Magic items that enhance abilities

[skyde]

We have been playing Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path with the beta rules of Pathfinder RPG and naturally we have found loot with magic items.

For example Periapt of Wisdom +2 and Gloves of Dexterity +2. Naturally they are fairly straighforward items but we have a question. Since Pathfinder beta rules do not have these items listed in magic items do you intend that they do not exist? There are similar items, belts and headbands, which give ability bonuses but only those. Is the intention that there is only one type of magic item that gives int/wis/cha bonuses and one type of item that gives out str/dex/con bonuses? So one could not put on a belt of dexterity -and- gloves of dexterity ?

Best regards,
~skyde

[minkscooter]

Gloves of Dexterity in 3.5e became Belt of Incredible Dexterity in Pathfinder. The Crimson Throne adventure path is written for 3.5e, not PF Beta.

If you're worried about two body slots boosting the same ability, enhancement bonuses do not stack. If two items provide bonuses of different types to the same ability, then I don't think there is a problem. The association of ability bonuses with specific item types is, I suspect, intended to make it easier to remember what items do, and for flavor, but not to solve a stacking problem.

[skyde]

Thanks for the reply!