Multiple-armed races/templates? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Multiple-armed races/templates? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Drascin
08-18-07, 10:58 AM One of my players has taken a liking to Gilgamesh, of FF fame, and was wanting to shape his next fighter like him. Problem is, Gilgamesh has a bit too many arms for a normal human. So I was wondering... is there any race, other than the Thri-keen, that sports multiple upper limbs? Or even better, can extra limbs be gained via template?

Thanks to anyone who responds. You will certainly help me a whole lot :)
unusualsuspect
08-18-07, 11:02 AM Thri-kreen have extra arms. There's also a race in the Underdark supplement that has extra arms. Both have sorta-insectile flavor associated with them.

In Eberron, there's also a (IIRC) ECL 2 monster, who might be Daegrim, which has 4 arms.

In the DMG II, there's a Extra Limbs template that has an LA of 2, no stat changes, and grants Multiweapon Fighting as a bonus feat.
ragoftag
08-18-07, 04:36 PM I have a 'worker' race with four arms. They use their 'coordination' just to keep the extra limbs from getting in each other's way. A game feat only allows them to have that first 'dominant' limb, and they get multiweapon fighting as a possible feat. In campaign, they are fairly passive, sub-norm Intelligence, but fairly numerous. They do get an automatic assist from their other set of hands, but I'm still working on just how, etc.
samuraibobx
08-18-07, 04:49 PM Actually, I have a similar question. Is there any race without a LA or racial hit dice that has multiple arms? I'm asking because my DM and I don't really get the whole LA buyoff deal
Drascin
08-19-07, 11:10 AM Thanks, suspect, that Extra Limbs is exactly what I needed. I owe you one :)
nighttree
08-19-07, 11:22 AM "Obah Blessed template" gives you extra arms (two or four), nice stat bonuses, multi-weapon fighting (as bonus feat) and a bonus to grapple....all for the low price of +3 LA :D
Prime32
08-19-07, 05:33 PM Gah, nighttree got there first! If you only take two extra arms it's LA+2, though, better than Abberant Limbs. (Why not take both and get a thri-keen with ten arms? :D )

EDIT: Incidentally, how many attacks could an 11th-level obah-blessed thri-keen monk with abberant limbs make per round?
Sarig the Genie
08-19-07, 06:06 PM In which book is Obah Blessed, and Aberrant Limbs?

I haven't played a character with more than 2 arms, but it would be rather fun to do so ;)

edit: a friend found them, obah blessed would be in dungeon 136, and aberrant limbs in the DMG 2, for anyone else who might be interested.
Kattam
08-19-07, 09:53 PM Hmm... a four-armed half-ogre... :plotting:
AtsuiShoto
08-19-07, 10:08 PM Ooph, I know what you're thinking, but that +4 LA is painful!
zook1shoe666
08-20-07, 06:58 PM In the DMG II, there's a Extra Limbs template that has an LA of 2, no stat changes, and grants Multiweapon Fighting as a bonus feat.

i must be blind.... what page was that on?

EDIT: Found it... but it is not a template.... just a NPC variant for the DM.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Drascin 08-18-07, 10:58 AM	One of my players has taken a liking to Gilgamesh, of FF fame, and was wanting to shape his next fighter like him. Problem is, Gilgamesh has a bit too many arms for a normal human. So I was wondering... is there any race, other than the Thri-keen, that sports multiple upper limbs? Or even better, can extra limbs be gained via template? Thanks to anyone who responds. You will certainly help me a whole lot :)
unusualsuspect 08-18-07, 11:02 AM	Thri-kreen have extra arms. There's also a race in the Underdark supplement that has extra arms. Both have sorta-insectile flavor associated with them. In Eberron, there's also a (IIRC) ECL 2 monster, who might be Daegrim, which has 4 arms. In the DMG II, there's a Extra Limbs template that has an LA of 2, no stat changes, and grants Multiweapon Fighting as a bonus feat.
ragoftag 08-18-07, 04:36 PM	I have a 'worker' race with four arms. They use their 'coordination' just to keep the extra limbs from getting in each other's way. A game feat only allows them to have that first 'dominant' limb, and they get multiweapon fighting as a possible feat. In campaign, they are fairly passive, sub-norm Intelligence, but fairly numerous. They do get an automatic assist from their other set of hands, but I'm still working on just how, etc.
samuraibobx 08-18-07, 04:49 PM	Actually, I have a similar question. Is there any race without a LA or racial hit dice that has multiple arms? I'm asking because my DM and I don't really get the whole LA buyoff deal
Drascin 08-19-07, 11:10 AM	Thanks, suspect, that Extra Limbs is exactly what I needed. I owe you one :)
nighttree 08-19-07, 11:22 AM	"Obah Blessed template" gives you extra arms (two or four), nice stat bonuses, multi-weapon fighting (as bonus feat) and a bonus to grapple....all for the low price of +3 LA :D
Prime32 08-19-07, 05:33 PM	Gah, nighttree got there first! If you only take two extra arms it's LA+2, though, better than Abberant Limbs. (Why not take both and get a thri-keen with ten arms? :D ) EDIT: Incidentally, how many attacks could an 11th-level obah-blessed thri-keen monk with abberant limbs make per round?
Sarig the Genie 08-19-07, 06:06 PM	In which book is Obah Blessed, and Aberrant Limbs? I haven't played a character with more than 2 arms, but it would be rather fun to do so ;) edit: a friend found them, obah blessed would be in dungeon 136, and aberrant limbs in the DMG 2, for anyone else who might be interested.
Kattam 08-19-07, 09:53 PM	Hmm... a four-armed half-ogre... :plotting:
AtsuiShoto 08-19-07, 10:08 PM	Ooph, I know what you're thinking, but that +4 LA is painful!
zook1shoe666 08-20-07, 06:58 PM	In the DMG II, there's a Extra Limbs template that has an LA of 2, no stat changes, and grants Multiweapon Fighting as a bonus feat. i must be blind.... what page was that on? EDIT: Found it... but it is not a template.... just a NPC variant for the DM.