Useful for scientists, explorers, and others that have need for an extra hand, the prehensile appendage gadget is both utilitarian and expensive. Essentially, this gadget consists of a long flexible cylinder capped at the end with a grasping claw that attaches to the
armor's side or back. The prehensile appendage gadget essentially gives the wearer of the
armor an additional hand with which to hold and manipulate objects. The gadget cannot be used to make normal melee attacks or fire
ranged weapons, but it can make
grapple attempts (with a Strength bonus of +2 and using the wearer's base
attack bonus). The appendage is controlled through a pair of gloves worn by the user; by issuing commands via a specific set of hand signs, the wearer can order the gadget to pick up, drop, or manipulate an object once per round as a free action.