...have to have at least 1 level in said Class to gain the benefits of said item...
This. You don't have the class features to increase. So you can use it, i.e. wear it, it just doesn't do anything.
You probably actually need the class features to, so you would need to be at least a third level fighter to make full use of the sash. This part, however, I am only 90% sure of.
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It is my understanding that because items such as the Monk's Robes and Bane Baldric specifically state that characters with no levels in the class gain the features of a character with level X in that class, items that specify a class feature affected without saying that characters of any class can use them can't be used by classes without the feature. I think there was also a clarification on the Bane Baldric that stated you can't improve an ability you don't have.
However, you are correct that the general rule seems to imply otherwise, and there are also items that specifically state they only work for members of a specific class (or characters with a class feature), so the argument could work in the opposite direction.
Consistency/clarification would be nice.
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Robes of Arcane Heritage and Sash of the War Champion won't do anything for you because they enhance class features you don't have (unless you actually already have a bloodline or the armor training and bravery class features). I could see there being some cause for discussion on the Sash, but the Robes specifically affect level-based bloodline powers and effects, they won't give you a bloodline.
The Monk's robe works that way because it says it does.
Ssalarn is right. The Sash of the War Champion won't do anything for you if you don't have any levels in Fighter. You don't have 0 levels of Fighter either, you have no levels of fighter. You can see that logic at work here.
Robes of Arcane Heritage and Sash of the War Champion won't do anything for you because they enhance class features you don't have (unless you actually already have a bloodline or the armor training and bravery class features). I could see there being some cause for discussion on the Sash, but the Robes specifically affect level-based bloodline powers and effects, they won't give you a bloodline.The Monk's Robe also increases class features I don't have. It treats me as a 5th level monk for the purposes of my Unarmed Damage and AC bonus.
The Monk's Robe does that because it specifically says it does.
You can argue that the Sash of the War Champion should say that, but it doesn't, so it doesn't work that way.
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The Monk's robe works that way because it says it does.
Ssalarn is right. The Sash of the War Champion won't do anything for you if you don't have any levels in Fighter. You don't have 0 levels of Fighter either, you have no levels of fighter. You can see that logic at work here.
I can't believe Cheapy posted the words "Ssalarn is right" and it took me a whole day to notice. This is almost as great as that time JJ jumped in and had my back when AD called me a fanboy.
... I feel so... I don't know...Now all I need to do is catch Shallowsoul and Malachi saying someone else was right and they were wrong and I......
Probably won't have a reason to live anymore.......
J/K!
Are there any other examples of items other than monk's robes that actually say they give you access to a class feature you don't already have to have?
