Cody Fisher-Hotch, Cory Paddock and Riyan Stossel discuss their plan of action at a recent Dungeons & Dragons game. The group and others meet almost every Friday night during the summer and play for several hours. Natalie Helms photo.

Haines is overrun with ogres and dragons, magic spells, inhuman creatures and epic battles as part of a budding community of Dungeons & Dragons players.

Dungeons & Dragons, a role-playing game created in 1974 that gained…