D&D 5E 5e Hobgoblin stat block

Thaumaturge

Wandering. Not lost. (He/they)

• Jun 26, 2014

• #1

Edit:Updated with a complete image from [MENTION=6777168]Wolfskin[/MENTION].

Thaumaturge.

 

Last edited: Jun 26, 2014

log in or register to remove this ad

Thaumaturge

Wandering. Not lost. (He/they)

• Jun 26, 2014

• #2

From the playtest that is:

+4 AC
+5' Speed
+2 Str
+2 Dex
-4 Chr

A different special ability. "Martial advantage" instead of "Disciplined".

And 100 xp instead of 20.

Thaumaturge.

 

Boarstorm

First Post

• Jun 26, 2014

• #3

Interesting. More of a step back toward traditional hobgoblins, IMO.

I think I liked the playtest racial better, though. This one seems swingy.

Although I notice we don't have the full stat block this time. No weapons/attacks listed.

 

J

Johnny Champion

First Post

• Jun 26, 2014

• #4

I guess the Action information was not available? Such as weapon To Hit and Damage?

 

Thaumaturge

Wandering. Not lost. (He/they)

• Jun 26, 2014

• #5

Johnny Champion said:

I guess the Action information was not available? Such as weapon To Hit and Damage?

Click to expand...

Sadly, no. That picture is all that was posted.

Thaumaturge.

 

W

Wolfskin

Explorer

• Jun 26, 2014

• #6

Wow, 7 extra damage for a Challenge 1/2 monster sure looks brutal. Hobgoblins in large groups will dangerous even for higher level characters.

EDIT: if Hobgoblins are CR 1/2 monsters, I guess it's safe to assume regular Goblins are CR 1/4 monsters, right?

 

Thaumaturge

Wandering. Not lost. (He/they)

• Jun 26, 2014

• #7

Wolfskin said:

Wow, 7 extra damage for a Challenge 1/2 monster sure looks brutal. Hobgoblins in large groups will dangerous even for higher level characters.

Click to expand...

Yeah, for low level characters there is a pretty big (more than twice) difference between facing one hobgoblin and facing two.

Thaumaturge.

 

Quickleaf

Legend

• Jun 26, 2014

• #8

Well, it's clear XP have seen some heavy revision since the playtest!

Has anyone grokked the "Challenge" descriptor yet? Is "Challenge 1/2" meant to imply a single hobgoblin is worth "half" a 1st level PC in a fight, so I should assume a 1st level PC should have a fair fight against 2 hobgoblins?

Because "Martial Advantage" makes it seem unlikely that a 1st level PC would survive an encounter with 2 hobgoblins in a straight-up fight.

 

GX.Sigma

Adventurer

• Jun 26, 2014

• #9

Quickleaf said:

Has anyone grokked the "Challenge" descriptor yet? Is "Challenge 1/2" meant to imply a single hobgoblin is worth "half" a 1st level PC in a fight, so I should assume a 1st level PC should have a fair fight against 2 hobgoblins?

Click to expand...

Challenge rating is based on a party of that level. So, a 1st level PC party should have a fair fight against 2 hobgoblins.

Well, "fair" probably isn't right. "Dangerous, but not lethal" is more like it.

 

Klaus

First Post

• Jun 26, 2014

• #10

Quickleaf said:

Well, it's clear XP have seen some heavy revision since the playtest!

Has anyone grokked the "Challenge" descriptor yet? Is "Challenge 1/2" meant to imply a single hobgoblin is worth "half" a 1st level PC in a fight, so I should assume a 1st level PC should have a fair fight against 2 hobgoblins?

Because "Martial Advantage" makes it seem unlikely that a 1st level PC would survive an encounter with 2 hobgoblins in a straight-up fight.

Click to expand...

From a D&D Q&A from a while back:

The CR of a monster is based on the level at which a party of four player characters could fight that monster and have a moderate-to-challenging fight.

Click to expand...

So a party of four 1st-level PCs would have a moderate-to-challenging fight with two hobgoblins.