Star Wars – Talents of the Galaxy
Active Talent – Dodge
- Source: Edge of the Empire – Core Rulebook (sw-ffg-ee-cr-135)
- Specialisations
- Fantasy Flight Games Rules
- Genesys Rules
- Content Updates
When targeted by a combat check, pay perform a Dodge incidental to suffer a number of strain no greater than ranks of Dodge, then upgrade the difficulty by that number.

Specialisations
- Tier 1 Talents – Assassin (D1)
- Tier 2 Talents – Thief (B2)
- Tier 3 Talents – Politico (A3)
- Tier 4 Talents – Assassin (C4)
- Tier 5 Talents – Doctor (D5), Fringer (D5), Theif (B5)
Specialisation – Assassin (Combat)
Based on Star Wars Edge of the Empire – Bounty Hunter – Assassin p 59.
- SW Career Skills – Melee (Br), Ranged – Heavy (Ag), Skulduggery (Cun), Stealth (Ag)
- SR Career Skills – Melee (Br), Ranged – Heavy (Ag), Skulduggery (Cun), Stealth (Ag)
- Starting Character gains one rank in two career skills of their choice.
- These skills become additional Career skills.
- Level 1 Talents – Dodge (AR), Grit (PR), Lethal Blows (PR), Stalker (PR)
- Level 2 Talents – Jump Up (A), Precise Aim (AR), Quick Draw (A), Quick Strike (PR)
- Level 3 Talents – Anatomy Lessons (A), Lethal Blow (PR), Stalker (PR), Targeted Blow (A)
- Level 4 Talents – Dodge (AR), Lethal Blows (PR), Sniper Shot (A), Stalker (PR)
- Level 5 Talents – Deadly Accuracy (P), Lethal Blows (PR), Master of Shadows (A), Precise Aim (AR)
(A) Active Talent (P) Passive Talent (R) Ranked Talent
Fantasy Flight Games Rules
- Talent – Dodge – 5 XP per Tier
- Activation – Active (Incidental)
- Ranked – Yes
- Trees – Assassin, Doctor, Fringer, Politico, Thief
- When targeted by a combat check (ranged or melee) the character may choose to immediately perform a Dodge incidental to suffer a number of strain, then upgrade the difficulty of the combat check by that number. The number of strain suffered cannot exceed his ranks in Dodge.
Genesys Rules
In the Genesys system this becomes a Tier 1 talent. It can be taken as a talent in each tier costing an extra 5 XP for each additional rank already taken.
- Talent Tier 1 – Dodge – 5 XP per Tier
- Activation – Active (Incidental)
- Ranked – Yes
- When targeted by a combat check (ranged or melee) the character may choose to immediately perform a Dodge incidental to suffer a number of strain, then upgrade the difficulty of the combat check by that number. The number of strain suffere cannot exceed his ranks in Dodge.
Content Updates
- 2022-06-27 – Linked in the Assassin Tree.
- 2022-04-04 – Updating wording of Genesys intro.
- 2021-11-01 – Added in missing assassin tier entries.
SW Talents
Tier 1 – Adversary (R), Brace (R), Bypass Security (R), Command (R), Defensive Stance (R), Dodge (R), Expert Tracker (R), Feral Strength (R), Forager, Frenzied Attack (R), Good Cop (R), Grit (R), Galaxy Mapper (R), Hard Headed (R), Hard-Boiled (R),Hidden Storage (R), Intimidating (R), Iron Body (R), Lethal Blows (R), Machine Mender (R), Outdoorsman (R), Overwhelm Defences (R), Parry (R), Point Blank (R), Precision Strike, Rapid Recovery (R), Second Wind (R), Shortcut (R), Side Step (R), Stalker (R), Speaks Binary (R), Street Smarts (R), Toughened (R)
Tier 2 – Bad Cop (R), Bought Info, Confidence (R), Debilitating Shot, Deft Maker (R), Disorient (R), Durable (R), Eye for Detail (R), Full Throttle, Hunter (R), Jump Up, Jury Rigged (R), Knockdown, Martial Grace, Planet Mapper (R), Precise Aim (R), Quick Draw, Quick Strike (R), Spare Clip, Swift
Tier 3 – All-Terrain Driver, Anatomy Lessons, Armour Master, Enduring (R), Grapple, Heighten Awareness, Offensive Driving, Precision Strike – Improved, Skilled Jockey (R), Sniper Shot (R), Speaks Binary – Improved, Street Smarts – Improved, Stunning Blow, Targeted Blow, Unarmed Parry
Tier 4 – Blooded (R), Deadly Accuracy (R), Hunter’s Quarry, Informant, Let’s Ride, Mind Over Matter, Nobody’s Fool (R), Overbalance, Redundant Systems, Speaks Binary – Supreme, Stunning Blow – Improved, Tinkerer (R), Unrelenting Skeptic
Tier 5 – Amour Master – Improved, Bring it Down, Coordination Dodge, Crippling Blow, Hard Headed – Improved, Heroic Fortitude, Hindering Shot, Hunters Quarry – Improved, Master of Shadows, NATURAL (Brawler, Enforcer, Hunter, Marksmen, Outdoorsman), Reconstruct the Scene, Reroute Processors, Shortcut – Improved, Soft Spot, Superior Reflexes, Supreme Precision Strike, Unrelenting Skeptic – Improved
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R – Ranked
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