Barkskin

transmutation

Level: druid 2, ranger 2
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Components: V, S, DF
Range: touch
Target: living creature touched
Duration: 10 min./level
Saving Throw: none
Spell Resistance: yes (harmless)

Barkskin toughens a creature's skin. The effect grants a +2 enhancement bonus to the creature's existing natural armor bonus. This enhancement bonus increases by 1 for every three caster levels above 3rd, to a maximum of +5 at caster level 12th.

The enhancement bonus provided by barkskin stacks with the target's natural armor bonus, but not with other enhancement bonuses to natural armor. A creature without natural armor has an effective natural armor bonus of +0.