We're about to crank up a campaign. In it, all supers are required to register. The US has pretty much banned paranormal activity unless the government is in charge; other countries may be a little looser with their policies.
It seemed logical that there would be a standard classification system as part of the registration. I looked all over but couldn't find one that would work for me. Ended up making one up whole cloth, but would still like to know if there is such a beast in the books, or if a gamer has already tackled the problem.
What we came up with is a three part code. The 1st is general power level, represented by a Greek letter (running from Alpha, "augmentations minor and not considered appreciably useful" to Theta, "Augmentations potentially acts on a global scale."), followed by a letter code for power type (ex: T for tranformative, S for superhuman movement (high speed, teleport, flight) and so on), and a number for legal status (from 0 -- no criminal record -- to 4 -- transfelony (ex: genocide)). The PCs will probably be Betas. So the ninja-ish guy who can turn invisible in shadows might be a Beta-C-0 ("augmentation near human maxima, or simulate use of tools; Exceptional physical combat abilities [martial arts, stealth]; No criminal record").
That's what we have so far, but I'm certainly open to improvement ideas from you all. What have folks been using?
PS, I'll probably be away from the computer from tomorrow afternoon until Sunday, so don't be annoyed if I don't get back on here this week.