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Miscellaneous Tables and Items of interest from the Rulebook
Armor Bonus, Weapon Bonus, Material Strengths

Armor Table
   In Marvel Heroes have defense equal to their Strength, so most of them don't wear any extra protection. But a few heroes wear additional unpowered armor, and some (like the Thing) have extra-tough hides. In this case, their hero sheets list Body Armor plus-a-number, such asa "+4" defense bonus. Defense can also be improved through nonphysical means, such as distractions.

   Shields can be used as armor or weapons, but not as both in the same exchange. A shield can block only one attack or inflict only one attack per exchange. If your hero carries a shield, you must choose whether you're using it for offense or devense during the exchange (the default is defense).

Defense Bonus
Armors that have this Defense Bonus
+1
Heavey leather, wooden shield, flak jackets
+2
Chain mail, Kevlar, bulletproof glass, riot shields
+3
Plate armor, stone skin, metal shields, most exoskeletons
+4
Titanium armor, diamond skin
+5
Adamantium armor, most magical armor
+6 or more
Juggernaut's armor, Captain America's shield

Weapons Table
   In Marvel, the most popular weapon is the bare-knuckled fist. But some heroes use ordinary weapons like guns and knives and clubs. These add their damage bonus to damage only. Their damage bonuses are listed as plus-a-number, such as "+2".

Damage Bonus
Weapons that have this Damage Bonus
+1
Slingshots, rocks, needles, broken bottles, whips
+2
Hatchets, knives, arrows, zip guns, boomerangs
+3
Needle pistols, spears, manhole covers, stun guns
+4
Swords, rifles, revolvers, battleaxes
+5
Oversized weapons, lasers, well-aimed cars, most magic weapons
+6 or more
Thor's hammer, Valkyrie's sword, bazookas

Material Strengths
   

Material Strength
Examples
Weight Equal to...
0
Paper, flesh A roller skate
1
Balsa wood, glass A skateboard
2
Wood, cloth A bicycle
3-4
Gold, leather, hard rubber a kayak
5-6
Lead, silver, bone, hard plastic A moped
7-8
Bronze, fiberglass, rock, kevlar A motorcycle
9-10
Diamond, iron, concrete A small car
11-12
Reinforced concrete, steel a luxury car
13-14
Advanced steel alloys A minivan
15-16
Titanium alloys, Antartic vibranium A truck
17-18
Wakandan vibranium A yacht
19-20
Adamantium, magical metals A jet plane
21-25
Adamantium-vibranium alloys An oil tanker
26-30
Uru, Silver Surfer's board, Celestial Armor A freeway


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