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So re-reading everything, there is *no* upgrade path to celestial armor. I can't build up to it via regular chainmail, and I can't build up to it via mithral chainmail. This is because it's never specified what metal type celestial armor is made out of.

However, armor such as mithral full plate of speed, could be built/upgraded from mithral full plate via the path:
1. Mithral full plate
2. Mithral full plate +1
3. Mithral full plate of speed

The only way to get celestial armor, really, is to build up another suit of armor, and then sell it for half price once I have enough gold/fame for celestial armor. Correct?

I'm past the point where I can edit this. Mike can you update my original post with this please?

Q: Can I work my way towards a named magical item of the weapon or armor category? Such as Celestial Armor?

A: Yes. Using this example you can purchase +1 Mithral Chainmail 5,150 gp regardless of fame.

Once you have at least 27 fame, you may upgrade it to +2 mithral chainmail for 3,000 gp (total value 8,150 gp).

Once you have at least 31 fame, you may upgrade it to +3 mithral chainmail for 5,000 gp more (total value 13,150 gp).

Once you have at least 36 fame, you can spend 9,250 gp to upgrade your armor to Celestial Armor (total value 22,400 gp). (9,250 gp is the difference in value between Celestial Armor (22,400 gp) and your +3 mithral chainmail)

Nevermind... sorry about my previous post. Here's the answer right here in this thread.

I tried doing some searching, but I couldn't find a clear answer.

I'm playing Pathfinder Society and would like to eventually buy Celestial Armor.

My purchase and upgrade plan is as follows, as accumulated fame and gold will allow:

1. Buy mithral chainmail (4150 gp)

2. Upgrade mithral chainmail to +1 (+1000 gp, bringing total cost to 5150 gp)

3. Upgrade mithral chainmail +1 to +2 (+3000 gp, bringing total cost to 8150 gp)

4. Upgrade mithral chainmail +2 to +3 (+5000 gp, bringing total cost to 13150 gp)

5. Upgrade mithral chainmail +3 to +4 (+7000 gp, bringing total cost to 20150 gp)

6. Upgrade mithral chainmail +4 to Celestial Armor (+2250 gp, bringing total cost to 22400 gp, the cost of Celestial Armor)

My question is, is this legal?

If it's not legal, is there any way to convert mithral chainmail to celestial armor? For example, I can convert my mithral chainmail +4 to celestial armor, but in doing so my mithral chainmail doesn't translate its mithral property over, and therefore I lose 4000 gp (the original cost of making the armor mithral) on conversion? In other words, the final upgrade costs me 6250 gp instead of 2250 gp, bringing the total price of mithral chainmail being upgraded in piecemeal to celestial armor to 26400 gp?

As this is a PFS character, and I'll be playing it with multiple GMs, I want to make sure my upgrade plan is completely legit under RAW.