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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThatGuyThere" data-source="post: 3501478" data-attributes="member: 36764">The Guard DID put up a struggle.For the few rounds it took all the Sapphire Guard to succumb to insanity, Xykon wasted a 9th level spell on a disrupted Meteor Swarm, was smote (smited?  whatever...) twice, tripped, thumped in the chest (no big deal for his DR) and generally quite on the defensive.  Sure, maybe he was feelin' the guard out, lettin' his Symbol have it's time... ...but then, why bust loose with spells later?Nope, Xykon met formidable resistance, in the form of over thirty fifth through seventh level multiclassed Paladin / Whathaveyous, willing to fight and die to stop him. It's just that as a Quabillionth (estimated) level Wizard Lich, they were, at best, a temporary setback.Xykon said it himself - he's only here for amusement. He could have just rained fire and brimstone from the heavens and emptied the room, but wanted to give it that personal attention it craved.(Why the Hobgoblin army?  Why *not* a Hobgoblin army? Xykon is *the* D&D bad guy - why *wouldn't* he want a Hobgoblin army? Besides, once he was fully recovered, one gets the impression redcloak had far more interest in the army than Xykon did.)</blockquote>