I notice that VoP gains weapon abilities as it lvls but not armor abilities. I'd like to request that it does along the same lines as it gains weapon abilities except that it gains then 1 lvl sooner then weapon abilities (to reflect they are cheaper to purchase). Thus it would gain an armor bonus at lvl6 and every 4 levels afterwards.
Basically it would look like this:
Empower armor(Su):
At 6th level, and again every 4 levels thereafter, you may choose any +1 armor ability or gain one armor ability that costs up to 10k. Additionally instead of using it right away, one can chose to save it up to use later with additional gained armor abilities for greater effect (IE: such as if saving the 6th lvl ability, upon reaching lvl 10 they could then purchase a +2 ability, or save the 11th lvl one and purchase a +3 ability at lvl 15, etc. or likewise if saving the 6th lvl ability, upon reaching lvl 10 they could then purchase one weapon ability of up to 20k in cost, or save the 10th lvl one and purchase one weapon ability of up to 30k in cost at lvl 14, etc).
In addition I'd like to request the same feat I did for weapon abilities but for armor abilities, worded as such:
VOP Armor ability feat
Prerequisite: vow of poverty feat, lvl 6 or higher
Benefits: Each time this feat is taken choose any +1 armor ability or choose one armor ability that costs up to 10k and gain its benefits (just like the abilities gained at lvl 6,10,14,18 except its in addition to them). This feat can be taken and saved and used with the armor abilities gained from "empower strike". This feat can be taken multiple times.
Note I also assume here (correct me if I'm wrong) but it appears that the armor abilities would be added to say natural armor. Since the natural armor tops at +5 from VoP then I assume the VOP armor enhancement gained would be limited to the standard +10 max before epic, as such I think this would help balance it out as one could only take +5 armor ability bonuses since their natural armor become +5 at lvl12.
Does that look alright?