Hrrmmm so tricky at best
I guess a watered down version of Vow of Poverty might be the way to go.
basically just lay out all the bonuses you want at lv 20 , using VOP as a guide, then spread them over 20 levels and then sit down with your DM.
1) Work out of the average wealth you'll have at each level how much you must sacrifice through RP (give away, destroyed as part of a ritual at levelup, etc)
2) Charcter cannot use any items that directly stack or stack parallel stats e.g. if you take +2STR then you cant then get any benefit from any wearable item that increases any other stat should you come across one. similar any AC bonus enchament, natural or otherwise you then cannot use any item which magically improves you AC etc
3) Charcter is still able to use magic items which are not related to his "bought" increases e.g. a bag of holding or a +1 sword (unless he's got an extra bonus to his BAB)
P.S keep in mind that as long as there is a cost then the charcter wont have enough money left over to min/max his equipment.
although I agree PrC's are a viable option they kill any chance of just playing a straight class which limits you to classes which are not heavy level depndents like spell casting classes. becuase then you need to find a PrC that stacks AND give the bonsues you want, which is close to impossible.
I guess a watered down version of Vow of Poverty might be the way to go.
basically just lay out all the bonuses you want at lv 20 , using VOP as a guide, then spread them over 20 levels and then sit down with your DM.
1) Work out of the average wealth you'll have at each level how much you must sacrifice through RP (give away, destroyed as part of a ritual at levelup, etc)
2) Charcter cannot use any items that directly stack or stack parallel stats e.g. if you take +2STR then you cant then get any benefit from any wearable item that increases any other stat should you come across one. similar any AC bonus enchament, natural or otherwise you then cannot use any item which magically improves you AC etc
3) Charcter is still able to use magic items which are not related to his "bought" increases e.g. a bag of holding or a +1 sword (unless he's got an extra bonus to his BAB)
P.S keep in mind that as long as there is a cost then the charcter wont have enough money left over to min/max his equipment.
although I agree PrC's are a viable option they kill any chance of just playing a straight class which limits you to classes which are not heavy level depndents like spell casting classes. becuase then you need to find a PrC that stacks AND give the bonsues you want, which is close to impossible.
You see it all the time.
