The good news is I’ve seen this before. The bad news is the patient was dead at the time.
A medic whose techniques were clearly learned from corpses rather than physicians — horrifying bedside manner, disturbingly effective results. Silly via delivery, never via the world winking.
Design Pillars
- Second healing lane so Devout isn’t mandatory
- Strong pairing with Desecrants
- Dry, gothic-sincere comedy done right
First-Pass Kit (draft — numbers unvalidated)
- Signature — Field Surgery (out of combat, costs moments): restore 1 Vital. The patient gains 1 Fatigue — the procedure is effective, and upsetting, in that order. This is the second road to Vitals recovery the roster needs, priced in the crawl’s own currency.
- Stitch (action, cooldown): stop an ally’s Bleed and restore 2 Wind. Bedside manner not included at this price point.
- Passive — Post-Mortem Expertise: Boon on anything involving corpses; the first time each run you examine a fallen enemy of a faction, the party learns its kind’s numbers. You’ve seen this before. The patient was dead at the time.