GURPS Technical Grappling Max Control Points

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Originally Posted by DouglasCole

No. That's not how it works. Max CP is MAX CP, not 'per grapple.' It's the maximum amount of control a person with that strength and training can apply under any circumstances.

Reading TG6 in this context, how would it work if you did sort of a "4 on 4" limbs situation (left hand grapples left hand, right hand grapples right hand, left leg grapples right leg, right leg grapples right leg) ?

You would have 0.5xST RH>RH, another 0.5x for LH>LH which would total 1.0xST

Would that mean for the leg-on-leg additions of 0.6xST that you just could not do those grapples, or they would be limited to 0CP grapples because any CP added on the legs would exceed the total?

I guess I just informally assumed "amount of CP a grappler is maintaining" meant "grappling implement"...

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

Trained ST is "your effective ST plus your training bonus."
As your Grip ST goes up when you use your legs, arms, or other grapply appendages, your Trained ST should go up as well.

ah NM should've read this 2nd reply first...

I guess I'm wondering if you can maintain 0.5xST hands-free (pass limb) why that can't increase max CP like adding a 2nd hand would?

It kinda seems like you could still track it "per grappled location"

IE if you're grappling with 1 arm and 1 leg (0.5+0.6=1.1) it's still prob like max 0.5 on the arm's target and 0.6 on the leg's target, when calculating penalties that apply based on 100% of the CP instead of 50% (referred control) ?

that'd be like 0.5+0.3=0.8 for arm and 0.6+0.25=0.85 calculating max CP (as multiple of trained ST) when including referred control I guess?