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<blockquote data-quote="ezo" data-source="post: 9214277" data-attributes="member: 7037866">If your goal is to make a PC who tanks and takes the hits from others, the protection style isn't really competing with others.You also have things like Ancentral Guardians barbarian subclass if you wanted to play a barbarian focused on protecting others.The premise is, of course, that the player wants to play a protective role focusing on the defense of others, not the offense of the team. While such PCs might not be as effective at offense, they still can and will be effective nonetheless.Which was my point. It's already there for people who want it, of course, and a fighter (or any martial) who focuses on taking the Dodge action as a target to prevent attackers from going after casters can do it. Even if they only keep the attacker from the caster for a single turn, in a game where battles are often 3 rounds or less, it helps and can be an effective option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ezo, post: 9214277, member: 7037866"] If your goal is to make a PC who tanks and takes the hits from others, the protection style isn't really competing with others. You also have things like Ancentral Guardians barbarian subclass if you wanted to play a barbarian focused on protecting others. The premise is, of course, that the player wants to play a protective role focusing on the defense of others, not the offense of the team. While such PCs might not be [I]as[/I] effective at offense, they still can and will be effective nonetheless. Which was my point. It's already there for people who want it, of course, and a fighter (or any martial) who focuses on taking the Dodge action as a target to prevent attackers from going after casters can do it. Even if they only keep the attacker from the caster for a single turn, in a game where battles are often 3 rounds or less, it helps and can be an effective option. [/QUOTE]

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