Recently (at lvl 5) got a strange custom armour, am lvl 6 now.
I do play a Archer type Bard [the slightly grumpy kind that still did not get to attain masterpieces due to a DM's dumb rule and hence going almost full archer now]
Did get a bespoke made armour though crafted from the very finest of basilisk leather.
A basilisk leather vest of many pockets.
Light AC +2 MaxDEX +6 CHECK 0 Spell failure 0 (would not matter anyway being a bard) Weight 2 lbs
Special property: You can store up to 50 lbs of small (up to potion sized)items in this vest without it gaining any weight.
Would you say this is a keeper or ought I slip into a Mithral chain +1 as soon as I can find one.
With this vest my AC is 16. To be +1 once I reach lvl 8 and +2 AC once I get to buy a buckler +1 (possibly next town)
And is there any common parler on how to enchant these things? Or am I purely at the mercy of the DM when it comes to enchanting bespoke gear?
If you can retrieve stuff as a move action from the vest, it's a suit of leather armor with the important parts of a handy haversack built in. Knock off say 10% for the reduced capacity; about 1800 GP value. Enchanting it with actual armor enchantments shouldn't be a problem, a handy haversack is slotless and shouldn't interfere.
Unless you like the style or need to smuggle stuff on a regular basis, a mithral chain shirt +1 (2100 GP) and a normal handy haversack (2000 GP) will be worth it once you can afford them.
True, enchanting it should not pose a big problem.
We don't smuggle much yet. But I am bound by bardic rules to look as sharp as possible, and the vest is supposed to look very sharp.
Still might really go for a Mithral shirt +1 later in the game sounds amazing.
Cant really have a Handy Haversack or I have problems with my Bag of holding. :(