IC - Against the Cult of the Reptile God - Chapter 1: The Darkness in Orlane

[Arkrite]

Tyragorn's swing impacts on the skeleton's skull causing it to explode into bone shards and dust. The body remains standing for a heartbeat before collapsing to the ground like a puppet with it's strings cut.

OOC: Skeleton 5 is destroyed. Zasio and Georgia are up.

[stavaros_the_arcane]

Georgia Fiddler
HP: 16 AC: 15

Seeing the skeletons ganging up on Tyragorn, Georgia draws her rapier and moves to attack one of the remaining skeletons.

OOC: Rapier attack on Skeleton 6 1d20+5: 6
Nat 1, Swing and a miss.

[Tattooedman]

Zasio Blackthorn:
Objects of Interest: Goodberries (2 - each heals 4 hp)

Taking advantage of the skeleton's nearest to him problem of having nowhere to go, Zasio's short swords are a whirling blur of motion as he attacks the animated creature.

Zasio will go after Skeleton 1 since he can't go anywhere at the moment.

Sword Attack: _: 1D20+5 = [17]+5 = 22, I assume that does hit.
Damage Roll: _: 1D6+3 = [6]+3 = 9.

2nd Sword Attack (2 Weapon Fighting): _: 1D20+5 = [11]+5 = 16, less sure that connects but in case it does.
Damage Roll: _: 1D6+3 = [5]+3 = 8.

[Arkrite]

Georgia closes ranks with Aldan to attack the skeleton attacking Tyragorn, but squeezed as she was up against the statue against the wall she found it hard to bring her blade in to strike down her foe.

Zasio's blades chop the skeleton's arm, the ribs, then the other arm, then a leg, then the neck, almost entirely dismembering the skeleton under the unyielding assault.

OOC: Zasio destroys Skeleton 6.
We're back up to Aldan.

[Flynnarrel]

Aldan

With a skeleton right in front of him Aldan lashes out with the basket of his rapier.

Against #3
Attack rapier: 1d20+6 24
dmg rapier: 1d8+4+1d6 14 dmg + sneak attack

In a less effectual parody of Zasio, Aldan draws a dagger in his off hand [steps forward if needed into 3's space] and attacks the next skeleton [#5][assuming his initial target is defeated, if not, this is against #3 as well].

Bonus action

attack dagger: 1d20+6 17
dmg dagger: 1d4 1 minimal damage.

[Arkrite]

Aldan's strike hits home, cracking and shattering the brittle bones of his first opponent. The second strike would have been fatal to a living opponent, the blade seeking a non-existent heart. The blade chips the skeleton's ribs on the way out, but the undead monster seems largely unhurt.

It raises it's blade with a jerky slash misses the rogue, instead slamming it's blade into the stone floor.

OOC: Skeleton 3 can't survive that much damage and is destroyed.
Skeleton 5 is almost uninjured at this point. His attack misses because I can't roll above ten for some reason.

Skeleton 4 and 7 continue to retreat up against the wall.

Georgia, Tyragorn and Zasio's turn.

[Shock]

Tyragorn
HP: 10 AC:18

Tyragorn followed up Aldan's stab and thrust the head of his hammer into its rib cage.

Attack on Skeleton 5
Hammer attack: 1d20+5 24
Hammer damage: 1d8+3 4

[Arkrite]

The skeleton's ribs shatter leaving a gaping hole from the hammer's path. The undead creature is forced to stumble back to stay standing, but if this damage bothers the Skeleton it doesn't show.

OOC: A good bit of damage to Skeleton 5, but it is still standing

[stavaros_the_arcane]

Georgia Fiddler
AC 15 HP 16

Georgia proceeds to gang up on the skeleton Tyrgorn is smashing up.

OOC: Rapier attack against Skeleton 5 1d20+5: 24 Damage 1d8+3: 11 WOO Max Damage!

[Flynnarrel]

Aldan

"We should be smart about the one's that Sister Bright's power keeps at bay." Aldan advises. "Get in a position to strike but hold off until we can all act as one."

[Tattooedman]

Zasio Blackthorn:
Objects of Interest: Goodberries (2 - each heals 4 hp)

Seeing that his companions have the one skeleton handled, Zasio moves towards one of the two skeletons pressing themselves against the wall thanks to Sister Bright's holy working. However, in his zeal the Elf over estimates his reach and both his attacks come up short of his target.

Going after Skeleton #4.
Zasio's main attack: _: 1D20+5 = [8]+5 = 13.
Zasio's off-hand attack: _: 1D20+5 = [1]+5 = 6.
Well, pretty sure those both miss.

[Arkrite]

Georgia's blade hacks through the shattered ribs of the skeleton bisecting it's spine, sending it's upper body to crash skull first on the stone floor, shattering it.

With the active skeletons destroyed it's hardly a challenge for our heroes to surround and smash the final two.

In moments the room is silent. The skeletons themselves bore no items of any value, their swords show signs of rusting and chips along the blade. Sharp enough to be deadly, but unlikely to last long under constant hard use.
To the south wall are two unopened doors. One near the center of the room, and one closer to the east wall.

[Flynnarrel]

Aldan

With coordination, the group could time it so there was a storm of steel cascading over the scared skeletons, sundering them soundly.
Aldan since they defeated the skeletons closest to the Eastern wall, Aldan will head to the Eastern door and check if it's locked.

[Arkrite]

The door appears to be unbarred and unlocked.

[Flynnarrel]

Aldan

This wasn't a situation where he'd take the time to check for traps on every door but this wasn't a time to get sloppy. Aldan slips on the serpent medallion. Aldan opens the Eastern door quickly and steps inside, ready to bluff that he belonged there to any who might be inside.