You may live alone in the outskirts of a village where most people are scared of you, though there are those you have helped who know the value of your work. You may be a greatly revered and cared for member of society, where the people around you value you and your contributions to their lives.
Whatever the case most people around your home and its surrounding area respect you and you skills. You offer healing, minor magics and sometimes a kind ear to those who come seeking, for gold or favor.
- Skill Proficiencies: Medicine and may choose one additional from: Nature, Survival, Insight, History or Religion
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose two from: Herbalism Kit, Poisoner's Kit or Alchemist's Supplies
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies, leather-bound diary and a bottle of ink, a set of common clothes, a leather apron, belt pouch containing 10 gp and a Healer's Kit.
One tool set from: Herbalism Kit or Alchemist's Supplies
Healers, mystics and medics earn their skills in varieties of ways. Some are trained via formal schooling, some learn from a master, others utilise magic and the guidance of magical beings to discern the ails of mortals. While the origins of their skills differ all healers share a share the tie in their concern and care for others.
| d8 | Healing Role |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am a professionally trained healer, having spent years studying the healing arts. |
| 2 | I am a combat medic and have honed my skills through war. |
| 3 | I am a village healer from a small community, all my patients have been people I have known. |
| 4 | I am a religious healer, I call upon my gods to heal and care for those around me. |
| 5 | I am a healer in the service of one a noble family, I have seen my lords children grow and have helped them and their family through all manner of illness and injury. |
| 6 | I am in service to a healer of great reputation, I am learning quickly and hope to one day make my master proud. |
| 7 | I am a wandering healer, always on the road using my skills to barter and make my way in the world. |
| 8 | I am a disgraced healer, hiding my past and trying to atone for my mistakes. |
Knowledge of your skills has spread far making you welcome in even the most remote areas of civilization. You may offer your services for gold or take payment in the form of supplies, food or free lodging.
Due to the medical knowledge you possess you are familiar with all kinds of ills and injuries which might burden your patients. When making a diagnostic medicine check you do so with advantage. You also are familiar with and know where to find many varieties herbs and materials needed for healing, you gain advantage on survival checks to locate and identify plants and alchemical concoctions.
Suggested Characteristics
Healers for the most part genuinely care for others and wish to help them get better. They are raised in an environment that sees and cares for others as a priority. Being a healer comes with great responsibility.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I meticulously sift through my equipment when I am bored, ensuring I know what I have and where it is located when emergency happens. |
| 2 | I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer. |
| 3 | I always carry a Healer's Kit with me, you never know when someone will be in need. |
| 4 | Everything can be understood and explained - I am always eager for new knowledge |
| 5 | I save lives. What you do is probably not nearly as important. |
| 6 | I am all too enthusiastic to study the various plantlife of the world, for beneficial properties. |
| 7 | I am always the first to rush in and offer my support, be it for generosity, payment or for a good first impression. |
| 8 | I am always caring for my herbs and plants, they are easier to deal with than people. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Good. My craft is meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit. (Good) |
| 2 | Generous. I swore to mend and heal those who needed aid, and regardless of who needs it, I shall deliver. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Sadism. I have an odd enjoyment for the screams I cause in my treatments, and the fact I can get away with rough treatment. (Evil) |
| 5 | Self Interest. I'm in this to be able to keep myself fed, and people are always needing medical attention. It's quite clever if I say so myself. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Meaningful. It may not always be glamorous, but what I do is valuable. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | The people I mend and look after are like family to me. Until they're ready to leave, I will protect and care for them. |
| 2 | I took up the profession because someone close to me died of something treatable. |
| 3 | My mentor is a clever and compassionate soul, whom I owe my life and work to. |
| 4 | The clergy/hospital/village I worked alongside will always be my home, and I hope to share my findings with them, when I can. |
| 5 | I made a promise to mend the blights and pains of the world, and I at least intend to mend it from those I meet. |
| 6 | People claim that Healers are outmatched by Clerics and Druids, I intend to prove them wrong. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I cannot always save people, and the thought scares me. I don't want to be a failure. |
| 2 | Those who rely on magical healing earn my pity, I know they're incapable of helping others without their magic. |
| 3 | In my pursuit for the wellbeing of others, I have forgotten myself and my mental health. |
| 4 | Most people run at the site of something hideous while I stop to take notes about it. |
| 5 | Sometimes, I wonder if the people I heal are better left off dead. Their life is in my hands. |
| 6 | I don't know everything off by heart, and try to wing it until I have a solution. |
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