Post/Author/DateTime	Post
_sl0t_ 02-04-06, 11:15 PM	Let's say I have a Hide Armor +1, what grants me +4 on my AC. +3 from armor bonus and +1 from enhancement bonus. What will happen if I wear Bracers of Armor +6? I - I'll have +7 AC bonus, +6 from bracers of armor and +1 from armor enhancement bonus. II - I'll have +6 AC bonus since the Bracers bonus is higher than the armor bonus and enhancement bonus don't stack. Thanks.
Lady Maedhros 02-04-06, 11:22 PM	Bracers of AC actually provide an armor bonus, not an enhancement bonus. So it doesn't stack in any way, shape or form with your hide armor, or your hide armor's enhancement bonus (since it's on the hide). Interestingly, though, you usually can enchant your bracers of armor with things like acid resistance (a sidebar rule in the old A&Eguide that made it into reprint.... somewhere.... in 3.5) or other cool armor effects, depending on your DM. It never occured to me before, but you might be able to slap an enhancement bonus on there too (i wouldn't allow it, but there are DMs more lenient than i).
Gnomes_are_Monsters 02-04-06, 11:24 PM	First of all Hide gives a +3 armor bonus +1 Magical bonus to armor is of the same type it is added to therefore a Hide Armor +1 will have an Armor bonus +4, this does not stack with bracers of armor. So B is correct.
_sl0t_ 02-04-06, 11:28 PM	Yea, sorry. I edited that. Anyway, I have two answers now and both reflect my doubt. Is an enhancement just an enhancement bonus or an enhancement to the appropriate bonus (armor bonus or shield bonus) increasing it as the same bonus type.
Shaggy_Shaggs 02-04-06, 11:31 PM	An enhancement bonus on an armor or shield just increases the overall bonus from that armor or shield, but it's all the same bonus. It is not its own separate AC bonus. +1 Hide armor = +4 armor bonus to AC. +1 heavy steel shield = +3 shield bonus to AC. Etc