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Is there any reason monk couldn't wear the corset of dire witch craft from UE?
If not how would you cost out adding enhancement bonuses to AC on it? The standard costs for armour or something more complex?
It kind of looks like his might be a good but expensive way around the no armour limits for monks.
Hmmm, seems to be legal. It's not armor, it's a body slot wondrous item. Same as if you were wearing bracers of Armor.
However, I don't see any way to add enhancement bonuses to the AC. Since enhancement only works on Masterwork Armor, and the corset is not technically armor (which is why the monk can wear it).
I would say yes a monk can wear a corset of dire witchcraft because it's not armor. But you would not be able to add any enhancement bonuses, because again it is not armor, it's a wondrous item. Not sure if a monk could wear bracers of armor, which is what you would want.
Doh... Didn't realize that only armour could be enchanted... And alas it appears that bracer of armour are a straight armour bonus and not an enhancement bonus... In any case it looks like it might be a viable way to get more AC.
It's a viable way to get AC, it's more expensive (by 6K) than the bracers of Armor (+4).
If you had a witch/monk hybrid it'd be a slam dunk way.
It would, however, free up your arm slots on your monk if you wanted something else on them. For example, Bracers of Archery or Bracers of Falcon's Aim (by far the better of the two!) for a Zen Archer, or Long Arm Bracers for any melee monk.
EDIT : Partially ninja'd!! :)
On a follow up, for a Zen Archer, if you can talk your GM into pricing it as +4 Bracers and removing the hex stuff, then it's an awesome way to use the Bracers of Falcon's Aim. Zen Archer's don't really need the monk's robe.
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Mostly repeating the last two posters here, but the Corset of Dire Witchcraft appears to be essentially +4 Bracers of Armor moved to a body slot and with a witch-only secondary ability added. It won't stack with the bracers and can only be further enhanced if the GM allows (and will remain slightly more expensive than bracers). Unless you're trying to free up your wrist slot, you should probably stick with the bracers.
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Technically legal, sure. But have you worn a corset? I bet you can't do great kung fu in one of those.
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You'd probably have made the same bet about fighting with a hangover, but Drunken Master is a thing too. Maybe we're about to witness the meteoric rise of the Slender Fist. If ever there was a game-system progressive enough to allow Judy Garland to Slow Fall down a castle wall and Flurry of Blows a group of guards with a battle-fan, it's Pathfinder.
Technically legal, sure. But have you worn a corset? I bet you can't do great kung fu in one of those.
LOL! As soon as I saw this thread, I thought, "Have you ever fought while wearing body armor?" It takes waaaaay more out of you than its puny weight would indicate, and then thinking about how loose and comfortable it is in comparison to a corset, I'd give the monk something like -1 to any abilities requiring movement of the torso for it. (I'd rather spend a day in body armor than in a corset, though I'd probably look better in the corset -- in my own mind at least. I think the rest of the world would weep.)