Bonded Mind

Reactive Teamwork Talent. Costs 1 Reaction Point when the trigger happens, with your bonded partner within Close range. The RP cost never changes at any tier.

At every tier, while you can see your bonded partner you can talk to each other silently and instantly, understood whatever the language. This takes no action and no resource.

Trigger: Initiative is about to be rolled for an encounter you are both part of.

Tier 1 (Level 1): You may swap your Initiative die result (before modifiers) with your partner's.

Tier 2 (Level 5): As Tier 1, and you may use the reaction after Initiative is rolled, as long as the encounter's first turn hasn't finished.

Tier 3 (Level 9): As Tier 2. You may also spend 1 Strain as part of the reaction to give whichever of you acts later 1 level of Advantage on their first action of the encounter.

Tier 4 (Level 13): As Tier 3, but you may instead spend 2 Strain to give 2 levels of Advantage.

Tiers

Tier 1

You may swap your Initiative die result (before modifiers) with your partner's.

Tier 2

As Tier 1, and you may use the reaction after Initiative is rolled, as long as the encounter's first turn hasn't finished.

Tier 3

As Tier 2. You may also spend 1 Strain as part of the reaction to give whichever of you acts later 1 level of Advantage on their first action of the encounter.

Tier 4

As Tier 3, but you may instead spend 2 Strain to give 2 levels of Advantage.