Plague Doctor

are from this field of natural medicine and are usually

Plague Doctor in the top of their fields. The Humors are not magical,
The sweat of a Halfling drips onto the table as she slaves but in times of confusion or need, they can seem like
over the large set of tools in front of her. Several fires heat it.
glass beakers, all of which contain different alchemical
mixtures. After taking one of the beakers, she empties it Creating a Plague Doctor___________
into a vial and swirls it until it becomes a bright orange. A When creating a Plague Doctor, an important thing to
smile appears as she continues. consider is what your reasons for traveling instead of
A Half-Elf stands before a giant, a tree in its hands to be opening a practice somewhere. Why did you leave
used as a club. Rolling out of a swing, he brings his wavy where you were to become an adventurer? Did you do
dagger across its arm and cuts deep. Blood begins to flow
it for fame? Money? The pursuit of knowledge?
freely and he laughs, the anemia seems to have worked.
For whatever reason, you have left somewhere to be
Wrapping bandages around the wound is only the first
step. A quick alteration to the sinuses, a little more bile,
here; what is your history and what did you did you
then the real healing can start. The Human finishes up and leave to adventure? Were you a practicing doctor at a
stands up, giving the patient room to breath. small clinic? A hermit that offered healing to the local
A Plague Doctor, while not innately magical, can be village?
considered to be so by many. This new form of “science” is Consider what your goals are and how they relate to
just the beginnings of stepping away from the divine your medical background. Do you know how you can
magics for healing purposes. Not everyone has the power accomplish your goals or are you traveling to find the
to heal with words, so they must use other means. The Four path you need to take?
Fluids are a step in the right direction.
Quick Build
The Humors______________________
You can make a Plague Doctor quickly by following
There are four Humors, or fluids, that each living
these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your
creature has in its body. By manipulating these
highest attribute, followed by Intelligence. Second,
Humors, the body reacts differently. Depending on the
take either the Guild Artisan or Sage background
way they are changed, an individual can heal, harm, or
depending on your position in your profession.
inflict illness on others.
Plague Doctors are able to use their knowledge of Class Features
these Humors to effect themselves and others. All
living creatures have these Humors and as long as the As a Plague Doctor, you gain the following class
Plague Doctor is able to get in contact with the features.
creature, they can effect them. Things like living
constructs and undead do not have Humors as they are Hit Points
not truly alive, so one must be careful around them. Hit Die: 1d8 per Plague Doctor level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
Without Magic, but Not Lesser______ modifier.
The usefulness of medical knowledge is somewhat Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
lessened because of the abilities of those from Druidic Constitution modifier per Plague Doctor level after 1st
tribes or who pray to the Gods to heal wounds with
magic. Normal doctors are normally only sought after Proficiencies
if there aren’t any magic capable individuals available. Armor: Light and medium armor
Those who choose to study actual medicine are seen Weapons: Simple weapons, blowguns, and
as lesser and usually too expensive. Plague Doctors shortswords

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Tools: Herbalism Kit
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Plague Doctor
Intelligence Proficiency Humor
Skills: Choose two from Level Bonus Die Features
Acrobatics, History, Investigation,
Medicine, Nature, Perception, 1 +2 1d4 Humors, Medical Prowess
Slight of Hand, and Stealth Scholar’s Attention, Sudden
2 +2 1d4
Inspiration
Equipment 3 +2 1d4 Field of Study
You start with the following
equipment, in addition to the Ability Score Improvement,
4 +2 1d4
equipment granted by your Diagnosis
background: 5 +3 1d6 Extra Attack
• (a) a spear or (b) a shortsword Administer Aid, Field of
6 +3 1d6
• (a) a set of leather armor and a Study Feature
blowgun with 50 needles or (b) 7 +3 1d6 Rotten Knowledge
a chain shirt with a dagger
8 +3 1d6 Ability Score Improvement
• (a) an explorer’s pack or (b) a
scholar’s pack 9 +4 1d6 Self Medicate

• A dagger and healer’s kit 10 +4 1d6 Plague

Alternatively, you could begin 11 +4 1d8 Field of Study Feature

with starting wealth of 3d4 x 10 gp
12 +4 1d8 Ability Score Improvement
and purchase starting items of your
choice. 13 +5 1d8 Checkup

Multiclassing 14 +5 1d8 Emboldening Vapors

To take levels in this class while 15 +5 1d8 Plague Grenade

you have levels in another class,
16 +5 1d8 Ability Score Improvement
you must meet the following
prerequisites. You must have an 17 +6 1d10 Field of Study Feature
Intelligence ability score of 13 or
18 +6 1d10 Transfusion
higher. See chapter 6 of the
Player’s Handbook to learn more 19 +6 1d10 Ability Score Improvement
about multiclassing. Speak with 20 +6 1d10 Four Fluids
your DM before multiclassing to
ensure that they are alright with it. You gain the following proficiencies when you gain your first level in this
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Humors_________________________
Humors were discovered by a long since passed
individual. They found that living bodies are able to
be controlled by the four fluids that make them up.
After time of researching and studying, you have
found the most effective ways to alter these levels and
either help or harm other creatures.
You have a number of Humor points equal to your
Plague Doctor level and regain all expended points
after you finish a short or long rest. You also have a
Humor die that increases in type as you grow in
levels, shown on the Plague Doctor table.
For some features you will roll a Humor die and
have it effect the related roll and for others the
creature effected must make a saving throw against
your Humor save DC.
Humor Save DC = 8 + your Intelligence modifier + your
Proficiency bonus
You can use the following effects once per turn by
expending a Humor point. The following effects
don’t work on constructs or undead.
Blood Letting. When you hit a creature with a
melee weapon attack that deals slashing or piercing
damage, roll a Humor die and deal an additional
amount of damage equal to the roll.
Clear Sinuses. As an action on your turn, touch a
willing creature and roll a Humor die. It regains a
number of hit points equal to the roll.
Constant Drooling. As an action on your turn,
touch a willing creature to allow it to immediately
reattempt a saving throw to overcome the blinded,
charmed, deafened, frightened, or poisoned condition,
rolling a Humor die and adding its roll to the total
save.
Stomach Ulcers. When you hit a creature with a
melee attack that deals slashing or piercing damage,
on the next attack roll that creature makes roll a
Humor die and subtract the roll from the total.
Medical Prowess__________________ Ability Score Improvements________
Your research and study into the medical field helps
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when aiding others. You gain proficiency with the
Medicine skill if you don’t already have it and may
use your Intelligence ability score instead of your
Wisdom when making a Medicine check.
Also, you may expend a use from a Healers Kit to
restore a number of hit points equal to the target’s
level + your Intelligence modifier + a Humor die.
Scholar's Attention________________
At 2nd level, the time spent researching has
sharpened your mind and honed your senses. As a
bonus action on your turn, you can choose a creature
to study while it is in your sight.
While studying a creature, whenever you make an
attack roll against it, you may roll and add a Humor
die to the total. You may choose to roll the die before
or after you see the result, but before the DM has
determined the outcome of the roll. If the creature
being studied ends its turn while being obscured by
total cover, is invisible, or is effected by some kind of
illusion (DMs discretion), this effect ends.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). You
regain all expended uses of this feature after you
finish a long rest.
Sudden Inspiration________________
It is common for you to have flashes of brilliance,
even if you’re the only one to see it. Also at 2nd
level, before making a skill check with a skill that you
are proficient in, you can expend a Humor point to
roll a Humor die and add it to the total.
Field of Study____________________
After spending time putting your research to practice,
you feel that you could specialize in certain areas that
draw your attention. You may select one of the
following Fields to follow: Chemist, Experimental, or
Triage, all of which are detailed at the end of the class
description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd
level and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
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and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of
your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores
of your choice by one. As normal, you can’t increase an
ability score above 20 using this feature.
Diagnose________________________
After a through investigation, you can determine what
is afflicting most creatures. Also at 4th level, you can
spend 10 minutes physically examining a creature.
Once finished, you become aware of all conditions,
diseases, and spells effecting the creature, even if
they don’t show any physical signs.
Extra Attack_____________________
At 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Administer Aid___________________
Given some time, you can come up with a solution to
cure most things effecting a creature. Starting at 6th
level, you can spend 1 hour and a Humor point to
attempt to cure a disease, poison, or effect that is
reducing a creature’s hit point maximum. You make a
Medicine check against the original DC made to
resist contracting the effect. On a success, the
creature is cured.
Rotten Knowledge________________
Beginning at 7th level, you have developed an greater
understanding of toxins and poisons. When analyzing
a harmful substance, such as venom, poison, or acid,
you only need to study it for a minute before being
able to discern all its attributes.
Self Medicate____________________
Starting at 9th level, your work with dangerous
ailments has made you immune to them. You become
immune to poison damage and the Poisoned
condition. Also, as an action, you can expend a
Humor point and end a disease, natural or magical,
that is effecting you.
Plague__________________________
Your research of the Humors has given you the power
to create illness by altering them in an absurd way. At
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10th level, you can inflict a creature you touch with a
plague. Make a touch attack using your Dexterity
modifier for the attack roll. On a hit, the creature
succumbs to a disease of your choice from any of the
ones described below.
Blinding Sickness. Pain grips the creature’s head,
turning its eyes milky white. The creature has
disadvantage on Wisdom checks and saving throws.
In addition, it becomes blinded for the duration.
Filth Fever. A raging fever sweeps through the
creature’s body. The creature has disadvantage on
Strength checks and saving throws. In addition, attack
rolls that use Strength are made with disadvantage for
the duration.
Flesh Rot. The creature’s flesh grows grey and
flabby. The creature has disadvantage on Charisma
checks and saving throws. In addition, it becomes
vulnerable to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage for the duration.
Mindfire. The creature’s mind becomes feverish
and unable to think clearly. The creature has
disadvantage on Intelligence checks and saving
throws. In addition, it behaves as if under the effects
of the Confusion spell during combat for the duration.
Seizure. The creature is overcome with shaking.
The creature has disadvantage on Dexterity checks
and saving throws. In addition, attack rolls that use
Dexterity are made with disadvantage for the
duration.
Slimy Doom. The creature begins to bleed
uncontrollably. The creature has disadvantage on
Constitution checks and saving throws. In addition, it
takes 2d8 damage at the start of its turn for the
duration.
At the end of each of the target’s turns, it must
make a Constitution saving throw against your
Humor DC. After failing three of these saving throws,
the disease’s effects last until it is cured, and the
creature stops making these saving throws. After
succeeding on three of these saving throws, the
creature recovers from the disease.
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 Once you use this feature, you may not do so again
until you have finish a long rest.
Checkup________________________
You can spend your down time doing light medical
procedures on those with you. Beginning at 13th
level, you can spend your short rest running tests on
creatures with you. Choose a number of creatures
equal to your Intelligence modifier that spent the full
duration of the rest with you to gain one of the
following effects:
• Gain a number of temporary hit points equal to its
level + your Intelligence modifier + your
proficiency bonus.
• Gain advantage on the next saving throw it
makes.
• Gain immunity to the Charmed and Frightened
conditions.
The effect lasts until the creature takes another
short rest.
Emboldening Vapors______________
Starting at 14th level, you have made a concoction
that gives off the smell of pure adrenaline. As a bonus
action, you can expend two Humor points to give
yourself or a creature within 5 feet of you advantage
on all attack rolls it makes until the end of its next
turn.
Plague Grenade__________________
By compressing the toxins into a small leather bag,
you can effect creatures at a greater distance.
Beginning at 15th level, your Plague feature now has
a range of 30 feet, instead of touch, and you may use
your Intelligence modifier instead of your Dexterity
modifier when making the attack roll.
Transfusion______________________
You can alter the fluids in a creature’s body to have it
be more effective in one area than it originally was.
Starting at 18th level, you can spend 10 minutes and
three Humor points to perform a transfusion on a
willing creature other than yourself.
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One ability score of the creature’s choice is
increased by 2 for the next hour. The ability score
cannot be raised above its normal maximum. A
creature can only be under the effect of one
transfusion at a time and cannot benefit from this
feature again until it finishes a long rest.
You can instead spend six Humor points when
using this feature to have the effect last for 8 hours
instead of 1.
Four Fluids______________________
You always have the necessary things on hand to
work with the Humors. At 20th level, whenever you
roll for initiative and you have no Humor points
remaining, you regain four Humor points.
Field of Study
Many Plague Doctors follow the same methods of
developing their knowledge; however, some choose
to specialize in different areas. Some make potions
using their own Humors, some like to use untested
and experimental methods, and some like to focus on
a more effective method of healing.
Chemist_________________________
You have focused your studies on how to create
special potions, called Concoctions. The alchemical
process behind them is different than turning lead into
gold, but is just as useful as it in combat.
Alchemist
When you take this Field, you gain proficiency with
Alchemical Supplies and may add double your
proficiency bonus to checks involving it.
Concoctions
Your alchemical training has returned great success.
Also when this Field is taken, you gain the ability to
craft Concoctions, all of which are listed at the end of
the subclass. These Concoctions are made from a
mixture of your own Humors and other natural
ingredients at hand.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can spend the
required number of Humor points and create the
Concoction. Each lasts for 1 minute before becoming
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inert. You can only have a number of Concoctions
made equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum
of 1).
All Concoctions have a range of 30/60 feet and are
considered to be ranged weapons that you are
proficient with. If the Concoction deals damage, it
deals additional damage equal to your Intelligence
modifier.
Calculated Aim
With time, your aim has gotten better. At 6th level,
Concoctions can be thrown to their second range
increment without disadvantage. Also, you can spend
a Humor point when making a ranged attack with a
Concoction to double its range increments.
Quick Work
Beginning at 11th level, when you use your bonus
action to create a Concoction, you can now create two
Concoctions instead. You must still spend the
appropriate number of Humor points to make each.
Also, your concoctions now last for 10 minutes
before becoming inert.
Second Nature
After working endlessly, you can produce some
Concoctions as easy as breathing. At 17th level,
choose a Concoction that costs one Humor point and
one that costs two Humor points. Both can be made
once a round without paying their Humor costs. Once
chosen, they cannot be changed.
Concoctions
Acidic Gum (1 Humor point). As an action, you can
throw this potion at a creature within range. On a hit,
it takes a Humor die of acid damage and reduces its
speed by 10 feet. When you reach 11th level, this
Concoction deals two Humor die of damage.
Alchemist Fire (1 Humor point). As an action, you
can throw this potion at a creature within range. On a
hit, it takes two Humor die of fire damage. When you
reach 11th level, this Concoction deals three Humor
die of damage.
Blight Grenade (2 Humor points). As an action, you
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can throw this potion at a creature within range. On a
hit, it takes two Humor die of poison damage and all
creatures within 5 feet of the target must make
Constitution saving throw or also take a Humor die of
damage. When you reach 11th level, this Concoction
deals an additional Humor die of damage to all
effected creatures.
Blinding Gas (2 Humor points). As an action, you
can throw this potion at a point within range. Each
creature within 10 feet must make a Constitution
saving throw or become blinded for the next minute.
At the end of its turn, the creature can reattempt the
saving throw to end the effect.
Blood Boil (1 Humor point). When consumed, for
the next minute, whenever the creature makes an
attack roll, it rolls an additional 1d4 and adds it to the
total.
Broken Body (3 Humor points). As an action, you
can throw this potion at a creature within range. On a
hit, it must make a Constitution saving throw. On a
failure the creature takes two Humor die of necrotic
damage and has disadvantage on rolls using an
attribute of your choice for the next minute. On a
success, the creature takes half the damage and does
not have disadvantage.
By spending two additional Humor points when
creating this Concoction, it instead deals four Humor
die of necrotic damage and choose two attributes to
give disadvantage.
Drum Buster (3 Humor points). As an action, you
can throw this potion at a point within range. All
creatures within 10 feet of the point must make a
Constitution saving throw or take a Humor die of
thunder damage and become deafened for the next
minute. At the end of each one of its turns, it can
reattempt the saving throw. The sound from this blast
can be heard from 100 feet away. When you reach
11th level, this Concoction deals two Humor die of
damage.
Flash Ice (2 Humor points). As an action, you can
throw this potion at a point within range. Ice covers
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the ground in a 10 foot radius centered on that point
and it becomes rough terrain. Any creature standing
in the area when thrown must make a Dexterity
saving throw or fall prone. Any creature that attempts
to move in or through the area must make a Dexterity
saving throw or fall prone.
Hawkeye (2 Humor points). When consumed, the
creature gains +2 to attack rolls it makes with ranged
weapons for the next minute.
Healing Drought (1 Humor point). When consumed,
the creature restores a Humor die + your Intelligence
modifier of hit points. When your reach 11th level,
this Concoction restores additional hit points equal to
your proficiency bonus.
Heavy Handed (2 Humor points). When consumed,
the creature deals 1d4 + its Strength modifier instead
of its normal damage for an unarmed attack for the
next minute.
Muscle Slag (3 Humor points). As an action, you can
throw this potion at a creature within range. On a hit,
the creature takes one Humor die of necrotic damage
and must make a Constitution saving throw. On a
failure, it becomes paralyzed for the next minute. At
the end of each one of its turns, it can reattempt the
saving throw to end the effect.
Necrosis Splash (2 Humor points). As an action, you
can throw this potion at a point within range. All
creatures within a 10 foot radius sphere of the point
must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure,
the creature takes two Humor die of necrotic damage.
On a success, the creature takes half as much.
By spending two additional Humor points when
creating this Concoction, it instead deals three Humor
die of necrotic damage and the creature makes the
Constitution saving throw with disadvantage.
Rat Rot (1 Humor point). As an action, you can
throw this potion at a creature within range. On a hit,
it takes a Humor die of poison damage and must
make a Constitution saving throw or become
poisoned for the next minute. When you reach 11th
level, this Concoction deals two Humor die of
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damage.
Refreshing Elixir (3 Humor points). When
consumed, the creature restores an expended spell
slot of 1st level. When you reach 11th level, you can
spend 2 additional Humor points when creating this
Concoction to have it restore an expended spell slot
of 2nd level instead.
Resilience Drought (3 Humor points). When created,
pick one of the following damage types; Acid, Cold,
Fire, Lightning, or Poison. When consumed, the
creature gains resistance to the chosen type of
damage for the next minute.
Scaleskin Tonic (2 Humor points). When consumed,
for the next minute, whenever that creature takes
bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage, it reduces
the amount it takes by 2.
By spending two additional Humor points when
creating this Concoction, it instead reduces the
amount taken by 3 and your AC increases by 1.
Walking Corpse (3 Humor points). When consumed,
for the next minute, if damage would reduce the
creature to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution
saving throw with a DC of 8 + the damage taken,
unless the damage is from a critical hit. On a success,
the creature drops to 1 hit point instead.
By spending two additional Humor points when
creating this Concoction, the DC for the saving throw
is instead 5 + half the damage taken.
Experimental____________________
You spend your time experimenting and pressing the
boundaries of your medical knowledge. The word
“ethics” is just a formality for you.
Adaptive Measures
Living or dead, construct or flesh and blood, no
creature is safe from your testing. When you choose
this Field, features from this class can now effect
Constructs and Undead creatures. Any creature that is
immune to Poison, Necrotic, and Acid damage
instead is treated as if it’s only resistant. Any creature
that has immunity to the Poisoned and Diseased
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conditions can still be effected by your features that
cause these conditions; making any related saving
throws with advantage.
Cut Deeper
Pushing the knife a little deeper couldn't hurt that
much, could it? Also when you take this Field, your
Blood Letting feature now deals an additional amount
of damage equal to half your Plague Doctor level
(rounded down).
Dirty Blade
At 6th level, When you hit a creature with a melee
weapon attack that deals piercing or slashing damage,
you can spend a Humor point to have the creature
become poisoned.
At the end of each of the target’s turns, it must
make a Constitution saving throw. After failing three
of these saving throws, the condition last until it is
cured, and the creature stops making these saving
throws. After succeeding on three of these saving
throws, the creature recovers.
Corrosive Fluids
Just by looking at a creature, you can tell if its
Humors are balanced or not. Beginning at 11th level,
you can strike the Humors in a creature’s body. When
you hit a creature with an attack that would normally
deal slashing or piercing damage, you can instead
have it deal Acid damage.
The Illness
After a mountain of research, you have developed a
new disease. When you hit a creature with a melee
weapon attack that would deal slashing or piercing
damage, you can spend five Humor points to attempt
to infect the creature with your illness.
The target takes 6d8 Necrotic damage and must
make a Constitution saving throw or become infected.
While infected, the creature has disadvantage on all
attack rolls and ability checks, and whenever it
attempts to cast a spell, it must first make a
Constitution saving throw or lose concentration and
be unable to.
Every 30 days, the creature may reattempt the
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Constitution saving throw to overcome the illness. On
a failure, the creature takes 6d8 necrotic damage, its
maximum hit points are reduced by that much, and it
remains infected. On a success, the illness ends.
The creature may make the save at the end of the
30 days with advantage if it has rested for most of the
time and has gotten adequate medical treatment.
Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again
until you finish a long rest.
Triage___________________________
After seeing so much pain and injury, you devoted
your time to the study of helping others. Working
with the Humors in others to aid in their recovery.
Placebo Effect
A mixture of your medical knowledge and bedside
manner help make your patients feel even better than
they should. When you choose this Field, when you
restore hit points using any feature from this class to a
creature other than you, any excess hit points that a
creature would receive once they reach their hit point
maximum becomes temporary hit points. These
temporary hit points last for a minute.
Tending Wounds
Also when you choose this Field, your Clear Sinuses
feature restores an additional amount of hit points
equal to half your Plague Doctor level (rounded
down).
First Responder
Treating wounds fast is the key to saving lives.
Starting at 6th level, you can use the Clear Sinuses
feature as a bonus action.
Protective Measures
You go to great lengths to be protected against certain
types of attacks. Beginning at 11th level, pick either
acid, fire, lightning, or necrotic damage. You become
resistant to the chosen type of damage.
After you finish a long rest, you can pick replace
your chosen type with another from the list.
The Cure
After finding a cure for most modern illnesses, things
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tend to get a lot simpler. At 17th level, as an action on
your turn, you can touch a willing creature and
expend five Humor points. The creature regains 6d8
hit points and cured of the blinded, deafened,
paralyzed, petrified, and poisoned conditions. The
creature’s hit point maximum is returned to its
original amount if it is reduced.
Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again
until you finish a short or long rest.

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