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Old 07-29-2014, 12:09 PM   #21
Ulzgoroth
 
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Default Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Absolute Timing/Chronolocation

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Originally Posted by Pomphis View Post
Basic page 100:

Your body incorporates a tool or
other useful gadget (e.g., a siren or a
vacuum cleaner) that provides minor,
noncombat benefits not otherwise
covered by a specific advantage.

Power-Ups 2 page 10:

Your body incorporates a useful gadget that provides minor
benefits not covered by a specific advantage. You might even
be an item of the specified type, built on points; e.g., an intelligent
magical harp would list Accessory (Harp) among its
perks. The following Accessories are usually acceptable, provided
that you’re big enough to contain (or be) the item:
I think you're probably right. I was looking (on the same page of PU2 at:
"Many Accessory perks ape other exotic perks; e.g., climbing equipment is Climbing Line (below), a fan is Air Jet (below), flashlights and headlights are Illumination (below), a cigarette lighter is Ignition (below), a mirror is Periscope (p. 11), and a shovel is Burrower (below)."

Which I think on reconsidering is not actually saying that those other exotic perks are the same as the Accessory perk, merely similar in effect.

(Of course, Climbing Line is not really similar to any realistic accessory. Given its relationship with Swinging it appears to encompass the travel utility of Spider-man's web shooting.)
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Old 07-29-2014, 01:18 PM   #22
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Default Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Absolute Timing/Chronolocation

Absolute Timing is one of those advantages that should not in fact exist. The ability to know how precisely how much time has elapsed (with a precision that equals but does not exceed the capability of the time-pieces in the setting) should be a perk. That it exists at all is a leftover from before the introduction of perks as the advantageous counterpart to quirks.
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Old 07-29-2014, 01:21 PM   #23
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Default Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Absolute Timing/Chronolocation

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Absolute Timing is one of those advantages that should not in fact exist. The ability to know how precisely how much time has elapsed (with a precision that equals but does not exceed the capability of the time-pieces in the setting) should be a perk. That it exists at all is a leftover from before the introduction of perks as the advantageous counterpart to quirks.
In that case, Absolute Timing probably should exist as an Advantage...minus that precision limitation.
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