Stacking Rules Question

[Kansaschaser]

A long time ago I saw in the "Power of 100" that someone used Giallon's Blessing and Fuse Arms to give themselves an untyped bonus to Strength.

Can multiple castings of Girallon's Blessing give you even more arms? That way they can gain even more bonuses from Fuse Arms?

[Zdrak]

The spell's text addresses this:
the size of the subject limits the number of pairs of additional arms it can have: one for Small, two for Medium-size, three for Large, or four for a Huge or larger creature.Seems pretty clear to me. Multiple castings can grow additional arms, up to the specified maximum.

[Kansaschaser]

So, I can cast Girallon's Blessing and then Fuse Arms to give myself a +4 untyped Strength bonus.

Then, I could cast Girallon's Blessing and then Fuse Arms again to give myself another +4 untyped Strength bonus for a total of +8?

Could this cycle be repeated over and over again for a massive Strength bonus, if even for a limited time?

[Zdrak]

Not really. Bonuses from the same source (such as repeated casting of the same spell) never stack, it's spelled quite clearly in the PHB and SRD.

Even if they are untyped.

[Kansaschaser]

So the best bonus you can get from this combo is +8 for Medium sized creatures or +12 for Large creatures?

As a Medium creature, you get 2 pairs of extra arms, then fuse them for a +8 bonus.

As a Large creature, you get 3 pairs of extra arms, then fuse them for a +12 bonus.

Is this correct?

[Zdrak]

So the best bonus you can get from this combo is +8 for Medium sized creatures or +12 for Large creatures?

As a Medium creature, you get 2 pairs of extra arms, then fuse them for a +8 bonus.

As a Large creature, you get 3 pairs of extra arms, then fuse them for a +12 bonus.

Is this correct?

Yup, that seems about right.

[Kansaschaser]

Yup, that seems about right.

Thanks for the help/clarification. :smallbiggrin:

[Devmaar]

Is there any reason you couldn't cast Girallon Arms and then Arms of Plenty before using Fuse Arms for +8 Str?

[Kansaschaser]

Is there any reason you couldn't cast Girallon Arms and then Arms of Plenty before using Fuse Arms for +8 Str?

Arms of what-now? :smallconfused: Is that another spell? If so, what book or supplement is it listed in?

[theUnearther]

Google says it's from Lords of Madness. Beware that the arms will be ugly and whatnot.

[Devmaar]

Arms of what-now? :smallconfused: Is that another spell? If so, what book or supplement is it listed in?

From Lords of Madness, grants two arms with claw attacks