D&D trivia time – in 4e, the term “marked” is taken from soccer. I played a lot of FIFA back then and Rob Heinsoo played a lot of actual soccer.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 19, 2018

Same with “Striker” and “Defender”? Woah… yeah probably. Roles were set before i worked on the game.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 19, 2018