Inn rest bonuses + Girdle of 19 Strength

[gatperdut]

When resting at an inn in the room which offers +1 to the physical attributes (to a maximum of 18) while having equipped the Girdle of Hill Giant Strength (19 strength) will set strength to 20.

I would have expected the inn bonus not to be applied, since strength is above 18.

[DavidW]

Interesting... possibly it's picking up on the base ability score. If so, I think that's okay. 

[jmerry]

And if it didn't work this way, you could reach STR 20 by simply taking off the girdle before you rest and re-equipping it after. Stat-setting always comes before stat-incrementing when calculating how effects combine, and anything like an "only if STR <= 18" test is only checked when the effect is initially applied.

Would you wear all your gear to bed? In flavor terms, it makes sense to use the before-equipment baseline here.

Edited January 16 by jmerry

[gatperdut]

 Fair. Just thought I'd point it out, because in my head that mechanic worked differently.