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=== Changes ===

==== What's In ====

'''Weapons no longer need a base +1 to enhance.''' They only need be masterwork.  That means you can have a ''flaming burst longsword'' without a +1.

'''Anyone can craft.''' For the purposes of item crafting feats, everyone has a caster level at least equal to their character level.  This enables the fighter or monk to craft his own sword or shield.  They still need to find the appropriate spells (such asfrom an ally, or a scroll).  They can activate said items for the purposes of magic item creation only.

'''Pathfinder's feat system.'''  It's standard in Pathfinder, but in D&D feats come only once every three levels.  This grants a feat every odd level.

==== What's Out ====

'''Anything that grants a resistance bonus.'''  Its covered by the scaling benefits, and can't be easily converted into a similar benefit.  Some resistance bonuses may be appropriate to change to other bonus types, such as things granted by a class.

==== What's Different ====

'''''Magic Weapon'', ''Greater Magic Weapon'', and ''Magic Vestment''.'''  And similar enhancement bonuses to weapon or armor.  They now provide a +2 bonus to damage for every +1 enhancement bonus to weapons they would have provided.  ''Magic vestment'' now increases your touch AC up to your normal AC.

'''Classes which provide scaling weapon or armor enhancement bonuses.'''  Treat it as the changes to ''magic weapon'', ''greater magic weapon'', and ''magic vestment'' above.

'''Enhancement Bonuses to Weapons and Armor.'''  Treat enhancement bonuses as permanent forms of ''magic weapon'', ''greater magic weapon'', or ''magic vestment''.

'''Familiars, Companions, and Minions.'''  These things don't typically gain scaling benefits (except feat progression, if your companion gains feats).  However you are always free to loan your benefits to your companion or a minion you own (such as a golem), though not other free willed NPCs.  They are in effect magic items you can't actually lose, and just as you can hand your ''gloves of dexterity +4'' to your wolf, you could pass your bonuses as well.  Clearly when loaned, you yourself do not benefit from it.

==== Some Things Are The Same ====

You will notice I left some things the same, such as things like ''[[SRD:Bull's Strength|bull's strength]]'', and that's fine.  These spells provide larger-than-normal bonuses until they are eventually overwritten.  Likewise AC buffing items are still in the game.  ''[[SRD:Offensive Precognition|Offensive precognition]]'' remains because the rarer insight bonus is balanced by lasting only minutes, not hours.  Things like ''gloves of dexterity'' still exist, but are eventually replaced as you grow in strength.  Thus you get them only if you want to enjoy the benefits early.
Author	Eiji-kun +
Identifier	3.5e Variant Rule +
Rated By	Ganteka Future + and Spanambula +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Summary	A different take on New Level Dependant Benefits. +
Title	Scaling Benefits +