Warning: Non stacking bonuses? What does that mean?

[Desolate Eden]

Not sure why it applies whenever I give someone bracers of armor +1

[Zetsubrou]

It means the bonuses won't stack >.>

It should show you the items that are giving the same type of bonus. Having two items equipped with that effect for example won't give +2.

[Mr Fred]

Those bracer are as if you were wearing an armor that give 1ac if you have any armor on that give more it wont stack. These are used by clothie like wizard although anything below the +4 that mage armor give is kinda pointless.

Other things you might encounter are the ring that give deflection bonus which wont stack with a cleric armor of faith buff or natural armor amulet that doesnt stack with bark skin.

One exception to the rule is dodge ac which does stack.

[Qiox]

Bonuses of the same type do not stack. Only the largest bonus will apply.

Bracers of armor provide an AC bonus of type "armor".
Actual armor that you wear gives also gives an AC bonus of type "armor".

Therefore they don't stack. Only someone who is not wearing any armor will get any use from the bracer.

Everything in the game that gives a bonus to something (AC, Attack, Saves, etc..) will say what type of bonus it is giving, such as:

Morale
Luck
Dodge
Natural
etc..

One exception to the stacking rule is the type "Dodge". Those stack with each other.

[Mork]

If they have a different bonus name they stack. For example ''sacred'' and ''competence'' bonus stack.

If they have the same bonus name, they generally don't stack.

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/BASICS-ABILITY-SCORES/GLOSSARY/#Bonus

bracer of armor +1 is a ''armor'' bonus, it's not going to stack with something like a scale mail which give ''armor'' bonus to your AC.

[Desolate Eden]

Oh I see, thank you

[Herr Glaube]

Desolate Eden eredeti hozzászólása:

Not sure why it applies whenever I give someone bracers of armor +1

That's a mechanic from Pathfinder itself. Bonuses have types(e.g. Morale or Luck). Bonuses to the same attribute with the same type will not stack regardless of source, bonuses with different types or to different attributes generally will unless noted otherwise, e.g. if you have 2 Morale bonuses to attack, only the higher one will apply, but a Morale and Luck bonus will stack, as will a Morale Bonus to attack and a Morale bonus to will saves.