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Medicine

Recognizing illness and treating bodily injury.

Overview

Medicine covers anatomy, diagnosis, treatment, medical equipment, and understanding injury or illness. It can also help determine a cause of death or assess blood-related evidence. Its treatment rules apply differently to living patients and undead bodies; expertise does not remove those distinctions.

Using the ratings

The examples below are original illustrations of relative capability, not automatic successes or new Difficulty rules. The pool, opposition, equipment, and circumstances still matter.

Ratings

RatingExample of capability
1 dot

Recognize basic injury and provide first aid.

2 dots

Assess common conditions and minor trauma.

3 dots

Manage serious cases at a professional level.

4 dots

Apply advanced specialist diagnosis and treatment.

5 dots

Advise other experts on unusually difficult cases.

Specialties

  • First Aid

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

  • Haematology

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

  • Pathology

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

  • Pharmacy

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

  • Phlebotomy

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

  • Surgery

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

  • Trauma Care

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

  • Veterinary

    Medicine specialty listed in the Corebook.

References

VTM Wiki: Character creation · Open source ↗
Skills · Verified: name, trait scope, rating scale, original illustrative examples
Vampire: The Masquerade Corebook · p. 169–170 (PDF p. 171–172)
Medicine · Verified: name, trait scope, rating scale, original illustrative examples