Cognatogen (Su)
Benefit
The
Alchemist gains the ability to create a cognatogen, a mutagen-like mixture that heightens one mental ability score at the expense of a physical ability score. If the cognatogen enhances their
Intelligence, it applies a penalty to their
Strength. If it enhances their
Wisdom, it applies a penalty to their
Dexterity. If it enhances their
Charisma, it applies a penalty to their
Constitution. Otherwise, this ability works just like the mutagen ability (including the
Natural Armor Bonus). Anytime the
Alchemist would prepare a mutagen, they may instead prepare a cognatogen. All limitations of mutagens apply to cognatogens as if they were the same substance—an
Alchemist can only maintain one mutagen or cognatogen at a time, a cognatogen that is not in an
Alchemist’s possession becomes inert, drinking a cognatogen makes a non-
Alchemist sick, and so on. When the effect of the cognatogen ends, the
Alchemist takes 2 points of
Ability Damage to the ability score penalized by the cognatogen. The
Infuse Mutagen discovery and the persistent mutagen class ability apply to cognatogens.
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