Never Really Apart

Activated Teamwork Talent. Costs no action but always costs Strain; if its trigger comes up in the middle of combat, it also needs a Reaction Point.

Tier 1 (Level 1): Exploration: spend 1 Strain to make a Survival check to track, or find the general direction or location of, your bonded partner, however far away, as long as they're on the same plane of existence (the GM rules on odd cases).

Tier 2 (Level 5): As Tier 1, and you gain 1 level of Advantage on the check.

Tier 3 (Level 9): As Tier 2. You may also spend 1 more Strain to sense your partner's general emotional state at the same time (calm, afraid, in pain, joyful and so on); this part needs no check.

Tier 4 (Level 13): As Tier 3, but you may instead spend 2 more Strain to also send them a single word or brief feeling across the distance: not a conversation, just enough to let them know you're reaching out.

Tiers

Tier 1

Exploration: spend 1 Strain to make a Survival check to track, or find the general direction or location of, your bonded partner, however far away, as long as they're on the same plane of existence (the GM rules on odd cases).

Tier 2

As Tier 1, and you gain 1 level of Advantage on the check.

Tier 3

As Tier 2. You may also spend 1 more Strain to sense your partner's general emotional state at the same time (calm, afraid, in pain, joyful and so on); this part needs no check.

Tier 4

As Tier 3, but you may instead spend 2 more Strain to also send them a single word or brief feeling across the distance: not a conversation, just enough to let them know you're reaching out.