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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7786992" data-attributes="member: 57383">Updating <a href="http://enworld.org/index.php?posts/7599881/" target="_blank">Reave Working Draft</a>.So what are we doing for the SMWF ability?I was thinking we'd just tweak the Marilith version with the weapon and shield possibilities listed:Superior Multi-Weapon Fighting (Ex): In combination with its natural abilities, a reave's Multiweapon Fighting feat allows it to make melee attacks with all its arms at no penalty. A reave can simultaneously wield two two-handed melee weapons, a single two-handed melee weapon and one or two one-handed melee weapons or up to four one-handed melee weapons. It can also use one or two shields instead of one-handed weapons, although it can't wield dual-wield shields with a two-handed weapon since the two shields must be in a left hand and right hand. If a reave wields two shields it uses the statistics of the heaviest shield adjusted by a +2 to shield bonus, –2 to armor check penalty and +10% to arcane spell failure chance.A reave can use two ranged weapons at the same time, one with its left arms and one with its right arms.My preferred interpretation is that they literally cannot perform archery. Maybe their arms are unable to draw in a bow - maybe their arms block each other or their joints and muscles are unable to exert much force in the required direction (like a crocodile's jaw muscles are very weak in the "open" direction while very strong in the "close" direction", meaning you can easily hold their mouth closed).i.e. something like:Archery Disability (Ex): The peculiar arrangement and musculature of a reave's arms prevents them from using any kind of bow (long, short, composite etc.). They can use other types of missile weapons such as crossbows and slings but suffer a –4 penalty to ranged attack rolls with them. Reaves can use thrown weapons like javelins without penalty.Well there's their ability to gorge & fast I guess:"Like some other predators, reaves follow a cycle of gorging themselves and then fasting for days or weeks. This makes it possible for a band of reaves to move quickly, carrying few supplies."</blockquote>

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