Multi-weapon and Rapid Shot

[Anthelios]

Here is my problem. A Thri-Kreen in my Darksun game has taken Muti-Weapon and Rapid Shot. He believes he can make 8 attacks a round with ranged weapons with these feats. Two for each free hand.

Does he get 8, 5 or 2?

5 would mean 1 per hand, +1 for rapid shot.

8 would be 1 + 1 from rapid shot per hand.

Two would mean he dosn't get to use multi-weapon for ranged attacks.

Anyone got an answer?

 

[Thanee]

Not entirely sure what Multi-Weapon is meant to be (the monster feat, which is similar to TWF?), but Rapid Shot just gives one extra attack at the highest BAB in any case.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Anthelios]

Yes, multiweapon fighting, the monster feat. Available for Thri-Kreen

 

[shilsen]

What Thanee said. However many attacks he may make normally, the Rapid Shot feat allows a single extra attack.

 

[azmodean]

So to summarize, 4 arms, one throwing weapon in each arm. Character has multiattack and rapid shot.

Remember to give the appropriate penalties for weapon size if they are throwing non-light weapons in their off hands.
Looks like 5 attacks a round, since Rapid shot gives you "one extra attack per round with a ranged weapon." not with each ranged weapon.
To get that 5th attack though, they need quick draw to pull out another weapon afterthe first volley, because throwing weapons suck like that.
Later on it gets really scary with improved and greater multiweapon fighting, which grant 9 and 13 attacks/rd, respectively, which also requires quick draw.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Later on it gets really scary with improved and greater multiweapon fighting...

Non-core, of course.

Are they from Savage Species? I'm away from my books...

-Hyp.

 

[azmodean]

Hmmm, my ramblings about improved and greater multiweapon fighting might be off-base, as I thought I remembered seeing them, but I can't recall where. Well there's allways rapidstrike from the draconimicron.
(you thought a dragon with 6 attacks was bad, how about:
10?(rapidstrike(claw) + rapidstrike(wing))
14?(previous + improved rapidstrike(claw) + improved rapidstrike(wing))
18?(as previous, but BAB is 16+)
etc...

Actually the Draconimocron is the most likely place that I would have seen improved and greater multiattack, unless I just made it up. My apologie for the mistake if it is so.

 

[escherblacksmith]

nope it is pretty much core

You should be able to find it in the Monsters Feat SRD:
(which I believe are core . . . could be mistaken)

2 potential paths are:

Multiattack (natural weapons)
Improved Multiattack (natural weapons)

Multiweapon (in place of Two-Weapon fighting)
Improved Multiweapon (etc)
Greater Multiweapon (etc)

Rapid Shot will only add the one more shot, not one more per hand/claw/etc.

Great fun though, I loved the thri-kreen I played awhile back.

 

[Anthelios]

Ha! My problem is that hes raping things in the game. If he manages to hit, he just rapes everything his weapons touch. I've resorted to hit and run tactics of raiding elves, and having them so spaced out that the group has to divide in order to fight them, cutting down on his ability to kill off too many baddies.

 

[Hypersmurf]

You should be able to find it in the Monsters Feat SRD:

Can you?

I opened the document you just linked, and they're not in there.

-Hyp.