Trait bonuses

[Hogeyhead]

Where in the books does it state that a bonus from a trait is a trait bonus? Specific Page number please.

The reason for this is I'm occasionally playing with a guy who has two trait bonuses (or three) to initiative, that's illegal as they don't stack, also it's not like the gm can house rule this, this is PFS. Anyways it bothers me and I was wondering if someone could help me track down this tidbit so I can correct this mistake.

[Oladon]

It's in the text of the trait itself. I.e...

Reactionary wrote:

Benefit: You gain a +2 trait bonus on Initiative checks.

[Xaratherus]

I can't provide page number, but will a link to the PRD do? If so, then
here you go.

Traits:

Many traits grant a new type of bonus: a “trait” bonus. Trait bonuses do not stack—they're intended to give player characters a slight edge, not a secret backdoor way to focus all of a character's traits on one type of bonus and thus gain an unseemly advantage.

[StreamOfTheSky]

If a trait did not mention it as a trait bonus, by RAW it would stack with other untyped bonuses from traits as well as a single source of trait bonus.

Whether a given trait not labeling its bonus a "trait bonus" was intentional or a mistake, I wouldn't know.

if two (or more) traits are all giving trait bonuses specifically, they would not stack, though.

[Are]

Hogeyhead wrote:

Where in the books does it state that a bonus from a trait is a trait bonus? Specific Page number please.

This will be specified for each indidivual trait. Some traits grant trait bonuses, other traits grant various other types of bonus, and some traits grant untyped bonuses.

[Hogeyhead]

Thank you Xaratherus, that's what I need!