So at 10th level my summoner is going grow new arms...


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and I'm trying to figure out how hard it would be to use two two-handed weapons (a bow and a spear) at once.

I THINK, that if I take multi-weapon fighting I might be able to get away with one extra attack with one of them per round, taking a -2 to hit on all my attacks for the round, as well as splitting up iteratives between the two weapons. So like one attack with the bow and one with the spear at highest BAB - 2, then using whichever is better for the -5 iterative (-2 more).

Thoughts?


I wonder also.
My guess is that since they aren't light weapons you would take -4 to all attacks.
Also, TWF and Multi-weapon fighting don't grant iterative attacks.


Improved two weapon fighting would give an iterative. I don't believe there is an improved multi-weapon fighting feat.

It doesn't look like you need multi-weapon fighting since you are only trying to wield 2 weapons.


I meant the normal iterative you get for having BAB 6+.
So (not counting ability bonuses) at 10th level (+7 BAB) it would look like +5/+5/+0.


Unfortunately, I think you would be at +3/+3/-2.

Also, attacking with a spear puts you in melee. Attacking with a bow while in melee provokes an opportunity attack.

You wouldn't need a feat to attack at +7 with the spear / +2 with the bow.


Eh, that's true. We're pretty much always hasted so just breaking up attacks via iterative and that should work well enough. Gives me more options anyway. The spear will be changeling, so it'll usually be a longspear, reducing worries of aoo from using bow in melee.


Considering you can fight with a 2-h weapon + boot-blade (utilizing 3 limbs), I don't see it as much of a stretch to use 2 weapons via 4 arms. But neither is a light weapon so you'd be taking -4 to all your attack rolls so I don't see it as being terribly advantageous. Also, if you had in mind at all to 2-h your off-hand weapon, it still only gets half Str bonus, even if it's a non-light weapon.


Something to think about is grabbing a shield for one of those arms. Can get a lot of AC for little investment. That leaves 3 hands to wield weapons. Theoretically, you could hold a bow in 1 hand while wielding the longspear in 2 hands. Then, free action to unwield the longspear - i.e. hold it with one hand so wield the bow with 2 hands.

Basically gives you shield bonus to AC all the time while retaining the ability to use either 2-handed weapon for any given attack.

How are you getting proficient with both? Feats? Evolution? Other?


Well spears are all simple weapons, I'll usually be getting a shield bonus from Shield Ally, but that's not a bad idea. Bracers of Archery for the bow proficiency (I'm the party crafter ;p)

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