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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Doctor Proctor" data-source="post: 5061712" data-attributes="member: 78547">If that's the case, you need to increase the damage/effect on your marks.  Instead of "abusing reach weapons", you may want to switch to something like an Execution Axe.  Basically, what you need to do is make it so that your DM never forgets that you're there.My normal DM almost always follows my marks, and there's a reason for that...and it's because back when we ran the KotS module every time he disrespected my mark, the guy died.  Didn't matter if it was a priest, vampire, undead or soldier, they died.  Not because I was particularly amazing at damage (it was before I changed to a two-hander), but mostly because he was doing it when his monsters were bloodied.  Doesn't matter though, because he learned his lesson. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil    :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" />Now granted, he still forgets sometimes...but an axe upside the head seems to help jog his memory.  So if your DM is forgetting, then get a bigger weapon!  I don't know as much about Wardens, but Fighters have a lot of feats that increase the power of their marks.  One increases the mark from -2 to -3 to attack, potent challenge adds CON to damage, there's other feats to increase your to-hit for OA's, etc...  Look into multiclassing Fighter or trying to find other feats that Wardens can take to make your mark deadlier.  In time, the DM will either learn to pay attention, or you'll be killing his monsters faster.  Either way, that Artificer in the back won't be taking as much damage.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Edit: Oh, and one last thing.  Make sure you DM is remembering the -2 to attack as well.  When he hits your artificer, say "Is that with the -2 to attack from my mark?".  If you're playing with minis, make sure you have something to denote targets you've marked.  A piece of paper, colored paperclip or even beer bottle caps (works good, especially when the Warden and the Fighter drink different brands!) work great.</blockquote>

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