Magus Coeruleus
Explorer
I'm a bit confused about Wildshape/Polymorph and multiple attacks.
Wildshape works like Polymorph except where stated. Polymorph works like Alter Self except where stated. Alter self says "A body with extra limbs does not allow you to make more attacks (or more advantageous two-weapon attacks) than normal." But if you turn into an animal that has two claw attacks and one bite attack, does that count as an "extra limb"? I wonder whether the idea is to limit you to a number of attacks consistent with your base attack bonus, regardless, or just to pick on you if you wanted to turn into something with four arms or something.
So if you get two attacks due to base attack bonus, and you turn into a dire lion, can you bite? Can you rake, which is a extraordinary attack and legal in that sense, but involves using the back legs (extra limbs?)? If you only had two attacks and assumed the form of a 2 claw, 1 bite creature, could you do 1 claw, 1 bite? Would that change any of the attack modifiers?
Argh, I could go on with other questions regarding this, but I'd like to see what people think about this in general first.
Thanks in advance,
MC
Wildshape works like Polymorph except where stated. Polymorph works like Alter Self except where stated. Alter self says "A body with extra limbs does not allow you to make more attacks (or more advantageous two-weapon attacks) than normal." But if you turn into an animal that has two claw attacks and one bite attack, does that count as an "extra limb"? I wonder whether the idea is to limit you to a number of attacks consistent with your base attack bonus, regardless, or just to pick on you if you wanted to turn into something with four arms or something.
So if you get two attacks due to base attack bonus, and you turn into a dire lion, can you bite? Can you rake, which is a extraordinary attack and legal in that sense, but involves using the back legs (extra limbs?)? If you only had two attacks and assumed the form of a 2 claw, 1 bite creature, could you do 1 claw, 1 bite? Would that change any of the attack modifiers?
Argh, I could go on with other questions regarding this, but I'd like to see what people think about this in general first.
Thanks in advance,
MC