Editing Mano a Mano:Manufacturing and Modification (section)

===Modify Character Example===

'''1. Design the Character'''

After the Clone's defeat at the hands of Modre, the evil alien decides to upgrade the clone with 729 CP worth of enhancements, so that the enhanced clone's CP value is 830.

'''2. Find Maximum CP'''

We start with the evil alien's +3 surgery ability modifier, so that his maximum CP so far is 2. He is only taking a a day to modify the clone, so we subtract 1 from his maximum CP leaving 2.  He has no special circumstances, so we add 0 to his maximum CP.  The evil alien is using futuristic technology, so we multiply his maximum CP by 500, for a total maximum CP of 1000.

'''3. Compare Maximum CP to the CP of the Designed Character'''

Since the maximum CP (1000) is equal to or greater than the Modified Clone's CP (830), the evil alien is able to modify the clone.

'''4. For non-mechanical characters, perform the surgery roll'''

Since the Clone is a creature of flesh and blood rather than a mechanical or robotic one, a surgery roll must be made to ensure his survival.  Because the evil alien is significantly modifying the clone's physiology the difficulty of this surgery is 20.  On his first roll the clone rolls a 5, for a total of 8, which is not higher than 20.  

Having failed his first roll, the evil alien has to do another roll to see if the clone will even survive the modification.  The clone rolls a 18, for a total of 21, barely over the 20 difficulty level.  The now-enhanced clone barely survives the modification and recovers in about a month from this surgery.