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Old 05-29-2013, 10:32 AM   #46
Bira
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Default Re: What level Physician skill should an MD have?

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I don't think so, that's a an Equipment Bonus and so's the +4 for Specialized Operating Theater. The specialized version replaces rather than stacking with the Basic equipment.
According to High-Tech p.223, surgical tools give an "intrinsic", TL-dependent bonus to skill that explicitly stacks with any quality bonus. So a TL8 specialized operating theater gives a +4 (quality) bonus, plus the +2 bonus from simply being TL8, for a total of +6.

If it was a TL 6 theather (the TL of its introduction), it'd give only a +3 quality bonus, because TL6 surgical gear gives no "intrinsic" bonus.
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