Do Elven Instincts stack with Incredible Initiative?
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Your senses let you react rapidly. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to Perception checks made as initiative rolls. Additionally, if your initiative roll result is tied with that of an opponent, you go first, regardless of whether you rolled Perception or not.
You react more quickly than others can. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to initiative rolls.
No, they don't stack, both are circumstance bonuses.
That's good to know, so just retrain inc ini if/when you get elvin instincts then.
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Note that Elven Instincts only gives you the +2 bonus if you roll Perception for init., while Incredible Initiative gives you the bonus regardless of what you roll, so both feats could impact your initiative roll even if they don't stack (For example, if you are sneaking up on someone, your Stealth roll for init would get the +2 from Incredible Initiative AND the tie-breaking mechanic from Elven Instincts).
Do circumstance bonuses no longer stack as they did in PF1? They are from different sources, in case it matters.
Do circumstance bonuses no longer stack as they did in PF1? They are from different sources, in case it matters.
Bonuses of the same type do not stack.
If you have different types of bonus that would
apply to the same roll, you’ll add them all. But if you have
multiple bonuses of the same type, you can use only the
highest bonus on a given roll—in other words, they don’t
“stack.” For instance, if you have both a proficiency bonus
and an item bonus, you add both to your d20 result, but
if you have two item bonuses that could apply to the same
check, you add only the higher of the two.Circumstance bonuses typically involve the situation
you find yourself in when attempting a check. For
instance, using Raise a Shield with a buckler grants you a
+1 circumstance bonus to AC. Being behind cover grants
you a +2 circumstance bonus to AC. If you are both
behind cover and Raising a Shield, you gain only the +2
circumstance bonus for cover, since they’re the same type
and the bonus from cover is higher.
Correct me I'm wrong, but untyped bonuses do stack, right? For example, there's an untyped general feat to increase speed by 5 feet, and another untyped Elven ancestry feet that does the same.
Yes.