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Saxmilian
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 Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 09:22:38
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DMG says like bonuses don't stack and deflection isn't listed as the exception yet I see numerous NPC files of people wearing a ring of protection +1 and a ring +3 and getting the bonuses from both, is this a case in point to the 2 ring file, or a type O?
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 09:44:41
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Need a little more info ... 3E? 3.5E? 4E? Can you provide any examples of these NPCs?
Also: your DM might be "wrong", but nonetheless is the ultimate arbiter on how rules are interpreted when he runs the game. |
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Edited by - Ayrik on 19 Mar 2011 09:46:36 |
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Jakuta Khan
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Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 09:55:12
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| @arik, DM mightbe wrong, but the DM G usually is not ;) |
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 14:20:41
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It has been a while since I played 3.0e, but I do recall that the rules on what did and didn't stack weren't as clearly defined in those books.
If we are talking about 3.5e, then this document explains clearly what bonuses do and don't stack.
Pathfinder has the same rule, but worded a little different.
For 4th edition, check out p.275 of the Player's Handbook. At the bottom of the page it explains which bonuses and penalties stack (typed bonuses don't, untyped bonuses and penalties do). |
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Kilvan
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Canada
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Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 15:33:43
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| I'm sure deflection bonuses do not stack in 3.X. You cannot put on 2 rings of protection and gain the bonus from both (you gain the better one, of course). |
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Wenin
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Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 15:32:11
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| Yeah, what NPCs have you seen that have two rings of protection? |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 21 Mar 2011 : 14:45:14
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| HERE is a pretty good description of how stacking bonuses works in 3.5. |
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