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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7637705" data-attributes="member: 996">5e does add back Marking in the tactical variant, but it's a case of turn it on and anyone can mark.&nbsp; So not too helpful.Standard Rules, Protection Style &gt; Battlemaster, which has a maneuver or two that might help, you could also pick up the prime warlord-like maneuvers, too, while having the fighter's extra attacks and action surge.&nbsp; You'd be a primary-Striker, tertiary-Leader/Defender.If Feats are available, you can take Sentinel, which is very like an eKnight's Defender Aura (better, really, not that that's hard). That feat, alone, can make you into a credible secondary-Defender. /From 1st level if Variant Human is on the table/.&nbsp;&nbsp; But, really, it doesn't synergize well with Protection, so pick another style - oddly, probably Greatweapon, because you might as well go for a reach weapon, as one of the functions of Sentinel is actually keyed off reach. No reason not to take PAM, though, again, you're running aground on the 1-reaction limit, it's at least for a different purpose.&nbsp; Use PAM when you're holding choke-point, Sentinel when you're protecting nearby allies.&nbsp; And, you might as well take GWM, by 6th. At that point you're on the strong side of primary-Striker.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7637705, member: 996"] 5e does add back Marking in the tactical variant, but it's a case of turn it on and anyone can mark. So not too helpful. Standard Rules, Protection Style > Battlemaster, which has a maneuver or two that might help, you could also pick up the prime warlord-like maneuvers, too, while having the fighter's extra attacks and action surge. You'd be a primary-Striker, tertiary-Leader/Defender. If Feats are available, you can take Sentinel, which is very like an eKnight's Defender Aura (better, really, not that that's hard). That feat, alone, can make you into a credible secondary-Defender. /From 1st level if Variant Human is on the table/. But, really, it doesn't synergize well with Protection, so pick another style - oddly, probably Greatweapon, because you might as well go for a reach weapon, as one of the functions of Sentinel is actually keyed off reach. No reason not to take PAM, though, again, you're running aground on the 1-reaction limit, it's at least for a different purpose. Use PAM when you're holding choke-point, Sentinel when you're protecting nearby allies. And, you might as well take GWM, by 6th. At that point you're on the strong side of primary-Striker. [/QUOTE]

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