SR3 to SR4 Matrix Host Conversion, A *VERY* simple method. Options

[mdynna]

I came up with this very simple conversion method. It is based on the SR3 method of classifying a host with a colour and difficulty level.

First, use the colour to create the base level of all stats:
Blue = 2
Green = 3
Orange = 4
Red = 5

Then, use the difficulty as a modifier to those stats:
Easy = -1
Average = 0
Hard = +1

If you actually have the full Security Sheaf, then the following quick math will do:
System = Rating x 0.66 (The actual System rating, list with the colour eg. Red-8 )
Response = Rating x 0.66
Firewall = Access x 0.5
Signal = Slave x 0.5 (for whatever Signal is worth for a "host")

This is, of course, very rough math, adjust it as you feel appropriate.

As for the security response... (shrug) the ones from SR3 are so much longer (who actually hung around to Step 47 anyway?), I would just say pick one or two of the IC's that seem appropriate for the system, set their rating = to host's System.