Lore Oracle and Brain Drain

[Sahak Taniel]

Hi all. I'm looking for some help on clarifying Brain Drain.

The APG says to treat knowledge gained as if one used _detect thoughts_ which I take to mean equal to round 3 of detect thoughts where surface thoughts are detected and the target gets the WIll save (that's the first item I'd like to clarify.)

Next question would be if the information stays in the oracle's mind a number of rounds equal to CHA mod, then does the oracle get that many full round actions to sort through the information (or to put another way if mod is 2 then the oracle gets two full rounds to do two knowledge checks on different subjects?)

Lastly, the ability states that the target immediately knows the source of the mental prying. Does that mean the target knows where it's coming from or details about specifically who its coming from?

Cheers,
MM

[hogarth]

I have an oracle who just used Brain Drain and I agree that it's a bit vague. My reading is that you only get to make one Knowledge check per Brain Drain use, period, not one per round. But it's not clear one way or the other.

[Sahak Taniel]

Yep, this definitely needs some input from staff. Thanks!