Originally Posted by GM4Him
Let's just take one boss. Ragzlin. Should he be tougher than the Hag? Yes! Why? HE'S ONE OF THE STORYLINE FINAL BOSSES. So when I face Ragzlin, I should be facing a beefy boss guy. It should be a difficult fight for your characters.

This I disagree with. A hobgoblin boss has no business being more powerful than an ancient hag with magic powers. Ragzlin can have an infinite amount of goblin/hobgoblin/bugbear/ogre minions to make it a tough fight. I would just make him stronger than an ogre to legitimize his status over his strongest minions. The hag is also optional for the story while Ragzlin is not.

Generally I would keep the scale of any given "tribe" as tight as possible. If all the other hobgoblins are comparable to a level 1 Fighter, it makes no sense the leader of the pack would be level 8 or something crazy high compared to the others. Something like..

Hobgoblin soldier - lvl 1
Hobgoblin sergeant - lvl 2
Hobgoblin lieutenant - lvl 3
Hobgoblin chieftain - lvl 5-6

A hobgoblin king or such legendary individual could be level 8-10, strong enough to take on a hill giant.

Last edited by 1varangian; 13/08/21 12:22 PM.