon Warcraft RPG Books: Official and Canon]" by [[wow:BlizzPlanet|Medievaldragon]] (December 2005), as a backup copy of this claim</ref></blockquote>
 
The writing of these books was difficult, however, because MMO updates could invalidate portions of the text:
<blockquote>One problem is that, at best, we write a book about 8 months before it hits shelves. Thanks to the fluid nature of video game development, that means that what we wrote down as accurate 8 months ago may no longer be appropriate.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20150501081426/https://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/world_of_warcraft_rpg_dark_factions___luke_johnson_qa World of Warcraft RPG: Dark Factions - Luke Johnson Q&A]" (January 2008)</ref></blockquote>
 
Production ended after the expiration of the licensing deal:
<blockquote>The Rights reverted back to Blizzard. We were only under licensing agreement to do x amount of books. You'll have to talk to Blizzard about future WoW RPG releases :)<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20141007204350/https://worldofwarcraft.judgehype.com/news/warcraft-rpg-et-wow-rpg-rien-de-neuf-a-l-horizon-117056/ Warcraft RPG et WoW RPG : Rien de neuf à l'horizon]" (March 2009)</ref></blockquote>
 
Blizzard would later claim that the books are not canon<ref>Bashiok during Ask CDev Round 2 (June 2011): <blockquote>The RPG books were created to provide an engaging table-top role-playing experience, which sometimes required diverging from the established video game canon. Blizzard helped generate a great deal of the content within the RPG books, so there will be times when ideas from the RPG will make their way into the game and official lore, but you are much better off considering the RPG books non-canonical unless otherwise stated.</blockquote></ref>, but that is patently false in light of the major support given by them and also outside the [[design choices|scope of this project]]. [[wow:Luke Johnson|Luke Johnson]] himself once contemplated toward the end of the book line that declaring such books non-canonical would be a poor idea:
<blockquote> Declare that the books aren't canon -- that is, the information in them isn't "correct," it's just derived from an existing IP. Such a strategy has obvious pros and cons. I don't think it would be appropriate for the ''WoW RPG'' books, because people want to use them as reference for the setting.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20190721042703/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131876/translating_world_of_warcraft_into_.php?page=3 Translating World of Warcraft into a Tabletop Roleplaying Game: The Content Challenge]", Gamasutra (January 2008)</ref></blockquote>
 
Much of the fan-created content was lost when the White Wolf forums shut down in March 2009.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090302123857/http://forums.white-wolf.com/viewtopic.php?t=88681 Notice about an Important Change to the Forums]" by Kelley Barnes-Herrmann, the marketing director</ref>
 
==First Edition==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;" | Official Content
! Title !! Release Date !! ISBN !! File
|-
| ''[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'' || July 28, 2003 || [[isbn:1-58846-071-1|1-58846-071-1]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e Core Rulebook.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Manual of Monsters]]'' || October 2, 2003 || [[isbn:1-58846-070-3|1-58846-070-3]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Manual of Monsters.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Alliance & Horde Compendium]]'' || December 15, 2003 || [[isbn:1-58846-063-0|1-58846-063-0]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Alliance and Horde Compendium.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'' || June 7, 2004 || [[isbn:1-58846-954-9|1-58846-954-9]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Magic and Mayhem.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Lands of Conflict]]'' || September 20, 2004 || [[isbn:1-58846-960-3|1-58846-960-3]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Lands of Conflict.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Shadows & Light]]'' || November 29, 2004 || [[isbn:1-58846-973-5|1-58846-973-5]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Shadows and Light.pdf|File]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;" | Fan Content
! Title !! Author !! Release Date !! File
|-
|Character sheet || —<ref>This is clearly based on a character sheet made by Patrick M. Murphy for D&D, but I do not know who made this particular version.</ref> || September 24, 2003<ref name="pdfdate">Based on the PDF's last modification.</ref> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Character Sheet.pdf|File]]
|-
|Character sheet (night elf version) || Dave<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041104235530fw_/http://www.animesatsu.net/warcraftrpg/downloads.htm Dungeon Master's Vault downloads page]</ref> || September 24, 2003<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Character Sheet - Night Elf.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e Chen Stormstout || Taelohn (author)<br />Teron Salsafiend (layout)<ref name="likelysalsa">Inferred from [https://web.archive.org/web/20041018083603f/http://www.animesatsu.net/warcraftrpg/npcs.htm the presence on Teron Salsafiend's site] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026170658/http://www.geocities.com/Taelohn/Chen.html matching text from Taelohn].</ref> || June 7, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Stormstout.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e Arthas Menethil || Taelohn (author)<br />Teron Salsafiend (layout)<ref name="likelysalsa" /> || June 7, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Arthas.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e spellbreaker class || Insane_BloodElf (inspiration)<br />Teron Salsafiend (author)<ref name="salsacredit">[https://web.archive.org/web/20041104181736f/http://www.animesatsu.net/warcraftrpg/credits.htm Teron Salsafiend's credits]</ref> || June 29, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Web Enhancement - Spellbreaker.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e Teron Gorefiend || Uratoh (author)<ref name="credits" /><br />Taelohn (author)<br />Teron Salsafiend (layout)<ref name="vaultchar">[https://web.archive.org/web/20041015231031fw_/http://www.animesatsu.net/warcraftrpg/chars.htm Dungeon Master's Vault character updates]</ref> || July 29, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Teron.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e Rexxar || Taelohn (author)<br />Teron Salsafiend (layout)<ref name="vaultchar" /> || July 29, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Rexxar.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e Blackhand the Destroyer || Grom Hellscream (author)<ref name="credits" /><br />Taelohn (author)<br />Teron Salsafiend (layout)<ref name="vaultchar" /> || July 29, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Blackhand.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e Scourge racial class || Adam Loyd (author)<br />Teron Salsafiend (design)<br />Frank Pedersen (art)<ref name="vaultupdate" /> || August 3, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Scourge Racial Classes.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e spellsniper class || TalinXT<ref name="vaultupdate" /> || August 7, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Web Enhancement - Spellsniper.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e Kilrogg Deadeye || Arscott (author)<ref name="credits">[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026170656/http://www.geocities.com/Taelohn/Credits.html Taelon's credits]</ref><br />Taelohn (author)<br />Teron Salsafiend (layout)<ref name="vaultchar" /> || August 7, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Kilrogg.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e unofficial errata || Taelohn || September 28, 2004<ref>Luckily written inside the document.</ref> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e Unofficial Errata.pdf|File]]
|-
|1e balloonist class || Teron Salsafiend<ref name="vaultupdate">[https://web.archive.org/web/20041015231539/http://www.animesatsu.net/warcraftrpg/playerslounge.html Dungeon Master's Vault updates]</ref> || October 1, 2004<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 1e - Web Enhancement - Balloonist.pdf|File]]
|}
 
==Second Edition==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;" | Official Content
! Title !! Release Date !! ISBN !! File
|-
|Character sheet || June 16, 2005<ref name="pdfdate" /> || — || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Character Sheet.pdf|File]]
|-
|''World of Warcraft RPG'' conversion document || June 20, 2005 || — || [[Media:Warcraft RPG - 1st to 2nd Edition Conversion.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'' || June 27, 2005 || [[isbn:1-58846-781-3|1-58846-781-3]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e Core Rulebook.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[More Magic and Mayhem]]'' || November 14, 2005 || [[isbn:1-58846-945-X|1-58846-945-X]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - More Magic and Mayhem.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Lands of Mystery]]'' || April 3, 2006 || [[isbn:1-58846-784-8|1-58846-784-8]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Lands of Mystery.pdf|File]]
|-
|''Lands of Mystery'' Extra Web Bonuses || April 19, 2006<ref name="pdfdate" /> || — || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Lands of Mystery - Web Extras.pdf|File]]
|-
|''Lands of Mystery'' Extra: Blue Dragonspawn Stats || April 20, 2006<ref name="pdfdate" /> || — || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Lands of Mystery - Blue Dragonspawn Stats.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'' || June 1, 2006 || [[isbn:1-58846-772-4|1-58846-772-4]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Horde Player's Guide.pdf|File]]
|-
|Bones of Ironforge || June 2006<ref>"[https://archive.ph/ovwBY New Module Available for WoW Pen & Paper RPG]", Engadget (June 16, 2006), but the original article doesn't actually tell us when the module became available. It was definitely around the middle of the month, though.</ref> || —  || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Bones of Ironforge.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Alliance Player's Guide]]'' || June 28, 2006 || [[isbn:1-58846-773-2|1-58846-773-2]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Alliance Player's Guide.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Monster Guide]]'' || February 7, 2007 || [[isbn:1-58846-936-0|1-58846-936-0]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Monster Guide.pdf|File]]
|-
|''Monster Guide'' Web Supplement || March 2007 || — || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Monster Guide Web Supplement.pdf|File]]
|-
| ''[[Dark Factions]]'' || May 14, 2008 || [[isbn:1-58846-446-6|1-58846-446-6]] || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Dark Factions.pdf|File]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;" | Fan Content
! Title !! Author !! Release Date !! File
|-
|2e spellbreaker class || — || 2005<ref>Inferred from its reference to ''More Magic and Mayhem'' as an upcoming book.</ref> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Web Enhancement - Spellbreaker.pdf|File]]
|-
|2e blood elf race || Adam Loyd<ref>The text matches [https://geocities.ws/magusrogue/Elf.html his website's version], but someone else may have done the layout then.</ref> || May 20, 2006<ref>Inferred from the changelog on his website, but the actual PDF may have been later.</ref> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Blood Elves.pdf|File]]
|-
|-
! TITLE !! Date !! SKU !! ISBN
|2e steamthrone || — || — || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Web Enhancement - Steamthrone.pdf|File]]
|- class="alt"
| '''''[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]''''' ||align="center"| 2003 || 17200 || 1-58846-071-1
|-
|-
| ''[[Manual of Monsters]]'' ||align="center"| 2003 || 17201 || 1-58846-070-3
|2e tech primer || Jeff Moller (author)<br />Jordan Peacock (editor, illustrator) || August 8, 2007<ref name="pdfdate" /> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Tech Primer.pdf|File]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Alliance & Horde Compendium]]'' ||align="center"| 2003 || 17202 || 1-58846-063-0
|''[[Even More Magic and Mayhem]]'' || Adam Loyd (developer, author)<br />Jordan Peacock (editor, author, artist)<br />Jonathan Palmer (author)<br />Rob Goddard-Willcox (author)<br />Jeff Moller (author)<br />Michael “Taelohn” Jones (author)<br />Marcos "Salsa" Bolton (art direction, layout, typesetting)<br />Various others || August 1, 2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240818152614/https://greywolf.critter.net/wow.htm Greywolf's WoW Fan Site]</ref> || [[Media:Warcraft RPG 2e - Even More Magic and Mayhem.pdf|File]]
|}
 
==''Sword & Sorcery Insider''==
{{stub-section}}
White Wolf put out a magazine/advertisement that was ''[https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/White_Wolf_Quarterly White Wolf Quarterly]'' on the front and ''[https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_%26_Sorcery_Insider Sword & Sorcery Insider]'' on the back. Warcraft was mentioned a surprising amount, but mostly as one page articles. These are exceptionally hard to find on the Internet.<ref>This list of articles was [https://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?t=16509 made by Big Mac at The Piazza], based off publication listings at RPGGeek.</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| ''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'' ||align="center"| 2004 || 17203 || 1-58846-954-9
! Issue !! Page !! Article !! Image
|-
|-
| ''[[Lands of Conflict]]'' ||align="center"| 2004 || 17204 || 1-58846-960-3
| Volume 2.3 — Summer 2004 || 13 || "Ready for Action?" — Mike Johnstone discusses ''Lands of Conflict''. || —
|-
|-
| ''[[Shadows & Light]]'' ||align="center"| 2004 || 17205 || 1-58846-973-5
| Volume 2.4 — Fall 2004 || 10 || "To Eternity and Beyond" — Mike Johnstone discusses the divine and the eternal in ''Shadows & Light''. || [[File:Coining_Eternal.jpg|200px|thumb]]
|- class="alt"
| '''''[[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]''''' ||align="center"| 2005 || 17210 || 1-58846-781-3
|-
|-
| ''[[More Magic and Mayhem]]'' ||align="center"| 2005 || 17211 || 1-58846-945-X
| Volume 3.1 — Winter 2005 || 8 || "100% Pure Warcraft" — Mike Johnstone previews the second edition core rulebook. || —
|-
|-
| ''[[Lands of Mystery]]'' ||align="center"| 2005 || 17206 || 1-58846-784-8
| Volume 3.1 — Winter 2005 || 10 || "Spotlight On... Warcraft RPG Race: Night Elves" || —
|-
|-
| ''[[Alliance Player's Guide]]'' ||align="center"| 2006 || 17207 || 1-58846-773-2
| Volume 3.2 — Spring 2005 || 4 || "Holy Might and Unholy Power" — Paladins and Forsaken from the new RPG edition. || —
|-
|-
| ''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'' ||align="center"| 2006 || 17208 || 1-58846-772-4
| Volume 3.3 — Summer 2005 || 7–8 || "New Gears" — Luke Johnson previews technology. || —
|-
|-
| ''[[Monster Guide]]'' ||align="center"| 2007 || 17212 || 1-58846-936-0
| Volume 3.4 — Fall 2005 || 6 || "More Magic, More Mayhem in the Warcraft World" — Luke Johnson discusses his design strategy. || —
|-
|-
| ''[[Dark Factions]]'' ||align="center"| 2008 || 17213 || 1-58846-446-6
| Volume 4.1 — Winter 2006 || 6 || "Dig into the Alliance" — Luke Johnson previews the ''Alliance Player's Guide'' and Wildhammer dwarves. || —
|}
|}


==PDF Materials==
==External Links==
*[[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game Character Sheet]]
*[https://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewforum.php?f=58 The Piazza — World of Warcraft] — one of the few remaining TTRPG boards left.
*[[Media:WorldofWarcraftConversion.pdf|''World of Warcraft RPG Conversion Document'']]
*[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wowrpgfr/ WoWRPG d20 Forums]
*[[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game Preview]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130411161115/http://warcraftd20.myfreeforum.org/ Warcraft d20 Forums] — archived version of Tagar Bearclaw's forum.
*''[[Bones of Ironforge]]''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060314133031/http://forums.white-wolf.com/viewforum.php?f=51 White Wolf forum] — archived version of the official TTRPG forum. Most threads have not survived.
*[[Lands of Mystery Extra Web Bonuses|''Lands of Mystery'' Extra Web Bonuses]]
*[https://geocities.ws/magusrogue/ My WoWRPG Stuff] — personal site of Adam Loyd, an author on the line, including his errata.
*[[Lands of Mystery Extra: Blue Dragonspawn Stats|''Lands of Mystery'' Extra: Blue Dragonspawn Stats]]
*[https://greywolf.critter.net/wow.htm Greywolf's Warcraft Fan Site] — home of ''[[Even More Magic and Mayhem]]'' and maps.
*''[[Monster Guide Web Supplement]]''
*[https://warcraft-rpg.blogspot.com/ World of Warcraft RPG Summit]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041015231539/http://www.animesatsu.net/warcraftrpg/playerslounge.html Dungeon Master's Vault] — mostly broken, but a lot of text can still be recovered.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026144813/http://www.geocities.com/Taelohn/Warcraft.html Taelohn's Warcraft RPG] — the apparent source of many NPC statblocks.
*[https://www.behance.net/gallery/3289394/World-of-Warcraft Mike Chaney's portfolio] — Art Director and Graphic Designer for the product line from October 2005 until the end.


==Endnotes==
==Endnotes==
<references />
<references />

Latest revision as of 8:55 PM, November 3, 2026

The cover for World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game.

The Warcraft tabletop roleplaying games were published by White Wolf Publishing through its imprints Sword & Sorcery and Arthaus. It was initially based off Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, but it was quickly adapted to 3.5. Blizzard specifically stated that the books are valuable to know the setting:

Want to know more about the lore of World of Warcraft? The game doesn't require any additional reading to play. However, you might enjoy gaining a more detailed knowledge of Warcraft lore. […] Warcraft Role-Playing Games provide a wealth of information about Warcraft lore.[1]

Blizzard employees, such as Chris Metzen and Bob Fitch, were deeply involved in the making of these books.[2] When a person claimed that the novels and RPGs were not canon, Eyonix corrected him:

Any piece of literature authorized and licensed by Blizzard Entertainment is in-fact, official. The book series written by Richard A. Knaak in particular is an excellent example of real 'Azerothian' history and lore available outside of our game software. We work closely with authors that help us expand our game universe, and the information should be considered official.

I'm very sorry but your assumptions are not correct.[3][4]

The writing of these books was difficult, however, because MMO updates could invalidate portions of the text:

One problem is that, at best, we write a book about 8 months before it hits shelves. Thanks to the fluid nature of video game development, that means that what we wrote down as accurate 8 months ago may no longer be appropriate.[5]

Production ended after the expiration of the licensing deal:

The Rights reverted back to Blizzard. We were only under licensing agreement to do x amount of books. You'll have to talk to Blizzard about future WoW RPG releases :)[6]

Blizzard would later claim that the books are not canon[7], but that is patently false in light of the major support given by them and also outside the scope of this project. Luke Johnson himself once contemplated toward the end of the book line that declaring such books non-canonical would be a poor idea:

Declare that the books aren't canon -- that is, the information in them isn't "correct," it's just derived from an existing IP. Such a strategy has obvious pros and cons. I don't think it would be appropriate for the WoW RPG books, because people want to use them as reference for the setting.[8]

Much of the fan-created content was lost when the White Wolf forums shut down in March 2009.[9]

First Edition

Official Content
Title Release Date ISBN File
Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game July 28, 2003 1-58846-071-1 File
Manual of Monsters October 2, 2003 1-58846-070-3 File
Alliance & Horde Compendium December 15, 2003 1-58846-063-0 File
Magic & Mayhem June 7, 2004 1-58846-954-9 File
Lands of Conflict September 20, 2004 1-58846-960-3 File
Shadows & Light November 29, 2004 1-58846-973-5 File
Fan Content
Title Author Release Date File
Character sheet —[10] September 24, 2003[11] File
Character sheet (night elf version) Dave[12] September 24, 2003[11] File
1e Chen Stormstout Taelohn (author)
Teron Salsafiend (layout)[13]		 June 7, 2004[11] File
1e Arthas Menethil Taelohn (author)
Teron Salsafiend (layout)[13]		 June 7, 2004[11] File
1e spellbreaker class Insane_BloodElf (inspiration)
Teron Salsafiend (author)[14]		 June 29, 2004[11] File
1e Teron Gorefiend Uratoh (author)[15]
Taelohn (author)
Teron Salsafiend (layout)[16]		 July 29, 2004[11] File
1e Rexxar Taelohn (author)
Teron Salsafiend (layout)[16]		 July 29, 2004[11] File
1e Blackhand the Destroyer Grom Hellscream (author)[15]
Taelohn (author)
Teron Salsafiend (layout)[16]		 July 29, 2004[11] File
1e Scourge racial class Adam Loyd (author)
Teron Salsafiend (design)
Frank Pedersen (art)[17]		 August 3, 2004[11] File
1e spellsniper class TalinXT[17] August 7, 2004[11] File
1e Kilrogg Deadeye Arscott (author)[15]
Taelohn (author)
Teron Salsafiend (layout)[16]		 August 7, 2004[11] File
1e unofficial errata Taelohn September 28, 2004[18] File
1e balloonist class Teron Salsafiend[17] October 1, 2004[11] File

Second Edition

Official Content
Title Release Date ISBN File
Character sheet June 16, 2005[11] — File
World of Warcraft RPG conversion document June 20, 2005 — File
World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game June 27, 2005 1-58846-781-3 File
More Magic and Mayhem November 14, 2005 1-58846-945-X File
Lands of Mystery April 3, 2006 1-58846-784-8 File
Lands of Mystery Extra Web Bonuses April 19, 2006[11] — File
Lands of Mystery Extra: Blue Dragonspawn Stats April 20, 2006[11] — File
Horde Player's Guide June 1, 2006 1-58846-772-4 File
Bones of Ironforge June 2006[19] — File
Alliance Player's Guide June 28, 2006 1-58846-773-2 File
Monster Guide February 7, 2007 1-58846-936-0 File
Monster Guide Web Supplement March 2007 — File
Dark Factions May 14, 2008 1-58846-446-6 File
Fan Content
Title Author Release Date File
2e spellbreaker class — 2005[20] File
2e blood elf race Adam Loyd[21] May 20, 2006[22] File
2e steamthrone — — File
2e tech primer Jeff Moller (author)
Jordan Peacock (editor, illustrator)		 August 8, 2007[11] File
Even More Magic and Mayhem Adam Loyd (developer, author)
Jordan Peacock (editor, author, artist)
Jonathan Palmer (author)
Rob Goddard-Willcox (author)
Jeff Moller (author)
Michael “Taelohn” Jones (author)
Marcos "Salsa" Bolton (art direction, layout, typesetting)
Various others		 August 1, 2010[23] File

Sword & Sorcery Insider

This section is a stub. It has incomplete information and will hopefully be done in the near future.

White Wolf put out a magazine/advertisement that was White Wolf Quarterly on the front and Sword & Sorcery Insider on the back. Warcraft was mentioned a surprising amount, but mostly as one page articles. These are exceptionally hard to find on the Internet.[24]

Issue Page Article Image
Volume 2.3 — Summer 2004 13 "Ready for Action?" — Mike Johnstone discusses Lands of Conflict. —
Volume 2.4 — Fall 2004 10 "To Eternity and Beyond" — Mike Johnstone discusses the divine and the eternal in Shadows & Light.
Volume 3.1 — Winter 2005 8 "100% Pure Warcraft" — Mike Johnstone previews the second edition core rulebook. —
Volume 3.1 — Winter 2005 10 "Spotlight On... Warcraft RPG Race: Night Elves" —
Volume 3.2 — Spring 2005 4 "Holy Might and Unholy Power" — Paladins and Forsaken from the new RPG edition. —
Volume 3.3 — Summer 2005 7–8 "New Gears" — Luke Johnson previews technology. —
Volume 3.4 — Fall 2005 6 "More Magic, More Mayhem in the Warcraft World" — Luke Johnson discusses his design strategy. —
Volume 4.1 — Winter 2006 6 "Dig into the Alliance" — Luke Johnson previews the Alliance Player's Guide and Wildhammer dwarves. —

Endnotes

  1. ↑ "History of Warcraft" (March 2006)
  2. ↑ Every book lists the involvement of Blizzard employees in the credits. Shadows & Light (2004) specifically states on its backcover: "Designed with extensive input from the creative minds behind the Warcraft computer games".
  3. ↑ "Could you please stop with the RPG books?" (December 2005)
  4. ↑ "Warcraft RPG Books: Official and Canon" by Medievaldragon (December 2005), as a backup copy of this claim
  5. ↑ "World of Warcraft RPG: Dark Factions - Luke Johnson Q&A" (January 2008)
  6. ↑ "Warcraft RPG et WoW RPG : Rien de neuf à l'horizon" (March 2009)
  7. ↑ Bashiok during Ask CDev Round 2 (June 2011):

    The RPG books were created to provide an engaging table-top role-playing experience, which sometimes required diverging from the established video game canon. Blizzard helped generate a great deal of the content within the RPG books, so there will be times when ideas from the RPG will make their way into the game and official lore, but you are much better off considering the RPG books non-canonical unless otherwise stated.
  8. ↑ "Translating World of Warcraft into a Tabletop Roleplaying Game: The Content Challenge", Gamasutra (January 2008)
  9. ↑ "Notice about an Important Change to the Forums" by Kelley Barnes-Herrmann, the marketing director
  10. ↑ This is clearly based on a character sheet made by Patrick M. Murphy for D&D, but I do not know who made this particular version.
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 Based on the PDF's last modification.
  12. ↑ Dungeon Master's Vault downloads page
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Inferred from the presence on Teron Salsafiend's site and matching text from Taelohn.
  14. ↑ Teron Salsafiend's credits
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Taelon's credits
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Dungeon Master's Vault character updates
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Dungeon Master's Vault updates
  18. ↑ Luckily written inside the document.
  19. ↑ "New Module Available for WoW Pen & Paper RPG", Engadget (June 16, 2006), but the original article doesn't actually tell us when the module became available. It was definitely around the middle of the month, though.
  20. ↑ Inferred from its reference to More Magic and Mayhem as an upcoming book.
  21. ↑ The text matches his website's version, but someone else may have done the layout then.
  22. ↑ Inferred from the changelog on his website, but the actual PDF may have been later.
  23. ↑ Greywolf's WoW Fan Site
  24. ↑ This list of articles was made by Big Mac at The Piazza, based off publication listings at RPGGeek.
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