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It has already been explained that enhancement bonuses must be applied to something that already has an armor, shield, or in rare cases, a natural armor bonus in order to work. The enhancement bonuses is added into the bonus and thus is not separate and cannot be stacked with the mage armor spell in the case of magic vestment on armor or the shield spell if it is casts on a shield. This is understood and is not what I am concerned with.
My question is can you cast the spell on a piece of magical clothing like Cassock of the Clergy and have it give an Armor bonus of + 5 (max), 0 from being clothing and + 5 from magic vestments? The spell itself says that it can be cast on clothing but says "an outfit of regular clothing".
This was asked on the forums back in 2007, but I never saw a definitive answer and must ask again for clarity sake. As per the rules as written, I am inclined to say no since PFS requires RAW rather than RAI and little GM discretion.
So my Ecclesitheurge Cleric could have a total AC of only 34 rather than 39 if one cannot use magic vestments on magical clothing. I do not care either way it is just since I cannot wear regular armor I need to find as many ways magically to raise my AC.
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Especially if you're already wearing robes, I recommend wearing Silken Ceremonial Armor. Unless you have ~monk levels, it'll bump your AC a tad. But more importantly, you can enchant it to be +1, then add things like deathless and fortification. The +1 won't stack with magic vestment, but it's definitely worth it in my estimation.
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Especially if you're already wearing robes, I recommend wearing Silken Ceremonial Armor. Unless you have ~monk levels, it'll bump your AC a tad. But more importantly, you can enchant it to be +1, then add things like deathless and fortification. The +1 won't stack with magic vestment, but it's definitely worth it in my estimation.
An ecclesitheurge cannot wear any armor.
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How about a chest slot item like the Snakeskin tunic? It provides a +1 Armor bonus without being armor. Casting Magic Vestment on that should stack, correct, since the tunic is providing a normal armor bonus and not an enhancement bonus?
Thanks for mentioning this item; I did not even know of it! I would argue that it would stack with magic vestments indeed. And it is not armor but a wondrous item so would not violate my character's vow of no armor or shields.
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No problem. My Monk wears one, even though I usually have Mage Armor up. It was the same price as a +2 DEX Ioun stone, plus, Nagaji wearing a Snakeskin Tunic. :) Someone got revenge on a Dark Naga at some point.
I've never thought to have someone cast Magic Vestment. At 13th level he's not quite at the point of adventuring with someone that's CL 16, which is what it would take to be better than Mage Armor for him.
