Diagnostic Touch

Diagnostic Touch (minor) by Stone Gargoyle, based on a suggestion by Mephisto

"You don't feel so good."

The character has the ability to empathically sense illness and injury.

Range: Touch, or one foot at level 6

Duration: Instant; always on.

Attacks: Uses 2 melee attacks/actions.

Bonuses: +2 to grab.

Penalties: -2 to strike in hand to hand combat and sacrifices one attack/action in combat when taking this ability.

Skills: Gains Basic Medical Knowledge at 20% if no other Medical training is taken.

Sense Trauma and Injury (includes broken bones and torn and ruptured muscles and organs): 40%, plus 5 % per level of experience, or adds +20% to Medical skills related to diagnosing this type of problem.

Sense Toxicity and Poisons (includes anything which toxifies or reduces the target's health): 50%, plus 5% per level of experience, or adds +30% to Medical skills related to diagnosing this type of problem.

Sense Disease and Decay: 60%, plus 4% per level of experience, or adds +40% to Medical skills related to diagnosing this type of problem.

Other Abilities and Bonuses:

+1d4+4 to IQ

+20% to save vs. coma/death

+4 to initiative when going to the aid of someone injured