Resource Rank

Your character's available equipment, income, and pocket change are determined by this factor. All characters start with a Resource Rank of 1 and can increase it by 1 Rank per FP spent. The following table gives a crude estimate of what your character's social status/class is, depending on his or her Resource Rank. Some examples from the Marvel universe are also given for each Rank.

RankDescriptionExample
1Reduced circumstances, unemployed, on Social Security or allowanceAunt May, Power Pack
2-3Freelance, poor credit risk, lower middle class, studentsSpider-Man, Daredevil
4-5Salaried employment, middle classIceman, Ben Urich
6-7Professional employment, middle classDoctor Strange
8-9Small inheritance, small business, upper middle class, Avenger's stipendCaptain America, Tony Stark
10-11Large business or chain of businesses, established trust fund, upper classAngel, Wasp
12-13Standard corporation, millionaireKingpin, Stark/Stane International
14-15Large corporation, small countryDoctor Doom, A.I.M.
16-17Multi-national corporation, government branch or military of major country, billionaire playboyS.H.I.E.L.D., Great Britian
18-23Major country, mega-corporationUnited States, former Soviet Union
24+Extra-dimensional realm, galactic empire or entityShi'ar, Asgard, Galactus