Bane, Bane Blade, and the +10 cap

[Lord Pendragon]

From the Pathfinder OGC: bane and bane blade.

So a 15th-level magus uses his arcane pool to enhance his +1 fiery, acidic, electric, icy scimitar to +5 (the weapon's inherent +1, and all four of the plusses available to a 15th-level magus), then spends an additional pool point using the bane blade magus arcana to give it the bane quality.

Bane is an ability worth +1, so the total enchantment on the weapon is +10 (+5 enhancement, 4xelemental addition, bane), the maximum any non-artifact weapon can have through any means including character abilities.

The magus then takes a swing at his foe, which matches the bane he chose.

I am presuming based on the specific wording of the bane ability that the to-hit and damage bonus versus this foe would be +7.

Does this all check out?

[blackbloodtroll]

This should help.

[Eridan]

To-hit and damage are limited to +5 but you get the +2d6 damage from bane.

[blackbloodtroll]

Eridan wrote:

To-hit and damage are limited to +5 but you get the +2d6 damage from bane.

Follow the link.

[Eridan]

uuh thanks BBT

[Lord Pendragon]

blackbloodtroll wrote:

This should help.

Not only did it answer my question, it's a good read in general. Thank you for the link.

[blackbloodtroll]

I am just glad I am still useful.

[DuOgMeg]

Lord Pendragon wrote:

From the Pathfinder OGC: bane and bane blade.

So a 15th-level magus uses his arcane pool to enhance his +1 fiery, acidic, electric, icy scimitar to +5 (the weapon's inherent +1, and all four of the plusses available to a 15th-level magus), then spends an additional pool point using the bane blade magus arcana to give it the bane quality.

Bane is an ability worth +1, so the total enchantment on the weapon is +10 (+5 enhancement, 4xelemental addition, bane), the maximum any non-artifact weapon can have through any means including character abilities.

The magus then takes a swing at his foe, which matches the bane he chose.

I am presuming based on the specific wording of the bane ability that the to-hit and damage bonus versus this foe would be +7.

Does this all check out?

I have a sort of related question about this.. You get to choose the designated foe for bane's effect? I was worried that you'd have to roll on the random table.

[Guru-Meditation]

You decide.