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Originally Posted by Hide
Well, by the book you can only achieve up to -40% from an accessibility limitation.
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I don't think that's quite RAW. The "random probability" chart in Powers only goes up to -40%, and the text for Accessibility suggests keeping the value in the -10% to -30% range (not bad advice). The Basic definition has two examples greater than -40% ("Only on psis" at -50% and "Useless under stress" at -60%.) PU8 has another chart for frequency of running across a person that would be affected, ranging from -50% (1 in 10,000) to -80% (one person). Other books have other examples ("Only while stationary", -50%, DF12; "Master Only" or "Familiar Only" -80% (on Telesend, Mind Reading, etc), DF5; One specific dreamer's dreamland, -80%, Horror; Only Affects IQ Penalties -50%, Horror; Evil Undead or Spirit Beings, -50%, MH1; Exposed Blood Only (on enhanced senses) -60%, MH1)... well, you get the idea. There's a number of examples scattered through the product line.
You can have Accessibilities greater than -40%, but they're uncommon. Along with that "usually -10% to -30%" advice, it's also worth keeping in mind that the Limitation value doesn't scale linearly with the "percentage of use" you get from the ability. "Only useful 40% of the time" is not a -60% Limitation. Going beyond -40% is more like an exponential reduction in the amount of use you can get out of the ability.
But rather than debate the value of an Accessibility on Enhanced Move, let's take a look at an old thread where
Kromm derives the value of Increased Step for attack-type Maneuvers as [20] per, or a version usable with any Maneuver at [25]. (See the rest of the thread for other discussion and debate.) Apply the "Armor Addon" meta-trait (convenience wrapper for those Gadget Limitations) since it only works while wearing the armor, and you're done.