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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 5006483" data-attributes="member: 12731">It boils down to my conviction the designers did not take added effects of marking into account when they decided &quot;now, should this critter get one big attack or three small ones&quot;.They most probably took the basic mark into account (the -2 penalty), yes, but that's about it.I don't want a rule that makes the Hospitaler go &quot;yes! it's a speedy dagger-stabbing quickling monster! My mark is four times as effective against this critter than against a clumsy brute with an oversized greataxe!&quot;In retrospect, the by far simplest solution that I've seen in the thread is the simple &quot;any extra effect from a mark can only trigger once per monster&quot;, in the same way you can only do one opportunity attack during a particular monster regardless of how many times it performs triggering actions.Not by chance, the fighter's Combat Challenge already works this way (by being further restricted to only once per round, and not merely once per monster turn)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 5006483, member: 12731"] It boils down to my conviction the designers did not take added effects of marking into account when they decided "now, should this critter get one big attack or three small ones". They most probably took the basic mark into account (the -2 penalty), yes, but that's about it. I don't want a rule that makes the Hospitaler go "yes! it's a speedy dagger-stabbing quickling monster! My mark is four times as effective against this critter than against a clumsy brute with an oversized greataxe!" In retrospect, the by far simplest solution that I've seen in the thread is the simple "any extra effect from a mark can only trigger once per monster", in the same way you can only do one opportunity attack during a particular monster regardless of how many times it performs triggering actions. Not by chance, the fighter's Combat Challenge already works this way (by being further restricted to only once per round, and not merely once per monster turn) [/QUOTE]

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