Ki Charging (3.5e Invocation)

When a Saiyan Warrior takes this ability he has learned to replenish his ki. This can be accomplished in only one way which is very dangerous to him. When he begins charging he must sacrifice temporary ability loss of any combination to any physical stats he wishes, except that it can never result in a score lower then 8. When he takes this damage he must spend 1 round charging for every ability point that he took loss in. After every round he spends charging he gets 20 points of ki for every point of Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution sacrificed. He may never use this power to exceed his actual ki pool maximum. If he sacrificed any abilities points that would result in a total more then his maximum ki pool, both the ability points and ki points that would have exceeded his maximum are lost. All ability points are sacrificed on the first round he decides to charge. Charging can be interrupted by attacking the Saiyan Warrior. If the Saiyan Warrior is struck while charging they must make a concentration check DC = damage dealt. If the Saiyan Warrior fails his concentration check all ability points sacrificed are still lost, and the ki that he would have gained at the end of the each round are lost as well.

Example. Toma, a Saiyan Warrior needs to charge his ki pool. He only needs 35 ki points to reach his maximum ki pool, so he sacrifices 1 strength and 1 dexterity damage. Toma has now taken the 1 loss to both stats regardless of if he charges long enough to regain the ki. If Toma spends this round in a full round charging action, he gains 20 ki points back after his turn. After that he spends an additional round charging to gain an additional 15 points back to his ki pool, with the 5 points that exceeded his maximum being lost. All ki regained is gained at the end of the Saiyan Warrior's turn.