tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939436127538793273.post8612397249797808957..comments2024-01-17T00:51:59.542-08:00Comments on Crawdads and Dragons: Straining at motes, continued.Doc Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084635785043015262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939436127538793273.post-32648213883989047902011-03-05T01:09:33.145-08:002011-03-05T01:09:33.145-08:00Dr Allthumbs, with a negative DM for his DEX, has ...Dr Allthumbs, with a negative DM for his DEX, has an effective Skill of, what?, Medic 1?<br /><br />But, and this is an important <i>but</i>, only in situations where he has to use his DEX. <br /><br />As a consulting physician, he can identify Interstellar Blot by just looking the patient in the eye and sampling his urine. As a surgeon, he is a skilled butcher, and probably doesn't do much cosmetic work.<br /><br />Dr Giftedpratt, on the otherhand, both knows his stuff, and can perform delicate keyhole surgery on eyeballs, and other bits you don't want a cleaver-monkey fiddling with.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com