Is weapon reach considered when resolving a Wait maneuver?
In 4th Edition, weapon reach has practically no role to play in the Wait maneuver. The rule is simple: if you are Waiting to attack, and someone gets in reach, you can interrupt him/her, even if he has a longer weapon than you, even if he running straight at you. This is actually much fairer than in 3rd Edition because you *could* have taken your action earlier than you did without suffering any adverse situation; you just decided not to do so. Case in point: A has Basic Speed 7.00 and a sword (reach 1). B has Basic Speed 6.00 and a spear (reach 2). A could, before B could do anything, run up and attack him; he has the initiative! By waiting, A is letting B commit himself while A has the initiative. Sure, B has a long weapon, but A’s ready for it; that’s part of what Wait is about. This doesn’t change if A has Basic Speed 5.00, Waits after B with Basic Speed 6.00 acts, and react to his next move. A still has the initiative, since he could have acted before he is acting now. Also, do no
