Mano a Mano:Make a Template

Make a Template - Template Generation Example

This example shows how to generate a character template. (See Game Design/Templates.) I envision a Template of nasty monsters called "Sabretooth Penguins" which are about human sized but stockier, with clawed hands and sharp teeth.

1. Dimensions and Modifiers - Sabretooth Penguins are around 60 kg and 1 meter tall. They don't vary in size as much as humans do, so they have low variability. They are similar to humans in speed, power, toughness and agility, so we give them 1 speed, 4 power, 6 toughness and 3 agility.

2. Abilities - Sabertooth Penguins have flippers which give them a +1 swimming ability modifier.

3. Natural Weapons and Armor - Sabretooth Penguins have clawed hands with 0.5 meters of reach and a manual dexterity modifier of 0. Their teeth and claws are sharp.

4. Character Points (CP) - 4 power is worth 800 CP. 6 toughness is worth 600 CP. 1 speed 3 agility are both worth 0 CP. Low variation is worth 100 CP. 0.5 m reach is worth 100 CP. Sharp sharpness is worth 1000 CP. Multiple natural weapons adds 100 CP. Ambidextrous hands with 0 manual dexterity modifier is worth 0 CP. Swimming ability with a +1 modifier is worth 100 CP. A -1 dexterity on the Sabretooth penguine's second (usually left) arm is worth -100 CP. The total CP of our new Sabretooth Penguin template is 2700 CP.

NAME _______________________ AGE ______ SEX _____ TEMPLATE Sabretooth Penguin

OCCUPATION(S) _______________________________________________________________

Power             _____     ABILITIES             Template       Extra    Tot
Carrying Capacity _____ kg  and disabilities       CP    Mod    CP    Lvl Mod
Equipment Mass    _____ kg  swimming            (  100 )  1  (______) ___ ___
Encumbrance       _____     ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
Speed-Encumbrance _____     ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
Stride            _____     ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
ground movement   _____ m   ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
water movement    _____ m   ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
air movement      _____ m   ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
climbing movement _____ m   ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
                            ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
    Template CP (  2700 )   ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
   Character CP (_______)   ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
       Total CP (_______)   ___________________ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___

       Template     Character                     Template       Extra    Tot
Mass         60 kg  _____% _______ kg              CP    Mod    CP    Mod Mod 
Length      1.0 m   _____% _______ m    Agility (   0  )  3  (______) ___ ___
Type     height     Var.CP                Speed (   0  )  1               ___
Var.        low    (  100 )           Toughness ( 600  )  6  (______) ___ ___
                                          Power ( 800  )  4  (______) ___ ___

NATURAL                           Template                      Extra    Tot
WEAPONS      Cmb Dex  Qty CP  Qty  Shp CP  Shp  Rch CP  Rch  Rch CP  Rch Rch
Claws&Teeth  ___ ___ (  100 )  3  ( 1000 )  S  (  100 ) 0.5 (______) ___ ___
____________ ___ ___ (______) ___ (______) ___ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___
____________ ___ ___ (______) ___ (______) ___ (______) ___ (______) ___ ___

manual dexterity: best  0  2nd best -1   DexCP =( -100 )

NATURAL ARMOR                 Abs Cvr    AbsCP     CP      
_____________________________ ___ ___ x (_____)=(______)      
_____________________________ ___ ___ x (_____)=(______)

EQUIPMENT       special modifiers Qty Mass Heft Cmb Reach Cvr Abs  Power  Shp
_______________ _________________ ___ ____ ____ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___-___ ___
_______________ _________________ ___ ____ ____ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___-___ ___
_______________ _________________ ___ ____ ____ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___-___ ___
_______________ _________________ ___ ____ ____ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___-___ ___
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_______________ _________________ ___ ____ ____ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___-___ ___

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