Originally Posted by
pmeade3
Greetings bmos. Just started using this extension to help build items for a Pathfinder Adventure Path book. I could be misinterpreting a rule, or maybe it's a necessary limitation in the extension. But I'd like to check on something.
At one point in the book, players can get a +3 Defending Transformative Adamantine Longsword. Defending is a +1 Bonus special ability. Transformative isn't a + bonus, it's a flat cost of 10,000. It *is* listed in the chart for +4 or +5 abilities in Ultimate Equipment, but it is not a +4 or +5, it is a flat cost. I've looked around in Paizo forums, and it appears the consensus that RAW, a flat-cost ability does not count towards the +10 that a weapon or armor can have.
That being said, in trying to create the item, I'm getting the error "Special ability bonus is higher than +5"
Also, I think you can have special ability bonuses higher than +5, but the total Enhancement Bonus and Special Ability Bonus can't be more than +10.