Medicine for Day Job

[vlaovich88]

I am in the middle of the Claim to Salvation SFS so I haven't really made my own character yet but I want to before this finishes up (I guess I should clarify that I play by post). My question is if using medicine will ever be a legal thing for day jobs? I ask because I was thinking of a character background that having that option would fit well with. If that doesn't ever seem likely than I'll play that character and just not worry about day jobs but if it is something that might happen, I can push off playing this concept till then.

Tl;dr: how likely will it be that medicine can be used as a day job?

[Gary Bush]

Hard to say if something will "ever" be made legal.

I think the intent to keep it simple and limit day jobs to profession only.

There is no reason you can't take profession doctor. Agreed it would take a skill point, but it is possible. Depending on the class, you would have extra skill points. Envoy comes to mind.

[vlaovich88]

I was thinking that but the book says this

starfinder srd wrote:

A Profession skill should not overlap with existing skills. For example, if you want to play a scientist, you should put ranks into Life Science or Physical Science rather than create a Profession (scientist) skill.

starfinder srd

[First World Bard]

Herbalist is a suggested profession, and seems Medicine-adjacent, flavor-wise You could put a point in that for Day Job checks, if you wanted.

[Gary Bush]

Yea, I was not suggesting using profession doctor instead of medicine.

I was suggesting putting skill points into profession doctor as well as the skill medicine. The skills are not related mechanically by the rules.

[EC Gamer Guy]

As a silent protest, take Profession (Day Job).

[whew]

Maybe something more specific for profession: surgeon, OB/GYN, psychiatrist, physical therapist ...

Infectious Disease Specialists would use Medicine skill, as would ICU doctors. My General Practice doctor, OTOH, just makes Life Science checks and then prescribes drugs or sends me to other specialist doctors. The only onsite treatments are vaccinations (by the nurse) and nagging me to lose weight.