Matter Absorption

Matter absorption [minor] by Iczer

'I am what I eat'

The character has a limited form of disintegration with a twist. The character can spew energy from his mouth at a target within 30 feet with a +3 to strike. The struck object is dealt 6D6 damage (+2 points per level), which causes the matter to wisp away as smoke.

As an action, the character can inhale this smoke from up to 30 feet away. Doing so allows the character to gain a bonus to his IQ and ME equal to half that objects AR. This bonus lasts for 10 minutes per level. if another object is 'consumed' then that bonus replaces the current one. In addition, the character gains a temporary encyclopedic knowledge of the object 'consumed'. if a source of information, like a hard drive, a CD rom, or a notebook, the character knows the subject matter verbatim for the duration of this effect. if a delicate electronic component, the character knows how it is engineered. This power has no effect on living matter*
[*Variant: Or you can have one that does affect living matter. In which case it does not affect non-living matter. The character gains may mimic his target's IQ and ME scores if they are higher than his own, and they gain a summary of the target's life, as if reading their autobiography.]