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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ravellion" data-source="post: 3462964" data-attributes="member: 538">Showing off...A new PC had just joined the group, and they were all sailing north on a river through hobgoblin territory. The old PCs had made a deal: since they were 11th level, they wanted to make sure that the new PC could hold his own (in character they were all sadists if you ask me). So when the hobgoblin ambush occured (level 3 figthers), they did not do anything and let the new PC (Mystic Theurge) clean up the scattered hobgoblins. After a few rounds, three remaining hobgoblins fled, the old PCs decided to get themselves involved too.The Psion ignited one into flames, the dwarf couldn't do much from the boat, and the archer killed one hobgoblin.One Hobgoblin however, moved *just* over the crest of the hill, and was no longer within sight. The archer asked me whether he could still try the shot. I said "well, you'll have to shoot in an arch. There is a lot of wind. You can't see him, and don't know exaclty where he is. I'll give a -8 to hit, +10 AC from cover for the hobgoblin, a 10% chance to pick the right square where the hobgoblin is in, and a 50% misschance". "ok" said the player.First he had to pick the right square. He rolls 1 on a d10. Pretty amazing by itself.Then the 50% misschance. He rolls over 50 (IIRC, something like 53 or so).The attack roll. 20. Everyone is suddenly very quiet."Ok, make your confirmation roll!" I say, knowing very well that only a critical could actually *kill* the hobgoblin and the effective -18 to hit made things rather difficult for the archer.Another 20. A dead hobgoblin. As they looked for a body, they found the hobgoblin with an arrow pointing straight down, skewering its head from top to bottom.Of course, the encounter was entirely inconsequential - but that shot was amazing!</blockquote>

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