For so long they had fought each other, tribe against tribe, race against race, engaged in the endless test of battle, feud, and betrayal. There thousands of warriors had gathered - hobgoblins in armor dyed scarlet, thick-thewed bugbear berserkers, goblin worg riders and skirmishers and archers, and the scaled ones as well, who often towered over the rest. Throughout the heart of the wild badlands the humans called the Wyrmsmokes, great bonfires had been kindled atop the ridges overlooking Elsir Vale.
(Crafty DMs may find the encounters and their relevant statistics useful in other ways, too!) The excerpts below include the introduction and adventure outline, two sample encounters, and statistics for the encounters. Characters who dare confront the horde soon discover that these particular hobgoblins worship Tiamat, the evil queen of dragons, and eventually come face-to-face with her draconic minions.
Rampaging hobgoblins and their allies threaten to destroy the realm and all who stand before them. The Red Hand of Doom is an exciting super-adventure that pits heroes against an army bent on domination.
