Look out, Carleton: slaying dragons is the new social event on campus.
Dungeons and Dragons on Campus (DDoC), a club based on the role-playing game where characters are created for theme-based worlds, has five times more players registered this year than last, according to club president Alex Godding.
When Godding founded DDoC last year there were only two games taking place weekly. Now with over 50 official members DDoC facilitates nine different games a week.
Godding said interest is still on the rise, as he receives three e-mails a week from students wanting to join. He said he is hopeful the winter semester will bring a tournament or two.
“A huge myth about [DDoC] is that it’s a bunch a nerdy guys sitting around a table with Cheetos stains on their shirts,” Godding said.
DDoC has both male and female players that represent almost every faculty on campus. The club even has a few players from the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College.
Cody Chenier, a first-year Canadian political science student, signed up for DDoC during the student services fair Sept. 9.
Chenier said he played Dungeons and Dragons twice in high school and is excited to take part in the “Dying City” themed game he signed up for.
“It’s a really fascinating, strategic game that kind of reminds me of political campaigning,” Chenier said.
Both Chenier and Godding said they see DDoC as a social activity that allows them to take a break from schoolwork and get some much needed stress relief; slaying dragons is just part of the fun.