Slipperychicken
2016-03-25, 11:16 AM
I want to take the Healer feat on my character, but I have difficulty thinking about what it looks like when my character uses it. A single action doesn't seem like enough to make much of a difference IRL, but this is a fictional superhero surgeon we're talking about; this person clearly is not bound by the limits of his real-life counterparts.
So what do you think? What sort of things would a character with the Healer feat do to restore hit points, using nothing more than a single action and some medical supplies? We can assume that our character has taken as much time as needed to prepare or modify his medical kit, and that he his supernaturally skilled at medicine. Suggestions both silly and serious are welcome.
I'll kick us off with a few ideas:
-Rapidly tie a specially-treated cloth and ointments around a wound, such that the wound is totally closed, cleaned, and immediately recovering
-Strike a broken bone and apply wrappings with such brilliance and precision that it not only sets the bone, but renders it effectively good as new.
-Push a handful of needles simultaneously about a wound's opening, and rapidly tie their strings together in one quick motion to instantly stitch it up
-Insert an acupuncture needle or thin tube, thereby releasing the area from pressure (could be from bodily fluids, internal bleeding, new-agey negative spirit energy, or poison), which alleviates pain and preventing tissue damage
-Administer an painkiller or stimulant that enables the patient to ignore some of his pain
So what do you think? What sort of things would a character with the Healer feat do to restore hit points, using nothing more than a single action and some medical supplies? We can assume that our character has taken as much time as needed to prepare or modify his medical kit, and that he his supernaturally skilled at medicine. Suggestions both silly and serious are welcome.
I'll kick us off with a few ideas:
-Rapidly tie a specially-treated cloth and ointments around a wound, such that the wound is totally closed, cleaned, and immediately recovering
-Strike a broken bone and apply wrappings with such brilliance and precision that it not only sets the bone, but renders it effectively good as new.
-Push a handful of needles simultaneously about a wound's opening, and rapidly tie their strings together in one quick motion to instantly stitch it up
-Insert an acupuncture needle or thin tube, thereby releasing the area from pressure (could be from bodily fluids, internal bleeding, new-agey negative spirit energy, or poison), which alleviates pain and preventing tissue damage
-Administer an painkiller or stimulant that enables the patient to ignore some of his pain