Re: Hobgoblin Sniper
Two mitigating factors:
1) Each crossbowman has 5 (presumably prepared) bows, but once they are spent it will take 12 turns to reload, during which the target will cover 160 yards (give 1.333 yards per hex).
2) I think the most reasonable ruling is that it requires 1 turn to ready the new loaded crossbow after the last was fired.
Taken together, I don't think there is any scenario where one archer gets more than 7 shots or so, meaning only about a 1 in 4 chance of a hit.
Also, if the targets are allowed to have their own strategies, they could wear fine plate and carry tower shields; one could consider them also having toughness and/or shield mastery. So, they could readily have 9-11 points of armor, meaning the average heavy crossbow hit will do no damage.
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