Sword School - Dendroid Physician
Nov 16, 2022 20:45:48 GMT -6
Post by GuardianTempest on Nov 16, 2022 20:45:48 GMT -6
Medical care is important but not everyone has time to reach the hospital. Sometimes you need to fix your patient NOW and all you have are a bunch of sharp implements. What else can you do besides lopping off the ailing flesh? It's gonna be excruciating but that means it's effective. After all, medicine that tastes bitter is more potent. That is the mindset behind Dendroid Physician, a medical practice that brings the basics of surgery to the absolute pinnacle.
Medicae is Dendroid Physician's key skill since one needs to know what body parts he's lopping off during the operation. Chain weapons are the traditional instrument of choice as one of the earliest chainsaws were used to help facilitate childbirth. That, and surgeons are those guys who hack at trees with chainsaws. Dark Eldarin enjoy this Sword School since it's a torture technique that is also a legitimate medical practice. Everyone wins! (except for the patients)
Level 1: Apprentice
- Weapon (Chain): Use Chain weapons with your martial maneuvers.
- Action (Aim): Use Aim actions in martial maneuvers. Any attack-related advantages applied to this special attack are applied to the attack that benefits from the aim bonus. That attack may not be a Special Attack.
Level 2: Initiate
(-1) Hypocrite's Oath: This attack can only be used on allies and neutral targets.
(2) Pain Therapy: Target gains a static bonus to all tests for one round equal to the amount of wounds dealt by this attack. If this attack deals critical damage, triple that bonus.
Level 3: Journeyman
(-1) Skill (Medicae): As a part of this attack, make a Medicae test against the target's Static Defense. If it fails, the attack fails.
(3) Cauterize: This attack deals E damage. If the target is already suffering from Blood Loss, they are cured of that condition but they must pass a TN 15 Constitution test or be set on fire.
Level 4: Master
- Mastery (Ripper Doc): Chain weapons you use gain the Sadistic property.
(3) Chainsword Proctology: Each explosion in the damage roll removes a level of Fatigue from the target. If this attack hits the Gizzards, the target snaps out of Pinning, and any mental trauma or shock table result afflicting them, then gains Insanity equal to 1/10th of the damage roll.
Level 5: Grandmaster
(5) Appendectomy: If this attack deals critical damage and the target survives, it gains an additional effect depending on where it hits. After the attack, the target is cured of Blood Loss and loses all critical damage. Hitting the Arm or Leg removes the attached hand or foot. If there's no attached part, the entire limb is removed instead. Hitting the Body or Gizzards cures the target of Disease and they get -1 Resilience for 1 round (minimum of 1). Hitting the Head gives them the Mindless trait for 2 rounds. If the target's limbs track critical damage separately, only critical damage to the affected body part is removed.