Alternate Rules for Legacy-Esque Items?

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

So before we go on...

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So I have started my current campaign. It is a Martial Adept themed Gestalt Campaign where one side is locked into 1 Martial Adept Class and most stats are averaged between both sides rather then taking the best of either. I made a thread over a year ago on the boards (HERE).
I current ruleset can be seen HERE.

So anyways my players should be getting their hands on a Legacy-Esque item, the first of quite a few. The group has bee limited to magical items with a CL of 6 or lower and gold below WBL, so these items will be significante boosts to their characters.

I want these weapons to scale based on player investment into them, but I don't like the way Legacy Items rules work for this. I want the theme of the Items to be based off of 2 or 3 Martial Disciplines and require proper knowledge and investment in these disciplines to use to their max potential.

I was thinking that I would have it set up in a tiered system based on the highest level maneuver of a assocaited discipline. Something along the lines of:

Tier 0 : No Maneuvers of associated Discipline
Tier 1 : 1st level Maneuver of associated Discipline
Tier 2 : 3rd level Maneuver of associated Discipline
Tier 3 : 5th level Maneuver of associated Discipline and 1st level Maneuver of another associated Discipline
Tier 4 : 7th level Maneuver of associated Discipline and 3rd level Maneuver of another associated Discipline
Tier 5 : 9th level Maneuver of associated Discipline and 5th level Maneuver of another associated Discipline

In addition to that I may have ritual-esque requirements like legacy weapons, but no actual rituals proper (unless you know, it makes sense)
The Tier 0 would probably be treated as a +1 item of some kind and a Masterwork Item of the associated Disciplines key skills, probably made out of some exotic material
Above that the items would have effects of approriate power usually based off of some preexisting items and enhancments, but also potentially some unique effects and/or emulated class/racial features

I am wondering if this approach will cause any problems. Collecting these items is supposed to be the PCs primary goals and motivations and I don't want them to end up being too complicated or unusable.

Any thoughts?

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

So to follow with my idea, here is an example of one of the items I built.

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Vile Fang

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Basic Effects
+1 Feycraft Gehennan Morghuth-Iron Spiked Gauntlet
Vile Fang may also be treated as a Bladed Gauntlet and is treated as a Masterwork Item for Grit(Survival/Heal/Control Shape), Coercion(Handle Animal/Intimidate), and Craftsmanship(Poisonmaking). Vile Fang automatically changes size to fit the wielder

Venom Chamber
Vile Fang can store poisons in chambers inside of it. Vial Fang has 3 chambers, which can be filled in place of coating the weapon in poison. You can choose to release poison stored in this way on a successful attack roll, as a free action, rather than automatically inflicting the poison.

Vile Charges
Vile Fang is charged with vile energy which can be expended to enhance it. The weapon has 3 charges, which are renewed at the start of each encounter or 10 minutes after being expended and while out of combat.

Devour Poison
Vile Fang can be coaxed to quickly consume poison. You can spend 1 charge to coat poison on Vile Fang as a swift action. If you are able to normally apply poison as a swift action or have an ability that allows you to do so, you may apply the poison as a free action (or activate the ability as a free action).

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One 1st level Maneuver in the Jade Viper, Steel Serpent, or Viper Fang disciplines. Intentionally poison one’s self with a poison with a save DC of 15 or greater, and succeed the save without assistance.

Basic Effects
Vile Fang now also has the Virulent enhancement (DotU), the Martial Discipline enhancement for the Jade Viper, Steel Serpent, and Viper Fang disciplines (the benefits of these enhancements do not stack with one another), it's enhancement bonus increases to +2, and grants a +1 resistance on all saving throws, which is doubled against poisons.

Vile Charges
Viper Fang gains additional charges equal to it's current tier.

Toxic Strike
When you declare an attack, you can spend up to half of your maximum number of charges to increase the Save DC of any poison delivered with Vile Fang equal to the number of charges spent, as a free action. These charges are wasted if the attack misses.

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One 3rd level Maneuver in the Jade Viper, Steel Serpent, or Viper Fang disciplines. Successfully defeat a number of opponents who’s HD total up to twice your level or greater by yourself only using Vile Fang and any poisons you possess. These opponents must have at least half your level in HD. Appropriately sized snakes are commonly chosen for this task.

Base Effects
Vile Fang now also has the Assassination enhancement (City). and grants a +2 bonus to Dex and a +1 bonus to Natural Armor.

Spit Fangs
Vile Fang can be used to make ranged attacks. These attacks launch a needle-like projectiles at the target. This is treated as a thrown weapon attack with a range increment of 20 feet which deals the base damage of Vile Fang plus any appropriate modifiers for such an attack. When you declare an attack in this manner you can choose to apply any poisons currently stored in Vial Fang, expending that poison. If Vile Fang has the Toxic Enhancement you instead treat the potency as if it’s potency has been reduced by one.

Secrete Venom
You can spend 1 charge as a swift action  to create and coat Vile Fang in injury poison (Fort DC 10 plus current tier, 1d4 one Ability Score/ 1d4 one Ability Score). This poison loses potency after 1 hour.

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One 5th level Maneuver in the Jade Viper, Steel Serpent, or Viper Fang disciplines and one 1st level maneuver in each of the other two disciplines. Swallow whole a living, unharmed Tiny Viper Snake. The snake will attack you for 10 rounds inside your stomach before dieing, automatically hitting and inflicting poison. You take a -5 penalty to saves against the poison, and you must survive any damage you take without assistance.

Base Effects
Vile Fang now also has the Toxic enhancement (DotU), its enhancement bonus increases to +3, and grants a +2 resistance on all saving throws, which is doubled against poisons.

Field of Fangs
As a standard action, Viper Fang can conjure caltrops and you can thrown them in any square within 15 feet. These caltrops disappear 5 minutes after being placed or after they make a successful attack roll. These caltrops use your normal attack roll with Vile Fang at a -10 penalty (minimum +0), and you are automatically aware if the caltrops are stepped on as long as you remain within 1 mile of them, though this does not reveal any details about what they struck. If the caltrops make a successful attack roll, they deal damage and can apply any poison on Vile Fang as if Vile Fang had landed the attack, if you chose.

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One 7th level Maneuver in the Jade Viper, Steel Serpent, or Viper Fang disciplines and one 3rd level maneuver in the each of the other two disciplines. Tattoo a snake unto your arm using ink created from Jade dust, snake blood, and poison extracted from Vile Fang. The tattoo takes 10 minutes to create, and each minute you must make a save against poison which deals 2d4 Dex burn (Fort DC 20). If you are rendered paralyzed before completing the tattoo, your effort is wasted and you must begin anew. You may not be assisted.

Base Effects
Vile Fang now also has the Corrosive enhancement and grants an additional +2 bonus to Dex and a +1 bonus to Natural Armor (stacks with Tier 2 bonus). In addition, Vile Fang grants a +2 bonus to either Con or Wis (your choice).

Concentrate the Poison
You can spend 1 charge as a swift action to empower one poison on Vile Fang (as Empower Spell). This poison remains empowered for 3 rounds.

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One 9th level Maneuver in the Jade Viper, Steel Serpent, or Viper Fang disciplines and one 5th level maneuver in the each of the other two disciplines. You must willingly drink a serum created from a mixture of various rare herbs and plants, and poison extracted from Vile Fang. This serum takes 24 hours to make. Upon taking the serum, you are immediately confused and remained so for 8 hours, and must make a save against  poison each hour for the duration. This poison deals 1d4 burn to Int, Wis, and Cha (Will DC 20). You can be restrained during this time to prevent you from hurting yourself and others, but this increases the Save DC to 25. Should any ability score be reduced to 0 by this poison, you are left permanently confused, which cannot be removed by any means.

Base Effects
Vile Fang has its enhancement bonus increases to +4 and grants a +3 resistance on all saving throws, which is doubled against poisons.

Serpent-Born
Vile Fang grafts itself to your hand, and is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon, when beneficial. You are also treated as having the reptile subtype, when beneficial. Vile Fang can be ungrafted and regrafted as a free action while worn.

Field of Fangs
Caltrops created with Vile Fang’s Tier 3 ability may be suspended in mid air, and do not disapear if they make a successful attack roll. You can spend 1 charge to conjure and throw the caltrops as a swift action, and spend 1 charge to increased the area they occupy to a 10 foot cube.

Feast on Ichor
Vile Fang renews 1 charge if it successfully delivers poison and the target fails it’s save to resist that poison. If this attack also kills the target, Vile Fang instead renews 2 charges. Vile Fang can only renew charges in this manner once per turn. If you so choose, you may attack and deliver poison to yourself with Vile Fang and renew 1 charge. Any damage you take may be nonlethal and minimized, and you do not have to fail your save to renew a charge.

Unyielding Venom
If a creature successfully saves against a poison delivered with Vile Fang, the poison still deals minimum initial damage. This effect can only be applied once per round per creature, and should multiple poisons be delivered and saved against, you choose which poison is affected. This effect cannot be used to damage an ability score below half it’s total and has no effect on poisons that do not do damage. Creatures with Mettle are not affected by this effect

It is a little badly worded in some spots but I think I got the the point across for most of them.

[SolEiji]

Well first may I suggest this.  Because it's best.

I've made several weapons of legacy using said rule and you may notice I've basically made a template of it.  Perhaps this can aid you?

So far so good it looks.

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

I must admit you stuff looks much cleaner then what i made =P

[SolEiji]

I must admit you stuff looks much cleaner then what i made =P

Be not discouraged!  *Bardic performance gives +2 to Craft Homebrew!*