EDIT: double post so I'll use this one to ask another couple questions I just thought of:
OK, I've got a +5 staff of Defending, two questions about it..
1) Do I have to use the ATTACK action to gain the+5 AC from it? The description just says at the begining of each round (Assuming I have it in hand) I choose how to allocate the Magic bonus.. to defense or offense.
2) Can I make both ends +5 and Defending to stack their bonuses to AC?
If yes to the first one, I'll keep the staff as is(If no i'll sell it). If yes to the second one, I'll buy the other end as +5 Defending, too.
I also have a question about my Familiar:
If I cast Tongues on him, can he then speak and understand any language, and be understood by people other than me? If no, what if he's a raven(Which can allready 'speak').