The following formulas provide a foundation from which to convert characters from The Hero System to the Marvel Universe Roleplaying game.
Intelligence = ((Int + Ego + Pre) /3)/6
Strength = Str /6
Agility = Dex /6
Speed = Compare calculated MPH of movement to chart on pages 80 & 81
Durability = ((Con + Body))/2)/6
Abilities = Active Points /6, Familiarity skill pluses +1, or Normal skill pluses +3
Modifiers = Active Points /6
Equipment = Active Points /6
MSH STRENGTH HERO STRENGTH
Shift-0 0
Feeble 1-4
Poor 5-9
Typical 10-14
Good 15-24
Excellent 25-34
Remarkable 35-44
Incredible 45-59
Amazing 60-74
Monstrous 75-89
Unearthly 90-109
Shift X 110-129
Shift Y 130-149
Shift Z 150-174
Class 1000 175-199
Class 3000 200-224
Class 5000 225+
AGILITY DEXTERITY
Shift-0 0-3
Feeble 4-6
Poor 7-9
Typical 10-13
Good 14-18
Excellent 19-23
Remarkable 24-27
Incredible 28-30
Amazing 31-33
Monstrous 34-36
Unearthly 37-39
Shift X 40-42
Shift Y 43-45
Shift Z 46-48
Class 1000 49- 51
Class 3000 52-54
Class 5000 55+
ENDURANCE CONSTITUTION
Shift-0 0-2
Feeble 3-4
Poor 5-8
Typical 9-13
Good 14-18
Excellent 19-23
Remarkable 24-28
Incredible 29-33
Amazing 34-38
Monstrous 39-43
Unearthly 44-48
Shift X 49-53
Shift Y 54-58
Shift Z 59-63
Class 1000 64-68
Class 3000 69-73
Class 5000 74+
ENDURANCE BODY
Shift-0 6-7
Feeble 8-9
Poor 10
Typical 11
Good 12
Excellent 13
Remarkable 14
Incredible 15
Amazing 16
Monstrous 17
Unearthly 18
Shift X 19
Shift Y 20
Shift Z 21
Class 1000 22
Class 3000 23
Class 5000 24
REASON INTELLIGENCE
Shift-0 0-2
Feeble 3-4
Poor 5-9
Typical 10-14
Good 15-19
Excellent 20-24
Remarkable 25-29
Incredible 30-34
Amazing 35-39
Monstrous 40-44
Unearthly 45-49
Shift X 50-54
Shift Y 55-59
Shift Z 60-64
Class 1000 65-69
Class 3000 70-74
Class 5000 75+
PSYCHE EGO
Shift-0 0-3
Feeble 4-6
Poor 7-9
Typical 10-12
Good 13-15
Excellent 16-18
Remarkable 19-22
Incredible 23-26
Amazing 27-30
Monstrous 31-35
Unearthly 36-40
Shift X 41-45
Shift Y 46-51
Shift Z 52-57
Class 1000 58-63
Class 3000 64-70
Class 5000 71+
ARMOR/DEFENSE EXTRA PD & ED
Shift-0 0
Feeble 1-2
Poor 3-4
Typical 5-7
Good 8-11
Excellent 12-16
Remarkable 17-22
Incredible 23-29
Amazing 30-37
Monstrous 38-44
Unearthly 45-54
Shift X 55-64
Shift Y 65-74
Shift Z 75-84
Class 1000 85-94
Class 3000 95-104
Class 5000 105+
AGILITY EXTRA SPEED
Shift-0 +0
Feeble +0
Poor +0
Typical +0
Good +1
Excellent +1
Remarkable +1
Incredible +2
Amazing +2
Monstrous +2
Unearthly +3
Shift X +3
Shift Y +3
Shift Z +4
Class 1000 +4
Class 3000 +4
Class 5000 +5
POWER RANK MAJOR POWER POINTS
Shift-0 0
Feeble 1-4
Poor 5-9
Typical 10-14
Good 15-24
Excellent 25-34
Remarkable 35-44
Incredible 45-59
Amazing 60-74
Monstrous 75-89
Unearthly 90-109
Shift X 110-129
Shift Y 130-149
Shift Z 150-174
Class 1000 175-199
Class 3000 200-224
Class 5000 225+
POWER RANK MINOR POWER POINTS
Shift-0 0-4
Feeble 5-9
Poor 10-14
Typical 15-19
Good 20-24
Excellent 25-29
Remarkable 30-34
Incredible 35-39
Amazing 40-44
Monstrous 45-49
Unearthly 50-54
Shift X 55-59
Shift Y 60-64
Shift Z 65-69
Class 1000 70-74
Class 3000 75-79
Class 5000 84+
MOVEMENT POWER MOVEMENT RANGE
Shift-0 0"-1"
Feeble 2"-3"
Poor 4"-5"
Typical 6"-9"
Good 10"-13"
Excellent 14"-17"
Remarkable 18"-21"
Incredible 22"-25"
Amazing 26"-29"
Monstrous 30"-33"
Unearthly 34"-37"
Shift X 38"-41"
Shift Y 42"-45"
Shift Z 46"-49"
Class 1000 50"-53"
Class 3000 54"-57"
Class 5000 58"
Notes, Exceptions, and Extra Powers
Extra Levels
(1) The Character gets two 5-pt Skill levels for each Rank that his Fighting exceeds his Agility.
(2) The Character gets two 2-pt Skill levels for each Column Shift he receives with a special attack.
(3) The Character gets +1 to his PER for each Rank that his Intuition exceeds his Reason.
Extra Defenses
(4) Calculated PD & ED are doubled.
(5) Characters with Martial Arts receive +5 PD & +5 ED.
(6) Characters with Body Armor get Armor as per above chart.
(7) Characters with Dense Flesh get Armor as per above chart.
(8) Characters with Dense Flesh of Excellent or better get Damage Resistance equal to half their normal defenses.
(9) Characters with Dense Flesh equal to Remarkable or better get Full Damage Resistance.
(10) If only one defense Rank is listed, reduce the Rank by two to calculate ED.
(11) If the character has a Psyche of Remarkable or better he gets Mental Defense equal the base for EGO +5/Rank above excellent.
Extra Skills
(12) If the character's Agility is Remarkable or better, the character gets Acrobatics.
(13) If the character's Agility is Amazing or better, the character gets +1 DCV for each Rank above Incredible.
(14) If the characters Reason is Excellent or better, the character gets Computer Programming.
(15) If the character's Intuition is Amazing or better, the character gets Danger Sense with +1 to the roll as per note 3.
(16) Characters with Martial Arts get the appropriate Martial Art from UMA.
Extra Powers
(17) If the character has an Endurance of Excellent or better, he gets 1/2 END cost on all powers that cost 5 END or more.
Major powers are defined as any offensive power.
Minor powers are defined as any non-offensive power.