Does it stack? 2 gold stars for the oversight!

[jgsugden]

I'm awarding two gold stars to the person that notices my favorite oversight from the Sage's recent 'Does it Stack?' / 'Rules of the Game' 4 part article. Hyper - I *know* you're all over this one ...

 

[James McMurray]

Is it that he says that unnamed bonuses don't stack with themselves whereas the RAW states mentions it only as it applies to spells? This is one time where I agree with Skip.

 

[Greatwyrm]

I thought unnamed bonuses did stack. Was there some change to this in .5?

 

[cantrip]

I'm awarding two gold stars to the person that notices my favorite oversight from the Sage's recent 'Does it Stack?' / 'Rules of the Game' 4 part article. Hyper - I *know* you're all over this one ...

How about

you can't stack that unnamed bonus if you take the feat twice

 

[Flyspeck23]

It always gets "muddy" (to use the sage's own word) when he talks about "a matter of convenience"

 

[Darklone]

Moooon dudes, I'm lazy. Can't you provide links ?

 

[Flyspeck23]

Moooon dudes, I'm lazy. Can't you provide links ?

Does it stack or not or what - here's my opinion

 

[James McMurray]

I thought unnamed bonuses did stack. Was there some change to this in .5?

Unnamed bonuses from the same spell have never stacked. The Sage's article clarifies that to mean that unnamed bonuses from the same source, (whether that source is a feat, spell, or some toher effect) do not stack.

 

[Taren Seeker]

How about

you can't stack that unnamed bonus if you take the feat twice

Sage forgot about toughness I guess. I especially like how he says it's ALWAYS true. He should know by now to be very careful with that word.

 

[James McMurray]

How about
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you can't stack that unnamed bonus if you take the feat twice
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Sage forgot about toughness I guess. I especially like how he says it's ALWAYS true. He should know by now to be very careful with that word.

Or perhaps he was just under the impression that people would be smart enough to realize that if a feat specifically stated that it stacked with itself, it would override the general rule? After all, that's true with all rules. Specifics override general.