Post/Author/DateTime	Post
karthos 04-22-04, 10:18 AM	Given a creature with 4 arms and a +6 bab. Can they wield two, two-handed weapons (one on each side?) If yes, does each weapon do 1.5x str bonus? Also if yes, do they get 2 attacks with each weapon (because of their bab?) Thanks, Karthos
strenoth 04-22-04, 10:33 AM	Yes er.. hmm, well, 'off hand' weaposn usually only get .5 instead, bt you have two off hand.. i'd simply give them full strength bonus instead as a comprimise, your primary weapon woudl still get 1.5 strength. only if you have improved multiweapon fighting. You'd use multiweapon fighting instead of two weapon fighting because of having 4 arms. and you'd need Greater Multiweapon Fighting to get a third attack with the off-hand weapon.
Ssussunriyh 04-22-04, 11:55 AM	I seem to recall reading about four-armed sahuagin, where it said that they could only use one two-handed weapon and two light weapons.
karthos 04-22-04, 11:58 AM	There is a section in sword and fist that discusses multi-armed creatures and it specifically states that they can use multiple two-handed weapons but it doesn't cover the logistics of it, hence my post.
edwardlynxx 04-22-04, 09:02 PM	Well, if I were the DM I would allow the character to use two two-handed weapons, but at a higher penalty to hit. Since a two-handed weapon is more unwieldy than a regular weapon, and a regular weapon goes from -2(light) to -4(med) I would set it at -6, which is discouraging, but not overplayed. Besides, I would allow the strength and a half per hit. But, I admit, I wouldn't even let a character dream of using both two-handed weapons unless he had "multi-weapon fighting" as a feat.
Makaris 04-22-04, 09:18 PM	Easy. Okay, first, the creature would indeed gain its 1.5 times Str bonus for holding the weapons in two of their hands. The character would need to take improved Multi-weapon fighting to benefit from the extra attacks with their off hand. In addition, the multi-weapon fighting feat negates off-hand penalties.