School me in th art of Charging.

[Aulirophile]

I haven't seen it mentioned, but you have to charge and make your MBA from the nearest squares from which you can attack. Meaning if you have a reach weapon, or some other method of increasing your melee reach, you stop in the nearest square from which you can attack the target. So if you have a Halberd, say, and you are 4 squares away, you could charge two squares (you are now two squares away from the target) and attack. My Warden will have a reach of 5 some of the time, so I became pretty clear on this point.

 

[jbear]

@ Valhalla GH
The monsters who have faced my group's Goliath Barbarian wearing a Horned Helm do not agree with the charge mechanic being weak in 4e. He killed a Goblin Warrior with one clean hit.