So Reach Weapon States:
Reach Weapons: A reach weapon is a melee weapon that allows its wielder to strike at targets that aren't adjacent to him. Most reach weapons double the wielder's natural reach, meaning that a typical Small or Medium wielder of such a weapon can attack a creature 10 feet away, but not a creature in an adjacent square. A typical Large character wielding a reach weapon of the appropriate size can attack a creature 15 or 20 feet away, but not adjacent creatures or creatures up to 10 feet away.
So then when my character has a reach weapon he can attack like this...
(copy and pasted from another topic)R R R R R
R X X X R
R X P X R
R X X X R
R R R R R
R = Reach Attack Area
X = Not attackable Area
P = Player
* Assume each letter is a 5 ft square on a grid
My question is this: If an ally is in one of those X's, and an enemy is in the R right in front of him, can i attack through the ally's square to hit the enemy? A friend and i wanted to make a cool combo with his tanky character in front and myself tripping in the back...
In answer to the question you're asking: yes. The target in an R square has cover.
I will point out that unless you are using the 3.5 reach exception (many people do), the four corner "R" squares are not in reach.
