Post by Exusiai on Jun 28, 2018 18:19:04 GMT -5
This is a site dedicated to the conversion of TSR's Marvel Superheroes Role-Playing Game Material to stats presented in the Mayfair Exponential Gaming System developed by Mayfair Games for the DC Heroes Role-Playing Game. The main reason behind this site is because of all the superhero systems I've played in my three decades of gaming, I've found the MEGS system to be the most adaptable to the superhero genre. Also, this would give me, and my gaming group the ability to have our combined DC/Marvel world, where we would have those Marvel characters written out.
Now, at its base, the Marvel game hamstrings its characters with the "CLASS 100" Strength upper limit. Over the years I've developed several formulae to help in the transition from the lower end Marvel stats to the higher end DC stats. You can't very well have Thor max out at a strength of 12, go up against Superman who has an STR of 25 now, can you?
So please, come, enjoy it. Feel free to offer comments and constructive feedback. If I feel that your feedback merits a change I'll do my best to incorporate it.
I will be using the DC Heroes 3rd Edition rules, with limited influence from The Blood of Heroes (Let's call it MEGS 3.5) RPG to complete these conversions. Any rules used from Blood of Heroes will be posted in the "New Rules" section located below.
For the sake of continuity, note that these writeups reflect the characters as they were as of the 2008 source material
SOURCE MATERIAL
Sources for these conversions do come from some dated material. Therefore sources for these conversions are as follows:
MARVEL CHARACTER CONVERSION SOURCES
01. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v1 [Jan 1983 - Apr 1984]
02. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v2 (Deluxe Edition) [Dec 1985 - Feb 1988]
03. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v2 (Update '89) [Aug 1989 - Dec 1989]
04. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v3 (Master Edition) [Dec 1990 - Nov 1993]
06. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v4 (One Shot) [May 2004- April 2012]
06. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v4 (All-New A - Z) [Jan 2006 - Dec 2010]
07. Gamers Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volumes 1-8, RPG Supplements [1988 - 1992]
08. Avengers Archive: The Grandmaster's Log TSR, RPG Supplement [1993]
09. X-Forces Mutant Update: Campaign Book, TSR RPG Supplement [1992]
10. Webs: Spider-Man Dossier: The Grandmaster Log, TSR RPG Supplement [1993]
11. Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game: TSR [1988]
12. Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game: Marvel Comics [2003]
13. Marvel Heroic Roleplaying: Margaret Weis Productions [2012]
DC CHARACTER UPDATE SOURCES
01. DC Heroes: Mayfair Games [1985-1993]
02. DC Universe Roleplaying Game: West End Games [1999]
03. Secret Files & Origins [1997 - 2010]
04. DC Adventures: Green Ronin Publishing [2010 - 2013]
FORMAT
My format is heavily adapted from Ed's Mayfair DC Heroes Character Database. Ed is a fellow fan of the Mayfair system, and I find his format to be comprehensive. I add in the Background information that would be found at the top of a Marvel Super Heroes RPG entry.
Now, at its base, the Marvel game hamstrings its characters with the "CLASS 100" Strength upper limit. Over the years I've developed several formulae to help in the transition from the lower end Marvel stats to the higher end DC stats. You can't very well have Thor max out at a strength of 12, go up against Superman who has an STR of 25 now, can you?
So please, come, enjoy it. Feel free to offer comments and constructive feedback. If I feel that your feedback merits a change I'll do my best to incorporate it.
I will be using the DC Heroes 3rd Edition rules, with limited influence from The Blood of Heroes (Let's call it MEGS 3.5) RPG to complete these conversions. Any rules used from Blood of Heroes will be posted in the "New Rules" section located below.
For the sake of continuity, note that these writeups reflect the characters as they were as of the 2008 source material
SOURCE MATERIAL
Sources for these conversions do come from some dated material. Therefore sources for these conversions are as follows:
MARVEL CHARACTER CONVERSION SOURCES
01. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v1 [Jan 1983 - Apr 1984]
02. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v2 (Deluxe Edition) [Dec 1985 - Feb 1988]
03. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v2 (Update '89) [Aug 1989 - Dec 1989]
04. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v3 (Master Edition) [Dec 1990 - Nov 1993]
06. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v4 (One Shot) [May 2004- April 2012]
06. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v4 (All-New A - Z) [Jan 2006 - Dec 2010]
07. Gamers Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volumes 1-8, RPG Supplements [1988 - 1992]
08. Avengers Archive: The Grandmaster's Log TSR, RPG Supplement [1993]
09. X-Forces Mutant Update: Campaign Book, TSR RPG Supplement [1992]
10. Webs: Spider-Man Dossier: The Grandmaster Log, TSR RPG Supplement [1993]
11. Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game: TSR [1988]
12. Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game: Marvel Comics [2003]
13. Marvel Heroic Roleplaying: Margaret Weis Productions [2012]
DC CHARACTER UPDATE SOURCES
01. DC Heroes: Mayfair Games [1985-1993]
02. DC Universe Roleplaying Game: West End Games [1999]
03. Secret Files & Origins [1997 - 2010]
04. DC Adventures: Green Ronin Publishing [2010 - 2013]
FORMAT
My format is heavily adapted from Ed's Mayfair DC Heroes Character Database. Ed is a fellow fan of the Mayfair system, and I find his format to be comprehensive. I add in the Background information that would be found at the top of a Marvel Super Heroes RPG entry.
