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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 1400692" data-attributes="member: 13098">RigaMortus,To me it sounds like you are using "threaten" in the general verb sense.  Threatened squares represent where a character could choose to make a melee attack.  So yes, a fighter with a long sword within 5' of an orc threatens that square.  Just as the orc threatens the square with the fighter if it has a non-reach melee weapon, or improved unarmed strike.  If either (potential) combatant does something to offer up an AOO, then the other can choose to act on that opportunity.This is different from viewing somebody as a potential opponent.  Technically, when your big fighter is holding the front line and the party cleric steps up to cast a spell on him, the cleric is taking an action to draw an AOO, unless he casts defensively.  However, the expectation is that your ally will not use that opportunity.  Your perception of who is threatening, as opposed to who's threatened area you might be in, is what allows you to decide what actions to take that might draw an AOO.</blockquote>