Roll Inititive

[Raven Rander]

So the stereotype was the only people who played this game were fat losers in a basement. But Raven figured they said the same thing about video games until they got popular.

and really DnD was better then something like Fallout. She was yet to find a game where she could start off as a peasant and end the game so powerful she was kicking Gods in the face for fun. That and anything that could offer her total freedom appealed to her.

Which was ironic. because everything she liked about the game was going out the window tonight, seeing as she was almost certainly going to be playing Game Master. Something she found less fun, but was good at, and was certainly better then being an asshole GM or a Rocks fall everyone dies type.

Plus loads of people had said they were coming. So hopefully they were going to have fun tonight.

Mary had set everything up on one of the larger tables that was still out of the way enough not to annoy anyone, as well as having bought some dirt cheep cans of soda and crisps she'd already tried and found to be bland and tasteless. good times.

So now she sat with her feet on the table, rolling a dice aimlessly as she waited for people to show up.

(POSTING ORDER WILL BE IN THE ORDER EVERYONE JOINS THE THREAD....might lead to major lags in the thread and may very well just not work. five characters at once and all. when we get to the actual game, Raven will give a very basic description of the game to start with, and everyone can feel free to post with their guys acting or reacting to the game whenever they want.)

[Gabriel King]

Gabriel had decided to relax, considering the game was supposedly chill, and completely on grounds. He'd dressed in a loose shirt and shorts with a hole cut in them to let his fluffy white tail swing free. The appendage was a nuisance, but not one he could be rid of.

Strolling into the student lounge, a bottle of lemon, lime & bitters danging from his fingertips, he took in the rather empty room. He wasn't exactly early, and the bulletin message he'd checked continuously throughout the week had led him to believe this would be a busy event. That had helped his nerves, considering the only knowledge he knew of the gameplay was from the youtube videos he'd looked up the night before.

"Afternoon," he saluted the one girl in the room with the lid of his bottle. "Name's Gabriel. I didn't miss the game did I?"

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[Karen Pryce]

When her sister, Sam, had suggested that she join a game of D&D on campus, Karen had first refused. Firstly, she wasn’t a collage student. Maybe it was a collage club? Perhaps the other players would see that in heartbeat and deny her access. And secondly, she didn’t know any of the other players. Being a the shy creature that she was, no matter how outgoing and sweet she might seem, meeting new people terrified her. How on earth would she get by? However, Sam hadn’t stopped nagging her about it ever since she saw the notice, and so on Friday, after class, Karen had found herself in front of the notice, writing a small note saying she’d be there. And now that night was here.

Karen rushed through the building, feeling nervous she was running late. She’d left her Sam’s dorm five minutes ago, and the student lounge at the collage wasn’t that far away. Karen quickly glanced at her wristwatch, feeling more than nervous. She had her dice in her purse, and a mini-figurative of her character if it was needed, and a bag of chips.

She reached the room in time and quietly entered. There was already a girl there, with bright red hair and piercing eyes, and a guy, with a tail? Karen bit her lower lip for a moment as she walked over to them. “Uhm, hi. I’m Karen,” she said, smiling nervously.

[Alaska Baker]

    The truth was that Alaska had been far to embarrassed to play Dungeons and Dragons during her high school years. She'd always had interest in the game, but felt like the friends she had would have made fun of her if she ever brought up playing it together. When Alaska saw the notice about a DnD night, she wasn't quite sure. Thoughts like, "People might make fun of me." and, "What if this blows a lot of opportunities for me?" kept coming up in her mind. 

    Earlier, however, a certain green herb had lifted her spirits and loosened her mentalities on what people might think. And so, maybe not as sober as she should have been, she found herself peeking around the corner into the room that the notice specified. Inside already, were three people, a fierce redhead, a tailed boy, and another girl who was already shyly introducing herself to the others. 

    Alaska slowly made her way around the corner and over to a proper seat, whilst giggling subtly about how his tail was so fluffy. It's fluffiness was not so significant as she was making it, but alas, the cannabinoids were at work, and so the fluffiness was thus magnificent.

    "Name's Alaska. How's everyone doing?", she manages through a suppressed giggle.
    

[Lister D. Reynolds]

Yep this wasn't a good idea. Nope. Nope. Nope. LDR had kind of frozen at the door, staring at the table where there was already a few people sat down around a board. He hadn't been sure about attending the game night when he had first noticed it on the board but a distinct lack of anything else to do, plus the nagging of his sister, he chose to throw himself into the deep end. The college students were kind of scary, actually very scary, but LDR was focusing on the people sat around the board. There was a guy, who looked harmless enough, and then 3 girls No one said anything about girls. Nervously, LDR gripped the sleeve of his hoodie, his other hand gripping to the bag of M&Ms he'd brought. Okay, just take a deep breath and walk over there. Then nod and say your name and then... He steeled himself for a few more seconds before walking towards the table and sitting down, plonking the M&Ms down in the middle.

He nodded, avoiding looking anyone in the eyes "I-I-I-I'm L-LDR..." He looked up for a second before staring down at the table and tapping his fingers.

[Raven Rander]

Four people was actually a good number to have, Raven was rather pleased. "Well i'm Raven. Good to meet you all, thanks for showing up to this guys." she said, quickly running through everyone's name for the last to show up, making sure to give LDR a warmer smile then she usually did for anyone. the kid was already stammering, and she wanted this to work, so that meant trying to put him at ease.

She took her seat at the head of the table, where a bit of cardboard she'd propped up served as a DM screen to make sure no one could see her notes. It wasn't a matter of trust, it was just how it always worked. "okay, I ain't an optimist, so I was guessing not all of you know how to play. and no one would come with characters pre-made." Raven pulled out about a dozen sheets of paper and put them in reach of everyone.

"That's about ten characters I pre-made." printed off a website... but they didn't need to know she'd done far less work then she was claiming. "Any of you guys that needs to can look through, find whatever class you like the look of and fill in their name, gender and.... ah crapbaskets." Raven snorted at her own lack of foresight. "Eh if any of you want to be something not human tell me and i'll help change your stats."

If anyone tried to claim dragon or god as their race Raven would probably give up then and there. "other then that we should be able to get going." she leaned back in her chair to watch the four of them figure out their characters. She'd be able to figure a lot about them as players just by this.

There was nothing wrong with silly, or with serious when it came to this game, so if they all started calling themselves Killdeath the Assassin she'd happily role with it. Same if they wanted to play serious characters, it was more important for no one to feel forced into a game type they didn't like, and Raven didn't want to be bossy.

Two of the people seemed nervous, which didn't surprise her really, but she was glad everyone was coming across friendly so far. Hopefully with three friendly enough people those two could relax and enjoy themselves.

[Karen Pryce]

Karen looked, slightly nervously, at the girl whom she presumed would be the DM. She glanced slightly at the small group of people. It was a good number for RPing an adventure. There was the handsome looking guy from before, another young, blonde girl (whom she thought she might’ve seen on campus), and the last guy, a nervous looking boy. Karen didn’t know it was possible for someone to outnervous her, but there he stood, all stuttery and awkward. Karen tried to smile reassuringly to him, but it probably just came across as shy.

She looked at the girl, Raven, and paid attention to her as she spoke. Karen bit her lip a little as the character sheets were scattered across the table. She glanced around at the people around the table, seeing if anyone needed a character. She had prepared a character beforehand, and had all her stats on her smartphone and printed out on a sheet. She had an app that helped work out the stats. She reached down into her bag and fished out her phone and the sheet of paper. She looked at the DM and smiled. “I-I already have a character… if ehh, if that’s okay,” she said hesitantly, handing the sheet to Raven.

Karen’s character was a female, half-elf ranger named Caetlyn with an Outlander background. Karen had played DnD before and so she had come prepared. Despite her wallflower demeanour, there was more to her than what met the eye.

[Gabriel King]

Gabe cautiously analyzed every person that walked into the room, curious as to who he would be spending the next few hours with. They all seemed harmless enough, though the staggering girl had the rank scent of drugs on her and for a moment he considered standing and helping her find a seat, or a paramedic. But he'd learned his lesson with Lucy by now, and didn't interfere.

"Karen, Alaska and LDR. Sweet." He crossed his legs up on the chair, pulling his plumed tail over his thighs to avoid getting it trod on or dusty. He was grateful that Raven had taken the initiative to assume at least some of them hadn't played before. Aside from himself he wasn't sure how many of the others were DnD virgins but he felt no shame in embracing his ineptitude.

He slid two of the sheets towards him, prepared to just pick between the two and save himself a hassle. "Human seems a simple enough place to start. You'll hear no complaints from me," he assured Raven, smirking as he decided upon a sheet. "So a human rogue with a charlatan background. I can work with that." He fell silent, racking his brains for a suitable name. He picked up one of the supplied pencils, twirling it over his knuckles thoughtfully. Finally he simply scribbled down the name 'Tali' and sat back, waving his tail back and forth against the table as he waited for the others.

Karen Pryce , I might be wrong but is that perhaps the wrong post for this thread? xD