Touch AC bonuses and Standard AC

[Claudito]

Hi, just a quick question. Would the +2 luck bonus to touch AC from the Gunfighter's Poncho (Ultimate Equipment page 266) also add to my normal AC, or is this only related to touch attacks?

[Jeraa]

It specifically says it applies to touch AC with no mention of applying to regular AC, so it only applies to touch AC.

[shroudb]

hmm, never noticed something add to touch ac without adding to base ac, but given the nature of the item as well as the description, i would say no, it doesn't add to normal ac.

the touch ac is granted by "abjurations against gunfire and magic" nothing in the text that say that the same abjurations protect you from a greatclub in the head

[Zhayne]

That's flavor text and thus not relevant to a mechanics discussion, but either way, it explicitly says it affects only touch AC.

[shroudb]

Zhayne wrote:

That's flavor text and thus not relevant to a mechanics discussion, but either way, it explicitly says it affects only touch AC.

yes i know about that, i was just stating that it seems like it is also RAI, not only RAW that it applies to only touch ac because of said flavor text.

[Claudito]

Okay, so Touch AC only seems to be the consensus. I'm still of a mind to get this item for my ranger since it would stack with his "Fortune's Favored" trait for a +3 Touch AC bonus total. That, and a poncho would look good with the Jingasa I'm looking at getting before that!
Thanks for the info.