Many Warhammer abilities map to characteristic increases in the HERO System. When annotating these characteristic increases on a HERO System character sheet, they can be added directly to the relevant characteristics, or tracked separately if desired. However, whichever way they are tracked, they are intended to be direct adjustments to characteristics and not Characteristics bought as Powers (which have a subtlety different relationship with Normal Characteristics Maxima in the HERO System).

The amount of characteristic increase shown assumes that the character is below Characteristic Maxima. If the character is already over Characteristic Maxima, or the addition of the increase would take them over Characteristic Maxima then usually it is preferable to take the point cost indicated and buy however much of the characteristic in question that many points will cover over Characteristic Maxima.

In several places below a Warhammer ability will map to an option of a Martial Maneuver or some other ability in the HERO System, giving the player the choice of which to take. Generally speaking the Martial Maneuver versions of the ability are better, but special rules apply to the purchase of Martial Maneuvers that might prevent a given character from taking such an option.

Several of the below conversions offer some concrete ability, and also give a one point Reputation Perk relative to that ability. This is primarily done for accounting purposes, in an attempt to make as many of the Talent conversions as possible cost 6 points each so that "Select One" groups in Packages can be consistently priced rather than set to variable (var), which prevents the entire Package from being totaled. A one point Reputation Perk is an easy fit to pad out abilities that come up short at 5 points, so there you go.