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<blockquote data-quote="Binder Fred" data-source="post: 4919190" data-attributes="member: 63746">&lt;Fred re-reads the marking rules&gt;. Alright, IC post corrected to what it originaly was, namely mark on BS1 else Channeling Shield on any attack of BS2 that hits. Thanks Cheub!EDIT= Renau, since Stick doesn't gain a free attack with his mark (right?) and BS1 is now marked by Mialucus, it now seems more advantagous to leave the elf's mark in place rather than replace it with your own. Agreed?The first seems counterintuitive for damage reduced to zero or lower, perticularly since that second one is pretty much how I imagine Mialucus' Chanelling Shield functions IC (batting away/magically cutting/parting/deflecting incoming attacks), but I'm clearly in the minority. Channeling Shield also becomes somewhat less interresting for a 5th level Swordmage who doesn't have the Shield Aegis. Good for last minute, you'd-be-below-0-HP-otherwise saves, I suppose... Just for my own curiosity, is there an official ruling on this somewhere?___________________________________________________________Binder Fred, now fully rested.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Binder Fred, post: 4919190, member: 63746"] [I]<Fred re-reads the marking rules>[/I]. Alright, IC post corrected to what it originaly was, namely mark on BS1 else Channeling Shield on any attack of BS2 that hits. Thanks Cheub! [B]EDIT= [/B] Renau, since Stick doesn't gain a free attack with his mark (right?) and BS1 is now marked by Mialucus, it now seems more advantagous to leave the elf's mark in place rather than replace it with your own. Agreed? The first seems counterintuitive for damage reduced to zero or lower, perticularly since that second one is pretty much how I imagine Mialucus' Chanelling Shield functions IC (batting away/magically cutting/parting/deflecting incoming attacks), but I'm clearly in the minority. Channeling Shield also becomes somewhat less interresting for a 5th level Swordmage who doesn't have the Shield Aegis. Good for last minute, you'd-be-below-0-HP-otherwise saves, I suppose... Just for my own curiosity, is there an official ruling on this somewhere? ___________________________________________________________ Binder Fred, now fully rested. [/QUOTE]

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