elicitation-of-truth
type: Art
name: Elicitation of Truth
slug: elicitation-of-truth
source: wwn-srd-v1
source locator:
  section: 1.5.16.1
  heading: Other Thought Noble Arts
  line start: 1980
  line end: 1980
rules text: Elicitation of Truth: This art can only be taken by those who have mastered Surface Apprehension. It can only be used on a helpless or cooperative target; the Thought Noble may Commit Effort for the day and ask the target a question that takes no more than two sentences to ask. If the target fails a Mental saving throw, they must fully and completely answer the question. They need not exercise any personal judgment or speculation, but they must answer directly and without conscious deception.
tradition: thought-noble
tradition name: thought-noble
effects:
  source text: This art can only be taken by those who have mastered Surface Apprehension. It can only be used on a helpless or cooperative target; the Thought Noble may Commit Effort for the day and ask the target a question that takes no more than two sentences to ask. If the target fails a Mental saving throw, they must fully and completely answer the question. They need not exercise any personal judgment or speculation, but they must answer directly and without conscious deception.