Quick, basic question:
My character uses a spear with 10' reach.
I was trying to figure out if he got an attack of opportunity with it every time the bad guys (with 5' reach) ran up to him.
I recall seeing a chart once that implied that reach weapons do not attack adjacently to their wielders, which implies that someone running through the 10' spot to the 5' spot *wouldn't* be considered running *through* the area of threat, and therefore wouldn't be subject to the attack. But logic intervened and I said to myself, "Verdigris, if someone runs past the sharp end of your pointy stick, he's putting himself in prime danger of being poked."
Clarity in this matter would be helpful. As you can see, I'm confused!
My character uses a spear with 10' reach.
I was trying to figure out if he got an attack of opportunity with it every time the bad guys (with 5' reach) ran up to him.
I recall seeing a chart once that implied that reach weapons do not attack adjacently to their wielders, which implies that someone running through the 10' spot to the 5' spot *wouldn't* be considered running *through* the area of threat, and therefore wouldn't be subject to the attack. But logic intervened and I said to myself, "Verdigris, if someone runs past the sharp end of your pointy stick, he's putting himself in prime danger of being poked."
Clarity in this matter would be helpful. As you can see, I'm confused!