Eyes of Rhean clarification

[rixu]

Yesterday we came to a situation where a character, who has Eyes of Rhean as eyes, sent his other eye away while staying hidden himself. When I started to check the range I could not find anything sensible.

In Eyes of Rhean (Dead Suns book 6, page 30) it says it works as Spy drone. In spy drone it says it works like a 1st level mechanic drone. In drone section the only thing related to range is that the drone needs to see or hear you, or be in range of your custom rig.

Since Eyes of Rhean is a magic item I presume it can't be controlled by a computer or a remote, but through some sort of mystic/magic/psychic connection. Since you can see through the other eye what the flying eye sees, does that effectively make you unaware of your own surroundings? Except for other senses, of course.

Since normal drone can be controlled through computer or remote and it needs to see or hear you, how does the eye work since you can't see it and I doubt you start yelling commands to it while flying. And back to the biggest question: range. How far can you fly the eye? Does different materials block the signal? You can house rule these but it would be nice to hear if someone has spotted something I have not since our group has no drones and I have limited experience with them.

[ghostunderasheet]

2500 feet or 500 squares it's range is attached to your custom rig which gives you your drones ranging field so this magic item is limited to that i would guess.i also guess that you dont need a costum rag to control it but was giving you a hint as to find the number you needed. "if you have a drone, you can use your custom rig to communicate over an encrypted channel with your drone to issue commands to its AI or directly control it at a range of 2,500 feet." I am but a plebeian. so someone else may have a better answer than I do. But if this is the best answer you get i would run with it.