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<blockquote data-quote="underfoot007" data-source="post: 4630240" data-attributes="member: 68982"><p>4E PHB 192;</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><p style="text-align: left">Most feats give you small, static bonuses to one of the</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">numbers on your character sheet. When picking feats,</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">there’s one important rule to remember about these</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">bonuses: Bonuses of the same type don’t add together</p><p>(or stack). ...futher down...</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">A bonus that’s untyped (such as one expressed as</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">simply a “+2 bonus”) usually applies only in certain</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">situations. These situational bonuses reward particular</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">combat tactics. For example, Combat Reflexes gives</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">you a +1 bonus to attack rolls with opportunity attacks.</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Unlike feat bonuses, however, untyped bonuses stack</p><p>with themselves.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span> </p><p> </p><p>and thus "<span style="font-family: 'MentorSansStd-Light'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorSansStd-Light'"><span style="font-size: 10px">An item bonus from a magic item"</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorSansStd-Light'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorSansStd-Light'"><span style="font-size: 10px">but on 4E PHB 232</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><p style="text-align: left">A magic weapon adds an enhancement bonus to attack</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">rolls and damage rolls, so a </p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd-Italic'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd-Italic'"><span style="font-size: 10px">+3 flameburst longbow </span></span></span></span></em><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">adds</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">+3 to all attack rolls and damage rolls made with the</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">bow. This bonus does not apply to any ongoing damage</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px">or other damage that might be applied to the attack.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'MentorStd'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span> </p><p> </p><p>So you can add all the "untyped" and the "Enhancement" and the highest "Item" bonus, and possibly the highest "feat" and "power" bonuses if you had any.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>so a sword +3 and Iron Armbands of Power would result in 3 + 2 = 5 damage.</p><p> </p><p>game on,</p><p>-jjm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="underfoot007, post: 4630240, member: 68982"] 4E PHB 192; [FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2][LEFT]Most feats give you small, static bonuses to one of the numbers on your character sheet. When picking feats, there’s one important rule to remember about these bonuses: Bonuses of the same type don’t add together[/LEFT] (or stack). ...futher down... [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2] [LEFT]A bonus that’s untyped (such as one expressed as simply a “+2 bonus”) usually applies only in certain situations. These situational bonuses reward particular combat tactics. For example, Combat Reflexes gives you a +1 bonus to attack rolls with opportunity attacks. Unlike feat bonuses, however, untyped bonuses stack[/LEFT] with themselves. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] and thus "[FONT=MentorSansStd-Light][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorSansStd-Light][SIZE=2]An item bonus from a magic item"[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=MentorSansStd-Light][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorSansStd-Light][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=MentorSansStd-Light][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorSansStd-Light][SIZE=2]but on 4E PHB 232[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2][LEFT]A magic weapon adds an enhancement bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls, so a [/LEFT][/SIZE][LEFT][/left][/FONT][LEFT][/left][/SIZE][LEFT][/left][/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=MentorStd-Italic][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorStd-Italic][SIZE=2]+3 flameburst longbow [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=MentorStd-Italic][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorStd-Italic][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2]adds +3 to all attack rolls and damage rolls made with the bow. This bonus does not apply to any ongoing damage[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2][FONT=MentorStd][SIZE=2] or other damage that might be applied to the attack. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] So you can add all the "untyped" and the "Enhancement" and the highest "Item" bonus, and possibly the highest "feat" and "power" bonuses if you had any. so a sword +3 and Iron Armbands of Power would result in 3 + 2 = 5 damage. game on, -jjm [/QUOTE]
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