Accessory

Accessory is a physical, exotic perk, described in Basic Set, p. 100, Power-Ups 2: Perks, p. 10, where a list of possible Accessories is given, and Thaumatology: Magical Styles , p. 32, where an alternate form is given as Staff Attunement.

Examples[]

Supers p30 mentions after Supersuit in the Perks section "minor applications of a hero’s powers, comparable to the benefits of Accessory or Shtick" listing Burrower then Climbing Line then Generator then Ignition then Illumination then Perfume then Periscope then Striking Surface
Climbing Spikes on Supers p43 is part of the Cat's Claws meta-trait. The +2 it gives to the Climbing skill is much cheaper than buying this as a racial skill modifier, which would cost 4 points (2 per +1). This is also cheaper than getting +1 for a 2nd point in the skill when one has just one point in it. The downside is obviously that spikes are VISIBLE and also might perhaps damage some surfaces.
- putting 1 point in climbing is a better investment for those who lack the skill which would buy it up from DX-5 to DX-1 (+4) but this would not be possible for those with Incompetent in climbing (who could still get a racial bonus or an accessory)
  - Dabbler is another way: +3 for 1/2 point, +2 for 1/4 point, +1 for 1/8 point
Supers 44 mentions that Generator and Ignition and Lamp and Periscope are all accessories
Supers 46 introduces an Accessory Perks only limitation for Reconfigurable Mechanisms and S80 also mentions it under Gizmos
Supers 86 Apparatus mentions it: "similar to taking an Accessory for a character, but it can include larger items on a scale suited to the headquarters, so long as these don’t provide more than minor benefits"

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