D&D 5E 5e Hobgoblin stat block

[Thaumaturge]

I'm pretty sure that started years ago...

WotC started ruining my game years ago? I knew it.

Thaumaturge.

 

[Jeff Carlsen]

What if his pet was a wolf or trained attack dog? They're so well known for being good at wolfpack tactics that the term is named after them.

Perhaps, if I believe that the hobgoblin would have put in the time to train the wolf or dog to fight with a human.

 

[evileeyore]

WotC started ruining my game years ago? I knew it.

Thaumaturge.

She Who Must Not Be Named was a plant sent into the past by WotC in the future to begin ruining D&D before they ever even wanted to ruin it themselves as a means to soften the player base so they can kill John Conner.

 

[Grazzt]

She Who Must Not Be Named was a plant sent into the past by WotC in the future to begin ruining D&D before they ever even wanted to ruin it themselves as a means to soften the player base so they can kill John Conner.

I'd watch this movie.

 

[evileeyore]

I'd watch this movie.

Arnie voice: "Take de blue pill if you want to live."

 

[tomBitonti]

Curious that a precise definition of "ally" was never discussed (or was it?)

In the 3E SRD, I'm finding two spells with "Ally" in the target text: Bless (which provides a Morale Bonus, which only affects targets with an Int more than zero), and Prayer, which has a differential Luck bonus / penalty for allies and enemies. What does Prayer do in regards a target who is neither an ally nor an enemy?

Again for 3E, flanking requires a friendly combatant who is in an opposing square and who threatens the target whom you are flanking.

What do folks do in 3E when a flanker is hidden or invisible?

The case of Summoned creatures is interesting: Nominally, they have no special directives other than what they are told. Should they be considered to threaten any foe other than the one they were told to attack? Should they be considered an Ally if they are attacking the same opponent as the Hobgoblin?

Note that the only condition is adjacency, and non-incapacity. How should we handle an unarmed but otherwise non-incapacitated goblin standing with the Hobgoblin?

Thx!

TomB

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Mike just answered a question I had on there most recent stream. The Hobgoblin longbow saying that it is a melee attack as well as a ranged attack is a typo. It's ranged only.

 

[Remathilis]

Mike just answered a question I had on there most recent stream. The Hobgoblin longbow saying that it is a melee attack as well as a ranged attack is a typo. It's ranged only.

Between this and the Faerie Fire error, seems the errata train has already left the station...

 

[ExploderWizard]

Between this and the Faerie Fire error, seems the errata train has already left the station...

Forget a living rules set. I would much prefer a living editor.

 

[pemerton]

Hobgoblins are ruthless warriors. They train to exploit openings of an otherwise preoccupied enemy

Klaus, not meaning to pick on you, just responding to your reply.

To me this would make sense if it was 2 hobgoblins on 2 PCs. Its the 2 hobgolins on 2 PCs scenario that puzzles me.

Agains these Hobgoblins its better to attack via skirmish rather than formation: eg in the following scenario the PCs A and B aren't vulnerable to martial advantage, because neither has an ally of 1 or 2 within 5':

A 1 2 B

But in real life, wasn't it more effective to meet a phalanx with a phalanx, or a legion with a legion, rather than to try to take them on with skirmishers?

Bottom line, its a game rule that makes no sense in OUR world.

If that's so that's a pity.

Maybe it's more about teamwork than formation. Perhaps each hobgoblin looks to the defence of the other, freeing the friend up to attack more viciously.

Even if I can make sense of the fiction I still don't think I like the implicatin for play - that it's an error to draw up your own ranks in opposition to hobgoblins. But at least I would know what is going on.