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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyICE" data-source="post: 5861788" data-attributes="member: 6684526">The basic mark penalty to hit is -2, the basic 'circumstance penalty' and it's basically saying 'it's harder to concentrate on whacking people when the big guy with the pointy stick is in your face.'As for Fighter marks, they occur whenever the fighter makes a melee attack, and last for one round.  So if the fighter attacks you with the pointy stick, you have to pay attention to the pointy stick.  If the fighter does not attack you with the pointy stick, you do not have to pay attention to the pointy stick.Note here that there are a host of other defender classes: Paladin, Swordmage, Warden, Battlemind, and all of their marks function slightly differently.  The Swordmage, for instance, places a mystical Aegis on his target, that will follow the target absolutely anywhere, and (depending on the Aegis) can do anything from shielding everyone in the party from the target's attacks to allowing the swordmage to teleport across the battlefield and take a swing at the target.  The commonality to all marks is:-2 penalty to hit (harder to hit your target when the defender is paying attention to you)Opportunity attacks from the defender if he is adjacent</blockquote>