Doctor
written by Bonus Action Games
You are a 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: Medicine, History
Tool Proficiencies: Doctor's Kit and (a) a surgery kit or (b) dissection tools
Languages: Null
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to answer, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.
Medical 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 |
Mortician |
| 4 |
Divine (skills granted by a deity) |
| 5 |
Hedge Witch or other disreputable tutor |
| 6 |
Home Schooled |
| 7 |
Medical School or Institution (e.g. guild) |
| 8 |
Village or tribe elder |
Features:Diagnostics Professional
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 (Lawful) |
| 4 |
Efficiency: Placebo’s work as well as any medicine, without the hassle. (Chaotic) |
| 5 |
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. |
