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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 4057319" data-attributes="member: 51942">It also makes absolutely no sense for a Kensai to be able to add enhancement bonuses in addition to the weapons normal bonus.&nbsp; Sure, he can use the existing bonuses to avoid paying an XP cost, but the weapon's effective enhancement bonus cannot exceed his class-level, for several reason.Firstly, there's the reality check based on balance (I mean, seriously).&nbsp; Then there's the FAQ, which should at least be suggestive.&nbsp; Finally, the words &quot;can place&quot; don't imply addition, they just say that it's possible to do so.&nbsp; I can place an entire gallon of milk into a gallon-sized jug of milk.&nbsp; Of course, if the jug is already half full, I can't...&nbsp; A Kensai can place a certain enhancement into his signature weapon - a certain total.In any case, imagine the situation were reversed.&nbsp; That means that it'd be attractive for a kensai to &quot;lose&quot; his weapon (since improving an already enhanced weapon will be expensive) occaisionally and buy a more buff one, and then further pimp it.&nbsp; That, of course, is completely contrary to the entire class concept.Furthermore, the actual example of a kensai improving a weapon which is already magical says &quot;if a kensai has a +1 longsword and wants to imbue it with the power to be a +3 longsword,&quot; which clearly focuses on the power the kensai is imbuing to become in total, not the increment.In any case, this does not pertain to the monk issue - any number of other classes can become a kensai; the PrC is not specifically for monks.&nbsp; And your build still doesn't use any of the monk's key features.&nbsp; Sure, it &quot;can&quot; use unarmed attacks, but you've indeed not chosen to make them your signature weapon, and you're a really low level monk, so your unarmed attacks deal virtually no damage - certainly, they can't even come close to your signature weapon.You still haven't demonstrated a dex-based monk, in other words.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 4057319, member: 51942"] It also makes absolutely [i]no[/i] sense for a Kensai to be able to add enhancement bonuses in addition to the weapons normal bonus. Sure, he can use the existing bonuses to avoid paying an XP cost, but the weapon's effective enhancement bonus cannot exceed his class-level, for several reason. Firstly, there's the reality check based on balance (I mean, seriously). Then there's the FAQ, which should at least be suggestive. Finally, the words "can place" don't imply addition, they just say that it's possible to do so. I can place an entire gallon of milk into a gallon-sized jug of milk. Of course, if the jug is already half full, I can't... A Kensai can place a certain enhancement into his signature weapon - a certain [i]total[/i]. In any case, imagine the situation were reversed. That means that it'd be attractive for a kensai to "lose" his weapon (since improving an already enhanced weapon will be expensive) occaisionally and buy a more buff one, and then further pimp it. That, of course, is completely contrary to the entire class concept. Furthermore, the actual example of a kensai improving a weapon which is already magical says "if a kensai has a +1 longsword and wants to imbue it with the power to be a +3 longsword," which clearly focuses on the power the kensai is imbuing to become in total, not the increment. In any case, this does not pertain to the monk issue - any number of other classes can become a kensai; the PrC is not specifically for monks. And your build still doesn't use any of the monk's key features. Sure, it "can" use unarmed attacks, but you've indeed not chosen to make them your signature weapon, and you're a really low level monk, so your unarmed attacks deal virtually no damage - certainly, they can't even come close to your signature weapon. You still haven't demonstrated a dex-based monk, in other words. [/QUOTE]

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