“You step into the dark. Your torch barely illuminates the space around you, your vision is very limited, and suddenly! Flying from the darkness, you are surrounded by a horde of flapping wings and snarling...
![Locked in on the roll, freshman Angel Olvera Galan watches the die land on the table during a Dungeons and Dragons Club meeting on Feb. 21 in the library. Olvera Galan joined the club halfway through first semester and has participated in the club since. “If we all can get along together to do such a thing as playing a game together, then it proves the community at West is so friendly to each other,” Olvera Galan said. “Dungeons and Dragons helps me feel connected because I can find other people who have similar interests to mine and we can all connect [about the game].”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/0092edited-1200x800.jpg)
![Club members and juniors Cooper Carl, Hector Wilkenwork and freshman Max Werner work to defeat a shield guardian in the “Curse of Strahd” campaign. Taken right before school went online in 2020, this was the second-to-last time the D&D club was able to play in-person. “It's a very tight-knit group,” Wilken said. “We know each other, we're friends [and] we're close.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/File_000-30-e1617033543319-900x675.jpeg)
