Alchemist trick for Intelligence 18-19 (very specific)

[quacktar]

1. If you have 18-19 Intelligence here's a trick for you: In the morning get up and make a fresh brewed batch of Fox's Cunning, and chug that sludge like a boss.

The four point Intelligence boost gives you a bonus level 2 spell to cover the one you spent, and an additional level one spell. The boos wears off in a few minutes, but by then you've got your bonus extract tucked away for the day.

This also works for characters at 20-21 intelligence after level 7 - the four point boost gives a bonus lvl 1 AND a bonus lvl 3

I've looked at rules, forums, etc and don't see anything that would make this illegal - plus it makes sense in a roleplaying sense.

Thoughts?

[Dame Desnus]

fox's cunning wrote:

The target becomes smarter. The spell grants a +4 enhancement bonus to Intelligence, adding the usual benefits to Intelligence-based skill checks and other uses of the Intelligence modifier. Wizards (and other spellcasters who rely on Intelligence) affected by this spell do not gain any additional bonus spells for the increased Intelligence, but the save DCs for spells they cast while under this spell's effect do increase. This spell doesn't grant extra skill ranks.

[RickSummon]

What rules did you look at? The spell description for fox's cunning clearly states:

Core Rulebook p. 286 wrote:

Wizards (and other spellcasters who rely on Intelligence) affected by this spell do not gain any additional bonus spells for the increased Intelligence, but the save DCs for spells they cast while under this spell’s effect do increase.

[Bran 637]

Well, the text from Fox's Cunning is where you should look first :

"Wizards (and other spellcasters who rely on Intelligence) affected by this spell do not gain any additional bonus spells for the increased Intelligence, but the save DCs for spells they cast while under this spell's effect do increase. This spell doesn't grant extra skill ranks."

Emphasis is mine.

Sorry.

Bran.

Edit : Ninja'ed by RickSummon ;o)

[Eacaraxe]

Has anyone mentioned yet that fox's cunning doesn't grant additional spells or equivalent abilities and only affects modifiers of existing spells?

Besides, even if it did you have a net gain of one first-level extract. Whooo...alert the media, you won D&D.

[Phasics]

should also be noted by the same token drinking a cognatogen that bumps your INT doesn't open up more extract slots either

[YawarFiesta]

Phasics wrote:

should also be noted by the same token drinking a cognatogen that bumps your INT doesn't open up more extract slots either

Actually it does, but it needs to last at least 24 hours to become to affect spells per days and number of skills. It doable once your cognotagen starts lasting hours and if you preper 2 a day or if you play with the duration in order to have extra extracts and bombs a few days per week.

Humbly,
Yawar