Alternate Benchmarks
By Greg Kerner
Below is a list of additional, optional ability ranks. Should you decide to utilise these ranking you will also need to download the following
| Power Ranks |
| Rank |
Abbreviation |
Score |
| Shift-0 |
Sh-0 |
0 |
| Feeble |
Fb |
2 |
| Poor |
Pr |
4 |
| Typical |
Ty |
6 |
| Good |
Gd |
10 |
| Excellent |
Ex |
20 |
| Remarkable |
Rm |
30 |
| Fantastic |
Fn |
35 |
| Incredible |
In |
40 |
| Spectacular |
Sp |
45 |
| Amazing |
Am |
50 |
| Sensational |
Sn |
60 |
| Monstrous |
Mn |
75 |
| Awesome |
Aw |
90 |
| Unearthly |
Un |
100 |
| Fighting: Combat abilty: trained and/or natural. |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
No training or ability |
Children, elderly |
| Poor |
Normal human ability |
Professor X |
| Typical |
Natural ability; minimal training |
Doctor Octopus |
| Good |
Some formal training |
Police, Hawkeye |
| Excellent |
Regular, formal training |
Army, Cyclops |
| Remarkable |
Superior talent |
Spider-Man |
| Fantastic |
Master of a form |
Average Hand or Coda |
| Incredible |
Extensive Training, Master of a form |
Nick Fury |
| Spectacular |
Master of several forms |
Grifter |
| Amazing |
Maximum human potential |
Captain America |
| Sensational |
Enhanced Human potential, Extensive Experience |
Elders of the Kheran Coda, |
| Monstrous |
Superhuman potential |
Asgard’s warriors |
| Awesome |
Metahuman Potential, master of all racial and related forms |
Xena |
| Unearthly |
Superhuman with intensive training |
Thor, Hercules |
| Agility: Flexability, balance, coordination; agility and reflexes. |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
No training or ability |
Disabled |
| Poor |
Normal human ability |
Children, elderly |
| Typical |
Natural ability; minimal training |
Mr. Fantastic |
| Good |
Some formal training |
Invisible Woman, Colossus |
| Excellent |
Regular, formal training |
Cyclops, Mockingbird |
| Remarkable |
Superior talent |
Hawkeye |
| Fantastic |
Extensive training, Olympic athlete |
Cyblade |
| Incredible |
Superior talent with training |
Captain America |
| Spectacular |
Superior talent with Intensive training |
Zealot |
| Amazing |
Maximum human potential |
Spider-Man, Nightcrawler |
| Sensational |
Enhanced Human potential |
Celene (Young Zealot), Velocity |
| Monstrous |
Superhuman potential |
Silver Surfer, Mephisto |
| Awesome |
Metahuman Potential, Extensive Training |
Riptide (marauders) |
| Unearthly |
Superhuman with intensive training |
Celestials, Odin |
| Strength: Physical muscle power and brute force. |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Press up to 50 lbs |
Children, elderly |
| Poor |
Press up to 100 lbs |
Normal humans |
| Typical |
Press up to 200 lbs |
Invisible Woman |
| Good |
Press up to 400 lbs |
Daredevil |
| Excellent |
Press up to 800 lbs (maximum human capacity) |
Captain America |
| Remarkable |
Press up to 2000 lbs |
Dr. Doom, Darkhawk |
| Fantastic |
Press up to 5 tons |
Spartan |
| Incredible |
Press up to 10 tons |
Spider-Man |
| Spectacular |
Press up to 25 tons |
Ladytron |
| Amazing |
Press up to 50 tons |
Rogue, Vision |
| Sensational |
Press up to 75 tons |
Savant, Impact |
| Monstrous |
Press up to 250 tons |
Thing, She-Hulk |
| Awesome |
Press up to 500 tons |
Mr. Majestic |
| Unearthly |
Press up to 1000 tons |
Hulk, Thor |
| Endurance: Constitution, Aerobic, Physicla Toughness, Fitness |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Reduced or impaired ability |
Elderly, disabled |
| Poor |
Minimal ability or exercise |
Children |
| Typical |
Occasional exercise |
Normal humans |
| Good |
Moderate exercise |
Black Knight |
| Excellent |
Regular exercise |
Daredevil |
| Remarkable |
Intensive exercise |
Captain America |
| Fantastic |
Extensive Exercise |
Savant |
| Incredible |
Enhanced abilities |
Spider-Man |
| Spectacular |
Enhanced abilities with training |
Zealot |
| Amazing |
Metahuman stamina |
She-Hulk |
| Sensational |
Metahuman stamina with training |
Zealot |
| Monstrous |
Superhuman fortitude, rarely tires |
Thing, Magento |
| Awesome |
Godlike |
Mr. Majestic |
| Unearthly |
Immeasurable, Never tires |
Hulk, Thor |
| Reason: Ability to think logicly, intellect, learning. |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Couch potato; uneducated |
Ajax, Drax |
| Poor |
Primary school education |
Jubilee |
| Typical |
Secondary school education |
Cannonball, Firestar |
| Good |
Bachelor’s degree equivalent |
Captain America |
| Excellent |
Master’s degree equivalent |
Spider-Man |
| Remarkable |
Doctorate equivalent |
Shadowcat |
| Fantastic |
Multiple disciplinary, advanced degrees |
White Queen |
| Incredible |
Genius:- Level 1 (one focus); understand alien tech. |
Tony Stark, Professor X |
| Spectacular |
Genius, multifocus, can understand alien tech |
Forge, Magneto |
| Amazing |
Genius:- Level 2 (Multifocus); create leading tech. |
Mr. Fantastic |
| Sensational |
Alien genius |
Mona Lisa |
| Monstrous |
Alien genius; improve and modify alien tech. |
Mephisto |
| Awesome |
Near Omnipetance |
Roma, Merlyn |
| Unearthly |
Knows all human and alien tech. |
Watcher |
| Intuition: Intuitive, deductive reasoning, instinct, perception |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Impaired or limited ability |
Drax |
| Poor |
“Slow on the uptake” |
Ajax, Sunspot |
| Typical |
Normal human levels |
Quasar |
| Good |
Above-average intuition |
Shadowcat |
| Excellent |
Fine attention to details |
Nick Fury |
| Remarkable |
Detective background/skills |
Cyclops |
| Fantastic |
Enhanced senses |
Voodoo |
| Incredible |
Strong empathic sense; “gut feeling” |
Captain America, Dr. Doom |
| Spectacular |
Deep intuition |
Mona Lisa |
| Amazing |
In tune with surroundings; strong hunches |
Agamemnon, Professor. X |
| Sensational |
Enhanced senses |
Empath |
| Monstrous |
Superhuman senses |
Daredevil |
| Awesome |
Senses beyond extraordinary |
Celene (Young Zealot) |
| Unearthly |
In touch with the universe |
Watcher |
| Psyche: Resolve, willpower, strength of focus. |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Easily dominated & programmed
|
Dreadnoughts |
| Poor |
Young, untrained, will-impaired |
Meggan |
| Typical |
Normal human willpower |
Hawkeye |
| Good |
Resist ordinary mesmerism |
Daredevil |
| Excellent |
Some experience with mind control/mystic forces |
Black Widow, Nightcrawler |
| Remarkable |
Trained to resist will-control |
Hulk, Mr. Fantastic |
| Fantastic |
Focussed Will |
|
| Incredible |
Great strength of will; well-trained/focused |
Spider-Man, Wolverine |
| Spectacular |
Intensive training with mental powers |
Grifter, Psykeye |
| Amazing |
Indomitable Willpower |
Dr. Doom |
| Sensational |
Enhanced Willpower |
Psykeye, |
| Monstrous |
Intensive training and experience with mental powers |
Loki, Professor X |
| Awesome |
Among the most focused wills |
Celene (Young Zealot) |
| Unearthly |
A mind closed to external forces |
Doctor Strange |
| Resources: Financial solvency, means and wealth |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Unemployed, fixed income
|
Aunt May |
| Poor |
Freelancers, students |
Spider-Man |
| Typical |
Salaried employment |
Betty Banner |
| Good |
Professional, middle class |
Dr. Strange |
| Excellent |
Small business, Avengers’ pay |
Captain America |
| Remarkable |
Large business, upper class |
Professor X, TSR Inc. |
| Fantastic |
Small corporation |
Wizards of the Coast |
| Incredible |
Small corporation, millionaire |
Fantastic Four |
| Spectacular |
Medium corporation, multimillionaire |
Psykeye |
| Amazing |
Large corporation, small country |
Doctor Doom |
| Sensational |
Medium country, huge corporation |
MicroSoft, IBM, Intel |
| Monstrous |
Billionaire, multinational corps. |
SHIELD |
| Awesome |
Multibillionaire, Great Britain |
Mona Lisa, Savant |
| Unearthly |
Major country, MegaCorps, Mystech |
USA |
| Popularity |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Reclusive, little known
|
Archangel |
| Poor |
Known to law enforcement |
Banshee |
| Typical |
Known to local populace |
Cyclops |
| Good |
Liked by law enforcement |
Daredevil |
| Excellent |
Known to mass media |
Beast |
| Remarkable |
Liked by general public |
Spider-Man |
| Fantastic |
Liked by mass media |
Union Jack |
| Incredible |
Liked by mass media |
Captain Britain |
| Spectacular |
Household name |
Celene (Young Zealot), Oprah |
| Amazing |
Megastar |
Hercules |
| Sensational |
Worldwide fame/acclaim |
Princess Diana, Mother Terresa |
| Monstrous |
Living (or non living) legend |
Thor |
| Awesome |
Interstellar/dimensional fame |
Lila Cheney, Dazzler, Mr. Majestic |
| Unearthly |
Living Icon |
Captain America |
| Appearance: Physical appeal, attractiveness and beauty. |
Rank |
Description |
Examples |
| Feeble |
Repulsive |
Chamber |
| Poor |
Homely |
Toad |
| Typical |
Plain to Average |
Iceman, Wolverine |
| Good |
Attractive |
Jubilee |
| Excellent |
Pretty / Handsome |
Captain Britain |
| Remarkable |
Statuesque |
Marvel Girl, Phoenix |
| Fantastic |
Captivating |
|
| Incredible |
Alluring |
Psylocke, White Queen |
| Spectacular |
Bewitching |
Storm, Cyblade |
| Amazing |
Stunning |
|
| Sensational |
Enchanting |
Asgardian Warriors |
| Monstrous |
Radient |
Roma, Meggan |
| Awesome |
Enrapturing |
Demigods, Circe, Morgan Le Fay |
| Unearthly |
Divine |
Aphrodite |
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