I guess that would work, yes. You win, but mostly because we should reward dogged perseverance in the face of hostile RAI.
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Yes, I read the postings about how you cant use a vestigial limb to use two two-handed weapons...
BUT (!!!)
what about getting two tenticles, and getting this magic item...
Inphidian gauntlets are leather or metal gauntlets that provide a creature (normally an inphidian) with limbs but without humanoid hands a set of fully functional hands. When wearing these gauntlets, the creature can manipulate items normally considered unusable (because the creature lacks hands). The wearer can use its full Strength and Dexterity while wearing these gauntlets. An inphidian cannot use its hand-snake bite attacks while wearing inphidian gauntlets. These gauntlets serve no purpose to creatures with humanoid hands.
so if this is the case, you CAN use your full strength and weild two two-handed weapons... right? the only way I see a flaw in this is if a tenticle is not considered a "limb"
did I win?
Where is that item from? Like what book?
And its still not how the developer/contributor intended them to work (and its been said time and time again), but by RAW if you were to accomplish having those items then I guess it would work. Just easier to get the arms instead...
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Tentacle (Ex): The alchemist gains a prehensile, arm-length tentacle on his body. The tentacle is fully under his control and cannot be concealed except with magic or bulky clothing. The tentacle does not give the alchemist any extra attacks or actions per round, though he can use it to make a tentacle attack (1d4 damage for a Medium alchemist, 1d3 damage for a Small one) with the grab ability. The tentacle can manipulate or hold items as well as the alchemist's original arms can (for example, allowing the alchemist to use one hand to wield a weapon, the tentacle to hold a potion, and the third hand to throw a bomb). Unlike an arm, the tentacle has no magic item slots.
1 tentacle, not two.
compare to:
Vestigial Arm (Ex): The alchemist gains a new arm (left or right) on his torso. The arm is fully under his control and cannot be concealed except with magic or bulky clothing. The arm does not give the alchemist any extra attacks or actions per round, though the arm can wield a weapon and make attacks as part of the alchemist's attack routine (using two-weapon fighting). The arm can manipulate or hold items as well as the alchemist's original arms (for example, allowing the alchemist to use one hand to wield a weapon, another hand to hold a potion, and the third hand to throw a bomb). The arm has its own “hand” and “ring” magic item slots (though the alchemist can still only wear two rings and two hand magic items at a time). An alchemist may take this discovery up to two times.
Gauntlets, Inphidian: Tome of Horrors complete "These gauntlets are manufactured by inphidian craftsmen and are virtually unknown outside the inphidian community."
Beside that they work as a couple. You will have 1 tentacle, so you can't wear 2 Inphidian gauntlets and one alone is only half of a magic item and don't work.
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but you could buy two tenticles and then both would have hands...
Actually, you can't. Because unless it explicitly says otherwise you can only take a discovery ONCE
Discovery (Su): At 2nd level, and then again every 2 levels thereafter (up to 18th level), an alchemist makes an incredible alchemical discovery. Unless otherwise noted, an alchemist cannot select an individual discovery more than once.
These gauntlets serve no purpose to creatures with humanoid hands.
As I guess the alchemist has humanoid hands in addition to his tentacle the gauntlets will not work RAW.
It doesn't say it serves no purpose on limbs with hands but on creatures with hands.
