Castle Ravenloft Adventure # 6: "Destroy the Dracolich"

Adventure number 6, "Destroy the Dracolich", looks tougher than it is because Gravestorm the Dracolich is such an imposing monster at first glance (the largest miniature in the game, twenty hit points, breath attacks, etc.). It turns out, however, that the adventure is quite manageable with a little careful planning. First, we made sure each of our heroes (we used 4) had the power cards that dealt out the most damage (Fireball for the Wizard, Flamestrike for the Cleric, and the one for the Fighter--I forget it's name--that does 4 damage on a successful hit). Second, we kept our heroes spread out just enough that when the Laboratory tile appeared (4 tiles away from the Arcane Circle) we were able to quickly Feystep the Wizard there to destroy the Phylactery, which cuts Gravestorm's hit points in half. After that, we were able to just surround him and keep bashing away. His breath attack is pretty nasty, but (at least in this adventure) he only gets to use it once and his melee attack is actually no more powerful than that of some of the ordinary monsters in the game. We were able to finish this one on our first try with a healing surge to spare, so I guess the moral of the story is: Don't be intimidated by the Dracolich!