Editing Mano a Mano:Manufacturing and Modification (section)

===Maximum CP===

To find the maximum CP of the item or character being modified, first add the ability used to a modifier based on the amount of time spent working on it:

{|
! style="width:6em" | modifier !! align="left" | time
|-
| align="center" | -4 || an hour
|-
| align="center" | -3 || a few hours
|-
| align="center" | -2 || a day
|-
| align="center" | -1 || a few days
|-
| align="center" |  0 || a week
|-
| align="center" | +1 || a couple of weeks
|-
| align="center" | +2 || a month
|-
| align="center" | +3 || a few months
|-
| align="center" | +4 || a year
|}

Then add a circumstance modifier:

{|
! style="width:6em" | modifier !! align="left" | examples
|-
| align="center" | -4 || poor quality tools ''and'' a culture which has taboos against making this item
|-
| align="center" | -2 || poor quality tools ''or'' a culture which has taboos against making this item
|-
| align="center" |  0 || circumstances do not significantly help or hinder the work
|-
| align="center" | +2 || state of the art tools ''or'' a culture which has specialized in making this item
|-
| align="center" | +4 || state of the art tools ''and'' a culture which has specialized in making this item
|}

Finally, multiply the result by a technology CP rating. Many games only need a single technology CP value, but technology CP can vary between cultures and even between different kinds of technology.

{|
! style="width:9em" | technology CP !! align="left" | example
|-
| align="center" | 10 || stone age
|-
| align="center" | 20 || ancient
|-
| align="center" | 50 || industrial
|-
| align="center" | 100 || modern
|-
| align="center" | 200 || futuristic
|}

The result is the maximum total CP which a newly created weapon or character can have. It is also the maximum total CP which a character or weapon can have after modification.