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I need help tweaking a character for a game tomorrow night. Won't you help a guy out?

Here's the 1st question:

A character with Point Blank Master can take a shot with a bow against someone who threatens them w/o provoking an attack of opportunity... so why wouldn't they

a) get the +2 Flank bonus (they don't have a hand-to-hand weapon, but I guarantee they threaten their opponent)

and

b) be able to Sneak Attack the enemy because they *do* threaten them because they don't provoke an an AoO and *should* get the Flank bonus?

Seriously.

It's my first bow-wielding character, and I'm really curious about this.

Flank specifically says engaged in melee as a requirement, but I can be face-to-face with you, engaged in combat, with a missile weapon... and I could totally get a Sneak on you if you were distracted by another person in real life.

Here's the follow-up info:

He's a 4th lvl Fighter, 5th lvl Rogue.

He has:

Improved Initiative
Iron Will
Improved Iron Will
Point Blank Shot
Point Blank Master
Precise Shot
Many Shot
Rapid Shot
Weapon Focus
Weapon Specialization

His Will is terrible. It's a 9 with the Iron Will bonus.

Stats are:

Str 16
Dex 20
Con 16
Int 14
Wis 14
Cha 13

All the normal skills (I assume) are maxed (Stealth, Acro, etc.)

I want him to be absolutely lethal, but I wanted a range attack that didn't suffer if I got close (hence Point Blank Master).

I just don't understand why, realistically, seriously, I wouldn't be able to Sneak, with a bow, while Flanking an enemy.

Suggestions?

Help?

=)