Many skills indicate that they allow a weapon to do greater damage: “Spear does 5+10 extra damage” is an example.
I had assumed that the “+” was actually a “_” (Spear does 5-10 [a random number from 5 to 10] extra damage)
However, shield expertise says things like “Succesful shield bash yields 24+20 damage”
So, what does the “+” refer to? If it is actually 5+10 damage, why not just say “15 damage”?
My thanks for any clarification.