Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Spare and optional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
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A Doylist would say that EA wouldn't spare the budget for Bioware to create new animations for one short scene in an optional piece of DLC.
Source: She Cleans Up Nicely -
Face Death with Dignity: The Great Oracle, unless you unlock the optional scene where you can spare his life.
Source: Video Game / Aëdemphia -
An optional Bestowment for Frankenstein characters in Promethean: The Created is "Spare Parts", which lets you heal your wounds and readjust your Physical Traits by adding, subtracting, or replacing bits of yourself.
Source: Appendage Assimilation
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