Roll for initiative.
Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game where players create characters to go on adventures hosted by a Game Master, the person who describes the world, its inhabitants, and the challenges/scenarios the player characters face. It’s a perfect gathering that encourages students to have fun role-playing and meeting new people.
“There are a few kids who wanted to play D&D and I offered up my room as a space for them to do it,” explains Ms. Cuccio, an Honors English 11 teacher. “I like that my room is free for students to gather and have fun playing once a week.”
As always, roleplay must start with original characters. From half-orcs to magicians, every character is unique. With the dice, you can determine their strengths and weaknesses, how much damage they deal, their talents, etc. You can also choose your own weapon and even create your own backstory!
Adventures can go from retrieving a legendary sword to saving an empire from destruction. What’s exciting about these is that every action and outcome is controlled by a single die roll.
Mr. O’Toole, along with other teachers, used to play D&D when they were in high school. “Last time I played was probably in 1993,” said Mr. O’Toole, cagily.
Some people might not want to play because the game looks and sounds complicated, to which Mr. O’Toole replied, “It isn’t so hard for beginners to learn, especially if the Game Master is good and there is a fun adventure.”
Ava Kravets, the Dungeon Master who’s running the group, started this group because of her interest in D&D. “I wanted to give people a chance to play even if they’ve never played D&D before. So far, it’s going very well- we have a good number of members.”
Anyone who is interested can meet in Room 922 on D days, during both lunch periods.