Whether it be a Hamlet or City, a Town or Metropolis, you have been one of the few medical professionals out there. Maybe you are a priest of the Life domain and seek to cure all diseases. Perhaps you are a medicine man or witch that the people of the backwater villages go to for their medical needs; or could you be a poisoner looking to make the most lethal poisons out there, for your own ends?
Maybe you are a biology student in the Arcane universities and seek to further your knowledge of the workings of the body, or a necromancer who offers the unsuspecting a warm meal and a handful of gold in exchange for going under your knife for experimentation.
Whatever your reasons, you are a knowledgeable person in the ways of medicine, and you intend to make use of that knowledge.
- Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, and one of the following: Arcana, Survival, or Nature.
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit OR Poisoner's kit
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A scroll case with a 5 sheets of blank parchment, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit OR a poisoner's kit, and 5 gp
What did you seek to learn from your studies? Who did you learn from? Was becoming a professional healer your decision, or a course your family put you through?
| d6 | A Life of Study |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have been searching for new, innovative ways to treat the diseased and wounded. |
| 2 | I lost my license to practice medicine due to an error in my treatment. |
| 3 | I lost a patient to a disease I could not treat. I've made it my mission in life to make a perfect panacea. |
| 4 | I felt a need to distinguish myself among the greatest medical professionals in history. |
| 5 | I feel a need to know how the body works in all it's forms. |
| 6 | I partnered with a colleague to invent a new form of medical care, but my colleague had been murdered. I will further the knowledge we have discovered, and not be bullied into silence. |
People don't like a trip to the doctor, but when the need arises, they are happy to get advice from you. Your background gives you the ability to barter lodging and board for you and your companions in exchange for mixing balms for the night to aid the sick relatives of the innkeeper or provide a checkup on them to give them peace of mind.
Suggested Characteristics
Medical processionals are drawn to the biological needs of the mortal world. They tend toward Good and Law, although the more manipulative sort seek to further their power through knowledge for more chaotic ends.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I tend to lapse into medical jargon without warning. |
| 2 | I am excited by wounds being repaired, and love to see the medically skilled heal the injured. |
| 3 | My old teacher had something wise to say on every topic, and I am eager to share that wisdom. |
| 4 | I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer. |
| 5 | I tend toward vegetables over meat, having seen too much ravaging of mortal bodies over the years. |
| 6 | I have a tendancy to analyze the reactions of the injured instead of outright healing them, much to their dismay. |
| 7 | I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings. |
| 8 | I fear sharing my knowledge, just in case someone has the idea of stealing my ideas... |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit. (Good) |
| 2 | Consent. It is unfair and cruel to operate without explaining the effect to the patient. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Knowledge at any cost. My medical advances are far more important than a few measly objections. Small price for progress. (Evil) |
| 5 | Care for coin. Medical consultation is available for all if they are willing to pay. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there’s nothing left to know. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing is more important than my patient's well-being. |
| 2 | I surround myself with powerful allies to hide from the ones who may be after my research. One day, I might have to stop hiding. |
| 3 | I have so much more research to do, but I am under pressure by my medical colleagues. |
| 4 | I fell in love with a patient of mine, and I seek the answer to their illness. |
| 5 | In the wrong hands, my research could be used to produce deadly illnesses that could ravage the countrysides. |
| 6 | My research has been at a standstill for far too long. I need subjects to test my medicines on, peferably those who are most often injured. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | When I was studying, I tended to stay up all night too often. Sometimes, I don't sleep through the night. |
| 2 | Sometimes my medical expertise makes me feel superior, and I don't always take warnings seriously. |
| 3 | I often boast about saving people from the brink of death, but sometimes I freeze up when facing serious, life-or-death scenarios. |
| 4 | My fanatical interest in biology often makes me seem overtly creepy to most. |
| 5 | I tend to pay for more expensive equipment for my work than average. If it is more expensive, it must be better! |
| 6 | I keep research sacredly secret, but often can't hold myself back from telling any other secret to anyone who will listen. |
Contacts
Discuss with your DM who had the most profound influence on the development of your medical techniques. You would have contacts in the place of education you hail from, such as teachers and college associates.
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