Skill bonuses from items

[Blystos Re]

Do they or do they not stack?

What is the cap for skill bonuses?

Yes, I did search the forums before asking this...for a whole 5 minutes.

[LinuxPup]

There's a +50 skill cap bonus... all skill bonuses count towards this cap except:

-Feats (e.g. Alertness, Skill Focus, etc.).
-Base skill ranks.
-Ability modifier (dex, con, wisdom).

The way we have it now, racial skill bonuses (like say a Tiefling's hide/ms bonus) are an item bonus... so they count towards the +50 skill cap.

EDIT: There's some weird bioware engine bonuses like size modifier, time of day, etc. with hiding that come into play too I believe, but they won't show up on the character sheet.

[Blystos Re]

Ok, I thought that was how it worked, but wasn't sure.
The only thing I was able to find was a thread where Metis said that skill bonuses from items would not stack; that only the highest one applied.

Original post here.

So according to her post (some time ago, and no, Metis, I am not picking on you ), if you had a Dwarven drinking ring (+ 4 to Hold Liquer skill) and an Epic Ring of Ale-Fest (+6 to Hold Liquer), only the bonus from the Epic Ring of Ale-Fest would apply and your total bonus would be +6 to Hold Liquer.

But if that's not the case, and I get the +10 from the rings as well as the +2 I get from my Gnomish Beer Hat, then my total is +12 not counting my constitution modifier, correct?

Hard to keep all these things straight, so I appreciate the feedback.

[--Ashe--]

It only stacks if you equip the Dark Forest Lager Stein modifier.

[Blystos Re]

Really?



Ok, thanks... *writes down on scratch pad* ....lager...stein...

[Nyeleni]

Metis' post referred to Shifters. I'm pretty sure about it, as there only the highest bonus applies. Or not? With every other class the items should add up.
But that Lager Stein might double the amount, thus keep it close .