Alchemist Vestigial Arm & extra attacks


Rules Questions


I thought we had a thread about this before, but can a Alchemist with Vestigial Arm get extra attacks out it this? I mean other than holding a potion/shield/etc in one hand and weapons in the others.

My friend thinks one can take this mutatgen several time, and then also Multiweapon Fighting, getting 4 attacks a round (plus iterative, etc). He thinks playing a Vivisectionist Alchemist with this would be super great.


Or a Goblin Vivisectionist quadruple-wielding handguns via Multiweapon Fighting with a tentacle to reload as a free action through Rapid Reload.

And as far as I can tell, it's perfectly legal.

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The caveat being that you have to take a feat to be able to do so. The arms don't give natural attacks on their own.


No. The arm cannot give you extra attacks, whether you put a weapon in it or claws on it. This is RAW, black and white, clear as crystal. No extra attacks or actions with the arms.

The arm does not give the alchemist any extra attacks or actions per round

Going from Dagger Dagger to Dagger Dagger Dagger is an extra attack. Going from Claw Claw bite to Claw claw claw bite is an extra attack.

RAI its not supposed to let you dual wield greatswords, but RAW that works because there's no extra actions.


RAW, you can only use them to make weapon attacks while your original limbs make natural attacks.

If you want to actually be multi-limbed, with the benefits you'd actually expect from that, you have to play a synthesist.

Or use Monstrous Physique II to become a Calikang.


BigNorseWolf wrote:

No. The arm cannot give you extra attacks, whether you put a weapon in it or claws on it. This is RAW, black and white, clear as crystal. No extra attacks or actions with the arms.

The arm does not give the alchemist any extra attacks or actions per round

Going from Dagger Dagger to Dagger Dagger Dagger is an extra attack. Going from Claw Claw bite to Claw claw claw bite is an extra attack.

RAI its not supposed to let you dual wield greatswords, but RAW that works because there's no extra actions.

That's what I thought.


What are the rules for multi-wielding multi-handed weapons, anyways? Never could figure that out.


You can see the intent here.

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