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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 164013" data-attributes="member: 537"><p>An item with a luck bonus doesn't AUTOMATICALLY affect all of attacks, damage, saves, AC, skill checks and ability checks. Those are the categories of statistics that have the POTENTIAL to be affected by items granting a luck bonus.</p><p></p><p>Think of an item that grants an enhancement bonus to abilities: you can get items that separately affect Str, Dex, Con and so on. You don't get items that affect _all_ of them; or if you do, you pay the combined price for affecting each one individually. The same applies with luck bonuses.</p><p></p><p>The luckstone grants a luck bonus to ability/skill checks, which is distinct from granting a luck bonus to saves. Hence you pay for the combined price of both abilities.</p><p></p><p>A belt of Tymora's fortune would have four distinct abilities:</p><p>- luck bonus to weapon attacks and damage</p><p>- luck bonus to AC</p><p>- luck bonus to saves</p><p>- luck bonus to skill/ability checks</p><p>Add it all up, and price accordingly. (It will be expensive.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hong, post: 164013, member: 537"] An item with a luck bonus doesn't AUTOMATICALLY affect all of attacks, damage, saves, AC, skill checks and ability checks. Those are the categories of statistics that have the POTENTIAL to be affected by items granting a luck bonus. Think of an item that grants an enhancement bonus to abilities: you can get items that separately affect Str, Dex, Con and so on. You don't get items that affect _all_ of them; or if you do, you pay the combined price for affecting each one individually. The same applies with luck bonuses. The luckstone grants a luck bonus to ability/skill checks, which is distinct from granting a luck bonus to saves. Hence you pay for the combined price of both abilities. A belt of Tymora's fortune would have four distinct abilities: - luck bonus to weapon attacks and damage - luck bonus to AC - luck bonus to saves - luck bonus to skill/ability checks Add it all up, and price accordingly. (It will be expensive.) [/QUOTE]
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