Calling all gnomes, orcs, and ogres! Your Dungeon Master beckons. Gather your allies and embark on your own fantastical quest using the Library’s Dungeons & Dragons trove.
Begin your journey by picking up one of our guidebooks, opens a new window like the official Dungeon Master’s Guide, Player’s Handbook, or Monster Manual. Don’t leave the tavern until you borrow a set of Dungeons & Dragons dice, opens a new window to use in your games. Each bag includes four coloured sets of 7 dice and can be borrowed for 21 days.
Now that your inventory is stocked, commence your game in one of our meeting rooms. City Centre and Poirier branches have a variety of large and small meeting rooms available for rent. Qualifying community groups such as tabletop gaming groups, may apply for a fee waiver applied towards room rental costs once a month. Some conditions apply.
You're also welcome to drop-in to one of our Board Games programs with your inventory and stake out a free table. Bring your friends along - or find new cronies to join your pack. Just check our events calendar, opens a new window for upcoming dates.
Needs some inspiration to spark your imagination? Stream Adventure Never Ends: A Tabletop Saga, opens a new window on Kanopy, a film streaming platform free for library card holders residing in Coquitlam. This 39-minute documentary follows the worldwide phenomenon of tabletop roleplaying games. In addition, borrow a DVD, opens a new window or Blu-ray, opens a new window copy of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves featuring a charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers who embark on an epic quest to recover a lost relic.
So, whether you identify as a ranger, wizard, or druid, be your own hero and form a team of allies. After all, danger may lurk around every corner. Get to the Library and dive into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, and collaborative roleplaying.
Bonus tip: New players can find loads of D&D resources online at dndbeyond.com., opens a new window