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Summary

How to convert the randomly generated Minor Powers from Heroes Unlimited to GURPS Advantages.

Minor Powers

Note

Some abilities have been made less effective than their Heroes Unlimited versions in order to bring them as close to 30 points as possible. 30 points was chosen as this seemed to be the 'average' points value of Heroes minor powers.

Adhesion {20} = Clinging {20}

Alter Physical Body {20} = Elastic Skin {20}

Bend Light {27}

• Infravision {10}
• Ultravision {10}
• Enhanced Dodge (Lasers Only) {6}
• Prismatic Effects {1}

Energy Expulsion {Variable}

Burning Attack 1d (Variable +5%)

with one of:

• "Energy" (Armour Divisor 2 50%; Increased Range x2 10%)
• "Fire" (Jet 0%)
• "Electricity" (Surge 20%)
• "Laser" (Armour Divisor 2 50%; Increased Range x2 10%; Rapid Fire 10 100%)
• "Field" (Area Effect 4y 100%; Emanation - 20%; No Move - 20%); DR 10 (Energy - 20%, Fire - 40%, Electricity - 40% or Lasers - 60%, Only Whilst Using Field Attack - 30%)

Increase damage dice until points are as close to {30} as possible.

Energy Resistance {30} = Damage Resistance 10 (Energy - 20%, Semi-Ablative - 20%) {30}

Impervious to Fire and Heat {30} = Damage Resistance 15 (Heat/Fire - 40%, Semi-Ablative - 20%) {30}

Extraordinary Mental Affinity {30} = Charisma 3 {15}; Smooth Operator 1 {15}

Extraordinary Mental Endurance {30} = Willpower 6 {30}

Extraordinary Strength {30}

One of:

• ST +3 {30}
• Striking ST +6 {30}
• Arm ST +6 (Both Arms){30}
• Arm ST +10 (One Arm) {30}
• Lifting ST +10 {30}

Extraordinary Physical Prowess {30}

30 points-worth from:

• +1 DX {20}
• Perfect Balance {15}
• Combat Reflexes {15}
• Double Jointed {15} or Flexibility {5}
• Arm DX (Both Arms) +1 {12}
• Catfall {10}
• +0.25 Speed {5}
• Silence 1 {5}

Extraordinary Physical Endurance {30}

30 points-worth from:

• +1 HT {10}
• +5 HP {10}
• +3 FP {9}
• Hard to Kill 5 {10}
• High Pain Threshold {10}
• Recovery {10}
• Hard to Subdue 5 {10}

Extraordinary Physical Beauty {30} = Transcendent (Universal +25%) {25}; Fashion Sense {5}

Extraordinary Speed {30}

30 points-worth from:

• Extra Attack {25}
• Enhanced Move 1 (Ground) {20}
• +0.25 Speed {5}
• +1 Basic Move {5}

Flight: Glide {22} = Flight (Controlled Gliding) {22}

Flight: Winged {30} = Flight (Winged) {30}

Flight: Wingless {40} = Flight {40}

Healing Factor {35}

• Regeneration (Slow) {10}
• Very Fit {15}
• Resistant +3 (Metabolic Hazards) {10}

Heightened Sense of Hearing {30}

30 points-worth from:

• Parabolic Hearing 5 {20}
• Discriminatory Hearing {15}
• Subsonic Hearing {5}
• Ultrahearing {5}
• Acute Hearing 5 {10}

Heightened Sense of Smell {30} = Discriminatory Smell {15}; Acute Smell 6 {15}

Heightened Sense of Taste {30} = Discriminatory Taste {15}; Acute Taste 6 {15}

Heightened Sense of Touch {30}

• Sensitive Touch {10}
• Acute Touch 5 {10}
• High Manual Dexterity 2 {10}

Manipulate Kinetic Energy {34}

• DR 2 (Physical/Kinetic Only -20%, Force Field +20%) {10}
• Striking ST +2 (Thrown Objects Only -30%, Guided 50%) {12}
• Enhanced Dodge (Physical/Kinetic Only -20%) {12}

Mental Stun {32} = Affliction 4 (Stun +0%; Reduced Range /5 -20%) {32}

Nightstalking {30}

• Chameleon 3 (Only in the Dark -20%) {12}
• Silence 3 (Only in the Dark -20%) {12}
• Sense sunrise and sunset {1}
• Night Vision 5 {5}

Radar (Multi-Mode +50%) {30}

Super Vision: Ultraviolet / Infrared {25} = Hyperspectral Vision {25}

Super Vision: Nightvision {30} = Dark Vision (Colour Vision +20%) {30}

Super Vision: Advanced Sight {30}

• Acute Vision 5 {10}
• Microscopic Vision 2 {10}
• Telescopic Vision 2 {10}

Super Vision: X-Ray {27} = Penetrating Vision 3 (Blocked by Lead -10%) {27}

Underwater Abilities {30}

• Amphibious {10}
• Gills {10}
• Enhanced Move 1 (Swimming) {10}