Mind Blank Question

[Buzzardo]

The spell Mind Blank, says that it prevents the thoughts and emotions of the caster from being detected, and the caster can't be scryed.

Does this mean that:

1- Lies can't be detected as per Zone of Truth for exmaple?

and

2- Alignment can't be detected? As in Detect Evil, Chaos, Good, etc...?

Or are those separate things? The spell description I feel isn't that specific and leaves to leaps of logic.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Buzzardo]

Follow up question...

If it prevents thoughts from being detected, does that mean someone using the sense motive check against a protected caster always fails?

 

[Mephistopheles]

Mind blank "protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects".

1- Lies can't be detected as per Zone of Truth for exmaple?

Zone of truth is a mind-affecting spell, so yes.

2- Alignment can't be detected? As in Detect Evil, Chaos, Good, etc...?

Detect Evil is a divination, so yes.

If it prevents thoughts from being detected, does that mean someone using the sense motive check against a protected caster always fails?

No. Sense Motive uses outward signs to judge intent: body language, facial expressions, etc. Controlling those factors to foil Sense Motive is where Bluff comes in. Mind blank only protects against brute force magical means.