(Background: New to adventure mode, finally figured out how to equip armor, fight effectively, and only lost maybe 20 adventurers to the process)
I'm wandering around after killing another bandit leader, and I see a Lair on the map. I think, "hey its probably nothing major in there, and if its something small maybe my 4 companions and I can kill it."
We sneak in through a small hole in the ground, and the first small chamber is FULL of coinage, armor, and corpses. "Hey, maybe these guys just took shelter in here and were killed." We loot this area, and begin to move on to the next, down a narrow corridor.
Then, a dragon appears! Holy mother of Armok, I'm going to DIE! RUN!!!.....
Hey, my companions are covering my back, I should be able to get away... but I will probably die running away, so I'm going to make a valiant stand against this beast! Have at ye, vile... giant lizard!
(would post pictures of the combat log, but imageshack is down or something)
Combat begins by the Dragon spewing the dreaded Dragonfire everywhere! I easily block the blast, while 2 of my companions are not so lucky. They do not die instantly, but catch fire and burn to death in minutes. The lasher, maceman, and I begin striking at the Dragon, hoping to do some major damage before we all are eaten or burnt to a crisp.
The lasher gets a strike on the right leg, chipping bone, while I stab at its upper body with my iron pike, mangling its right lung. I take a major bruise (!?) to my right arm, but that does not hinder my ability to spear this beast once again, destroying its left lung. The maceman has been bashing away, bruising internal organs.
The Dragon gives in to the pain after I give it a good thwack with my iron shield and the maceman punches it in the chest.
The Lasher deals the fatal blow, striking the Dragon in the head, jamming the skull through the brain and tearing the brain!
Thank Armok, we are victorious! We mourn our lost companions, and loot their bodies, making a mental note to include them in the grand tale of our defeat of the Dragon, Ibmat Silverparched, the Glowing Heat.