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what does enhancement do?

attack bonus gives what it says but enhancement? The generan census is that enhancement is much better but how?

enlighten me. thanks.

+1 enhancement gives +1 AB and +1 damage.
You also need x enhancement to break through 10/x damage reduction.

And so on.

thank you for the quick reply

Actually, +AB does the same, as far as breaking through damage reduction. A stoneskin spell gives 10/+5 damage resistance, for example. Neither a +4 enhancement or a +4 AB weapon will break through it, so you lose 10 points of physical damage. But, a +5 Enhancement or +5 AB weapon will break through it just fine. It's why you see so many weapons that have been mythalled to +5 AB, +4 enhancement, keen, and 1d6 elemental damage.

Gers wrote:

Actually, +AB does the same, as far as breaking through damage reduction. A stoneskin spell gives 10/+5 damage resistance, for example. Neither a +4 enhancement or a +4 AB weapon will break through it, so you lose 10 points of physical damage. But, a +5 Enhancement or +5 AB weapon will break through it just fine. It's why you see so many weapons that have been mythalled to +5 AB, +4 enhancement, keen, and 1d6 elemental damage.

I gotta slip the question in because that seems odd to me...

A +5 AB and a +4 Enchantment? Wouldn't it be better to +5Enchantment?
As the +5 AB +4 Enchant sees +5 AB; +4damage;+4AB (null to higher value) Where a +5enchantment would give +5AB; +5damage ?

Or am I totally off on this theory and +5 ench isn't doable?

Torzeng wrote:

Gers wrote:

Actually, +AB does the same, as far as breaking through damage reduction. A stoneskin spell gives 10/+5 damage resistance, for example. Neither a +4 enhancement or a +4 AB weapon will break through it, so you lose 10 points of physical damage. But, a +5 Enhancement or +5 AB weapon will break through it just fine. It's why you see so many weapons that have been mythalled to +5 AB, +4 enhancement, keen, and 1d6 elemental damage.

I gotta slip the question in because that seems odd to me...

A +5 AB and a +4 Enchantment? Wouldn't it be better to +5Enchantment?
As the +5 AB +4 Enchant sees +5 AB; +4damage;+4AB (null to higher value) Where a +5enchantment would give +5AB; +5damage ?

Or am I totally off on this theory and +5 ench isn't doable?

I think its because +5 enhancement is 4 mythal powers wheras +4 enhancement and +5ab are both only one, leaving room for the keen and the damage.

Have a look at:
http://www.amiaworld.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=45169

So just to clarify...

a +3 enhancement weapon gains nothing by adding a +1 to +3 AB on top of it because the attack bonus doesn't stack.

Correct?

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