Editing Metal Slug System (section)

==Character and Weapon creation==
Points:
Weapons:
The cost of a weapon is determined by multiplying the costs of all of its stages together. Once you have the total, round down to the nearest whole number.

Delivery and Payload stages cost 0.5 * the dice size. All stages cost at least 1.  Special properties add to the costs of their stage.
*Lasers cost +1
*Homing costs +5
*Exploding costs +2
*Armor piercing costs +5
*Big blast costs +4
*Fire costs +6
*Slow costs +1 for either version

Your weapon's max ammunition is equal to 10000 / (its point cost).

Each character also gets a free weapon with a point value of 700 points.  This weapon never runs out of ammunition, and ammunition is never dropped for it.

Stat costs:
*HP: costs 1 for 5 points of HP
*Dodge: costs 20 per point of Dodge
*Armor: costs 5 per point of Armor

If you like, you can choose the ability to run for cover. This costs 4 per point. If you skip firing, you can add this value to your dodge value for the round.

For futuristic campaigns, you may want to be able to project shields. You can buy a point of shields for 1 point: you can skip firing to add it to your armor value for the round. You can't use shields and run for cover in the same round.

You have 5000 points to spend on your character in a regular game.