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Classic Medical Tricorder

    Classic Medical Tricorder

    General-purpose medical reference and diagnostic tool. Representative of devices used in the latter half of the 23 rd century. Such equipment was developed by many races.

    Equipment Equipment
    Special icons: Alternate Universe The Original Series
    Your The Original Series personnel present who have MEDICAL or SCIENCE classification all add MEDICAL OR Biology OR Exobiology. (May re-select once each turn.)

    Characteristics: Tricorder, MEDICAL-related equipment, SCIENCE-related equipment, Original Series The Original Series.
    Requires: Original Series The Original Series.

    Rule hint for this card

    This card has an clarification:

    This Equipment card works like the Classic Tricorder.

    Taken form Glossary - Version 1.9.5.

    Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at May 1st, 2009.
     

    Classic Medical Tricorder

    This Card-Review article was written by Kathy McCracken and was published first on "Decipher's Website (decipher.com)" at Jul 21st, 2000.

     

    This card strategy was taken from the Decipher website and was written by Kathy McCracken (aka Major Rakal).

    Like the Classic Tricorder, the medical version enhances The Original Series personnel of two classifications (MEDICAL and SCIENCE this time) and allows all to add one skill, selected from MEDICAL, Biology, and Exobiology, reselecting once each turn if desired. While you can't switch skills during a mission attempt, you can easily tailor your skill set to cure many dilemmas after the attempt is over. Garak Has Some Issues or Odo's "Cousin"? Select Exobiology. REM Fatigue? Extra MEDICAL is what you need. Rascals or Aphasia Device? Choose Biology (especially useful when your MEDICALs lose a first-listed Biology to Rascals). All from one versatile piece of equipment.

    Combos:

    • Classic Medical Tricorder + Dr. McCoy: He's a doctor x3, not a....
    • Classic Medical Tricorder + any dilemma requiring multiple MEDICALs: Tsiolkovsky Infection, REM Fatigue Hallucinations, Aphasia Device..., even after DNA Clues, you can have MEDICAL aplenty to cure these.
    • Classic Medical Tricorder + Classic Tricorder + The Centurion or Daval: Either scientist can benefit from both classic tricorders at once, for a variety of interesting skill blends. A triple-personnel-type mix of SCIENCE, MEDICAL, and ENGINEER could be a great shortcut to a Senior Staff Meeting, Preparation, or staffing a Kurlan Naiskos.