Cracking Joints

The mutant’s joints emit loud, cracking, and grinding noises whenever he moves, particularly if he bends his joints. This is painless and harmless, but somewhat unnerving to others. Moving quietly becomes very difficult.
Type: Minor negative.
Effect: The character receives a -3 penalty on all Stealth checks. When he is not attempting to move stealthily, his enemies receive a +3 bonus on Perception checks to determine surprise (do not apply both the penalty and the bonus to the same situation). Obviously, if the character is lying in wait with a sniper rifle, it doesn’t matter that his finger may make a cracking noise when he pulls the trigger—at that point, the targets are likely to be alarmed anyway.
Biotech: Implant.