Mentats (Fallout: New Vegas)

Mentats are a consumable item in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
Mentats in the Mojave Wasteland have similar base effects to those found in New California, but differ from the ones found in The Capital Wasteland. In comparison to the Capital Wasteland variant they grant a Charisma bonus, but give significantly smaller bonuses in Intelligence and Perception. This Charisma bonus arguably makes them better than alcohol in terms of benefit, although without the Strength boost, the low addiction rate and the fact that Mentats are much less common than alcohol.

While the Mentats of Fallout: New Vegas still give a +2 Intelligence modifier, the bonus only translates into a +4 bonus to related skills like Medicine.

It is also possible to craft Mentats into Party Time Mentats, with the addition of a few extra ingredients. Party Time Mentats confer an augmented +5 bonus to Charisma, in addition to the effects of standard Mentats. However, Party Time Mentats also have a drastically decreased effect time of 1 min, a 75% decrease from standard Mentats.

Variants
Party Time Mentats

Locations

 * Mentats are a little more rare than other drugs, but can be found on most doctors in the game.
 * With the Old World Blues, Mentats are extremely common in the Big MT and may be found in large quantities, especially in the Forbidden Zone. This is especially evident when entering Dr. Mobius's room in which around 60 Mentats can be found lying around, implying his mentat addiction.