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Old 01-12-2016, 11:30 PM   #16
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Default Re: Skills List: Cinematic vs Realistic

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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh View Post
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Low-Tech has details on what Esoteric Medicine can do in a realistic campaign. It's not as good as Physician/TL5, perhaps, but still of use. It can be used to negate the -5 to Surgery for characters who lack Physician, can be used as a (poorer) substitute for anaesthesia, and some other non-drug-related stuff from Low-Tech.
Low Tech takes a very "optimistic" view on "alternative medicines".

Realistically, I would call it First Aid or Physician with a penalty based on faulty theories/superstitions.
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