Pharmacologist (Alchemist Archetype)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Class Features

The pharmacologist has the following class features.

Cognatogen (Su) 

At 1st level, a pharmacologist discovers how to create a cognatogen, a mutagen-like mixture that heightens one mental ability score at the expense of a physical ability score.

It takes 1 hour to brew a dose of cognatogen, and once brewed, it remains potent until used. A pharmacologist can only maintain one dose of cognatogen at a time—if he brews a second dose, any existing cognatogen becomes inert. As with an extract or bomb, a cognatogen that is not in a pharmacologist's possession becomes inert until a pharmacologist picks it up again.

When a pharmacologist brews a cognatogen, he selects one metal ability score—either Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma. It's a standard action to drink a cognatogen. Upon being imbibed, the cognatogen causes the pharmacologist to grow more intelligent, wiser, or charismatic, granting him a +2 natural armor bonus and a +4 alchemical bonus to the selected ability score for 10 minutes per pharmacologist level. In addition, while the cognatogen is in effect, the pharmacologist takes a –2 penalty to one of his physical ability scores. If the cognatogen enhances his Intelligence, it applies a penalty to his Strength. If it enhances his Wisdom, it applies a penalty to his Dexterity. If it enhances his Charisma, it applies a penalty to his Constitution.

A non-alchemist who drinks a cognatogen must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the pharmacologist's level + the pharmacologist's Intelligence modifier) or become nauseated for 1 hour—a non-pharmacologist can never gain the benefit of a cognatogen, but a pharmacologist can gain the effects of another pharmacologist's cognatogen if he drinks it. (Although if the other pharmacologist creates a different cognatogen, the effects of the “stolen” cognatogen immediately cease.) The effects of a cognatogen do not stack. Whenever a pharmacologist drinks a cognatogen, the effects of any previous cognatogen immediately end.