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Modern Medicine in Runeterra

Chembaron Yamada·1/21/2018, 2:14:55 PM·15 votes·1,885 views

Hello summoners, I recently read a great champion concept: Videl, Taboo Knowledge by ClownFury17, check it out!

It encouraged me to create this thread to talk about a topic that I am pretty interested in. This game got quite some altruistic healers, played mostly in the support position: But let's take a closer look.

Magical healing shrines (I wonder how many meeps he has to sacrifice on that altar to generate that effect) Wind deity giving healing hugs to sad people Winged chick with angelic healing magic (rework soon, though) Water magic for the fish nurse Magical healing kitty purrs Don't know if his healing powers are canon, but if they are, then they are birb magic Magic of da music Magical space goat nurse Canalising the magic of his space gem buddy

Notice something? They are all about magic. The trope of a medic is fairly common (syringes, bandages, etc.), yet we are clearly lacking it. Anything related to healing other people has a high fantasy theme.

We got some examples of modern medicine from Zaun and Piltover, however, these mostly include replacing ill body parts with hextech and/or chemtech.

But I think it would be interesting to see another side of Piltovers or Zauns medicine. Something that is less.... invasive.... Are there hospitals in Piltover using special hextech devices to treat their patients? Are there doctors investigating solutions for Zaun Gray induced diseases without using screws? Maybe some alchemists working on medicine on plant basis?

Medicine is an interesting topic to investigate, it doesn't always have to be about cyborgs and monsters (don't get me wrong, I still love these). Piltover is lacking a proper support champion anyway, maybe this is something Riot could work with?

And in general, I think that healing could get a bit more spotlight in the lore. A heartwarming story about Soraka, trying everything she can to save an injured soldier can be just as great as reading about Garen charging into battle.

How about you people? Would you enjoy to be told a bit more about healing practices in Runeterra? Tell me in the comments! [slayer-jinx-catface]

42 Comments

Ebonmaw Dragon1/21/2018, 5:03:04 PM13 votes

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Are there doctors investigating solutions for Zaun Gray induced diseases without using screws?

DrMundo YES, MUNDO CURES YOUR DISEASES WITH A CLEAVER INSTEAD.

You can't be sick if you are dead.

Fairyfleur1/21/2018, 5:39:51 PM5 votes

I'd love to see a Piltover champion that could maybe augment allies as part of a passive or just a giant steroid as an ult kind of like Ana's Nano Boost.

Digielf1/21/2018, 3:17:54 PM4 votes

Yes this theme would also fit great with the missing ''female champion with glasses'', a sexy anime doctor/scientist girl

https://www.fightersgeneration.com/nx7/char/kokonoe-calamity-trigger-artwork.jpg

SEKAI1/21/2018, 3:01:52 PM4 votes

Next champ,

Suit up for the high speed action of a modern combat medic with gameplay features such as: applying band-aids to everybody to heal them, zaps the allies' corpses to revive them, AoE slows by throwing glass urinals filled with piss at the enemies, and stunning the enemies by injecting them with high doses of morphine.

ampheon1/21/2018, 4:00:45 PM2 votes

I am upset you mentioned Bard but forgot Nami

Jerry SeinfeId1/21/2018, 7:35:46 PM2 votes

Medicine in runeterra will always involve magic. There's just no reason not to implement it. There's no such thing as regular technology because it's just ridiculous to not mix it with magic: Hextech.

Most medicine will most likely be based on chemtech. Look at Singed, his whole body is modified using chemtech. but he's not running around with 50 tubes going into his body.

now outside of Zaun/piltover it'll probably be a bit behind on development and still be based on classic alchemy and healing magic. Demacia most likely being a leading developer of classic alchemy because they refuse classic magic.

while i wouldn't mind seeing more about healing in runeterra, it's gonna be alot harder to make interesting. especially if we want to completely remove combat from the story. Soraka's lore update (which she's gonna need at some point) would most likely be the best moment for this. Otherwise i'd look at demacia, bandle city, shurima or the jungle areas.

Ifneth1/22/2018, 6:21:51 AM1 votes

Yeesh, if the Boards were right, then League would have collapsed years ago...

Anyway, it would be really cool to see a heartwarming story about one of the healers, or maybe about all of them. Bard could give a hiker who broke his leg a shrine; Nami, restore a swimmer who got bitten by a shark; Soraka, a sick child.

Hello I am Bird1/23/2018, 4:51:25 AM1 votes

I like to think that, albeit not explained very well, Heimerdinger 's passive somewhat covers this base.

I'd still like to see a full out support that does this though.

Support Boyyy1/21/2018, 7:53:04 PM1 votes

I mean, even though Janna is more active in Zaun, she is worshipped/believed in, in both Piltover and Zaun. Sooo, she can kinda count as Piltover support. Also, I'd really like to see a dude healer, the only ones we have our Rakan, and his personality makes it impossible for me to play him without throwing up, and Taric, but I don't play tanks and he's just as flamboyant as Rakan. I'd just like a male support healer that plays in similar style to Janna or Soraka, in that they're ranged mage who relies on abilities to help their allies.

Border Knight1/21/2018, 8:51:14 PM1 votes

Ayyy, i always wanted a more scientific approach to heals, and since noxius lacked a support... So much that i actually created a champion concept.

Eli Big Gay1/22/2018, 3:20:14 AM1 votes

Ooo, a Piltovian/Zaunite science-based healer could be cool.

Tesla Effect1/22/2018, 4:13:00 AM1 votes

If you had such things as healing magic, regular medicine would not be as advance as real life medicine.

ChuShoe1/22/2018, 4:52:22 AM1 votes

piltover and zaun most likely rely on Hextech/Chemtech augmentations to help with medical problems, accompanied with surgeries and regular medicine.

But places like Ionia and Bandle City probably rely heavily on magic to cure ailments and fix problems.

Noxus probably uses a mixture of the two, and Demacia I've always felt is way behind on everything, ESPECIALLY advancements in the arcane arts, their population seeming incredibly dirty and sick to me unless you were a noble (oh and barbers + bloodletting yay).

Now the freljord, I've always viewed as vikings and ancient Germanic Tribes; old Scottish and Irish barbarian societies, worshipers of the old gods/demigods. Instead of one language spoken throughout the region, it's multiple broken dialects of an older language that is most likely written with specific symbols (such as runes and heiroglyphs) instead of languages written with individual letters that have sounds attached to them. Therefore, I've always assumed that their medicines are likely blessings, some magics, potions, and herbs. Stuff like that. Aside from that, the landscape has shaped the people, so they either don't get sick/injured, and if they do death is always an option (especially for Olaf).

All sorts of stuff lives in bilgewater, who even knows what their stuff is like

Shurima is Shurima. Birb guy probably knows, I don't.