Competence bonus

A competence bonus is a type of bonus. It can apply to most anything, but most frequently applies to skills.

A competence bonus (or penalty) affects a character's performance of a particular task, as in the case of the bardic ability to inspire competence.

Such a bonus may apply on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, caster level checks, or any other checks to which a bonus relating to level or skill ranks would normally apply. Multiple competence bonuses don't stack, only the highest bonus applies.

Other common types of bonuses to skills are enhancement bonuses and morale bonuses.

Sources of competence bonus to attack

• Attack Bonus items
• Bard song Inspire Greatness
• Items with Accuracy enchantment
• Items with Dream Vision enchantment

Sources of competence bonus to damage

• Bold Trinket (also Lesser and Greater variant)
• Guild Airships buff Dhakaani Vigor from Darguun Hobgoblin Warrior Contract
• Items with Deadly enchantment
• Items with Dream Vision enchantment
• Stand and Deliver, Shiradi Champion ability (?)

Special mention

• Tailwind (Fatesinger ability) says it grants competence bonus but in fact it stacks with other competence bonuses
• Marksmanship and its Greater variant says that they grant a competence bonus to ranged damage, which is a separate bonus compared to all damage. The two stack.

Sources of competence bonus to skills

• Named or randomly generated items
• Essence Crafting
• Colorless Augments