So, in Seeker of Secrets, there are cracked Ioun stones. Some of them give you bonuses to a stat based skill.
For example; The cracked Deep Red Sphere Ioun stone gives +1 to a dexterity based skill.
I was wondering if they stacked. Now, I know that they wouldn't stack for the same skill; if Ioun stones could stack the same bonus, that would be REALLY STUPID with the cracked dusty rose prism Ioun stone, which gives you +1 init for 500 gold.
So, can I buy and use 3 cracked Deep red Sphere Ioun stones as long as I use them for different skills?
E.G. I pay 600 gold and get +1 to disable device, +1 to acrobatics, and +1 to stealth?
(If you don't own seekers of secrets, looking at this helps:
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items/wondrous-items/wondrous-items/h-l/ioun- stones)
Can you wear boots of elvenkind (+5 to Acrobatics, a Dex skill), cloak of elvenkind (+5 to Stealth, a Dex skill), and a vest of escape (+6 to Escape Artist, a Dex skill) at the same time?
(Answer: yes.)
Can you wear boots of elvenkind (+5 to Acrobatics, a Dex skill), cloak of elvenkind (+5 to Stealth, a Dex skill), and a vest of escape (+6 to Escape Artist, a Dex skill) at the same time?
It just seemed a little unbalanced that I can get like a total of +10 to various skills for 2000 gold...
Also it was clear that other types of stones don't stack, so I wasn't sure if it was the stones themselves that don't stack or that the abilities the stones give don't stack.
+1 to a skill is cheap, because skill bonuses are cheap and because of stacking rules.
+10 to a skill is not cheap.
So if you want to pay 1,400 gp for +1 to 7 Dex skills, that's fine. You could instead pay 4,000 gp for a belt of dexterity, get a +1 on all of those skills, and a +1 to your Ref save, your AC, CMD, and other Dex-derived stats.
Anyway, my point is... go for it. :)