Multiattack/Multiweapon fighting.

[Taloras]

Ok. Ive got a question about the Knük race.. Ive convinced my DM to let me play one of these, a Knük monk. They get a +2 to STR, +4 to DEX, and +4 to Wisdom. Along w/ a +2 natural armor and 4 arms. They get multidexterity automatically. For a ECL +1. The question is, do i need Multiattack, or Multiweapon fighting to avoid a lot of minuses to my attacks?

Multiattack:
Benefit: The creature's secondary attacks with natural weapons suffer only a -2 penalty.
Normal: Without thisfeat, the creature's secondary attacks suffer a -5 penalty.

Multiweaon Fighting:
Benefit: Penalties for fighting with multiple weapons are reduced by 2.
Normal: A creature without this feat suffers a -6 penalty to attacks made with his primary hand and a -10 to attacks made with its off hands.(it has one primary hand and all others are off hands).

Multidexterity:
Benefit: The creature ignors all penalties for using an off hand.
Normal: Without this feat, a creature who uses an off hand suffers a -4 penalty to attack rolls, ability checks, and skill checks. A creatre has one primary hand, and all others are off hands. for example, a 4 armed creature has one primary hand and 4 off hands.

Knük's multidexterity specifically states that they do not get penalties to attacks and damage for using an off hand.

Also, what would be my negatives to hit with an unarmed attack?

 

[Spatula]

What's a Knuk? Sounds a little strong for a +1 race.

Multiattack only helps if you have more than one type of natural attack. For example, a bear might have something like: 2 claws +10, 1 bite +5. Multiattack would reduce the -5 penalty to the secondary attack (the bite) to -2, so you'd get: 2 claws +10, 1 bite +8. If your natural attacks are simply: 4 claws +10, then you can't take Multiattack as you have no secondary attack.

There's a chart in the PHB that explains the penalties for fighting with two weapons (in the combat chapter I believe). The penalties are the same for a four-armed creature fighting with four weapons - the only real difference is that the creature gets 3 off-hand attacks instead of just one. And for the four-armed thing, Multidexterity replaces Ambidexterity, and Multi-Weapon Fighting replaces Two-Weapon Fighting.

 

[Taloras]

ok. i was just wondering if an unarmed strike counts as its natural weapons or as a weapon.

they do get claw attacks and a bite.