Looking for a few hands...

[Redeemer of Ogar]

What playable races have 4 or more arms?  I only know of the Thri-Kreen, are there any that have a more humanoid look to them? Forgotten Realms preferred, please mention source if available.  Alternately, what persistent ways are there to gain extra limbs?  I'm being all tempted to play a bard who fights while playing the mandolin, and occasionally goes all General Grievous on someone.   

Thanks!

[Maat_Mons]

The monster manual has both sahuagin (HD 2, LA +3) and xill (HD 5, LA +4).  Savage species has the insectile creature template (HD 0, LA +2) which provides 6 arms but specifies that you do not gain extra attacks.  Of course, adding 3.5 times strength to damage with a 6-handed greatsword isn't bad either. 

[McPoyo]

Draegloth are pretty much the iconic FR four-armer. Monsters of Faerun, and Drow of the Underdark should both have their stats.

[Redeemer of Ogar]

Draegloth are pretty much the iconic FR four-armer. Monsters of Faerun, and Drow of the Underdark should both have their stats.

Hmm... at 6HD and LA+4 (plus another 2 for Sanctified), that's a bit high for my four-armed bard. Thanks tho!

[Prime32]

For +2 to +3 LA, the obah-blessed template from Dragon grants you one or two extra sets of arms and some other benefits.

[bearchucks]

Some way of getting 24 hr Girallon's Blessing would do the trick.  Clr3 spell.  Maybe it's a curse, the other two hands have to be holding a musical instrument at all times or something?

[Ithamar]

Nycaloths from MMIII have 4 arms.  But at like 14 HD, +5 LA they probably won't work for you.

[Redeemer of Ogar]

For +2 to +3 LA, the obah-blessed template from Dragon grants you one or two extra sets of arms and some other benefits.

Now that sounds promising, I'll look more into that when I get home. Do you by chance have the Dragon Mag#?

[Prime32]

For +2 to +3 LA, the obah-blessed template from Dragon grants you one or two extra sets of arms and some other benefits.

Now that sounds promising, I'll look more into that when I get home. Do you by chance have the Dragon Mag#?

No, but Google does.
(okay, it was Dungeon)

[Redeemer of Ogar]

Magically Hilarious, Prime.  How I've lived so long without LMGTFY I have no idea.     And yes, I totally deserved it.

[JaronK]

Alright, I'll give you a hand here.  Grallion's Blessing can be made permanent (thank you Savage Species) so if you can have that done for you you could do this with a human or some other LA 0 race. 

JaronK

[Gunhaven]

There are Chitines from Underdark, +2 LA, 2HD that have 4 arms.  +2 Dex, Con, Int, -4 Cha.  Multiweapon for free.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

dvati have four hands.

[veekie]

Well, it's 3.0, but theres also the Fang of Lolth.
Dunno if theres a 3.5 conversion for it.

[McPoyo]

There's also a spider cloak type thing in one of the drow or underdark books that gives you extra hands. Maybe it was a corset? Something like that.

There's also a low level spell in one of the FR books that grants extra arms, though it was one of the 3.0 ones, iirc, as well as one in the BoVD, I believe.

[emaNsdrawkcaB]

Savage Species page 121-122, Insectile Creature template gives +4 arms. Needs Multi-whatever Fighting feats though.

Not a bad template either, +4 Dex, +2 Wis, you get to be an aberration, +4 spot and are never flanked, climb speed = land speed, tremorsense, darkvision, +2 natural armor.

I've played one of these for +0 LA, making a Warforged an Incarnated Construct (the template immediately before this insectile), and then adding insectile.

[Archao]

Savage Species page 121-122, Insectile Creature template gives +4 arms. Needs Multi-whatever Fighting feats though.

Not a bad template either, +4 Dex, +2 Wis, you get to be an aberration, +4 spot and are never flanked, climb speed = land speed, tremorsense, darkvision, +2 natural armor.

I've played one of these for +0 LA, making a Warforged an Incarnated Construct (the template immediately before this insectile), and then adding insectile.

As stated by Maat_Mons and Savage Species, Insectile Creatures do not gain extra attacks from their arms, and so cannot benefit from Multiweapon Fighting.

[Prime32]

Savage Species page 121-122, Insectile Creature template gives +4 arms. Needs Multi-whatever Fighting feats though.

Not a bad template either, +4 Dex, +2 Wis, you get to be an aberration, +4 spot and are never flanked, climb speed = land speed, tremorsense, darkvision, +2 natural armor.

I've played one of these for +0 LA, making a Warforged an Incarnated Construct (the template immediately before this insectile), and then adding insectile.

Then add multiheaded and take the Otherworldly feat to turn its extra HD into Outsider HD.