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'''Scalpel.''' ''Thrown 20 ft One-Handed Weapon''. +4 vs AR. '''Hit:''' 6 (1d4+4) sharp. | '''Scalpel.''' ''Thrown 20 ft One-Handed Weapon''. +4 vs AR. '''Hit:''' 6 (1d4+4) sharp. | ||
'''Analyze.''' | '''Analyze.''' The Plague Doctor spends 1 AP to study a hostile creature and determine how healthy they are. They make an INT/Medicine check with a DC of 10 + 1⁄2 that creature’s level. On a success, they learn their current HP. If they beat the DC by 5 or more, they also learn whether the creature has Regen or DR, and if so, how much. | ||
'''Pathogen (Bacterial Infection, 2/Rest).''' ''Ranged 40 ft One-Handed Weapon''. +3 vs FORT. '''Hit:''' 5 (1d4+3) blunt, and the creature is Demoralized for 2d4 hours. | '''Pathogen (Bacterial Infection, 2/Rest).''' ''Ranged 40 ft One-Handed Weapon''. +3 vs FORT. '''Hit:''' 5 (1d4+3) blunt, and the creature is Demoralized for 2d4 hours. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:09, 22 March 2025
Source: Harker's Guide to Vampire Hunting
Universally recognized by thick, hooded robes and crow-shaped masks, plague doctors are a feared necessity in most societies. Unhampered by pesky ethical obligations, plague doctors wallow in disease and offer experimental medical procedures or a painless death as the situation warrants. These grim physicians wield both potion and pathogen the way an artisan might wield a chisel or paintbrush.
| Plague Doctor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Level: 12 | |||||
| Medium. Humanoid | |||||
| STR | DEX | END | AWR | INT | CHA |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Ref: 13 | Fort: 12 | Ant: 12 | Log: 14 | Will: 14 | |
| Armor Rating 14 | Resist Uncommon Diseases 5, Rare Diseases 2 Immune Common Diseases | ||||
| Hit Points 107 | |||||
| Speed 30 ft | |||||
| Skills (INT) Alchemy +6, Chemistry +6, Medicine +12 (CHA) Deceiving +2, Persuading +2 | |||||
| Features | |||||
| Thurible. The Plague Doctor carries a Thurible. Allied creatures within 5 ft of the Thurible gain Resist Shaken +2 and Resist Sickened +2. | |||||
| Actions | |||||
On each of the Plague Doctor’s turns, it may take one of the following sets of actions.
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| Tier 1 Actions | |||||
| Move. The Plague Doctor can move up to their speed.
Scalpel. Thrown 20 ft One-Handed Weapon. +4 vs AR. Hit: 6 (1d4+4) sharp. Analyze. The Plague Doctor spends 1 AP to study a hostile creature and determine how healthy they are. They make an INT/Medicine check with a DC of 10 + 1⁄2 that creature’s level. On a success, they learn their current HP. If they beat the DC by 5 or more, they also learn whether the creature has Regen or DR, and if so, how much. Pathogen (Bacterial Infection, 2/Rest). Ranged 40 ft One-Handed Weapon. +3 vs FORT. Hit: 5 (1d4+3) blunt, and the creature is Demoralized for 2d4 hours. | |||||
| Tier 2 Actions | |||||
| Leech. The Plague Doctor draws blood out of a creature’s body. Ranged 20 ft One-Handed Weapon. +4 vs FORT. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) necrotic.
Pathogen (Viral Infection, 2/Rest). Ranged 40 ft One-Handed Weapon. +3 vs FORT. Hit: 5 (1d4+3) blunt, and the creature is Sickened for 1d4x5 minutes. | |||||