Genesys:Tier 2 Talents

Tier 2
Name	Activation	Ranked	Text	Source
Blackmail	Active (Incidental, Out of Turn)	No	When an NPC exceeds his strain threshold, may spend 1 Story Point to convince that NPC to perform a single task of choice instead.	DADesperate Allies
Blooded	Passive	Yes	Add b per rank of Blooded to all checks to resist or recover from poisons, venoms, or toxins. Reduce duration of ongoing poisons by 1 round per rank of Blooded to a minimum of 1.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Burly	Passive	Yes	Reduce any wielded weapon's Cumbersome quality and Encumbrance rating by a number equal to ranks in Burly to a minimum of 1.	FIBForged in Battle , DCDangerous Covenants
Command	Passive	Yes	Add b per rank of Command when making Leadership checks. Affected targets add b to Discipline checks for next 24 hours.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook , FCRBForce and Destiny Core Rulebook
Confidence	Passive	Yes	May decrease difficulty of Discipline checks to avoid fear by 1 per rank of Confidence, to a minimum of Easy (d).	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook , FCRBForce and Destiny Core Rulebook
Coordinated Assault	Active (Maneuver)	Yes	Once per turn, your character may use this talent to have a number of allies engaged with your character equal to your ranks in Leadership add a to all combat checks they make until the end of your character's next turn. The range of this talent increases by one band per rank of Coordinated Assault beyond the first.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Counteroffer	Active (Action)	No	Once per session, your character may use this talent to choose one non-nemesis adversary within medium range and make an opposed Negotiation versus Discipline check. If successful, the target becomes staggered until the end of their next turn. At your GM's discretion, you may spend t on this check to have the adversary become an ally until the end of the encounter. However, the duration of this may be shortened or extended depending on whether your GM feels your offer is appealing to the adversary and whether your character follows through on their offer!	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Cutting Question	Active (Incidental)	No	Once per encounter, when making a Coercion skill check, the character may use Deception skill instead.	DADesperate Allies
Deceptive Taunt	Active (Action)	No	Once per session, may make Deceptive Taunt action. Make opposed Deception check. If successful, one adversary must attack the character during adversary's next turn.	FHFar Horizons
Defensive Stance	Active (Maneuver)	Yes	Once per round, your character may suffer a number of strain no greater than their ranks in Defensive Stance to use this talent. Then, until the end of your character's next turn, upgrade the difficulty of all melee combat checks targeting your character a number of times equal to the strain suffered.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Dirty Tricks	Active (Incidental)	No	After your character inflicts a Critical Injury on an adversary, they may use this talent to upgrade the difficulty of that adversary's next check.	ROTRealms of Terrinoth
Disorient	Passive	Yes	After hitting with combat check, may spend aa to disorient target for number of rounds equal to ranks in Disorient.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Distracting Behavior	Active (Maneuver)	Yes	Make a Distracting Behavior maneuver and suffer strain no greater than ranks in Cunning. Until the beginning of next turn, equal number of engaged NPC's suffer h on checks. Range increases with additional ranks.	FHFar Horizons
Dual Wielder	Active (Maneuver)	No	Your character may use this talent to decrease the difficulty of the next combined combat check (see Two- Weapon Combat, on page 108) they make during the same turn by one.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Dynamic Fire	Active (Incidental)	No	When making a ranged attack while engaged with an opponent, may suffer 2 strain to reduce the ranged modifier by 1.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook
Fighter's Stance	Active (Incidental)	No	When making a combat check, if your character has performed the Guarded Stance maneuver this turn, you may suffer 1 strain to ignore the penalties of the Guarded Stance maneuver.	CCC-ESP77Community Created Content
Flash of Insight	Passive	No	When your character generates t on a knowledge skill check, roll bb and add the results to the check, in addition to spending the t as usual.	ROTRealms of Terrinoth
Freerunning	Active (Incidental)	No	Suffer 1 strain when making a Move maneuver to move to any location within short range.	EVEndless Vigil
Go Without	Active (Incidental)	No	Once per session, count as having the right tools for the job when performing the next skill check this turn.	DOHDisciples of Harmony
Grapple	Active (Incidental)	No	Your character may suffer 2 strain to use this talent. Until the start of your character's next turn, enemies must spend two maneuvers to disengage from your character.	ROTRealms of Terrinoth
Hard Headed	Active (Action)	Yes	When staggered or disoriented, perform the Hard Headed action; make a Daunting (dddd) Discipline check to remove status. Difficulty reduced per rank of Hard Headed.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Heightened Awareness	Passive	No	Allies within short range of your character add b to their Perception and Vigilance checks. Allies engaged with your character add bb instead.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Heroic Recovery	Active (Incidental)	No	When your character acquires this talent, choose one characteristic. Once per encounter, you may spend one Story Point to use this talent to have your character heal strain equal to the rating of the chosen characteristic.	ROTRealms of Terrinoth
Impaling Strike	Active (Incidental)	No	When your character inflicts a Critical Injury with a melee weapon, until the end of the target's next turn they may use this talent to immobilize the target (in addition to the other effects of the Critical Injury).	ROTRealms of Terrinoth
Improvised Defenses	Active (Action)	No	Your character may attempt an Average (dd) Survival check to fashion small defenses using scavenged materials. If the check is successful, the structure can provide cover for up to 4 characters for the rest of the encounter. Your character may spend aaor t from the check to increase the ranged defense the structure provides to 2.	FOFully Operational
Inspiring Rhetoric	Active (Action)	No	Your character may use this talent to make an Average (dd) Leadership check. For each s the check generates, one ally within short range heals one strain. For each a, one ally benefiting from Inspiring Rhetoric heals one additional strain.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Inventor	Active (Incidental)	Yes	When your character makes a check to construct new items or modify existing ones, use this talent to add a number of b to the check equal to ranks of Inventor. In addition, your character may attempt to reconstruct devices that they have heard described but have not seen and do not have any kinds of plans or schematics for.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Knockdown	Passive	No	After hitting with a melee attack, may spend a t to knock the target prone.	ABGRAge of Rebellion Beginner Game Rulebook , ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , EBGREdge of the Empire Beginner Game Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Know the Enemy	Passive	No	May use an appropriate Knowledge skill when making checks to determine initiative.	DORDawn of Rebellion
Know-It-All	Active (Incidental)	No	Once per session, perfectly recall an important fact previously learned as if a Story Point had been spent.	DADesperate Allies
Knows the Ropes	Passive	No	Add b to checks made to escape from restraints equal to ranks in Skullduggery. Spend t to free all other allies within short range.	DORDawn of Rebellion
Loom	Passive	No	When an ally engaged with the character makes a successful Charm, Deception, or Negotiation check, the character adds a per rank in Coercion to the ally's check.	DCDangerous Covenants
Lucky Strike	Active (Incidental)	No	When your character purchases this talent, choose one characteristic. After your character makes a successful combat check, you may spend one Story Point to use this talent to add damage equal to your character's ranks in that characteristic to one hit of the combat check.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Multiple Opponents	Passive	No	Your character adds b to his Brawl and Melee combat checks when engaged with multiple opponents. This includes single groups of multiple minions.	FCRBForce and Destiny Core Rulebook
Physical Training	Passive	Yes	Add b per rank of Physical Training to Athletics and Resilience checks.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , DOHDisciples of Harmony
Quick Draw (Improved)	Passive	No	Your character must have purchased the Quick Draw Talent to benefit from this talent. May use Quick Draw twice per round. This also allows you to reduce the prepare rating by 2 to a minimum of one.	FCFly Casual
Reckless Charge	Active (Incidental)	No	After using a maneuver to move engage an adversary, your character may suffer 2 strain to use this talent. They then add sshh to the results of the next Brawl, Melee (Light), or Melee (Heavy) combat check they make this turn.	ROTRealms of Terrinoth
Reconstruct the Scene	Active (Action)	No	Perform the Reconstruct the Scene action; make a Hard (ddd) Perception check to identify the physical characteristics of person present at the scene within 24 hours.	NDNo Disintegrations , EVEndless Vigil
Researcher	Passive	Yes	On a successful Knowledge check, character and allies gain automatic a per rank of Researcher on checks to act on those facts until the end of his next turn.	DADesperate Allies , LBELead by Example
Resist Disarm	Active (Incidental, Out of Turn)	No	Suffer 2 strain to avoid being disarmed or have weapon damaged or destroyed.	FCRBForce and Destiny Core Rulebook
Scathing Tirade	Active (Action)	No	Your character may use this talent to make an Average (dd) Coercion check. For each s the check generates, one enemy within short range suffers 1 strain. For each a, one enemy affected by Scathing Tirade suffers 1 additional strain.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Selective Detonation	Active (Incidental)	Yes	When using a weapon with the Blast quality spend a to exclude 1 target that would be affected by the explosion, up to ranks in Selective Detonation.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , DCDangerous Covenants
Sense Emotions	Passive	No	Add b to all Charm, Coercion, and Deception checks.	ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook , FBGRForce and Destiny Beginner Game Rulebook , FCRBForce and Destiny Core Rulebook
Shortcut	Passive	Yes	During a chase, add b per rank in Shortcut to any checks made to catch or escape an opponent.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook , EVEndless Vigil , SSSavage Spirits
Side Step	Active (Maneuver)	Yes	Once per round, your character may suffer a number of strain no greater than their ranks in Side Step to use this talent. Until the end of your character's next turn, upgrade the difficulty of all ranged combat checks targeting your character a number of times equal to the strain suffered.	GCRBGenesys Core Rulebook
Stalker	Passive	Yes	Add b per rank of Stalker to all Stealth and Coordination checks.	ABGRAge of Rebellion Beginner Game Rulebook , ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Strong Arm	Passive	No	Treat thrown weapons as if they had 1 greater range.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , EBGREdge of the Empire Beginner Game Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Stunning Blow	Active (Incidental)	No	While making Melee checks, may inflict damage as strain instead of wounds. This does not ignore soak.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Threaten	Active (Incidental, Out of Turn)	Yes	After an adversary within short range of your character resolves a combat check that deals damage to one of your character's allies, your character may suffer 3 strain to use this talent to inflict a number of strain on the adversary equal to your character's ranks in Coercion. The range of this talent increases by one band per rank of Threaten beyond the first.	ROTRealms of Terrinoth
Time to Go	Active (Maneuver)	No	The character may spend 1 Story Point to perform a Move maneuver as an incidental to attempt to move into cover or out of the blast range of a weapon or explosion.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , DCDangerous Covenants
Tinkerer	Passive	Yes	May add 1 additional hard point to a number of items equal to ranks in Tinkerer. Each item may only be modified once.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook , KTPKeeping the Peace
Touch of Fate	Active (Incidental)	No	Once per session, add bb to any 1 check.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook , FCRBForce and Destiny Core Rulebook
Unarmed Parry	Passive	No	May Parry while unarmed. Reduce strain cost to Parry while unarmed by 1 (to a minimum of 1).	NDNo Disintegrations
Uncanny Senses	Passive	Yes	Add bb per rank of Uncanny Senses to all Perception and Vigilance checks.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook , ECRBEdge of the Empire Core Rulebook , FCRBForce and Destiny Core Rulebook
Unstoppable	Passive	No	If a Critical Injury roll is 1 or reduced to 1, do not receive the critical injury.	ACRBAge of Rebellion Core Rulebook
Well Read	Passive	No	Choose any 3 Knowledge skills. They permanently become career skills.	LBELead by Example