Medicine

Associated Ability: Wisdom

A Wisdom (Medicine) check allows you to attempt to stabilize a companion at 0 HP or diagnose a disease.

Stabilizing

Stabilizing a creature is a special use of the Medicine skill. When a character drops to 0 HP, you can make a Medicine check to stabilize them, preventing further death saves (see Stabilizing a Creature under Death Saves in this chapter).

DCTypeDescription
5EasyApply a simple bandage to a minor injury.
10SimpleDiagnose a common illness or treat basic wounds.
13HardStabilize a severely injured ally during combat.
15ChallengingIdentify a rare disease or properly treat a poisoned individual.
20ImpressivePerform complex medical procedures, such as surgery or curing an advanced illness.