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Old 03-08-2018, 05:30 AM   #57
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Default Re: [Basic] Skill of the week: Esoteric Medicine

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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
Generally, it includes supernatural elements, or the belief in them (obviously, those elements may not actually exist, but if they don't esoteric medicine is likely to be inferior). Most of the examples in basic are dependent on power source (chi).
Most examples in basic don't encompass all possibilities, a listing of some of which I have mentioned. Just like most Powers in Basic rely on PM (Psi), but that wasn't meant to mean that only Psi-related powers can fall under the powers umbrella. Furthermore, 'supernatural elements' is a very slippery criterion: electricity is traditionally a supernatural (divine) phenomenon, and yet it's actually useful for healthcare when properly applied in certain situations.
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