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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AZRogue" data-source="post: 4075379" data-attributes="member: 3963">Maybe the Mark will require an attack against a target's Will, but I don't think it's really necessary. The Mark isn't forcing the target to take any sort of action, it's merely a way to express that the Marked creature is aware that it's vulnerable to the threatening Defender in some way. It takes a penalty because it's keeping an eye out for that Defender. No attack vs. Will (there are no Will saves, remember?) isn't really needed, just as there's no attack vs. Reflex to initiate a Flank.That said, we might very well see higher level Marking abilities that require an attack vs. Will. What's most exciting are the abilities that a Defender will be able to use against a Marked opponent. There's some real potential there.This is an abstract system, to be sure, but it's actually very nifty. It doesn't result in the horrible "Taunt" mechanic that would force a target to concentrate on the Defender, but it does give the Defender something in his arsenal that will make him a force on the battlefield. I think that it will result in some very exciting and tactical combat.Oh, and I want to see what happens if a Mark is placed outside of combat. "The shopkeeper's bodyguard hears you arguing with his employer and steps around the counter, fingering the blade at his belt and staring at you with both eagerness and hostility in his eyes. You get the impression that he's just waiting for you to turn your back on him." The poor shopkeepers need protection from some of the players at my table, let me tell you.</blockquote>

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