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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 5735290" data-attributes="member: 42582">In my last Rolemaster game, one of the PCs was a strong fighter with both sword(s) and bow. But, in Rolemaster, there are no options comparable to those open to a fighter in 4e - of marking (and thereby, whether we treat it as ingame or metagame, effectively granting the rest of the party +2 AC), and of stopping moving foes in their tracks (with OAs).In 4e, I'd probably build the PC in question as an archer warlord, perhaps hybrided with fighter. He would be viable both in melee and at ranger, and would have reasonable AC and hit points, but wouldn't be able to control targets in the way that a 4e defender does. It is this control ability that you're paying for when you build a 4e fighter and therefore give up on ranged attacks as a strong component of your repertoire.</blockquote>