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<blockquote data-quote="Gladius Legis" data-source="post: 4425890" data-attributes="member: 68748">Uh, you DO realize that interrupts do not STOP the action from happening unless you actually kill the enemy, right? Interrupt simply means you resolve the attack before the trigger completes.That's if the Fighter can get up close to the ranged attacker, not always a given. The Paladin is better at handling such enemies because he doesn't have to get close, and the damage can occur regardless of distance.The mark is free for the Fighter, yes. The CC attack isn't. It's an immediate action. Moreover, the Fighter has to spend his immediate action every round to make his CC attack every round. The Paladin only has to spend his minor action in that first round, and as long as he can stick to his enemy or attack him he doesn't have to spend another minor action in subsequent rounds.So the Paladin can actually come out ahead in the economy of actions here.He gets to threaten them all with punishment, but he can only actually punish one enemy of his choice per round. Once he uses his CC attack for the round, all the other marked enemies around the Fighter can shift and attack others to their leisure.Immediate actions, again, you only get one of those per round.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gladius Legis, post: 4425890, member: 68748"] Uh, you DO realize that interrupts do not STOP the action from happening unless you actually kill the enemy, right? Interrupt simply means you resolve the attack before the trigger completes. [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]That's if the Fighter can get up close to the ranged attacker, not always a given. The Paladin is better at handling such enemies because he doesn't have to get close, and the damage can occur regardless of distance. [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]The mark is free for the Fighter, yes. The CC attack isn't. It's an immediate action. Moreover, the Fighter has to spend his immediate action every round to make his CC attack every round. The Paladin only has to spend his minor action in that first round, and as long as he can stick to his enemy or attack him he doesn't have to spend another minor action in subsequent rounds. So the Paladin can actually come out ahead in the economy of actions here. [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana]He gets to threaten them all with punishment, but he can only actually punish one enemy of his choice per round. Once he uses his CC attack for the round, all the other marked enemies around the Fighter can shift and attack others to their leisure.[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] Immediate actions, again, you only get one of those per round. [/QUOTE]

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