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Originally Posted by ericthered
As a side note, in the modern world what gurps calls physician is actually done by nurses, with much of what doctors do being diagnosis.
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Even so, I have known plenty of doctors who were expert in the things Physician allows (supervising and aiding recovery, selecting and prescribing drugs, general medical competence)
except for those covered by First Aid, because a lot of basic first aid procedures get taught once at the start of medical school and then never used again. So at the very least I'd allow modern doctor PCs to consider taking Incompetence (First Aid).
I remember an argument back in the day, maybe on GURPSNET, that Physiology ought to give a bonus in melee because you knew where to hit; that's effectively become Pressure Secrets in 4e.