Iesha Shadowstar-Petrosca's page

OK, I'm going to say go ahead and start boting Iesha.

I'm not sure if we're optimistic, stupid, suicidal, or just stubborn; however we are packed and ready to leave about 6am for our cruise...which, at this time has not been cancelled or modified.

Yes, we're about to drive to Florida during a hurricane...reportedly the strongest one in years. Hopefully the boat and our destinations will all still be there when we arrive.

Iesha enters and seeing the undead creature, channels to harm undead.

Channel to harm: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 2) = 12

Iesha enters and studies the displays.

"Well, someone is really dedicated to their art..."

Well, I'm still here, if a bit erratically.

Life seems to hate me right now. As I mentioned before, Dad is recovering nicely. He's even driving again...for short distances. However, Mom fell and broke her right arm. The same side she broke her shoulder on last year. We're not sure how it happened, she said she woke up around 3,, needed to use the restroom,and slipped on the floor. My brothers and I have been alternating staying up in Somerset with them to help out - and to drive - my second shift starts this Thursday, right after my PT for my ankle, which I managed to sprain badly just after Dad's surgery. Their internet (Dish satellite) su--, er is poor at best, so any posting there will be erratic, or very late at night.

Meanwhile, while trying to undo the damage the Windows 10 stealth update did, our main computer died...bios & hard drive both trashed. Not sure if we can blame Win10 or if they were bad to begin with, but hubby couldn't find the backup he did before updating, so we had to use one from January and have lost a lot of game data.

This, of course, means I will not be getting a new laptop...my current on is about 8 yrs old and whines and overheats at the slightest stress.

But enough ranting about computers and on to something more fun, but that will also delay my posts.

We (hubby, me and dau) are going on a Bahamas cruise. Our first. We'll be leaving home probably Oct 4 or 5, and the ship leaves on the 8th for a 5 day cruise. We are NOT spending the extra fees for internet, so from Saturday Oct 8 through Thursday Oct 13th Iesha will need botted.

I will try to post more often up to then, however.

Iesha crosses the bridge cautiously, then says "Does anyone need healed before we go further?"

When Adelram reaches her, Iesha converts her domain spell to cure Serious wounds and casts it on him.

Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 8, 1) + 5 = 22

Iesha snaps out of her shock and fires her crossbow at the flying devil.

lt crossbow attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 for lt crossbow damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

verify crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 for poss crit damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

"Anyone need healed before we go on?"

Iesha studies the rickety-looking rope bridge with a doubtful expression.

'Hm. Maybe we should link together with rope just in case?"

Bringing up the rear, Iesha cranes her head to see the creatures and comments "The Count certainly keeps strange pets."

OK, things are looking up here.

My dad is recovering nicely from open-heart surgery last Tuesday to replace the aortic valve. I couldn't make it up to Johnstown for the surgery, but I did get up to the hospital Sunday to spend at least part of Father's Day with him. He's alert, seems to have no memory loss or other mental issues but hates the hospital food. [He's not allowed salt or sugar.]

Only one more minor stress coming up; Thursday my daughter is having oral surgery to remove FIVE wisdom teeth (and maybe a sixth tooth, with a cavity hidden by two molars growing too close to see just how bad the cavity is).

Then, hopefully, life will get back to as normal as it gets.

Iesha follows the group, exploring and studying everything.

"This is all very nice, I agree, but...where is our host? Where is Andrew? After all, if this Count IS Andrew's 'father', then doesn't at least some of this belong to him? Or, if the absence of our host means something very wrong, then perhaps,all of it belongs to Andrew?"

"Is it possible they don't KNOW where the Count is?"

"The unwelcome wagon?" Iesha jokes feebly. "At least it doesn't SEEM hostile, currently"

After a song of praise to Shelyn, Iesha fills in her spell slots with:

1st: Shield of Faith
2nd: make Whole
3rd: a second Prayer

She repairs the tunic, then joins the rest as they cross the bridge, calmly ignoring the dog, then following the rest into the building when the door opens.

She studies the room then the painting. "Is that the Count, perhaps?"

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Much better. The biopsy came back benign and his urologist thinks the original finding of albumin in his urine was due to his diabetes.

Only down side? I gained about 6 lbs due to stress eating. I don't think there's any chocolate left in the house.

OK, I'm still here, life is slightly less hectic. I need to be at work at 8am, so I'll post this evening.

Iesha blinks. "Oh, it's magical? I didn't catch that earlier. Yes, Make Whole, then."

She chuckles and not Make Hole?"

"Mending might be more appropriate, but my orisons are already prepared. I can do Make Whole, but are you sure you want me to use a second circle spell to fix that?"

"I'm afraid I don't have much expertise in identifying monsters. I can still set up a few more spells, if I take time to commune. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what we might need?"

Iesha channels to heal the group once more.

Channel Energy to heal: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3) = 9

OK, quick update on my hands full situation, 'cause I have to head out for work:

1: I now have my anti-sleep apnea machine and am geting used to it, though my hubby says I sound like Darth Vader at times ;)

2: my father, who will be 89 on the 15th of May, needs heart surgery.

So...I'm kinda freaking out here.

Oh, and 4: the stress has rekindled my acid reflux as well. Sigh....

"Welcome to you both. I am Iesha Shadostar-Petrosca, cleric of Shelyn." says the half-elf. "Given what we've been dealing with, another cleric is always nice. Especially one with more familiarity with undead and their -creators- than my Lady."

Iesha stands and gives Adelram a polite curtsy, then turns and also curtsies to Sunset.

"Miss sunset, if that blade you carry is any indication, your skill-set is also useful."

Corerue, did you catch Iesha's Channel? if so, is this a new round?

These were the original build notes from waaaaay back. first recruitment post date: Jan 18, 2012, 12:04 pm

the basics:
-20 point buy.
-150 gold starting
-Core rules, APG, UM/UC and Inner Sea World Guide. Anything else needs approval.
-2 traits. one from the Carrion Crown player's guide. Please feel free to include Professor Lorrimor (and his daughter if you like) into your backgrounds to whatever degree you like. Be a student of his, be a local admirer of his daughter, whatever.

If Corerue wants to add anything else/change anything, it's up to him.

Iesha sighs and channels again, hoping to get the group up to full health before the trolls arrive.

channel energy (2 remaining of 4): 3d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 1) = 5

Three of us, I think. Eloise (Magus), Sour Heck (Bard), & Iesha (cleric).

The only change I ever considered with Iesha is (given her being a cleric of Shelyn)would have been Bard levels, but Heck has those covered and there's no sense in diluting her spell access.

I don't really like VMC, but it might be an option, however I do prefer gestalt, though I recognize the issues with that.

Sill, it might be an option for adding classes if we want/need new players.

One more idea:

I only mention it because I feel I owe them that much.

Obviously, we'd like to keep going, still, I also thank you for considering giving us this new chance.

Works for me, Sour Heck.

I'm still here. I've been sick all week and may have posting issues next week.

My workplace (Big Lots) is remodeling our store - while keeping it open. My daughter & I both work there and will be nearly full-time next week.

Thanks for the heads-up. Take care and good luck.

Iesha channels energy to heal her friends (excluding the trollhounds).

Channel to heal: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 2) = 13

Too late to edit previous post

Adding Sour Heck's buff: attack=16, damage=12.

Iesha strikes at the trollhound attacking Sour Heck.

attack: glaive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 for damage: glaive: 1d10 ⇒ 9

"Yes, hilarious, I'm sure, Gruoch, is it?" she snaps at the snickering witch.

"Can these things be stunned?"

Iesha readies her glaive, and moves next to Sour Heck. She's moving to the square to the north of Heck's position.

"Sorry, not me. I wish we'd thought to pick up a scroll of it, though."

"Well, looks like the Count likes pets. I wonder if they're more friendly than the one that belonged to Vorkstag & Grine?"

KN: Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

"These do look like different creatures, though" she remarks, commenting in an aside to the new group members "They had a golem hound."

Iesha greets the group in the morning, just finishing up some breakfast when they come down. She's sitting with a stranger, a Varisian looking man bearing a symbol of Erastil. That last bit can change if Kaven Chooses to use a diferent deity

"Hi, everyone. I've been hearing how it went. How's Andrew? Where are you all hiding him? The Crooked Kin are willing to let him travel with them...Kaleb was rather impressed with the idea of a huge, monstrous creature who could both defend the group and quote, and possible even write, Taldan poetry. Though the defense part was more of a draw."

She pauses to sip some hot tea, then continues. "It seems our asking them to try to calm the good citizens of Lepidstadt backfired somewhat. Some of the locals decided they were already involved with -Andrew- and, well, there was a bit of a mini-riot. I tried to calm the group but someone...I think it might have been that woman you were feuding with in the courtroom, Eloise...yelled that I was an ally of the Beast and trying to get Andrew free 'to kill again'. Things got a bit messy then. Someone hit me from behind, and the next thing I remember was waking up to this gentleman healing me." She gestures to Kaven.

"Kaleb decided to move the Kin away for a bit, though we can still hook up with them once we get Andrew. We went with them to make sure they stayed safe and that we could find them again."

Kaven, I wanted to PM you, but couldn't find a link. I'm going to mention you as having in the area and aided Iesha & the Crooked Kin.

Jump right in to introduce yourself to the group.

Thanks, Bold Strider. I'll post later today, I've got table-top players coming over in an hour or so...live Runelords.

I'll also have to level up.

It's been a busy weekend. My retail job had a big sale this weekend...to make up for the one that failed due to the blizzard.

I'd like to get back to regular posting.

Just a heads-up,though, on what's going on with me.

I've been falling asleep constantly 9except at night, of course). any time I sit down I fall asleep. sometimes quickly, sometimes longer. It causes quite a few problems problems, as you might guess.

So, I had a sleep-study overnight done...severe sleep apnea. I've a second one coming up to determine the cause and the treatment.

Hopefully, that - and getting real sleep at night instead of waking up every hour or so - will clear up MOST of the issues.

If you're willing to let me come back, I will try to post daily.

GM Bold strider, just let me know what has happened to Iesha.

I'm still interested, life's just been a bit hectic here.

I was wondering if, as a way to intro one of the new folks, something happened to Iesha on her way to the circus and back? After all we were also supposed to try to get those guards to show as well.

Maybe one of the new folks could rescue Iesha from an attack and her recovery explains her absence?

Put them in the Race & Class sections of your profile. [*ooc] in front and [*/ooc] at the end tuns them blue. (Leave out the *)

Iesha nods, setting off towards the Western Gate, listening as she goes to try to test the temper of the town.

She thinks "Hopefully, the most hostile folks are already at the Courthouse and the rest of the town just doesn't really care one way or the other..."

Sorry to see you go, Peredur. I think you and I were the only remaining originals?

For now, a GMPC could work (I used Imrijka when I needed one), then go ahead and recruit.

"That leaves Peredur and I to collect the good father and the guards who found the body."

I don't think that's what he's saying, Sour Heck. I think he's saying that, in this particular case, Sour Heck is slightly over the line.

OK, just a personal situation that reminds me of this a bit: I am running a Runelords game RL for a small group (which is now smaller), the group consists/consisted of 3 long-time players; my husband, our daughter, and a long-term (10+ years) friend. We added 2 new players to the game, one of whom matches our playstyle well. The other was a nice person, but with a playstyle totally different from ours. Some of the issues were my fault (hey, I'm not perfect) and some were just playstyle differences that came to a head over something he wanted to do (drain Claybottom lake) which I felt was both unnecessary and impossible in the timeframe of the game. After great deal of debate, I told him he could try, but pointed out how long it would take, the effects on the local area and the lands downstream and the ultimate consequences. He quit over what he felt was my 'teasing' him over allowing it when I wasn't actually going to.

I don't want to lose Sour Heck over this.

That seems fair enough, Strider.

I'm fine with the passionate closing remarks.

I suspect we can claim we were working for the court under Barrister Kaple and believed we had the authority to search the place for clues after evidence led us there. We'd need to remind the court of that specific evidence, as well.

I think the difference here is you (as an RL lawyer) are thinking real court drama, where we're thinking Perry Mason.

OK, my take so far...I can see the court getting annoyed with Sour Heck's performance, especially Judge Khard. Iesha wanted to facepalm at least once...as I said, Iesha's embarrassed, I'm having fun. This is the most exciting version of this particular court sequence I've seen - and I've run it twice myself, once in RL and once here in a PBP.

For most GMs, like myself, who no nothing about real courtrooms, it's simple: follow the script, check to see if all the important clue points are hit, keep track of earned bonuses, and check the rolls. It was written that way because, frankly, it's easier for Paizo to set up such a simple & reusable system, ready for use elsewhere should they decide to have yet another trial in an AP.

I can, OTOH, see where that might be frustrating for you, wanting to bring a touch of realism into the court. I think it's a good thing we're having this discussion, so that we can (hopefully) all wind up an the same (enjoyable for all) page.

So, let's try to clear this up...I'm more in the RP/Perry Mason line; you're in a more realistic (Law & order?) type set-up, where does everyone else stand? And, how do we meet in the middle?

Oh, and a quick, amusing, and irrelevant sideline: when I showed my RL group Judge Diarmid's picture in the module they immediately decided she was evil and planning to backstab them. I think they were quite disappointed that she didn't.

I've no problem with the portrayals so far. I also figured the gender thing was an error, easily made in a game situation like this, and I apologize if my note seemed rude.

Also, I agree with the response to Eloise; in fact, she probably should have been punted from the court when she cast her spell; they have (IIRC) a Pharasmin cleric monitoring for just that sort of behavior.

I'm enjoying this as me...Iesha is totally embarrassed, though.