General Powers

General Powers enhance a character's skills or mental and physical capabilities. While a few General Powers have class specific requirements, most can be used by anyone who meets the prerequisites. Mental Methods can allow a character to make detailed observations of his surroundings, inspire his allies, and improve his mental saving throws. Physical Maneuvers can improve weapon and physical attacks, knock opponents off-guard, and improve physical saving throws. General Powers can also improve skills by allowing a character to use them in new ways, granting bonuses to a skill in certain situations or applications, or utilizing skills to enhance attacks and defenses.

Your character will gain a General Power at every odd level. As always, when choosing your character's general power, keep in mind the character concept you've developed. If your character has a particular knack for sneaking up on people, perhaps you'll choose a power that augments the stealth skill. If your character is supposed to be strong and burly and overcome most physical maladies, perhaps you'll choose a power to augment physical saving throws. Or if your character is a strong leader and role-model, perhaps he would like to inspire his allies with a Morale affecting power.