This thread is to document a particularly little adventure example between Flamestrike and Stalker0.
The last bit:
I will hit the hobgoblin and the boss. DC 15 (and fireball ignores cover as it moves around obstacles), damage from my little roller is.....well damn, perfectly average 28.
The last bit:
My wizard says "yes one on one". The one being....FIIIIIIREBALLL!!!!There appear to be nine of them, including the boss.
You could catch probably half a dozen in a fireball, or 4 plus the boss (he's standing forward of the rest). Fewer with a spell with a different radius.
They do have cover (aside from the boss).
I will hit the hobgoblin and the boss. DC 15 (and fireball ignores cover as it moves around obstacles), damage from my little roller is.....well damn, perfectly average 28.