In The Black Death, you'll actually and literally be able to "play doctor" when you first boot up the game. Every player arrives at the starting zone and begins the journey as a Plague Doctor. A questline through the city allows them to collect gold and become familiar with game mechanics. However, once "out in the world", players can specialize in any number of other professions including as a smith, hunter, artisan, peasant and others.
The purpose of the plague doctor profession being the focus at the beginning of the game is similar to that of the beggar prior to V0.19. We wanted a way to guide new players into the world of the black death and walk them through the core mechanics and themes.
We felt the plague doctor did this the most successfully and allowed us to show off some very gruesome new features early on.
It's an interesting read, so head on over to The Black Death site to check it out.
