Newbie question about cheks

[Megalomen2000]

Hello! I just started to play this amazing game, but I have a basic question to ask about die and bonus during checks, for example let's take ezren (after some scenarios :) )

Intelligence d12 +3
Arcane: intelligence +2

1) if i need to do a check with arcane, is it d12+3+2 or d12+2?
2) if i want to use frost ray that says for a combat check i could use arcane DIE + 2d6 , is it d12+2d6 or d12+2+2d6 or d12+3+2+2d6 ?

Thank you very much

[Hawkmoon269]

You add the bonus for the base skill to the special skill. So his arcane is 1d12 + 3 +2 in your example. And a combat check is also a check, so it is all that plus 2d6 for frost ray.

But, note that when you add a die with a blessing, you just add the die and not all the bonuses again.

[Hawkmoon269]

Said more "officially", you add the bonus from the skill feats in the base skill (intelligence) along with the bonus from bonus skill (arcane) when attempting any arcane check.

[Megalomen2000]

Thank you! What I made me thinking is the word "die" on the frost ray text, it says to use the arcane die so I tought it's just the die without any bonus (otherwise why specify the word die ? )

[h4ppy]

Take a look at the link below where my personal understanding of this process unfolded - hopefully it helps you too!

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q4t9?What-is-a-die#34

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