Mano a Mano:Make an Item

Make an Item - Equipment Generation Example

We will use our Modre Character from the character creation example to make a new weapon. (See Character Creation/Make a Character.)

1. Add up Modifiers

We start with Modre's +2 Craftsmanship ability modifier. Modre works on the weapon for 4 hours, so we add +5 for time invested. Modre uses the super science from a crashed flying saucer near his arctic home. We add a +8 modifier for his access to this "future age" technology. The laser drills he uses from the saucer are "state of the art" alien tools, giving him another +4 modifier and making the total modifier +19.

2. Roll vs Zero

The next step is to roll the total modifiers versus zero to get the success level of the Modre's attempt. Let's say we roll a 3, for a total of +22, and the opposing roll is a 2, so the success level for this action is +20. We multiply the success level by 100 CP and find that Modre can make a weapon with 2000 CP.

3. Distribute the CP

We decide Modre is making an "ice blade". We use 600 CP for 1/2 sharpness and 200 CP to get 1 meter reach for the ice blade, leaving 1200 CP. We use 600 CP to make the ice blade's power 4, leaving 600 CP. The rest of the CP can be used to reduce the weapon's heft. For 600 CP, 4 times the ice blade's power minus heft should be -1. In other words the weapon's heft should be 1 point more than 4 times the item's power, so the ice blade's heft is 17.

Item Name and Special Modifiers	CP	Mass	Heft	Reach	Cvr	Abs	Pwr	Shp
Ice Blade (no special modifiers)	2000	7 kg	17	1.0 m	0	0	4	1/2

Modre had a +2 ability modifier for making ice weapons, spent 32 hours working on the ice blade, used state of the art tools and future age technology, and did well on his roll (his 3 versus the opposing 2) to give us a total of 2000 CP for making the ice blade. The weapon has 17 heft, 1 meter of reach, 4 power and 1/2 sharpness. A weapon with this heft should weigh about 7 kg. (See Game Design/Equipment.)