Nefreet wrote:
They are mutagens that alter different stats.
Obviously not everything that works with regular mutagens will work with cognatogens; some consideration will need to be applied since not every corner case can be spelled out given the limited space.
And they still take an hour to create.
No, they are not.
Ultimate Magic wrote:
Cognatogen (Su): 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 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. Otherwise, this ability works just like the mutagen ability (including the natural armor bonus). Anytime the alchemist would prepare a mutagen, he 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.
Bolded the only parts where cognatogens are treated like mutagens.
Cognatogens are only treated like mutagens for the purposes of limitations, Infuse Mutagen, and Persistent Mutagen; for all other purposes, they are not mutagens, and anything else that effects mutagens, such as the Elemental Mutagen, Feral Mutagen, or Purging Mutagen alchemist discoveries, do not affect cognatogens in any way, because they are neither a limitation, nor either of the two listed features.
But yes, they take an hour to create (hence the "anytime the alchemist would prepare a mutagen" part I bolded).
