Natural Armor and common Armor


Rules Questions


I have two questions related to Natural Armor and common Armor:

1)Do Natural Armor and common Armor stack or only the higher one applies?

2)Do the Amulet of Natural Armor and the Bracers of Defense stack or oonly the higher one applies?

Thanks a lot in advance!

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stack and stack


Natural Armor is it's own type of bonus -- it might be easier for you to read it as Natural_Armor or NaturalArmor. "Artifical Armor" (my term not Paizo's) is anything that simply offers an "armor bonus" and will stack with natural armor (since they are different bonus types).

So an amulet of natural armor will stack with bracers of defense but bracers of defense won't stack with a chain shirt.

Also (just to cover the angles) an amulet of natural armor will stack with the natural armor a creature (or character) normally has since it's an enhancement bonus to natural armor -- however it will not stack with barkskin which is also an enhancement bonus to natural armor.

There are somethings that specifically state they increase natural armor however that are not enhancement bonuses to natural armor (for example the monster feat increase natural armor) and they would stack with everything.


Thank you both!

I got it now. =D

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