Each character's kart has different capabilities with differing levels of top speed, acceleration and handling.

A character's performance in battle is determined by numerical values (" statistics ") for categories like speed, strength and magical power.

The speed at which it fills is directly affected by the character's will level.

Other suits include the " Frog Suit ," which increases the character's underwater speed and agility and improves jumping height on land, and the " Hammer Suit ," which gives Mario the appearance of the Hammer Bros. enemy and allows him to throw hammers at enemies and resist fire attacks.

* The inclusion of seven extra weapons per character, which have different designs and statistics, composed of Power ( inflicts more damage ), Defense ( receives less damage ), Strength ( damage dealt to enemy's weapon gauge ), Durability ( resistance of player's weapon gauge ) and Weight ( changes character's speed ).

However, in this game the rate of travel depended on the character's speed, and moved incrementally along the tile.

Time within combat is divided into units called ticks, most actions in combat have speed values, which indicate the number of ticks which must pass before the character's next turn, if multiple characters take turns on the same tick, their actions are considered to take place simultaneously.

Cohl achieved his speed ( thirteen Newlyweds cartoons in thirteen months ) by using the bare minimum of actual animation, the scenes consisting of static tableau with dialog balloons appearing above each character's head ( done faithfully in the McManus style ).

The character's speed allows him to perform feats such as create cyclone-strength winds ; run up walls and cross bodies of water.

There are 21 karts in all and the character's weight class ( light, middle, or heavy ) determines the kart in which they can ride as well as their speed, acceleration, and weight attributes.

Instead of rolling for Initiative as in most other RPGs, the players make a " speed " roll on the bones — the exact number and type being rolled determined by each character's stats — and then draw a number of cards from a community playing card deck based on the results of that roll.

Power-up attributes that granted extra shot power and faster speed could be carried over from level to level, and a password system allowed the player to save their character's progress.

Once stamina is depleted, health is used and as it decreases, the character's skills ( such as weapon accuracy ), speed, and strength are negatively affected.

That is, increasing a character's speed increases the chances of acting earlier within a turn, but does not change how frequently that character's turns come about.

Equipable items may alter how the Ring behaves, trading off with another statistic ; for example, one may be able to increase a character's speed in battle ( attacking more often ) at the cost of having the Ring sweep faster.

In 2003 Namco released a fighting game that used the cell phone's camera to create a character based on the player's profile and determined the character's speed and power based on the image taken ; the character could then be sent to another friend's mobile phone to battle.

The order of action is prescribed by each character's speed, status, and equipment.

The SuperTuxKart HUD displays the character's speed, position, and amount of nitro, while also displaying the map of the course in the lower-left corner.

As a party member or enemy's turn approaches, a representative icon on the bottom of the screen moves along the IP Gauge to its end, the speed of which being determined by the particular character's " speed " rating.

Each character's progress is measured by experience points, which are needed to " level up ", a process by which battle-related statistical fields such as speed and power are boosted.

Aside from each weapon's quality, its effectiveness is also influenced by the character's skill with that type of weapon, and the speed of the player relative to the target: for example, a javelin thrown while running or riding a horse will be potentially more damaging than a javelin thrown while standing still.

Instead, there are four attack buttons of varying strength and speed, which can perform punches or kicks depending on the character's position.

The player then chooses a race ( species ) such as Human or Elf, a character class ( occupation ) such as Fighter or Wizard, an alignment ( a moral and ethical outlook ), and a number of powers, skills and feats to enhance the character's basic abilities.

* The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova purports to be a book by the main character, and further contains a number of other letters, books, and maps relating to Dracula and the main character's friends and family.

All of the tenants ' names involve a pun on the character's room number:

Both random and points-based methods for determining stat totals exist, but the final result will be a number on a percentile scale ( 1-100 ), which is then used to determine the character's skill bonus at actions which employ that stat.

The final number is the character's skill bonus, which is the number actually added to the dice when actions are attempted.

The player initially allocates a limited number of attribute points ( such as ' Strength ', ' Coordination ', and ' Quickness ') and selects skills ( such as ' Unarmed Combat ', ' War Magic ' and ' Melee Defense ') for the character, with those base skills starting at a level determined by the character's attributes.

It has many elements found in a modern novel: a central character and a very large number of major and minor characters, well-developed characterization of all the major players, a sequence of events covering the central character's lifetime and beyond.

Character generation is much more involved than D & D, with the player using 10 sided die to determine everything from the character's race to handedness to the number of points they have to distribute amongst the primary characteristics ( Strength, Agility, Manual Dexterity, Magical Aptitude, Endurance, etc.

It introduces the Clan McDuck, giving a family history to the characters that would later be expanded by both Barks and his " successors " and firmly setting the character's origin in Scotland, a homeland where a number of later stories would take place.

In games derived from Dungeons & Dragons ( D & D ), an accumulation of a sufficient number of experience points increases a character's " level ", a number that represents a character's overall skill and experience.

For example, in the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons, whenever a level is gained in a character class, it provides a number of skill points ( the exact number is calculated based on the class and the character's intelligence statistic ), which can be spent to raise various skills.

The entirety of the song references Frieza and his character's arc, with the single itself rising as high as number two on the Oricon music chart.

" GameDaily ranked SHODAN at number eleven on the list of top evil masterminds of all time, stating " 343 Guilty Spark is a real menace, but it's got nothing on the diabolical Shodan ", and adding hope for the character's return in a possible later title, and additionally naming her one of the most horrific video game bosses of all time, noting her constant assault upon the player and humanity despite being unable to harm him directly.

For each five points over the target number the character is considered to have a " raise " which typically makes the character's action more effective.

In his 1970s run on The Avengers, artist George Pérez revamped the character's costume a number of times, having a significant impact on the character's development —

A character's profession represents not a rigid set of abilities available to the character, but rather a set of natural proficiencies in numerous areas.

A character's profession represents not a rigid set of abilities available to the character, but rather a set of natural proficiencies in numerous areas.

World of Darkness games suggest players to have at least ten d10s available to roll for their character's task resolutions and Attribute tests.

The player character's skill points can be used to increase their statistics or to improve their aptitude in one of the fifteen available skills.

The player character's appearance can be modified to the player's preference: it can be dressed from a large selection of available clothes and accessories, or players can design new clothing patterns from scratch with help from the village tailor, Able Sisters.

In editions available in the United Kingdom, this character's name was Michael Kyros.

Each character's weapons are different, sometimes dramatically, in terms of pattern and power ; in addition, each Shikigami weapon is available in one of two modes, chosen at the start of each new game.

Bombs are also available, and each character's bombs function differently as well.

A single variety of weapon is available for each character, and the " progression by means of use " present on the series ' previous game was removed from the weapons and magic systems ; now the only factor which influences a spell's damage is how high the character's " magic " attribute and how low an enemy's magical defense towards a special kind of magic is ( for example: undeads are wounded heavier by light-based magic-attacks ).

Beaumarchais said that in the original company, there were no boys available who were both the right age and who could understand all the " subtleties " of the role, as most of the character's comic traits come from the view of an adult looking back on puberty with amusement.

The player is not limited by any class other than the character's race, and is free to level up any of the different skills available.

This version features gameplay similar to the NES version, but with completely different level designs and all the of main character's moves available from the start.