Star wars d20(saga edition)builds, and group

[GawainBS]

The point about taking the talent to Use The Force as Initiative is that you have an extra skill "slot" free, which in turns might diversify your character without weakening it. It also implies that everytime you increase your UTF skill, Initiative will also benefit. Simple example: Taking Skill Focus: UTF (a must for any Jedi) will then also benefit Initiative. If you also have Force Perception Talent and Block/Deflect Talents, taking one feat (Skill Focus UTF) provides a +5 bonus on 4 kinds of frequently taken checks.
I think that this diversification is a greater gain than the marginal increase in combat effectiveness you might get by stack combat feat on combat feat and devouting nearly every talent to combat.
For a human Jedi with 12 INT, I'd go for Acrobatics, Use The Force, Jump and Knowledge (Galactic Lore).
After all, what good does all your combat prowess do if you can't find the enemy or if he takes you out before you can react?

[Drunkside]

What I meant is that i will get +1 from cha and +5 from skill focus, but i will get +6 to initiative from dex, so its a waste of a feat....

But hey i havent even told you all that im going to take, so what makes you so sure about the fact that im spending all my talents and feats on combat??? I could write my plan here but its too hard work and im tired so ill just tell them next time...

[GawainBS]

*Except* that it means you'll have to take Initiative as a skill. You only have two class skills to select, remember? (Maybe one extra because of Human and some more because of INT). Use The Force is one of them.
Initiative not as skill: +6 dex modifier.
Initiative = UTF: 1/2 character level + 5 as trained skill + 5 Skill Focus + CHA (1) = +11 + 1/2 character level.
Also, don't forget you get to increase *two* ability scores every 4th level. I'd be increasing my CHA & DEX, thus further increasing my UTF.

[Drunkside]

That would actually be useful... why didnt i think of that??? oh well it doesnt matter, but im going to go for more powers to spend so ill upgrade wis more.