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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 2950877" data-attributes="member: 2525">Well first, that's how ALL flanking works though.  By definition, there are two people only one of which is attacking a square at that moment.  In fact, I'd venture to guess that an awful lot of flanking happens between two people one of which has no intention of ever attacking the square in question.Second, if there is an NPC to your left and right, and another PC next to each of those NPCs in a straight line, you being in the center are still threatening both the NPCs to either side of you for purposes of flanking even when actually attacking just one of them.  That tends to happen about once a game for us actuall (it would like like this PNPNP with P = PC and N = NPC).Third, you could actually hit both targets.  All you need is multiple attacks.  You are eligible to attack both targets with the same full action (or even a standard action with certain feats and abilities).  There are no rules that you need to re-adjust the chain or anything between switching from 5' attacks to 10' attacks."Threaten" is just that you COULD attack the square, not that you are currently doing so.  And with the chain, you COULD attack either square.  And with the feat, you count as if you are in both places at once for purposed of flanking.I really think by RAW this works.  I wouldn't do it as I said, but I think some might like this tactic.</blockquote>