Timeline (RPG Books Chronology)

Most of the books in the Warcraft RPG are set in a specific chronological order. In many cases the exact chronological order is mentioned in each released book's introduction, or it can be deduced by information within the book. This article discusses the timeline created by the chronological order of the books, along with citations when available. This article is not concerned with the published order of the books but when they are chronologically set (or the furthest extent of its information).

RPG Book Timeline

• Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game - One year after the Battle of Mount Hyjal, mortal races explore and settle the wild continent of Kalimdor. Increasing encounters with demons and undead suggest that the long years of battle are not over....Template:Cite In Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft the Roleplaying Game, we met a Kalimdor fresh from the Third War and the defeat of Grand Admiral Daelin Proudmoore’s attempt to destroy the orcs in Durotar.Template:Cite The book set mostly before The Frozen Throne, though briefly mentions the events of Admiral Proudmoore's attacks on the Orcs in Kalimdor as an event that has just happened or will soon happen.Template:Cite

• Manual of Monsters covers information concerning the period around the time of The Frozen Throne (especially Appendix II).

• Shadows & Light covers material from War of the Ancients up to just after the The Frozen Throne.

• Alliance & Horde Compendium is set not long after the events of The Frozen Throne.Template:Cite The Forsaken have not yet joined the Horde.

• Magic & Mayhem - Written by Han'al, Master Lorekeeper of the Kirin Tor, it contains material set after The Frozen Throne up to the founding of Undercity.

• Lands of Conflict - Written by Brann Bronzebeard, it appears to be set after Magic and Mayhem, after the events of The Frozen Throne. Undercity is already established, and Forsaken have begun to join the Horde. It appears to be concurrent with The Sunwell Trilogy Brann reaches Hillsbrad Foothills after the Forsaken have taken over Tarren Mill (after the first book), but reaches Quel'Thalas before the Blood Elves have taken it back (apparently before the third book).

• World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game - The events in The World of Warcraft RPG take place after those in Lands of Conflict.Template:Cite It is set about one year after Admiral Proudmoore's deathTemplate:Cite, at the start of the MMO.Template:Cite

• More Magic and Mayhem is largely set after World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying game, while it contains information from across the timeline, it mentions information from the period of the MMO.

• Lands of Mystery - is set after "World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game", but within same year. Brann's book covers material set before World of Warcraft MMO, but was finished at the start of the MMO.Template:Cite

• Alliance Player's Guide appears to take place during World of Warcraft, has material that leads into The Burning Crusade. Varian Wrynn has not yet escaped imprisonment on Alcaz Island.

• Horde Player's Guide appears to take place during World of Warcraft, has material that leads into The Burning Crusade, as well as some references to events leading into Wrath of the Lich King. The gates of Ahn'Qiraj have not yet been opened, but C'thun is starting to awaken. Rumors of Forsaken beginning to speak to a new faction (blood elves).

• Monster Guide's "present" appears to be set just before the reopening of the Dark Portal, and contains info that leads into The Burning Crusade. The gates of Ahn Qiraj have not yet opened, though there are rumors of an impending invasion. Blood elves and forsaken are starting to see eye to eye and may share the same goals as the Forsaken.

• Dark Factions is set before TBC before the blood elves join the Horde. The gates of Ahn Qiraj have just been opened, and events of Naxxrammas patch are beginning. Forsaken and blood elves are almost allied.

Misc. notes

• The position of the Monster Guide is somewhat unclear. It could fit just before Horde Player's Guide, during or just after. The references are fairly vague. While it talks of a possible impending invasion of the Qiraji, there is no mention of if C'thun has awakened yet. The discussion of impending invasions of the qiraji occur as early as Lands of Mystery, with no mention of C'thun awakening at those times. Horde Player's Guide is specific that C'thun has just awakened at the time of that book.

• Alliance Player's Guide, Horde Player's Guide and Dark Factions ("Independent Player's Guide") represent miscellanious notes for a single school book Brann is planning to publish. They may represent notes he had written over the course of a year. The books were written specifically after Lands of Conflict and Lands of Mystery. Brann mentions that he is done covering the lands and wants to return to cover the various cultures.The introduction to each book mentions that he is revisiting many of the places from his previous books to learn more information about the various cultures.

• The Alliance Player's Guide is definitely set before Horde Player's Guide. In the Horde Player's Guide bran states that he already covered the Alliance material in the previous book, and is starting on sections covering the Horde (he refers back to Alliance Player's Guide many times throughout the book). In his introductory note in Dark Factions he mentions having already previously covered material in both the Alliance and Horde Player's Guides. He mentions that Dark Factions is his chance to cover the independent races. So generally speaking each player's guide takes place chronologically after the previous "player's guide" in the series.

• However, some of the material may have been written around the same time by Brann, and may chronologically overlap. This is however not clear in the books.