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Armor Upgrades


Armor Upgrades

A creature can personalize armor by purchasing and installing armor upgrades, described below, which add bonuses or customized abilities to armor. Some individuals keep a collection of upgrades at hand, swapping them out as needed (requiring 10 minutes to replace the unit and resecure all connections). Explanations of entries for upgradesā€™ statistics follow.
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Reactive Polarization

Source Near Space pg. 153
Item Level 3; Price 1,600
Slots 1; Armor Type Any; Bulk L
Capacity 5; Usage 1
You can activate this upgrade as a reaction to gain a +4 circumstance bonus to a saving throw against a visual effect that would cause you to become dazzled or blinded. If you fail that save against an effect that would cause you to become blinded, you become dazzled instead.