The Umbral Extraction spell reads:
"... During umbral extraction's duration, you can use the Steal action to attempt to take one of the foe's prepared spells or unused spontaneous spell slots instead of an item. You can also make one attempt to Steal as part of Casting umbral extraction. If you succeed at your check to Steal a spell, you deal 1d4 mental damage to the target per level of the spell stolen... "
The steal action specifies:
"Typically, you can Steal only an object of negligible Bulk, and you automatically fail if the creature who has the object is in combat or on guard."
The pickpocket skill feat reads:
"If you’re a master in Thievery, you can attempt to Steal from a creature in combat or otherwise on guard. When doing so, Stealing requires 2 manipulate actions instead of 1, and you take a –5 penalty."
My questions are:
-Does Umbral Extraction alone permit the usage of steal in combat?
-If Umbral Extraction alone does permit stealing in combat is it one or two actions to steal, as per the wording on the pickpocket skill feat?
-If Umbral Extraction alone does not permit stealing in combat is it intended for the spell to require both a skill feat and master in a skill to be functional in combat?
-If Umbral Extraction alone does not permit stealing in combat how would one feasibly use the spell without pickpocket and master thievery? Given the somatic and verbal components associated with the spell and the mental damage from completing the steal action, it seems like it'd be extraordinarily difficult to make work within its already narrow niche of requiring an enemy spellcaster.
All of these would likely apply to the Umbral Graft spell which has similar functions with the same wording.
