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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jeffhartsell" data-source="post: 960544" data-attributes="member: 7748">Re: Re: GMW + defending?Mine was a rhetorical question <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> I think you take a minus to-hit in order to get a bonus to AC.  How much of a bonus depends on the enhancement bonus.  Since you have a +5 GMW, you get:+5 to-hit and +5 damage If you take a -5 to-hit to get a +5 AC, you don't have a bonus to hit "uncover" because you "used up" the GMW./sarcasamMUNCHKIN RIDDLEOkay, you've got a +1 defending longsword with a +5 Greater Magic Weapon cast on it, how much enhancement bonus can you transfer to your AC and what is your to-hit after the transfer?MUNCHKIN ANSWERSince the GMW increases the enhancement bonus I can transfer +5 to my AC.  Moreover, since the GMW overlaps the base bonus of the weapon, I still have the +1 bonus left on the weapon due to overlap, therefore, I get +1 to-hit and +5 to AC.DM RESPONSEUm, but you only had a +5 to-hit originally? How are you getting +6 in bonuses now?MUNCHKIN REPONSEWell, I paid a lot for that defending power and the GMW overlaps, so I just use up the magic spell power which leaves me with the weapons power. If you don't let me do that you are totally screwing me.</blockquote>