Rachel looked a bit nervous as she shuffled into the student commons room at one of the dorms at Moon Lake University. She looked around, checking her backpack for the papers that were her character sheet. She hadn't played in a while, it had been hard to find a group back at her old university, which had surprised her that Cynthia had invited her so quickly. She made sure everything was ready and took a deep breath, this was going to be an experience.
It was weird to think that she was now a Werecat. Being interested in women wasn't much of a change, but turning into a cat woman? That just seemed insane to her. If she hadn't experienced it she probably would've been more scared than anything else. She was just happy that her family had mostly accepted her. Her mom was supposed to be meeting with someone that was going to help her, so maybe things wouldn't be too bad, right?
Or maybe she was going insane, either theory made sense to her at this point.
"Rachel! Over here!" A voice called out to her and she turned to see a redhaired girl and her friends seated around a table. The redhaired girl was Cynthia and was setting up her DM screen as she gave Rachel a smile. "Glad you could make it."
"I couldn't resist a chance to play," Rachel said with a nervous smile as she took a seat next to a dark skinned young man who gave her a nod. She took out her dice and character sheet, setting them on the table as she looked at the rest of the group. There were two other women and two guys.
"Alright, well we are starting a new campaign so it should be easy enough to join," Cynthia said as she finished setting her stuff up. She took a deep breath and started her narration. "Welcome to the world of Ismar, a wild land dominated by vast jungles. The few bastions of civilization make up a series of city states. A few of them have forged alliances, but most remain independent of one another. You all have been brought to the free city of Kamalor along the western coast of Ismar. You have each been called to the Jade Dragon Tavern, so who will everyone be playing? Let's start with Rachel."
"Uh, yes, I'll be playing Kiladi Naverin, a Drow Wizard from..." Rachel said, starting to go over her character notes when...