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<blockquote data-quote="Kraydak" data-source="post: 4210586" data-attributes="member: 12306">As a thought experiment, how bad is it is the marked monsters breaks through the front line and attack the striker-pally (or engages in ranged combat)?&nbsp; Well, what happens if we replace the striker-deluxe (paladin) with a &quot;real&quot; striker (bow-ranger)?The monster still breaks through the front line (or engages in ranged combat).The monster may be eating a -2 from a defender mark, but the rangers AC is much worse than a paladin's.&nbsp; To hits are, at best for the ranger, a wash.The monster is attacking someone with striker hp/healing surges, rather than defender hp/healing surges.In sum, if the opponent is capable of avoiding the Divine Challenge damage by attacking the paladin, you want to replace the paladin with a squishy to get beat on instead.&nbsp; I am in awe of the tactical brilliance.Monsters being able to attack strikers is not an indictment of striker-pallies alone.&nbsp; It is an indictment of the entire striker role.&nbsp; If strikers work, striker paladins work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kraydak, post: 4210586, member: 12306"] As a thought experiment, how bad is it is the marked monsters breaks through the front line and attack the striker-pally (or engages in ranged combat)? Well, what happens if we replace the striker-deluxe (paladin) with a "real" striker (bow-ranger)? The monster still breaks through the front line (or engages in ranged combat). The monster may be eating a -2 from a defender mark, but the rangers AC is much worse than a paladin's. To hits are, at best for the ranger, a wash. The monster is attacking someone with striker hp/healing surges, rather than defender hp/healing surges. In sum, if the opponent is capable of avoiding the Divine Challenge damage by attacking the paladin, you want to replace the paladin with a squishy to get beat on instead. I am in awe of the tactical brilliance. Monsters being able to attack strikers [B]is not[/B] an indictment of striker-pallies alone. It is an indictment of the [B]entire[/B] striker role. If strikers work, striker paladins work. [/QUOTE]

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