Hands-on treatment of an infection without the luxury of 💊 Antibiotics. Disinfect the site and any open wounds with 🧼 Antiseptic, push clean fluids with 💧 Pure Water, and manage the patient’s fever and pain with 💉 Med-X so their body can do the actual work.
Treats
- Any Minor 🤒 Illness — Medicine DC 15 → cured
- Any Major 🤒 Illness — Medicine DC 20 → reduced to Minor
Treats one 🤒 Illness per attempt, once per Illness per 🏕 Long Rest.
Required Items (Proper)
- 🧼 Antiseptic (2 AP)
- 💧 Pure Water (3 AP)
- 💉 Med-X (3 AP)
Treatment Quality
Quality Items Minor DC Major DC Proper 🧼 Antiseptic + 💧 Pure Water + 💉 Med-X 15 20 Adequate 🧼 Antiseptic + 💧 Pure Water 18 23 Improvised 🧼 Antiseptic alone 21 26 All tiers require a disinfectant — there is no Bare Hands tier.
Substitutions
🍸 Vodka substitutes for 🧼 Antiseptic at no penalty. Any other alcoholic beverage substitutes at one quality step down, per 🧼 Antiseptic.
🚰 Dirty Water may substitute for 💧 Pure Water, but drops the treatment one quality step and applies the Dirty Water’s ☢ RADS to the patient.
No effect on robotic beings
Robots cannot contract 🤒 Illnesses. See 🤒 Illness.
Costs 8 ⚡ AP (Proper)
A failed attempt still consumes the items under the normal ⚕ Medicine rules, unless the 🎯 Trained Medic milestone applies.
Related
- 🤒 Illness — contraction, progression, and the full cure table
- ⚕ Medicine — the skill and its treatment rules
- 📋 Treatment Table
- 💊 Antibiotics — the instant, complete cure