Aid

Using the Aid ability, Specialists may give nearby targets a bonus equal to the specialist's intelligence modifier to all skill checks. The ability affects a number of targets equal to the square root of the caster's level (rounded down).

A specialist may fight while giving aid, but may not use other abilities or skills for the duration of the ability. Aid may be deactivated at any time.

Example of Use
Ted, a level 1 human specialist with 13 intelligence, is in a party with Grusk the Naxarl soldier and Befos the Canen psion. who are battling a group of enemies. Ted wishes to aid them. He rolls a d4 and gets a 2, meaning the Aid will last 3 rounds (as his intelligence modifier is +1). As he is a 1st level specialist, his Aid can only affect one person (in this case Grusk)

At 4th level, the party is joined by Luk the Ikk'tar engineer and Amanda the mutant paladin. They return to the same spot to fight another group of enemies. Ted wishes to aid them. He rolls a d4 and gets a 4, meaning the Aid will last 5 rounds (as his intelligence modifier is +1). As he is a 4th level specialist, his Aid can only affect two people. This means he is unable to aid everybody and is forced to make a choice as to who to aid.