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Pathfinder Second Edition

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Mind Reading [two-actions] (Spell 3)
Uncommon, Concentrate, Detection, Manipulate, Mental

Traditions Arcane, Occult
Range 30 feet; Targets 1 creature
Defense Will; Duration 1 round or sustained up to 1 minute

With a cursory Mental touch, you attempt to read the target’s mind. It must attempt a Will save. The target then becomes temporarily immune to your Mind Reading for 1 hour.

Critical Success The target perceives vague surface thoughts from you when you Cast the Spell.

Success You find out whether the target’s Intelligence modifier is higher than, equal to, or lower than yours.

Failure You perceive vague surface thoughts from the target when you Cast the Spell, and you find out whether its Intelligence is higher than, equal to, or lower than yours.

Critical Failure As failure, and for the duration of the spell, you can Sustain the spell to detect the target’s surface thoughts again. The target doesn’t receive any additional saves.

Attributes

cast_actions
Two-action
category
spell
description
With a cursory mental touch, you attempt to read the target’s mind. It must attempt a Will save. The target then becomes temporarily immune to your mind reading for 1 hour.
duration
1 round or sustained up to 1 minute
level
3
magic_traditions
arcane, occult
range
30 feet
save_critical_failure
As failure, and for the duration of the spell, you can Sustain the spell to detect the target’s surface thoughts again. The target doesn’t receive any additional saves.
save_critical_success
The target perceives vague surface thoughts from you when you Cast the Spell.
save_failure
You perceive vague surface thoughts from the target when you Cast the Spell, and you find out whether its Intelligence is higher than, equal to, or lower than yours.
save_success
You find out whether the target’s Intelligence modifier is higher than, equal to, or lower than yours.
save_type
will
saving_throw
NORMAL
subcategory
spell
target
1 creature
traits
uncommon, concentrate, detection, manipulate, mental
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