Once a week, Roanoke teenagers get together to fight monsters, find treasure, and explore new worlds.
On a recent evening, they gathered in a marketplace, only to hear faint bleating sounds. They investigated, only to find a sheep, who eventually speaks and informs them he is an “honest thief” who was transformed by an evil wizard who lives in the “Feywild.” Thus begins a quest to right a wrong and to transform the sheep back into its human form.
This is a game of Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D: a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game that was developed in 1974. A group of 8 teenagers sit around a table, sipping soda and munching snacks as they guide their characters through scenarios presented by Jeffrey Wood, the gamemaster…