Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

character's heartbeat and breathing so he can
survive with no Stamina points. If the character's
Stamina is brought back above 0 within 24 hours,
he will live. If not, the character dies. Only one dose
of staydose can be given to a character, until his
Stamina is raised above 0.
Telol is a truth drug. Only a medic can administer it
correctly. There is an 80% chance the telol will
work. If it does, the injected character will answer
up to five simple questions, using simple answers.
An injected character passes out for 1d10 hours,
whether the drug works or not.
DIAGNOSIS
Success Rate:
60% + skill level
A medscanner will give a medic a brief diagnosis.
This diagnosis will outline the patient's general
symptoms and will identify the ailment as a wound,
a disease, a poison or an infection.
Once the medic has a general diagnosis, he can use
this subskill to get a specific diagnosis. If he passes
the skill check, the medic knows exactly what the
ailment is. With this information, the medic can use
one of his other subskills to heal the wound, control
the infection, cure the disease or neutralize the
toxin.
Without a specific diagnosis, a medic can not use a
subskill to treat a victim. However, the medic can
use the medscanner's general diagnosis as a
guide to which drug the victim needs. After
the medic gives the injection, the victim
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must roll his current Stamina or less on d100 to
overcome the effect of the poison, disease or
infection. If the victim fails this roll, the drug has no
effect. A second dose given within 20 hours
automatically has no effect.
FIRST AID
Success Rate:
100%
A medic can heal 10 points of wound damage
automatically by using one dose of biocort plus any
appropriate items from the medkit (local
anesthetics, plastiflesh spray, etc.) Only one shot of
biocort can be given to a character in a 20-hour
period. If a second shot is given within 20 hours, it
has no effect. If a character suffered more than 10
points of damage, the medic must use major or
minor surgery to heal him completely. Biocort has
no effect on poisons, infections or diseases.