The highest-level folks in the room are 4th-level warblades.  Let us not mince words: the hobgoblins are<em>fucked</em>.<br/><br/>Also, the current scene illustrates why 1st-level minions just aren't worth anything without special equipment (yay acid flasks!).   In the absence of good throwing/sniping abilities, I'll have to propose a "fierce creatures only" policy.