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Or did you just hit-and-fade him? ya know, hit him with an arrow and back off while the poison works.
We summoned up a few critters (air elemental and two bears), and put Minsc out front, tossed a few preparatory spells --(not like we went in macho and stupid), bless, haste, chant, improved invisibility, that sort of thing-- and then had Keldorn (am saving Haer'D for a second run-through with a totally different party) and Mazzy and my main character (f/m/t) peppering him with poisoned bolts and arrows. I cast lower resistance, and Aerie and Jahiera tossed out some spells, but what really made the difference was the constant poison effects from three different sets of missiles, who had to have hit once every other round.
But oh, how satisfying to see Keldorn's crossbow bolt with teh critical hit message "Torm take you!" and then see F come crashing down into sudden silence... I love the special music for significant fights.
That fade might be workable, but I haven't exploited it, because it just seems cheap to me to exploit an AI hole for something that's supposed to be a dramatic moment. If a hobgoblin acts stupid, that's one thing, it's meat anyway....