Force Wizard’s Got Talents – Part 4 (Sage and Arbiter Specializations)

May 2, 2022 Linda Whitson Astral Projections, Force Wizard 0

“Force Wizard’s Got Talents” is my series on the Force talents, from all of the FFG Star Wars lines. Welcome back, padawans and disciples. In Part 4, we check out Force talents first appearing in the Consular career specs Sage (Force and Destiny) and Arbiter (Disciples of Harmony).

Abbreviations
CotR = Collapse of the Republic
F&D = Force and Destiny
FR = Force Rating
FT = Force Talent
RAW = Rules as written
Sav = Savage Spirits

SAGE TREE

One With the Universe (Unranked; 15 or 25XP)

  • Also: Navigator (Sav)
  • This is an Active talent.
  • Usable once/session.
  • Make an AVERAGE Astrogation check to add 1 Light pip to all Force power checks you make during the next encounter.
  • If results include 1+ uncancelled Threat, add 1 Dark pip to the power check/s instead.
  • Not an in-combat FT. Use this before an encounter, since it requires “several minutes” of meditation before the check.

Preemptive Avoidance (Unranked; 10-20XP)

  • Also: Navigator (Sav) and Seer (F&D).
  • This is an Active talent.
  • This is an Out of Turn Incidental Action.
  • After an opponent engages you, spend a Destiny Point to immediately disengage from them.

The Force Is My Ally (Unranked; 15-25XP)

  • Also: Seer (F&D) and Jedi Master (CotR).
  • This is an Active talent.
  • Usable once/session.
  • May take 2 strain to use a Force power as a maneuver instead of an action.
  • This is one of my favorite FTs. It gives you the chance to use 2 Force powers in a turn – or a power and an attack (or any other Action).
  • If you haven’t already taken your maneuver, you can also use this as a “Do over” if you fail a combined skill and Force power check, don’t get enough pips to do what you wished, etc.
  • If you buy into the Jedi Master tree and already have The Force Is My Ally (from Sage or Seer), you “Skip over” the Master’s 15XP instance per RAW. This makes it less expensive to gain Flows Through All Things and/or Powerful Ally, which are only found in the Jedi Master tree.
  • If you go into Seer or Jedi Master and don’t already have The Force Is My Ally, plan to buy it ASAP, if you use Force powers.

ARBITER TREE

Aggressive Negotiations (Unranked; 25XP)

  • Unique to Arbiter spec.
  • This is an Active talent.
  • Usable Once/session.
  • Make a HARD Lightsaber check. If successful, all Negotiation checks for the remainder of the encounter are -2 difficulty.
  • Have fun narrating this. Perhaps it’s an elaborate salute made as a greeting to the NPCs. Or, simply placing your hand on your lightsaber’s hilt at an appropriate moment.
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Linda Whitson

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Linda Whitson is a long-time RPGer, amateur musician & artist, & an officer in the Rebel Legion Star Wars costuming club. Linda met her husband in an AD&D game and they have 2 teenagers, an anime fangirl daughter and a son who plays on his university's quidditch team. She is the Lead Mod of D20 Radio's forums and Copy Editor for the blog. Linda can be reached at GMLinda@d20radio.com

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