So lets say I have character. This character is Alchemist 7 / Living Monolith 3. The alchemist has the discovery "Preserve Internal Organs" and the living monolith feature "Fortified Flesh".
Are these two different in how they function or do they function the same and thus no stacking? I am just slightly confused on the wording and am leaning towards "they function the same and thus no stacking".
At 3rd level, the flesh of a living monolith takes on the hardness of stone. A living monolith gains DR 1/— and 10% immunity to critical hits and sneak attacks (as if wearing fortification armor).
Benefit: The alchemist learns how to preserve and protect his vital organs, reducing the chance of a mortal wound. When a critical hit or sneak attack is scored on the alchemist, there is a 25% chance that the critical hit or sneak attack is negated and damage is instead rolled normally.
Special: This does not stack with similar abilities that negate critical hits and sneak attacks (such as fortification armor). An alchemist can take this discovery up to three times; the effects stack, increasing this chance to 50% and then 75%.
The special note from preserve organs seems to make it clear that they won't stack, so you just get the 25% (or higherif taking more than once).
