Doctor

You are a doctor, physician or surgeon — a medical professional of the highest degree. You possess extensive knowledge about the anatomies and bodily functions of humanoids — whether its dwarves, goblins or lizardfolk. You’re also an expert on the features, causes and cures of the sundry injuries, diseases and other ailments that might befall one of your patients.

Skill Proficiencies: Medicine and Investigation

Equipment: A doctor’s kit, surgery supplies, a thick medical tome, a notebook, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Doctors are generally very tidy and analytical individuals, with a keen sense for what might be ailing a person. Depending on their training they might be no-nonsense types who lack sympathy for their patients, sinister malpractitioners, or kind and caring individuals who’ll go to any lengths to make sure their patients leave their clinics alive and well.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am honest to a fault; knowing all of the information is the only way to make an accurate diagnosis.
2	I’m unphased by suffering and pain.
3	I keep all of my possessions meticulously clean, and I loathe any kind of filth.
4	I try to never befriend patients, lest I get too attached.
5	I present everything I say as a guess or estimate so that I don’t look bad if it turns out to be wrong.
6	I write down all of my findings, and plan to publish them eventually.
7	I have a habit of carefully studying any corpses I come across.
8	I set very high standards for myself, and expect others to follow my example.

d6	Ideal
1	Duty. I swore an oath to help and heal others, and I refuse to break it. (Lawful)
2	Control. By deciding who lives and who dies, I can shape the world to my liking. (Evil)
3	Efficiency. I am not emotionally invested in those I aid; to act otherwise would compromise my work. (Neutral)
4	Prevention. Stopping the spread of sickness is better than treating it. (Any)
5	Research. In order to treat patients effectively, we must fully understand the maladies afflicting them. (Any)
6	Aid. Every sick or wounded person deserves my help, regardless of the life they lead. (Good)

d6	Bond
1	I seek a cure to a mysterious disease that afflicts one of my loved ones.
2	I wish to prove that “mundane” healing is just as viable as magic.
3	I work closely with a group that aims to eliminate a particular disease from existence.
4	I am a big admirer of a famous medical author.
5	One of my patients became obsessed with me after I helped them.
6	I used to have an assistant, but they stole my research and ran off.

d6	Flaw
1	I often test unproven or experimental treatments on my patients without their knowledge.
2	I am only interested in the ailments my patients suffer from, not the people themselves.
3	The sight of blood makes me queasy, and I can only treat those who have no external wounds.
4	Memories of a horrible plague that I failed to cure still haunt me to this day.
5	I charge a lot of gold for my services. If someone can’t pay — too bad.
6	I often neglect my own physical and mental health in favor of my patients.