Can you add Armor Special Abilities to bracers of armor?

[Mazlith]

For example adding brawling from UE to bracers of armor.

[Fake Healer]

Mazlith wrote:

For example adding brawling from UE to bracers of armor.

Don't know but want to know so I am dotting....

[Ipslore the Red]

Ultimate Equipment wrote:

These items appear to be wrist or arm guards, sometimes etched with symbols of protection or depictions of vigilant-looking animals.

Bracers of armor surround the wearer with an invisible but tangible field of force, granting him an armor bonus of +1 to +8, just as though he were wearing armor. Both bracers must be worn for the magic to be effective.

Alternatively, bracers of armor can be enchanted with armor special abilities. See Table: Armor Special Qualities for a list of abilities. Special abilities usually count as additional bonuses for determining the market value of an item, but do not improve AC. Bracers of armor cannot have a modified bonus (armor bonus plus armor special ability bonus equivalents) higher than +8. Bracers of armor must have at least a +1 armor bonus to grant an armor special ability. Bracers of armor cannot have any armor special abilities that add a flat gp amount to their cost. Bracers of armor and ordinary armor do not stack. If a creature receives a larger armor bonus from another source, the bracers of armor cease functioning and do not grant their armor bonus or their armor special abilities. If the bracers of armor grant a larger armor bonus, the other source of armor ceases functioning.

[Apocryphile]

Ipslore the Red wrote:

Ultimate Equipment wrote:

Bracers of armor cannot have any armor special abilities that add a flat gp amount to their cost.

Thanks for quoting that bit Ipslore, I was pondering a set of shadow bracers of armor for a PC I'm thinking of dipping into Monk with. Pop goes that plan!

[LazarX]

Fake Healer wrote:

Mazlith wrote:

For example adding brawling from UE to bracers of armor.

Don't know but want to know so I am dotting....

You CAN add abilities to bracers... there's just one small caveat.

If you apply a spell or armor with a greater armor value than the bracers, all of the properties get shut down.

So if you create bracers +1 of light fortification, the bracers become nothing more than fancy bracelets, if you then put a chain shirt. This was a popular dodge in 3.X. Paizo made this change to shut that down.

[Hawkson]

I don't have the book with me at this min. But if I remember right, brawling can only be added to light armor, & as such, NOT added to Bracers because they are not Armor (light, medium, or heavy). I tried this trick & this was the answer I was given.