Talk:Doctor (5e Background)

The main reason I changed the tool proficiency is that I don't think there is a MEDICINE kit.--209.97.85.48 13:08, 26 March 2016 (MDT)

it's unofficial. It's on the wiki. I made it for this background. It just isn't linked. --Kydo (talk) 01:52, 27 March 2016 (MDT)

Kydo, Don't you mean BACKGROUND.--Redrum 18:39, 30 March 2016 (MDT)

Oh. Thank you. Freudian slip. --Kydo (talk) 08:51, 6 April 2016 (MDT)

Wouldn't Herbalism Kit proficiency make more sense considering it's used to make healing potions, and healing kits don't actually require or use a proficiency?

Yes

Quality Article Nomination

— This article became a quality article! Yanied (talk) 18:38, 28 July 2022 (MDT)

• Support. Well made, the doctor works well as a background. --Green Dragon (talk) 08:00, 17 December 2019 (MST)

• Support: This is one of those professions that can actually work well as a background, as opposed to others. It has a good hook for adventure in my experience.--Yanied (talk) 14:03, 28 February 2020 (MST)

• Opposed: I don't think it is quite ready yet. I think the feature needs some work. I don't buy the "intelligent enemies are less likely to target you" (vague instruction, seems unlikely than an orc would care). The remainder of the feature seems to be similar to the artisan's guild membership, so I think we should work on that aspect. Marasmusine (talk) 06:47, 6 March 2020 (MST)

So I tried tweaking the feature to be a bit more sort of diplomat-ish. Not sure it was the right direction. I am tempted to add an alternative feature regarding medicines, but that might step on the toes of medicine checks?--Yanied (talk) 14:47, 9 December 2021 (MST)

*Opposed: I agree with Marasmusine's point about the feature, but also believe the fluff on the background itself is sorely lacking. Where is info about playing a doctor in a general D&D game? Although trained, I doubt too many doctors are medical professionals (given the very primitive nature of most medicine until even the 1900's) at the time and that the Hippocratic oath exists in a lot of settings. Specifically, there is fluff missing on like how doctors fit in to different societies, info playing other kinds of doctors (not as trained, but hands on experience), info on being familiar on how to treat different types of humanoids, and other general info on doctors I believe to be missing. --Blobby383b (talk) 23:40, 6 December 2021 (MST)

I changed the fluff a bit away from the Hippo oath. Maybe there could be an alternate feature about specializing on a certain race as a doctor?--Yanied (talk) 14:47, 9 December 2021 (MST)

Added that bit--Yanied (talk) 23:00, 9 December 2021 (MST)

• Support: With the recent revamp and the accompanying tweaks, it is honestly like this is an entirely different background. I do believe that this background now does an fantastic job covering a lot of different aspects that come with playing a doctor pc. The background now allows you to have differing patient focuses; the option to create a character in a specific medical profession; the ability to play a doctor that may value other things over treating people; the possible types of doctors you can play with this background now feels close to endless. It might still need some minor tweaks fixing or adding other things here and there, but I believe this background is now an excellent option and deserving of becoming a quality article. --Blobby383b (talk) 13:12, 10 December 2021 (MST)

• Comment: The intent of the QA list is to show "these articles are safe to drop into any vanilla fantasy campaign." This doctor is well written enough, but it feels like a modern-day doctor, particularly with the specializations. I wish it had a little of the flavour of medieval or renaissance doctors. Humorism, lapidary medicine, the Chinese cosmic system, and so on could have been interesting touchstones, as could have been the hierarchy of medical practitioners in medieval europe. Where are the leeches? Marasmusine (talk) 12:12, 17 January 2022 (MST)

That's true. Maybe I'll replace the tool section a bit with more flavorful options with specialization changes. --Yanied (talk) 12:24, 17 January 2022 (MST)

I like the changes Yanied! Marasmusine (talk) 06:01, 4 March 2022 (MST)

Thanks! Any other criticisms to bring this to QA are welcome!--Yanied (talk) 11:47, 4 March 2022 (MST)

• Support: I've seen this background pop up in various campaigns over the years, and with seeing it once again, I found myself wondering "How is this not a quality/featured article yet?" It's broad, yet specific enough and flavorful, and the background feature(s) have definitely improved since the last time I looked at it. All-in-all, I believe it's a quality page and deserving of that title. --ZarHakkar (talk) 16:16, 13 June 2022 (MDT)