Heal

Key facts

Characteristic

Intuition

Skill group

Intuition skills.

Test

2d10 + Intuition; 11 or lower is tier 1, 12 to 16 tier 2, 17 or higher tier 3. Training grants a benefit and unlocks attempts untrained heroes cannot make.

Edges and banes

Clean supplies, a safe place to work, and time grant an edge (+2). Working under fire, in filth, without a kit, or on an unfamiliar anatomy imposes a bane (-2).

Overview

Heal is hands-on first aid: packing a wound, splinting a leg, drawing venom, keeping an unconscious hero breathing until help arrives. It is an Intuition skill because good field medicine is fast reading of a body under pressure, not recall of a textbook. It comes up right after a fight, on a forced march with an injured companion, and in the minutes when someone is at 0 stamina and the party has no magic left to spend.

How it works

Characteristic: Intuition.

How it is used: Tier 3 stabilizes the patient and eases the recovery ahead. Tier 2 stops the immediate danger but leaves lingering effects. Tier 1 fails, and clumsy work can worsen the injury.

Tips and playstyle

Best for: Parties without a Conduit, and any hero who wants to matter in the aftermath of a fight. Character concepts: Sage career field surgeon, Laborer who patched up the crew, a Censor trained to tend the faithful. Synergies: Medicine for diagnosis and disease, Alchemy for antidotes and salves, Nature for herbs when the kit runs out.

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