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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 4064325" data-attributes="member: 51942">A Kensai can place an enhancement bonus up to his class level into his signature weapon (he pays an XP cost to do so).  This ability interacts with weapons which are already magical - for instance, a Kensai imbueing a +1 longsword to become +3 longsword pays the XP cost difference for imbuing a +3 and a +1 bonus.  The Kensai PrC is in the Complete Warrior.The question thus is:Can a Kensai imbue a weapon up to an enhancement bonus equal up to his class level, or can he add his class level to the preexisting enhancement bonus?For instance, can a 3rd level Kensai imbue a +2 weapon to become a +5 weapon, or can he merely imbue it to become a +3 weapon?The FAQ believes the Kensai's level limits the total enhancement bonus.  Finally, a Kensai might choose to imbue not an enhancement bonus, but a weapon ability equivalent to an enhancement bonus.  To do so, the Kensai simply uses the enhancement bonus price modifiers as if they were true enhancement bonuses.  Weapon special abilities don't affect the core question though.</blockquote>