I figured I'd start a new thread since I'm not really answering the question asked . Lord H was just the front man/fall guy for the fiendish minotaur serving demon lord of your choice - I'd suggest Juiblex since he's Zuggtamoy's traditional rival - searching for the silver sword of chaos . Upon finding minotaur #1 dead and the sword gone the rest of the cult shows up to begin seaching for the sword and the culprits . I figure most of the orcs are dead and there's plenty of bugbears and gnolls in the temple and moathouse so I focused on hobgoblins and their traditional allies/minions trolls and apes . Replace dire bear with 9-headed hydra and troll handlers because as stated in the other thread hydras are cool . Then the random groups of dudes standing around ; Encounter level 10 2 Babaus 4 Hobgoblins Fighter 2/Rogue 2 1 Hobgoblin Druid 5 1 Hobgoblin Fighter 5 Encounter level 10 Girallon Fiendish Dire Lion 2 Hobgoblins Fighter 2/Rogue 2 Hobgoblin Ranger 8 Encounter level 11 Hobgoblin Ranger 8 4 Dire Apes 2 Fiendish Dire Boars 2 Fiendish Dire Wolverines Barghest 2 Carnivorous Apes Encounter level 11 2 Trolls Fighter 1 Hobgoblin Wizard 7 2 Hobgoblins Fighter 5 2 Fiendish Dire Apes 2 Fiendish Dire Wolves 2 Hobgoblins Fighter 2/Rogue 2 Encounter level 12 Hobgoblin Cleric 10 Hobgoblin Cleric 7 Hobgoblin Wizard 7 4 Hobgoblins Fighter 5 Hobgoblin Rouge 5 Hobgoblin Bard 5 Encounter level 12 Half Fiend Dire Ape Fighter 5 Troll Barbarian 4 Hobgoblin Ranger 8 2 Trolls 3 Hobgoblins Fighter 2 Cave 2 Fiendish Minotaurs (ala the first time around) 2 Harpy Archers (fighter 7) 2 Vrocks Hezrou Galbrezu misc Hobgoblin fodder
If all these groups are to replace the current gatherings at HB, I will have to say OUCH. You have come up with some nasty stuff. Add to it some enhanced weapons (non-lootable) and casters with prepared spells and you just add to the difficulty. I LIKES it. :yes:
