You devoted your youth to the study of medicine, learning all the most modern, non-magical methods of treating the human (or at least, humanoid) form. You might have worked in a slum clinic treating society's poorest, as a private physician to a powerful house, or in a public hospital serving all comers. You might have been a doctor, nurse, physicker, barber-surgeon, or borne any number of other titles reserved for those of your trade; it matters little, as all denote your will and ability to help the suffering.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Medicine
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
- Languages: Any one language
- Equipment: A healer's kit, a set of common clothes, a notebook filled with writing and overflowing with extra pages, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a belt pouch containing 15 gp.
Medical Specialty
You have a certain level of experience working in a medical profession. Medicine is a varied field, however, and many practitioners specialize in one area or another. Choose or randomly determine a medical specialty.
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Medical Specialty |
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General Practitioner
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Barber-Surgeon
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Bone Setter
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4
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Plague Doctor
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Pharmacist
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Private Physician
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Nurse
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Back-Alley Doctor
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Feature: Do No Harm
You have devoted significant time and effort to the medical trade, and have the skills and connections to show for it. You can always find work and shelter in a hospital or clinic, and can maintain the equivalent of a comfortable lifestyle by practicing medicine between adventures. Other medical professionals will shield you from undue scrutiny and readily accept you into their social circles (though perhaps not secretive operations) once they know of your expertise.
Suggested Characteristics
A physician is an individual who has devoted themselves to service, not necessarily of a deity, but of the common good. They are generally open and willing to help anyone in need of medical assistance, though some can become hardened by stress or jaded by years of public disregard for their profession.
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I never hesitate to share my diagnoses, even of complete strangers.
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I believe that my profession is a higher calling, and cannot fathom doing anything else.
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I would be described as having poor bedside manner, and can seem aloof or dispassionate to those who do not know me.
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I have read every academic treatise on my specialty, and actively seek out more to deepen my knowledge.
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I would never dream of profiting off my craft, only accepting enough payment to offset the cost of my materials.
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I am convinced that disease is spread by invisible particles, and wash my hands obsessively to "prevent" them from afflicting me.
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I am obsessive in my work ethic, and must often be dragged away from my practice even to rest.
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In spite of my profession, I am reluctant to ask others for help, and prefer to soldier on through stress, illness, and tragedy.
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Ideal |
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Service - I have sworn to treat all who come my way to the best of my abilities, regardless of who they are. (Good)
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Experimentation - My patients are my canvas, and my craft is my art. I might perform some unconventional treatments in the name of learning. (Chaotic)
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Succor - It fulfills me to ease the pain of the suffering, and I would gladly do this work for free. (Good)
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Natural Order - Disease and injury are not the natural state of living beings, and drain upon society. The more efficiently I can treat my patients, the sooner they can return to their social role. (Lawful)
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Profit - I have lost all investment in medicine save financial. If a patient cannot pay, they are not worth my time and care. (Evil)
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Ambition - I will make a name for myself and go down in history as a great practitioner of my craft. (Any)
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Bond |
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I was raised and trained by a physician who is now aged or dead, and I strive to carry on their legacy.
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I left my insular community to learn the secrets of modern medicine, and hope to someday return to show them its benefits.
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My medical tools are worth more than riches to me, and I would be devastated to lose them.
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I still correspond with those who served alongside me as novice physicians, and try to call on them whenever I can.
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I gained my position through nepotism, but strive to prove that I deserve it.
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I care deeply for every patient I have treated, and take great pride in the work I have done for them.
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Flaw |
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I have a sadistic streak, and take pleasure in causing suffering in the pursuit of a treatment.
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I enjoy sampling from my medicine cabinet, and am not always sober when I see patients.
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I believe that my training and expertise make me superior to most people in intellect and moral fiber, and I am not afraid to show it.
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Through incompetence or apathy, I have allowed one or more patients to die of their condition. I have come to terms with these losses, and could do so again.
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I have sold medicines and herbs knowing they would be used as illicit drugs or poisons.
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I have contempt verging on disgust for any method of healing that I was not trained in, regarding these practices as backwards and irresponsible.
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