Played last night. We realize we're in the guard shack. Dispatch some willow wisps and skeletons. Cross the ice bridge which connects to Icespire Hold. Young fighter suggests we crawl across. DM tells us later that was a really good idea with the high winds and the bridge covered in ice. We get into a room with some gargoyle statues. I just knew they were coming alive and sure enough, they did. We throttled them rather easily.
Fighter son rolls a natural 20 when he listens at the exit door. Ends up finding two secret doors in the room as a result. One looks to go outside. The other has stairs leading down. Dragon perhaps? I don't have the Dragon of Icespire Peak module and don't want to spoil it for myself.
Session ends. Next week we head down the stairs.
Killed our first dragon gents. Cryovain is no more.
We get to the rooftop and he is waiting. Breath attacks us all. Drops two of the orcs. Deals 50 damage. Fighter son and I save and take 25 damage. We would have been out if we took the full damage. We can only see 10 feet because of the wind and blizzard. Cryovain is in the darkness. We met a specter earlier in the hold who agreed to help us. She flies in and illuminates the area for us. Then it's on.
I have an epic first attack round:
12 + 4 menacing = 16 damage.
7 + 5 menacing = 12 damage.
Action Surge.
Natural freaking 20. 8 doubled to 16 + 5 str/prof bonus = 21 then 5 menacing doubled to 10 = 31 total damage. BOOM.
And another natural freaking 20. 3 doubled to 6 + 5 str/prof bonus = 11 then 6 menacing doubled to 12 = 23 damage.
82 damage total.
Cryovain has a mate. Another white dragon. Teef Splitta the legendary orc appears and goes one-on-one with the other dragon. Cryovain is seriously bloodied and takes to the sky. He flies around in the darkness waiting for his breath attack to recharge. We spread out and wait.
Cryovain dives from the sky, breath attacks our fighter son, and freaking crashes through the stone rooftop taking them both down into the room below. DM tells our son it's now a one-on-one battle with Cryovain to the death. Cryovain is on death's door. Son attacks and hears:
How do you want to do this?
We erupt in victory yelling!
Son receives the title of Dragon Slayer.
The loot. Dragon's Wrath axe named Oathkeeper. Very powerful weapon. Will identify it when we get back to Phandalin.
Legendary orc keeps the treasure horde as we agreed.
War Pick of Warning. Adamantine plate mail armor.
Son and wife level to 6. I'll level to 6 once my soul is restored.
Session ends for the dragon slayers.
