Starship Talents
As a general rule, talents apply to starship-scale combat in the same way they apply to character-scale combat. Guidelines on how to determine line of sight in starship scale and how specific talents function on that scale are given below.
No talents relating to melee combat are relevant at starship scale. Even if you ram or collide with an enemy ship, having melee-related talents doesn’t give you an advantage. (You can of course, use melee-related feats and talents normally if engaging in melee combat at character scale while on a starship.) Ranged talents that add to damage do so before any multiplier from the weapon is applied. For example, a TIE fighter pilot with Weapon Specialization (heavy weapons) firing their laser cannons deals 4d10+2×2 points of damage on a successful hit.
Unless a talent specifically says it affects the hit point total or condition track of starships, it doesn’t. Many such talents can still be used against specific characters, such as enemy pilots, under the right circumstances (see below).
Affecting Targets
In many cases, talents only work on creatures able to see, hear, and understand you, or those to which you have line of sight. However, it is possible to use communications equipment on board vehicles to meet these conditions, if both sides involved are willing and have access to basic communications gear. You can make a Use Computer check to be in communication with a character so long as you and a willing target have either two-way video/holo communication or both two-way audio communication and IFF transponders using the sam “friend” encryption code. Of course, you might find yourself the victim of communications jamming, making it impossible to get through to other vessels.
Unless otherwise noted, a talent’s requirements can be satisfied under the following circumstances.
Target Must See, Hear, and Understand You (commander or system operator): This can be established by being in communication with the target or targets, but the target must still be able to understand your language.
Mind-Affecting Effect (commander or system operator): To use a mind-affecting effect while on board a vehicle, you must be in communication with any target that is not on board the same vehicle. A mind-affecting effect can affect only living targets (such as the crew of a starship), not nonliving targets (such as the starship itself or a droid operated vehicle).
Line of Sight (commander, gunner, or system operator): If you are using a talent that can target a starship, you are cosidered to have line of sight so long as you are your vehicle’s commander or systems operator and you have line of sight between your vehicle and the target vehicle. In addition, you have line of sight to any target with which you are in communication.
Specific Talents
Some talents might be exceptions to the rules outlined above or otherwise work in a unique way when used against a vehicle. These talents are discussed on their respective pages.
Jedi Talents |
Noble Talents |
Scoundrel Talents |
| Adept Negotiator | Demand Surrender | Dastardly Strike |
| Battle Meditation | Improved Weaken Resolve | Fool’s Luck |
| Force Haze | Rally | Skirmisher |
| Force Intuition | Weaken Resolve | Stellar Warrior |
| Master Negotiator | Walk the Line | |
Scout Talents |
Soldier Talents |
Bounty Hunter Talents |
| Accute Senses | Battle Analysis | Hunter’s Mark |
| Evasion | Devastating Attack | |
| Draw Fire | ||
| Improved Stealth | Harm’s Way | |
| Uncanny Dodge | Indomitable | |
| Penatrating Attack | ||
| Weapon Specialization | ||
Gunslinger Talents | ||
| Debilitating Shot | ||
New Talents
The following new talents are particularly useful to characters involved in a great deal of starship activity.
Force Talents
The following new talent is intended for use by any character who has the Force Sensitivity feat.
Sense Talent Tree
The following new talent is intended for use as part of the Sense talent tree. Follow the link for a full description.
Noble Talents
The following new talent is intended for use with the Noble class.
Lineage Talent Tree
The following new talent is intended for use as part of the Lineage talent tree. Follow the link for a full description.
Scoundrel Talents
The following new talent tree is intended for use with the Scoundrel class.
Outlaw Tech Talent Tree
Scoundrels learn a variety of tricks that allow them to squeeze more life out of ailling technology, enhancing their gear in ways the manufacturer never intended. View the Outlaw Tech talent tree page for full descriptions.
Ace Pilot Talents
The following new talents and the Squadron Leader talent tree is intended for use with the Ace Pilot prestige class.
Expert Pilot Talent Tree
The following talents are intended for use as apart of the Expert Pilot talent tree. Follow the links for full descriptions.
Gunner Talent Tree
The following talents are intended for use as apart of the Gunner talent tree. Follow the links for full descriptions.
Squadron Leader Talent Tree
You are an expert at leading a squadron of smaller vehicles into combat. View the Squadron Leader talent tree page for full descriptions.
Officer Talents
The following new talent tree is intended for use with the Officer prestige class.
You are skilled at commanding starships and small fleets. View the Naval Officer talent tree page for full descriptions.
Starship Skills
Several skills can be used in new ways in starship-scale encounters. Anyone can attempt thse uses if filling the appropriate position on a starship (normally the pilot or systems operatot). These changes can be viewed on the appropriate skill page.
| Deception | Stealth |
| Perception | Use Computer |
Starship Feats
Many feats designed primarily for character-scale combat still function in vehicles. the training that makes an ace pilot a dangerous shooter in the chaotic tumult of a dogfight also serves him well during a running blaster fight with a squad of stormtroopers. The relevant feats from the Star Wars Saga Edition core rulebook that apply to starship combat (and how to apply them) are discussed on the specific feat page.
No feats relting ro melee combat are relevant at starship scale. Even if you ram or collide with an enemy ship, having melee-related feats doesn’t give you any advantage. (You can of course use melee-related feats normally if engaging in melee combat at character scale while on a starship.)
Ranged feats that add dice of damage do so before any multiplier from the weapon is applied. For example, a TIE fighter pilot using Burst Fire with his laser cannons deals 7d10×2 points of damage on a successful hit.
| Burst Fire | Far Shot |
| Careful Shot | Improved Defenses |
| Coordinated Attack | Point Blank Shot |
| Deadeye | Rapid Shot |
| Dodge | Triple Attack |
| Double Attack | Triple Crit |
| Dual Weapon Mastery | Weapon Focus |
New Feats
The following feats are particularly useful for characters regularly involved in starship-related encounters. Follow the links for more information.
| Starship Designer | Tactical Genius |
| Starship Tactics | Tech Specialist |