My player's encounter with Gotrrod ended up killing 4 (out of 6) of the party members. However it was more for the stupidity of one of my party members. A female dwarf fighter named Lurgha chose to keep a necklace of fireballs found as treasure in one of the previous chapters. She even had the wisdom to have a custom case made to hold the necklace. However, when Gotrrob attacked with his breath attack, not only did Lurgha fail her save, but the container that housed the necklace failed its saving throw. As a result, all the fireballs on the necklace exploded! The two party members that survived were a goliath barbarian/fighter and a halfling rogue. The rogue survived only because he made his saving throws.
