4 Arms and LA+0?

[Lonely Tylenol]

That might be more reasonable. The thing is, extra attacks are big. Biiig. An extra attack with a light weapon on a small creature is an extra 1d4+str damage, which is going to be between 3 and 5 for a small fighter-type. That's the equivalent of an extra 6-10 Str, with the caveat that you might not hit with that extra damage. For a medium creature it's even more.

I'd require the character to take two-weapon fighting to get two attacks. Then, take another feat to get a third attack, then another feat to get the fourth. All follow the TWF rules for light weapons. For every attack past the second, I'd impose a -1 penalty, so if you attack with all four your total penalty is -2-1-1= -4. It's a lot of arms to keep track of, although the main penalty comes from fighting with more than one weapon. Even without a feat I'd let the character carry a shield with one of the extra hands.

 

[moritheil]

Interesting. But you agree with the -8?

I don't know about that -6. A barbarian of your proposed race has slightly more HP than a human rogue with the same rolls (and significantly more in rage).

 

[Rystil Arden]

Interesting. But you agree with the -8?

While its probably balanced with -8, it is balanced in the sense of a super-powerful combatant with a jaw made of weaker-than-usual glass, which is to say, really strong in one sense and incredibly weak in another (it turns a Barbarian into a Wizard in terms of HP). Its one way to balance, but not a way I prefer, since it forces people to utilise the strength and attempt to mask the weakness or else the race is worthless to them .

 

[moritheil]

A hitter and not a tank. You're right; a combatant who can take a few hits is always much more useful than one who can't.