You are Doctor: a medical professional. You could also be a
physician, nurse or surgeon. You have extensive knowledge
about the humanoid body and how it functions. Additionally
you have studied the cause and cure of many injuries, diseases and other types of ailments.
- Skill Proficiencies: History
Medicine
- Tool Proficiencies: Doctor's kit and (a) a surgery kit or
(b) dissection tools.
- Equipment: Equipment: A doctor's kit. A thick medical tome,
a notebook, a quill, ink and a pouch containing 15gp.
DOCTOR'S TOOLS
Dissection tools: A linen bag containing forceps,
tweezers, a sharp skinning knife, a syringe, 3 glass
vials and a small bonesaw. Used for post-mortem
research or harvesting parts of creatures.
Doctor's Kit: A leather bag containing a
sthethoscope, a reflex hammer, tweezers, 5 linen
bandages, 2 syringes and a clipboard. Used for
diagnosing and curing diseases, injuries and
ailments.
Surgery kit: A leather pack containing a tourniquet,
a bonesaw, forceps, 2 scalpels, 3 surgical (stitching)
needles and a spool of thread for stitches. Used to
perform various surgical procedures.
All medical professionals are educated in some way in the
healing arts by a mentor or institution. How you were taught
your trade may influence how you practice it. You can choose
or create one yourself or pick randomly from the table below.
| d1 | MEDKAL TRAINING |
|---|---|
| 1 | MEDKAL TRAINING All medical professionals are educated in some way in the healing arts by a mentor or institution. How you were taught your trade may influence how you practice it. You can choose or create one yourself or pick randomly from the table below. d8 Medical Training 1 Army 2 Books (self-taught) 3 Coroner or Mortician 4 Divine (skills granted by a deity) 5 Hag or Witch 6 Home-schooled 7 Medical school or institution (e.g. guild) Village or tribe elder 8 |
When you study a diseased creature for at least 10 minutes
you have advantage on Medicine checks to determine the
origin for their illness as well as potential dangers and effects if the disease is left untreated.
Suggested Characteristics
Doctors are in general very analytical. Depending on how
they were trained they might be adventurous or academic
in nature. Because of their inclination to heal and cure
people, most doctors have a Good alignment. However,
malpractitioners are not uncommon and can have a huge
impact on society.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think a lot about the lives I have saved, but more about those I could not save. |
| 2 | I feel strongly that healing with magic is not always the right solution. |
| 3 | I'm unphased by suffering and pain. |
| 4 | I sacrifice my own wellbeing for the wellbeing of others. |
| 5 | I study every inch of the humanoid body to better my understanding of it. |
| 6 | I keep my tools and weapons extremely clean and in order. |
| 7 | I write down all my findings and plan on publishing them in the future. |
| 8 | I try not to befriend patients lest I become too attached to them. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Relief: Life and death should both be without any pain. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Health: I will do anything to protect and save lives in any way I can. (Good) |
| 3 | Duty: I swore an oath to help others, I must live by it |
| 4 | Efficiency: Placebo's work as well as any medicine, without the hassle. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Pain: I want to know how to cause the most intense physical suffering. (Evil.) |
| 6 | Reputation: I want to be respected for my medical skill and achievements. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am an admirer of a famous medical author and their writings. |
| 2 | I used to have an assistant, but they have run off with some of my research. |
| 3 | I accidentally performed a wrong procedure on a patient of mine. |
| 4 | I became a doctor to make my parent(s) proud of me. |
| 5 | I had an apprentice whom I imparted my knowledge to, but they have surpassed me on every level. |
| 6 | One of my patients adores me because I saved their life. They stalk me constantly. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have horrible handwriting. |
| 2 | I charge a lot of gold for my services. |
| 3 | I'm extremely unorganized, causing my patients to doubt my abilities sometimes. |
| 4 | I speak in obscure medical terms. |
| 5 | I forget about my own health because I worry about others so much. |
| 6 | I get extremely depressed when I fail to save or cure a patient. |
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