Multi-Weapon Fighting + Two-handed Weapons

[Azernak0]

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How does Multi-weapon Fighting and Two-handed weapons work together? Like a Thri-Kreen with two greatswords.

[Lonely Tylenol]

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How does Multi-weapon Fighting and Two-handed weapons work together? Like a Thri-Kreen with two greatswords.

I don't believe it does, which is why the Diopsid (Dragon Magazine Compendium) makes an explicit exception: its extra pair of arms allow it to wield two two-handed weapons.

I could be wrong, though.

[Darrin]

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How does Multi-weapon Fighting and Two-handed weapons work together? Like a Thri-Kreen with two greatswords.

They don't work together. Multi-Weapon Fighting replaces TWF on any creature with more than two arms. Although it uses the TWF rules to calculate the penalties, you get an extra off-hand attack per round for each hand wielding an off-hand weapon.

A thri-kreen wielding two greatswords with Multi-Weapon Fighting would be able to attack with both greatswords, but with a -4 attack penalty on each (and only 1/2 strengh bonus on the off-hand greatsword).

What you really need is not so much four arms but two heads. Put the Multi-Headed template (Savage Species) on your thri-kreen to get Superior Multi-Weapon Fighting. This lets you attack with each greatsword as a primary weapon, full strength bonus on damage, and ignore all TWF penalties.

[Azernak0]

Damn shame. Thanks for the help. :smallsmile:

[Lokisan]

Presumably you could, however, wield one greatsword (with 1.5*str to dam.), and two light weapons (with 0.5*str to dam) with only -2 to attacks (with multiweapon fighting, of course...).