The Medieval Doctor 1.1

The Medieval Doctor is based loosely on the greentexts of the same name. Far from being a dedicated healer, The Medieval Doctor excels in deception and (mostly) accidental murder. Using his leeches and wearing his mask, he peddles his particular brand of "medicine" from town to town, getting paid then ducking out before anyone figures out how little he actually helped. 

The Medieval Doctor has a mastery of spooky demeanor, herbs, and leeches. He fears no disease, and probably has several towns he can no longer visit. In combat, he excels at avoiding damage and dealing damage over time with his leeches. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All The Trappings

You know where to obtain or craft a new Doctor's Mask in any town of appropriate size to have such a thing. Wearing the mask provides several benefits:

• Proficiency in the Deception and Intimidation skills 
• Immunity to disease, and all inhaled poisons

You only gain these benefits while wearing the mask.

Leeches for Every Occasion

You know, as everyone knows, that leeches can solve all of your problems. You can apply them to almost any issue, and watch it disappear.

Starting at level 3 when you choose this subclass, you gain 3 uses of Leeches per day, increasing with your level. Used outside of combat, they can cure any nonmagical poison or disease if left on a patient for several hours. This reduces the patient's maximum hp by 10 until their next long rest, and if their maximum hp is less they instead die from blood loss.

Used in combat, you throw a handful onto an enemy within 5 ft. They become covered in leeches, taking a certain amount of damage to their max HP at the end of each of their turns unless they spend an action to remove them. If you perform this action from stealth, they must make a successful Perception check (DC 15) to realize that they have been afflicted. This ability has no effect on undead or constructs.

Huffing Herbs

You gain proficiency with the herbalism kit.

Herbal Cure

Your "medicinal" use of herbs allows you to identify plants with strong soporific and anesthetic properties. Using this knowledge, once per day you can make a throwable package of a potent herb blend, by taking an hour to gather herbs in any area where they could be found, or by buying ingredients at an apothecary (50 gold). This packet bursts on contact, either with the ground or a creature, covering a 5 ft radius with herbal dust that can put just about anything to sleep.

The packet has a throwing range of 20 ft, and a creature can avoid being put to sleep by making a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. This ability has no effect on undead or constructs. 

Balance the Humours

Starting at level 13, your "knowledge" of anatomy allows you to pinpoint areas on your opponents that when cut or stabbed will cause excessive bleeding. When using your Sneak Attack class feature, you reduce the targets maximum HP by an amount equal to half your level + your DEX modifier.

The Best Mask

At level 17, you've become such a Very Important Doctor that not just any mask will do for your purposes. By taking a day and spending 100 gold for materials, you can improve your mask in one of the following ways:

• By putting special lenses into your mask, you can give yourself darkvision up to 30 ft. This gives your lenses a distinctly spooky red tint, and they glow in dim light or darkness.
• By replacing the materials in your mask with sturdier ones such as cured leather or steel, your mask now gives you a +2 to your AC. This also makes you look even spookier.
• By tweaking the herb blend in your mask, you can give yourself a heightened awareness of your surroundings. You get a +5 to your Passive Perception and Investigation scores.

Only one of these modifications can be active on a single mask at any given time. 

"Special" Herb Blend

The mask now has herbs that increase your Passive Perception and Investigation scores by +5.

Darkvision

Your mask now gives you darkvision out to 30 ft. You can't discern color in darkness, and everything is tinted in shades of red.

Sturdier Mask

Your Mask now gives you a +2 to AC when worn.