By my most trusted companion no less. Well the most trusted one after the previous few died. But that doesn't matter.
I'm finally getting somewhere in adventure mode, and the local lawgiver believes it's time for me to test my might against a worthy oponent, a dragon who has slain two men in his lust for blood!
Great, I'd love a sweet kill to earn me a place in legends, especially after the last two notable oponents were killed by one of my lesser companions.
And then...
The battle was epic. One of my companions wasn't so lucky as to not bring a shield, he or she met a fiery death in the initial charge. Still we were three strong, and not about to give up. The dragon focuses on my trusty swordsman, who at the end of the battle became a wrestler, without arms.
Meanwhile I focused on weakening the beast, stabbing it in the lower body to tear its guts, making it sick. Afterwards I pierced its lungs, giving it a hard time breathing.
I then focused my attention on its head, scoring about 10 direct hits, stabbing my two handed sword in it's skull fracturing and shattering the skull.
The battle ended with the dragon bleeding to death. (looks like my sword wasn't quite long enough to pierce it's brains). No matter, it's dead and that's what counts.
I then check my kills. Hrm strange no additional kills. I look at my spearman companion, who did nothing but stab the dragons feet during the course of the battle. Slayer of Acathi Flamejade, the Silvery Fortune.
Fuuuuuuuuu!
I went totally berserk at that damned spearman, and the two other companions turned on me aswell. Well the wrestler didn't do much anyway.
One quick strike against the remaining maceman, severing an artery was enough to make him turn tail and run, the coward.
Wich leaved me with all the time I needed with my good companion the spearman. He was quite nicely armored, having a fine iron breastplate like mine. Wich made the fight all the sweeter.
It wasn't much of a fight in the end, but the pure joy of dismembering him limb per limb inbetween beating him silly by slamming into his breastplate. The brutality
And then it was over. Four men went to kill a dragon, only one returned to report the death. Justice dwarf fortress style.
Anyway, I ended up writing down my first major adventure, but what I really wanted to do is ask if there's any way I can avoid this, so that I am most likely to score the kill. Asides from going at it alone. Wich doesn't seem like a good idea, I need meatshield. Meatshields that can't steal kills preferably.