Medical Treatment (Medicae & Chirugeons): Difference between revisions

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Power Tests

Several traits and abilities request that a character performs a Power Test - this is a test with a 25% chance of failure. In the case of Medical characters this MUST be taken at the end of 30s of Triage to identify if a Complication Card should be drawn.

First Aid

All characters in DuD are treated as being capable enough to aid someone who is obviously bleeding, and of administering Chems at the direction of a Medicae or Chirurgeon. This is represented by the First Aid ability.

Triage

A Medicae or Chirurgeon can perform Triage on a patient.

Triage requires 30 seconds of Medical Roleplay, followed by a Power Test.
A character’s bleed count is paused while undergoing Triage. If interrupted, the bleed count resumes.
If the Power Check is passed, call Get it Together.
If the Check is failed then draw a card from the Complications Deck, read it and show it to the patient.
- If a card tells you to discard it, treat the test as a Pass.
- A character with an ongoing Complication is considered Bloodied. Their death count is paused and reset to 0 unless they take damage or a Complication says otherwise.
- You must pick an option from the card to resolve the Complication in order for the character to be returned to a healthy state, this is called Surgery.

Roleplaying Surgery

The Complication card will guide you in the type and duration of Surgery roleplay you must perform.
- Some cards allow Quick Fixes - these can be accomplished by any Medicae or Chirurgeon, get a patient up on their feet or keep them stable, but usually at a penalty.
- Some cards allow Medicae Interventions - these are straightforward and can be accomplished by any Medicae or Chirurgeon.
- Some cards require Proper Procedures - these can only be performed by a Chirurgeon in a Medbay.
If a surgery card does not specify a duration, it takes at least 1 minute to complete.
You must give your patient a dose of Opia to remain still, otherwise you should prompt them to thrash and roleplay extreme pain.
When you have completed surgery, you may call Get it Together unless the Surgery option you have chosen says otherwise.

Medbays

Medbays allow Chirurgeons to resolve Complications with Proper Procedures. They also allow Chirurgeons to attempt more complex procedures with Game Team approval, such as installation of Bionics or conducting Autopsies.

A Medbay is defined as a well equipped medical facility such as a small surgery or a field hospital. Medbays are set up as part of the game environment and in some cases may be deliberately absent to present a challenge to players. A medbay is usable as such if an Officio Medicae Banner is set up in the environment by the Game Team or if the Game Team tells you otherwise.

It is possible for players to bring their own Field Hospital setups with Game Team approval. You must have your own Officio Medicae Banner to set up. You may ONLY set up the banner after getting approval from a member of the Game Team that your medbay is ready to take casualties.

The Medical Complications Deck

The Medical Complications Deck consists of 48 cards, with effects of varying severity and danger. Players should check the Rules Downloads page shortly before each event to confirm they are still using the most up to date version.

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 === Power Tests ===
-Several traits and abilities request that a character performs a Power Test - this is a test with a 25% chance of failure. In the case of Medical characters this MUST be taken at the end of the 30s of Triage to identify if a Complication Card should be drawn.
+Several traits and abilities request that a character performs a [[Power Test]] - this is a test with a 25% chance of failure. In the case of Medical characters this MUST be taken at the end of '''30s of Triage''' to identify if a Complication Card should be drawn.
-The standard suggestion for doing this is take a bag of beads and fill it with 12 beads, 9 of one colour (representing success) 3 of another (representing failure) and do a draw. But any other method capable of determining a 25% chance of failure is acceptable.
-There may be conditions where this will flip and it will be a 75% chance of failure and a 25% chance of success.
 === First Aid ===
-'''All characters''' in DuD are treated as being capable enough to aid someone who is obviously bleeding, a player character may always choose not to have this ability however, if they feel it is not appropriate. This is represented by the [[Expertise_Traits#First_Aid_.28Free.29|First Aid]] trait, which is free for all characters
+'''All characters''' in DuD are treated as being capable enough to aid someone who is obviously bleeding, and of administering Chems at the direction of a '''Medicae''' or '''Chirurgeon'''. This is represented by the [[First Aid]] ability.
-This trait lets them pause a character’s bleed count by roleplaying basic medical attention. First aid requires two hands, and the First Aider’s full attention. If the character giving First Aid is interrupted, the bleed count begins from where it left off.
+=== Triage ===
+A [[Professional_Traits#Medicae|Medicae]] or [[Professional_Traits#Medicae|Chirurgeon]] can perform '''Triage''' on a patient.
-=== Triage ===
+* Triage requires 30 seconds of Medical Roleplay, followed by a [[Power Test]].
-* Triage requires 30 seconds of Medical Roleplay, followed by a '''Power Test''' - if the check is failed then a complication has been found and the treating character must draw from the '''Complications Deck'''.
+* A character’s bleed count is paused while undergoing Triage. If interrupted, the bleed count resumes.
-* A character’s bleed count is paused while undergoing Triage but they are still considered to be '''<span style="color:#DC143C">Bloodied</span>''' both during and after this process. If Triage is interrupted then the bleed count is unpaused.
+* If the Power Check is passed, call '''Get it Together'''.
-* If no Complication is found the character is not too badly injured, the '''Medicae''' or '''Chirugeon''' can call '''Get it Together'''.
+* If the Check is failed then draw a card from the [[Rules Downloads|Complications Deck]], read it and show it to the patient.
-* If the Check is failed then you should draw a card from the '''Complications Deck''', read it and hand it to the patient
+** If a card tells you to discard it, treat the test as a '''Pass'''.
-** In the rare cases where a card tells you to discard it if certain conditions are not met, then you may treat the test as a '''Pass'''.
+** A character with an ongoing Complication is considered '''<span style="color:#DC143C">Bloodied</span>'''. Their death count is paused and reset to 0 unless they take damage or a '''Complication''' says otherwise.
-* A character with a complication is considered '''<span style="color:#DC143C">Bloodied</span>''' but in a stable state where their bleed count is reset to 0 and remains paused unless they take damage or a '''Complication''' says so.
+** You must pick an option from the card to resolve the '''Complication''' in order for the character to be returned to a healthy state, this is called '''Surgery'''.
-* You must resolve the '''Complication''' in order for the character to be returned to a healthy state, this is called '''Surgery'''.
 ==== Roleplaying Surgery ====
-To perform any form of surgery, a Medicae or Chirurgeon must make use of tools to perform a period of roleplay treating a character’s wounds. '''Casualties must be given a dose of the [[Alchemistry_(Chems_and_their_Creation)#Opia|Opia]]''' in order to hold still for surgery without restraint otherwise they should be instructed to roleplay extreme pain and make a lot of noise while you work.
+* The '''Complication''' card will guide you in the type and duration of Surgery roleplay you must perform.
+** Some cards allow '''Quick Fixes''' - these can be accomplished by any Medicae or Chirurgeon, get a patient up on their feet or keep them stable, but usually at a penalty.
+** Some cards allow '''Medicae Interventions''' - these are straightforward and can be accomplished by any Medicae or Chirurgeon.
+** Some cards require '''Proper Procedures''' - these can only be performed by a '''Chirurgeon''' in a '''Medbay'''.
+* If a surgery card does not specify a duration, it takes at least 1 minute to complete.
+* You must give your patient a dose of '''Opia''' to remain still, otherwise you should prompt them to thrash and roleplay extreme pain.
+* When you have completed surgery, you may call '''Get it Together''' unless the Surgery option you have chosen says otherwise.
-When surgery is completed, the treated character is restored to a healthy state you may call '''Get it Together''' on the patient unless the Surgery option you have chosen specifies additional conditions and side effects of the Surgery. If a surgery card does not specify how long it takes to complete it takes 1 minute.
+=== Medbays ===
-=== Medbays ===
+'''Medbays''' allow [[Professional_Traits#Chirurgeon|Chirurgeons]] to resolve Complications with '''Proper Procedures'''. They also allow Chirurgeons to attempt more complex procedures with Game Team approval, such as installation of Bionics or conducting Autopsies.
 A Medbay is defined as a well equipped medical facility such as a small surgery or a field hospital. Medbays are set up as part of the game environment and in some cases may be deliberately absent to present a challenge to players. A medbay is usable as such if an '''Officio Medicae Banner''' is set up in the environment by the Game Team or if the Game Team tells you otherwise.
-'''It is possible for players to bring their own Field Hospital setups with Game Team approval you must have your own Officio Medicae Banner to set up''' - you may ONLY set up the banner after getting approval from a member of the Game Team that your medbay is ready to take casualties.
+'''It is possible for players to bring their own Field Hospital setups with Game Team approval. You must have your own Officio Medicae Banner to set up'''. You may ONLY set up the banner after getting approval from a member of the Game Team that your medbay is ready to take casualties.
-=== Medical Complications Deck ===
-When a '''Medicae''' or '''Chirugeon''' is performing Triage on another character and fails a Power Test they draw directly from the [[Card Decks & Lore Sheets|Medical Complications Deck]] each of these cards describes the exact nature of the complication that the character has encountered while healing an individual and its direct effects.
-In addition it will offer one or more of three possible ways to resolve it which we call 'Surgery';
-* '''Medicae Intervention:''' These  can be done in the field by a Medicae. They are battlefield treatments to get a casualty on their feet, but often don’t deal with the problem entirely. They take no more than a minute of roleplay to perform.
-'''Quick Fixes:''' These can be done in the field by a Chirugeon, or by a Medicae who is being given explicit instructions by one (over radio etc will count). These are quick and brutal solutions to get a casualty back on their feet but often cause more issues going forwards. They take no more than thirty seconds of roleplay to perform.
-'''Proper Procedures:''' May only be performed by a Chirugeon in a Medbay. These are the correct surgical methods for dealing with injuries. They should take upwards of a few minutes of roleplay to perform.
+=== The Medical Complications Deck ===
+The [[Rules_Downloads#Medical_Complications_Deck|Medical Complications Deck]] consists of 48 cards, with effects of varying severity and danger. Players should check the [[Rules Downloads]] page shortly before each event to confirm they are still using the most up to date version.
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