Talk:Attack bonus

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[edit] Attack bonus vs. attack roll

Can this article be redirect to Attack roll as I think its the same. -- Pstarky

Hmm, I think they're separate but related. The Attack Bonus is the base number only while the Attack Roll is the AB + modifiers + d20. Let me consult the SRD to see how they spell it out. -- Austicke 02:51, 12 Jun 2005 (PDT)

• Yeah, take a look at Combat I (Basics) (RTF document). (The SRD includes a lot of good info we might want to incorporate here.) -- Austicke 03:02, 12 Jun 2005 (PDT)

Ok thank you. By the looks the SRD going to fill in some missing pieces. -- Pstarky 03:53, 12 Jun 2005 (PDT)

[edit] Attack or enhancement bonus

I thought I was getting the handle on attack vs enhancement bonus. Attack is added to the "To Hit" while Enhancement is added to the "Damage" as well as the "To Hit". Felt pretty good about this, then I read this page. Attack Bonus is broken down here as Base attack bonus + Strength modifier + weapon attack OR enhancement bonus + feat modifiers + size modifiers. Now I get lost. Why the OR? For that matter is enhancement bonus truly a part of attack bonus? If so shouldn't it read "Weapon Attack and/or Enhancement bonus"? If it is just one or the other, which is top dog? Does Weapon attack override Enhancement? Grom56 01:35, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

• It is "or" because attack and enhancement bonuses do not stack; the higher is used. --The Krit 00:23, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

• actually just read this and had to add something both attack bounes and enchant are used presuming there is both for example if you had 16 ab and 12 enchant because the AB is higher you will receive 16 AB but you also have 12 enchant which means although it will not stack to AB the damage you do will increase by 12 in the weapon you are using so haveing enchant is better as it will increase both damage and AB but if you can get 16 ab but only 5 enchant try and get both to get the high AB and that extra 5 damage on the side hope this helps guys (the damage is an extra amount in the weapon its on like pierce for a rapier)
  --sincerly whitee70

[edit] What bonus applies if

Say you have a sword with +7 AB and +4 AB vs. Outsiders. Will it use the +4 or the +7 when hitting an Outsider? I wanted to create a weapon that is less effective against some things but not others. Would this work or do I need to make an entry for each and every AB for each and every Race? <8/ ---TormentedOne 16:15, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

• The highest attack bonus is supposed to apply. I've heard that that is indeed the case, but have not tested it personally. --The Krit 16:50, 1 August 2009 (UTC)