"Forgotten Trick (Ex): A ninja with this ability can recall one trick taught to her by her ancient masters. When she uses this ability, she selects one ninja trick (not a master trick or rogue talent) that she does not know and can use that ninja trick for a number of rounds equal to her level. She must pay any ki costs associated with the trick as normal. Using this ability expends 2 ki point from her ki pool, plus the ki cost of the trick she chooses."
I read this as you spend 2 ki points + any ki points associated with the power and you have that trick available to you for level/rounds.
Say a level 10 Ninja used forgotten trick to vanish. 2 rounds later the ninja can still be invisible and also use forgotten trick to use ventriloquism. The forgotten trick isn't some slot to be used up.
A friend of mine seems to infer (from where i have absolutely no idea) that Forgotten Trick *becomes* that trick and you can't change it or use any other trick via Forgotten Trick unless you empty the "slot" or something.
What do you all think?
There's no limit of times per day or indication that you cannot use the trick again within the 'number of rounds equal to her level' time period. It appears, according to the above quote at least, you can use this trick as often as you have Ki points to spend.
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Murphys is correct. The one thing I would add is that it shouldn't be okay to use Forgotten Trick a second time to gain a trick you didn't have as a needed prerequisite until you took Forgotten Trick the first time. So, for example, no using Forgotten Trick the first time to pick up Smoke Bomb, then using it a second time to take Poison Bomb. Nothing official for that, but James Jacobs specified this particular trick really shouldn't let you do that in his thread a year or so ago.
Well I thought that you couldn't learn Combat Trick more than once anyway - thereby nullifying that sort of rapid feat chain achievement in the first place. I agree though.