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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 2140561" data-attributes="member: 23094">Actually, you don't even need anything nearly so complicated as this.  I assume you are both 5' from your intended striking location?The character with the highest initiative (hereafter, you) readies an action to step 5' and attack when his ally attacks.The ally steps 5' and attacks, triggering the readied action.  Before the ally's attack is mechanically resolved, you step 5' and attack.  You and your ally now both fulfill the conditions of flanking.  You are flanking when you attack, and your ally is flanking when he attacks, after your attack is resolved.Note that you can take your 5' step before you ready, if you wish.  Also, note that Ready is a standard action.  Thus, you could move up to your speed into place, and then ready your attack for when your ally steps into position.In short, there are ways to do this already without stretching or bending the rules.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />EDIT:  Oh, yeah - no full attacks for both of you.  Sorry!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  Thanks for pointing it out!</blockquote>

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