Consume Decay (Galactic Ancestries Page 106) has no action cost

[SandersonTavares]

What is the intention here? Free Action? 1 Action?

[Finoan]

I'm looking at a similar ability from Ghoul Archetype (from Pathfinder2e): Replenishing Consumption (an upgrade of Consume Flesh).

Replenishing Consumption also gives temp HP (in a different amount, though relatively similar in most cases) when you consume something of no value that you likely acquired from an enemy. Interestingly, Replenishing Consumption does not give a duration of the temp HP.

However, the Consume Flesh ability does list that it costs 1 action.

So that is the houserule that I would recommend until we get errata for the ability. I think Consume Decay should cost 1 action.

[Kishmo]

Using the similar khizar feat Carrion Feeder as a comparison, I agree: I'd rule using that feat requires the Interact action (i.e. 1 action, with the Manipulate trait.)