The new Dungeons & Dragons/Magic: The Gathering crossover book is a decidedly mixed bag that struggles to show what makes the magical university of Strixhaven unique from other magic schools. Earlier this year, Wizards of the Coast introduced Strixhaven to its multiverse via a card set of the same name. The school was built around five colleges, each of which represents two of Magic: The Gathering’s five mana colors. To the surprise of just about everyone, Wizards of the Coast then announced that their D&D design studio would finish its publication year with a book detailing how Strixhaven could be used as a D&D campaign setting. Strixhaven – A Curriculum of Chaos is the third D&D book that converts a Magic: The Gathering plane into a D&D campaign setting. But while both Ravnica and Theros were large, expansive worlds with plenty of adventure hooks and intrigue, Strixhaven feels painfully thin by comparison, and this shows in the new D&D book.
