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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2547294" data-attributes="member: 1656">Certainly there is.&nbsp; The ability specifically states that I can elect to transfer some, rather than all.The 'some' I elect to transfer is the magic +5.And the fact that the ability references only a single enhancement bonus leads me to believe that it refers to the enhancement bonus defined in the Magic Weapons section, under which the ability appears.&nbsp; &quot;The enhancement bonus&quot; is that referred to throughout that section:&quot;Magic weapons have enhancement bonuses ranging from +1 to +5. They apply these bonuses to both attack and damage rolls when used in combat.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;A weapon with a special ability must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus.&quot;&quot;Each +1 of enhancement bonus adds 2 to a weapon’s or shield’s hardness and +10 to its hit points.&quot;In all cases, this is referring to the magic enhancement bonus; a masterwork longsword (which has a +1 enhancement bonus to attack rolls) gains no extra hardness or hit points, nor can it have a special ability.I put it that the Defending abiilty references 'enhancement bonus' in the same way - excluding the masterwork quality or 3E adamantine or other non-magical enhancement bonuses - because it only refers to a singular bonus.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 2547294, member: 1656"] Certainly there is. The ability specifically states that I can elect to transfer some, rather than all. The 'some' I elect to transfer is the magic +5. And the fact that the ability references only a single enhancement bonus leads me to believe that it refers to the enhancement bonus defined in the Magic Weapons section, under which the ability appears. "The enhancement bonus" is that referred to throughout that section: "Magic weapons have enhancement bonuses ranging from +1 to +5. They apply these bonuses to both attack and damage rolls when used in combat." "A weapon with a special ability must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus." "Each +1 of enhancement bonus adds 2 to a weapon’s or shield’s hardness and +10 to its hit points." In all cases, this is referring to the magic enhancement bonus; a masterwork longsword (which has a +1 enhancement bonus to attack rolls) gains no extra hardness or hit points, nor can it have a special ability. I put it that the Defending abiilty references 'enhancement bonus' in the same way - excluding the masterwork quality or 3E adamantine or other non-magical enhancement bonuses - [i]because[/i] it only refers to a singular bonus. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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