Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
The Influential Friends Talent grants a Noble an automatic high Skill Check result that is the result of calling in favors from some well-connected allies. Some Gamemasters might wonder what the Talent really represents. In essence, when a Noble uses this Talent, they call in a favor from a contact, who sends a representative who has that Skill (Or just conveys the result of the Skill Check) to the heroes. For example, if the heroes need information on a crime lord but have no one Trained in Gather Information, the Noble uses this Talent, and their contacts supply the heroes with the information from the Gather Information check. Likewise, if the heroes need to get past a security checkpoint in a very important mission, the Noble calls upon their Influential Friends to have a Deception check made to provide the heroes with high-quality fake identification and paperwork. The heroes must have access to planetary or interplanetary communications systems to use the Talent.