Mano a Mano:Build Development
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Build Development
Extra CP from training and other experiences can be used to improve a character's extra toughness, power, speed and agility. When a character gains extra CP for toughness, power, speed or agility, update the character's extra and total modifiers. (See Character Development/Developing Abilities and Character Creation/Character CP.)
Developing Toughness
Developing toughness increases the amount of damage and stun a character can take before being incapacitated. Suppose a character with 5 template toughness has 0 extra toughness CP, so his extra toughness is 0 and his total toughness is 5. If the character works on increasing his toughness for a couple of years and increases his extra toughness CP by 20, then his extra toughness will be 2 and his total toughness will be 7 (5 template toughness plus 2 extra toughness.)
Developing Power
When a character's power increases, his weapon power, CC, encumbrance, stride, water, air or climbing movement may also change. Suppose a character has 3 template power and 0 extra power CP, so the character has 0 extra power and 3 total power. If the character gains 20 extra power CP, his extra power will increase to 1, and his total power will be 4 (3 template power plus 1 extra power.) The character's natural weapon power will increase to 4 and the power of his hand weapons will increase to 4 unless they are already greater than 4. His carrying capacity will increase from 2 kg to 3 kg. If the character was carrying 6 kg of equipment then his encumbrance will decrease from 3 to 2. (6 divided by 2 is 3, but 6 divided by 3 is only 2.) This would also increase his stride, water movement and air movement by 1 m, and his climbing movement by 0.1 m. (See Character Creation/Encumbrance and Movement.)
Developing Speed
A character can even increase his speed if he gains enough extra CP through training and experience. Suppose a character has 1 template speed and 0 extra speed CP, so he has 0 extra speed and 1 total speed. If the character eventually acquires 100 CP of extra speed CP, his extra speed will increase to 1 and his total speed will be 2. (1 template speed plus 1 total speed.)
Developing Agility
When a character's agility increases, his combat modifiers should be updated. Suppose a character has 3 template agility and 0 extra agility, so his extra agility is 0 and his total agility is 3. After many years of intense training he gains 100 extra agility CP, which increases his extra agility to 1 and his total agility to 4 (3 template agility plus 1 extra agility.) All of his combat modifiers will also increase by 1.
Flexible CP and Build
Flexible extra CP can be added to the CP of toughness, power, speed or agility. For example if a character gains 10 flexible CP, it can be split any way between toughness, power, speed, agility and abilities, or it can all go to toughness, power, speed, agility or one ability. (See Character Development/Developing Abilities/Flexible CP and Abilities.)
Training CP and Build
Training CP can increase a character's toughness, power, speed or agility. (See Character Development/Developing Abilities/Training CP.)
