Commander - Squadron Leader

+1 Strain Threshold

Add per rank of Quick Strike to combat checks against targets that have not acted yet this encounter.

Once per round, may mount or dismount a vehicle or beast, or enter a cockpit or weapon station on a vehicle as an incidental.

Increase Defense of vehicle or starship being piloted by 1 per rank of Defensive Driving.

Take the Field Commander action; make a Leadership check. A number of allies equal to Presence may immediately suffer 1 Strain to perform a free maneuver.

May decrease the difficulty of Discipline checks to avoid fear by 1 per rank of Confidence.

Add per rank of Quick Strike to combat checks against targets that have not acted yet this encounter.

Allies within Short range of the vehicle add to all of their Perception and Vigilance checks. Allies within Close range add instead.

Add per rank of Command to all Leadership checks. Affected targets to all Discipline checks for the next 24 hours.

Gain +1 Strain Threshold

When piloting a vehicle or starship, perform a Full Stop maneuver to reduce Speed to zero, Suffer System Strain equal to the Speed reduced.

Increase Defense of vehicle or starship being piloted by 1 per rank of Defensive Driving.

The Field Commander action affects allies equal to double Presence, and may spend to allow allies to suffer 1 Strain to perform 1 action instead.

Add per rank of Command to all Leadership checks. Affected targets to all Discipline checks for the next 24 hours.

Allies equal to ranks of Leadership in Close range gain the benefits of the Gain the Advantage action.

Count vehicle or starship piloted as having a Silhouette 1 lower when being attacked.

Once per round, may suffer @ Strain to decrease difficulty of the next Leadership by 1, to a minimum of .

May decrease the difficulty of Discipline checks to avoid fear by 1 per rank of Confidence.

Gain +1 to a single Characteristic. This cannot bring a characteristic above 6.

Once per encounter, may take the Brilliant Evasion action; select one opponent and make an opposed Piloting check to stop opponent from attacking character for rounds equal to Agility.