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Archives of Nethys

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PFS LimitedPlague Doctor

These healers, often seen wearing distinctive masks and burning powders to defend against airborne plagues, are as much feared as they are respected. To see a plague doctor signals that disease has infested the land—and that it might have already taken hold. Despite their devoted work in curing the untouchable, they are sometimes treated with suspicion, as if they are somehow the cause of the plague.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 20
Unspecific Lore: DC 18
Specific Lore: DC 15

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Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.
NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak Plague DoctorCreature 4

Legacy Content

N Medium Human Humanoid 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 221
Perception +13
Languages Common
Skills Intimidation +7, Medicine +11, Plague Lore +11, Religion +11
Str +0, Dex +1, Con +4, Int +2, Wis +4, Cha +2
Items minor healing potion (4), crossbow (10 bolts), healer's tools, staff, studded leather armor
AC 18; Fort +11, Ref +6, Will +11
HP 58
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] staff +7 [+2/-3] (two-hand d8), Damage 1d4-2 bludgeoningRanged [one-action] crossbow +8 [+3/-2] (range increment 120 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d8-2 piercingDivine Prepared Spells DC 21 (-4 dmg); 3rd heal (x3), neutralize poison, remove disease; 2nd death knell, remove fear, restoration; 1st detect poison, purify food and drink (x2); Cantrips (3rd) guidance, light, message, sigil, stabilize
Cleric Domain Spells DC 21, 1 Focus Point (-4 dmg); 3rd healer's blessing
Healing Hands When the plague doctor casts heal, they roll d10s instead of d8s.Improved Communal Healing When the plague doctor casts heal targeting a single creature, the plague doctor also restores Hit Points equal to the spell's level to themself or any other creature within range of the spell.

All Monsters in "Healers"

NameLevel
Apothecary-1
Physician-1
Plague Doctor5
Surgeon2

Healers

Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 220
The world is a dangerous place. Thankfully, there are those who devote their lives to easing the pain and suffering of others.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Ailments

Common diseases are located here. These can be treated by most healers, though they may have longer-term physiological impacts. For unusual conditions, like ghoul fever or mummy rot, you might impose penalties on a normal healer attempting to remedy them.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Medical Service Prices

The physician and surgeon are masters of Medicine; the apothecary and plague doctor are experts. Plague doctors charge five times this rate, and surgeons 10 times.

Identify Affliction: 1 sp.
Treat Wounds: 2 sp.
Treat Disease: 1 gp.
First Aid or Treating a Poison: 1 sp.