Dragon Resistances and Armored Scales stack?


Rules Questions


Dragon Resistances (Ex): At 3rd level, you gain resist 5 against your energy type and a +1 natural armor bonus. At 9th level, your energy resistance increases to 10 and natural armor bonus increases to +2. At 15th level, your natural armor bonus increases to +4.

Armored Scales: Nagaji have a +1 natural armor bonus from their scaly flesh.

Do these stack?


No. In that specific case, it's kinda like trying to wear a Chain Shirt on top of your Full Plate. It doesn't stack.

However, Enhancement Bonuses TO your Natural Armor DO stack, just like adding +1 to your Full Plate increases its armor bonus.

So an Amulet of Natural Armor, or Barkskin, or something similar would stack with it.


Thanks! Good to know!


A Natural Armor bonus will only stack with another if it says that it does. To my knowledge the only instance of this is the Dragon Disciple.

Of course, as Rynjin noted an Enhancement Bonus to Natural Armor is not the same bonus type as Natural Armor, so that will stack.

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