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Doctor Class

Doctor

The Doctor is a playable hero class in Remixed Dungeon specializing in toxic effects, disease mechanics, and potion knowledge. The Doctor class focuses on utilizing various chemical and biological agents with enhanced potion effectiveness.

Starting Equipment

Known Items

The Doctor starts with knowledge of the following items:

Specializations

The Doctor class has unique mechanics that differentiate it from other classes:

  • Plague Doctor Affinity: Uses the PlagueDoctor magic affinity for spell effectiveness
  • Toxic Knowledge: Starts with knowledge of gas-based potions
  • Medical Expertise: Enhanced effectiveness with healing and toxic potions
  • Disease Mechanics: Ability to spread and utilize diseases through the Plague Doctor NPC quest
  • Bone Saw Synergy: While wielding the Bone Saw in either hand, the Doctor suffers no attack skill penalty. When wielding any other weapon, `attackSkillBonus()` returns -5 (with a 5% chance to yell an accuracy warning per attack)

Advantages

  • Potion Knowledge: Starts knowing key potions for crowd control
  • Unique Accessory: Receives Plague Doctor Mask accessory at start
  • Toxic Focus: Specialized in poison and gas-based strategies
  • Quest Access: Can complete the Plague Doctor NPC quest for rewards

Disadvantages

  • Bone Saw Lock-In: -5 attack skill penalty when wielding any weapon other than the Bone Saw
  • Specialized Playstyle: Requires understanding of potion mechanics
  • No Starting Armor: Starts with `NoItem` armor, leaving the body slot exposed

Gameplay Style

The Doctor plays differently from other classes by:

  • Focusing on potion-based combat and crowd control
  • Utilizing toxic gas and paralytic gas effects
  • Employing disease-based strategies through the Plague Doctor questline
  • Leveraging medical knowledge for survival

Subclasses

The Doctor class does not have predefined subclasses in the standard game. Subclass functionality may be added through mods.

Strategy

  • Early Game: Use gas potions for crowd control and area denial
  • Potion Focus: Collect and identify potions early to leverage known items
  • Toxic Mastery: Learn to use poison and gas effects effectively
  • Quest Completion: Find and complete the Plague Doctor NPC quest
  • Weapon Upgrades: Prioritize upgrading the Bone Saw or finding better weapons

Mechanics

Data Sources

en/rpd/doctor_class.txt · Last modified: by 127.0.0.1