Editing Mano a Mano:Character Creation (section)

==Build==

A character may be able to have more or less speed, agility, toughness, strength, running, swimming, airspeed, mass and length than his template. 
Youth, adults and older characters are usually within the template's normal variability. To make a small child character without changing the template, you can reduce the mass, length, toughness, strength and running to less than the template's variability normally allows.
After finding the character's total toughness, find the character's ''stamina'' which is 2 times the character's total toughness.

Relatively big characters should have more toughness, strength, mass and length, while relatively smaller characters should have less toughness, strength, mass and length. The following table is a guideline for characters with typical mass, length, toughness and strength relationships, but characters are not required to fit these categories. Template variability limits relative size options. High variability is required for tiny and huge characters, low variability requires normal size, and no variability requires exactly average mass, length, toughness and strength.

{|
! align="left" | Size
! width="5" |
! align="left" | Toughness, Strength and Mass
! width="5" |
! align="left" | Length
|-
| tiny       || || less than half average || || over 20% less than average
|-
| very small || || between 1/3 and 2/3 average || || between 10% and 30% less than average
|-
| small      || || between half average and average || || between 20% less than average and average
|-
| normal     || || between 2/3 average and 50% more than average || || between 10% less and 10% more than average
|-
| big        || || between average and twice average || || between average and 30% more than average
|-
| very big   || || between 50% more than average and three times average || || between 10% and 50% more than average
|-
| huge       || || more than twice average || || over 30% more than average
|}

;more speed (20 CP): A character can have more speed if his template has medium or high variability. If the template's speed is &frac14; or &frac12; the character's total speed will be twice the template's speed. Otherwise the character's total speed will be the template's speed plus 1. More speed is worth 20 CP.

;less speed (-20 CP): A character can have less speed if his template has medium or high variability and the template's speed is greater than &frac14;. If the template's speed is 1 or &frac12; the character's total speed will be half of the template's speed. Otherwise the character's total speed will be the template's speed minus 1. Less speed is worth -20 CP.

;more or less agility (10 CP per level): A character can have more or less agility than his template depending on the template's variability: 0 points more or less if the template has low variability, 1 point more or less if the template has medium variability, or 2 points more or less if the template has high variability. Each point of agility is worth 10 CP. For example, if a character's total agility is 2 levels less than his template's agility, then his reduced agility is worth -20 CP. 

;more or less toughness (3 CP per level): A character can have total toughness up to 50% more than his template toughness with low variability, twice his template toughness with medium variability and 3 times his template toughness with high variability. A character can have less total toughness than his template toughness but never less than 0 toughness. Even a very fragile character usually has total toughness which is at least half of his template toughness. Each point of toughness is worth 3 CP. For example, -3 toughness is worth -9 CP.

;more or less strength (5 CP per level): A character can have total strength up to 50% more than his template strength with low variability, twice his template strength with medium variability and 3 times his template strength with high variability. A character can have less total strength than his template strength, but never less than 0 strength. Even a very weak character usually has total strength which is at least half of his template strength. Each point of strength is worth 5 CP. For example, -2 strength is worth -10 CP.

;more or less mass: A character can have from 30% less to 50% more than his template's average mass with low variability, half to double his template's average mass with medium variability and one-third to 3 times his template's average mass with high variability.

;more or less length: A character can have from 10% less to 10% more than his template's average length with low variability, 20% less to 30% more than his template's average length with medium variability and 30% less to 50% more than his template's average length with high variability.

;more or less running (5 CP per level): A character can have up to 50% more than his template's running with low variability, twice his template running with medium variability and three times his template running with high variability. A lame character can have less running than his template, but never less than 0 running.

;more or less swimming (5 CP per level): A character can have up 1 point more swimming than his template swimming with low variability, 3 points more than his template swimming with medium variability and 5 points more than his template swimming with high variability. A disabled character can have less swimming than his template, but never less than 0 swimming.

;more or less airspeed (5 CP per level): A character can have up to 50% more than his template airspeed with low variability, twice his template airspeed with medium variability and three times his template airspeed with high variability. A crippled character can have less airspeed than his template, but never less than 0 airspeed.