Heighten Senses
Force power · Level 1 · Universal
power-typeForcelevel1alignmentUniversalconcentration
New in SW5eBrand-new SW5e trick: at the start of combat you have advantage on initiative checks. On your first turn you receive a brief speed boost for extra movement.✨
As a reaction when you roll initiative, gain advantage on the initiative check and +30 feet walking speed on your first turn.
BuffMovement
●○○breadth · only on initiative roll
TargetingSelf
Use whencombat is about to start and you want to act first with extra reach
ScalingFlat — no higher-slot scaling.
!The speed bonus and reaction use only apply for your first turn — value drops to zero after that.
divinationmobility
Pairs withfirst-strike builds · high initiative Force users · ambush or opener tactics
Through the Force, you sense a sudden shift in your environment, and can seize on it with great speed. You gain advantage on your initiative check, and until the end of your first turn in combat, your walking speed increases by 30 feet.
- Casting Period
- 1 reaction, which you take when you would roll initiative
- Range
- Self
- Duration
- 1 round
- Concentration
- No