Thurbane
First Post
Hi, just a couple of quick questions about fighting with a reach weapon.
I am wanting to play a fighter who specializes in the glaive, but haven't had much experience using reach weapons...
I believe that you can't use a reach weapon when the target is in an adjacent square, unless you use the Short Haft feat from PHBII. Without using that feat (as the game may be a core only game), is my best option to simply keep taking a 5 foot step away from the target before attacking (assuming I'm not flanked or backed up against a wall), or should I have a backup, such as a spiked gauntlet, ready for these situations?
Basically I want a fighter who concentrates on dealing damage, with Power Attack, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, WF: Glaive, WS: Glaive and possibly the Whirlwind Attack feat chain at higher levels.
Finally, is there much advantage to taking the Great Cleave feat? How often am I realistically going to be taking down foes in the same round?
I am wanting to play a fighter who specializes in the glaive, but haven't had much experience using reach weapons...
I believe that you can't use a reach weapon when the target is in an adjacent square, unless you use the Short Haft feat from PHBII. Without using that feat (as the game may be a core only game), is my best option to simply keep taking a 5 foot step away from the target before attacking (assuming I'm not flanked or backed up against a wall), or should I have a backup, such as a spiked gauntlet, ready for these situations?
Basically I want a fighter who concentrates on dealing damage, with Power Attack, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, WF: Glaive, WS: Glaive and possibly the Whirlwind Attack feat chain at higher levels.
Finally, is there much advantage to taking the Great Cleave feat? How often am I realistically going to be taking down foes in the same round?