Can Snakeskin Tunic be improved?

[D@rK-SePHiRoTH-]

Snakeskin Tunic

Let's say I want to increase the Dex bonus to +4,

Is this possible?

[Darksol the Painbringer]

It's strictly a GM call.

If I was a GM trying to make it work, you'd have to isolate how much the +2 Dexterity would cost, which is tricky. In this case, I'd argue that it'd be ~6,000 gold, as both the Resistance Bonus (+2, but selective) and the Armor Bonus (+1, similar pricing to Bracers of Armor +1) would be ~1,000 gold each. And since chest pieces don't normally grant attribute bonuses, the standard cost (4,000 gold for a +2 belt/headband), the value is multiplied by 50%, leaving us with ~6,000 gold.

Now, bumping it up to a +4 would require increasing the benefit from +2 (and as such, the cost associated). This would boost the value from ~6,000 to ~15,000 gold, or having a total cost of 17,000 gold.

So can it be possible? Sure. But is it accurate, and should be done? Not really, unless you're the GM and want it to happen.

[Saethori]

Darksol the Painbringer wrote:

And since chest pieces don't normally grant attribute bonuses, the standard cost (4,000 gold for a +2 belt/headband), the value is multiplied by 50%, leaving us with ~6,000 gold.

While the logic is sound, I would like to mention that the whole "stats associated with particular slots, pay 50% more for unusual slots" thing was strictly a 3.5 thing, and did not get carried into Pathfinder.

[Cavall]

I certainly would increase the cost due to it being in an irregular slot. This allows for 2 physical boosts with no increase unless you do, which is why they focused on belt/headband anyways.