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I know* that their is a rule that says you can't apply an ability (like flaming, bane, holy, ext.) without it also being at least a +1 weapon. Meaning that the lowest level special magic weapon you can get is 8000 instead of 2000 (big difference at low levels.)

I also know that some people house rule away that rule, so they can get an item with a special ability for 2000 gp, which is fine.

But my question is WHY are the rules like that? Is it for balance? Is it to represent that an item must be magic before it can be "very" magic? Why?

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A weapon with a special ability must also have at least a +1 enhancement bonus

This was the first roleplaying game I played... which is odd as I started playing less than 5 years ago.

Still one of my all-time favorites, and surprisingly good for non-marvel adventures.

I personally like the idea of giving a level in a Prestige class as a reward, but I have only seen it mentioned once (at the end of Gamers 2, which is of course 3.5 not pathfinder).

And I can see some pretty obvious problems that need to be considered:
The player's not wanting levels in those classes, players not meeting the prerequisites, should the players be able to put more levels in that class after the reward, does it count towards the level cap of 20 (and therefore not letting them gain their final class ability)? The List goes on.

So my question to the Pathfinder Forums is can this be done, can I/how should I give levels in prestige classes to my players as a reward?