Enhancement bonus stacking and weapon properties


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An Inquisitor with a CL 12 Greater Magic Weapon cast on their +1 Bow uses the Bane class feature.
Is the bow now a +3 Bane Bow, or a +1 Bane Bow with a +3 enhancement bonus?

A Slayer with the Shield Master feat has upgraded their shield with a +4 enhancement bonus to AC, and has also enchanted the shield as a weapon with a +1 Benevolent effect.
When using the aid another action, would the Slayer add an extra +1 or +4 bonus to the ally's roll?

I've been under the impression that the enhancement bonuses are treated as separate effects, but I'm not so sure now.


Inquisitor: +3 bow that also is treated as a Bane (x) weapon. The bane property isn't actually enchanted on the weapon, it just acts as if it did. The GMW simply creates a new existing enhancement bonus and the highest wins out.

Shield: You would only add the extra +1, because you are having to attack an enemy with it as a +1 Benevolent shield to give the benevolent effect to an allies next attack on that enemy.


AwesomenessDog wrote:
Shield: You would only add the extra +1, because you are having to attack an enemy with it as a +1 Benevolent shield to give the benevolent effect to an allies next attack on that enemy.

Is that taking into account that Shield Master grants you the AC enhancement as a weapon enhancement?

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