Medicine (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)
Skills
Definition
Medicine covers medical knowledge including anatomy, diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. While vampires heal supernaturally, Medicine remains useful for understanding the bodies they feed from and for maintaining mortal servants. For Bagger predators especially, Medicine provides access to blood banks and medical facilities. It's also useful for creating cover identities in the healthcare field.
How it works
**Common Rolls**:
- Intelligence + Medicine: Diagnosis, medical knowledge
- Dexterity + Medicine: Surgery, first aid
- Wits + Medicine: Emergency treatment
**Specialties**: Surgery, Pharmacology, First Aid, Pathology, Blood Work, Vampiric Physiology
Tips
**Character Concepts**: Doctor, nurse, paramedic, coroner, medical researcher.
**Synergies**: Essential for Bagger predators. Useful for maintaining Herd health.
Frequently asked questions
Can Medicine heal vampires?
Vampires heal supernaturally with blood. Medicine can help understand vampiric conditions but doesn't directly heal Kindred wounds.