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{{EvilHack roles}}
In [[EvilHack]], the '''Healer''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].

Healers can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Hobbit (starting race)#EvilHack|hobbits]], [[Giant (starting race)|giants]], [[Tortle (starting race)|tortles]], and always start as [[neutral]].

==Starting equipment==
Each Healer starts with the following equipment:

* 1001-2000 [[gold piece]]s
* a +0 [[scalpel]] ([[wielded]])
* an uncursed +1 pair of [[leather gloves]]
* 5-10 uncursed [[apple]]s
* a blessed [[spellbook of healing]]
* a blessed [[spellbook of extra healing]]
* a blessed [[spellbook of stone to flesh]]
* 4 non-cursed [[potions of healing]]
* 4 non-cursed [[potions of extra healing]]
* [[wand of sleep]] (4-8 charges)
* an uncursed [[stethoscope]]
* an uncursed [[oil lamp]] ({{frac|25}} chance or 4%)

The following racial conditions also apply:

* Dwarf Healers have a {{frac|4}} chance of starting with a +0 [[pick-axe]].
* Giant Healers may start with random valuable [[gem]]s.
* Hobbit Healers start with a [[tinning kit]] and two additional stacks of 1-2 random [[comestible]]s.
* Tortle Healers have a {{frac|4}} chance of starting with an [[oilskin sack]].

Healers start with knowledge of the [[potion of full healing]]'s randomized appearance and any applicable racial equipment.

The Healer's default starting [[pet]] is a [[little dog]] or [[kitten]] with equal probability.

==Intrinsics==
Healers gain the following intrinsic [[properties]] upon reaching the given [[experience level]]s:

* Level 3: [[Poison resistance]]
* Level 15: [[Immunity to sickness]]

==Attributes==
The Healer's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:

{| class="prettytable"
!| Attributes || [[Strength]] || [[Dexterity]] || [[Constitution]] ||[[Intelligence]] || [[Wisdom]] || [[Charisma]] || Remaining
|-
| Minimum attributes || 7 || 7 || 11 || 7 || 13 || 16 || 14
|-
| Distribution percentages || 15% || 15% || 25% || 20% || 20% || 5% ||
|-
| Mean w/ standard deviation (human) || 9.31±1.46 || 9.17±1.42 || 14.55±1.63 || 9.87±1.57 || 15.77±1.40 || 16.56±0.73
|}

The means and standard deviations were calculated via simulation, whose source code can be found on [[Talk:Role#Initial attribute simulation code|the role article's talk page]], and assumes that all given roles are played as humans—non-human races will have different attribute means as a result of different attribute maximums.

==Skills==
Healers have the following [[skill]]s available to them:

{| class="prettytable"
! colspan="2" style="font-size:larger" | Healer skills
|-
! Max !! [[Skill]]s
|-
| Basic
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[saber]], [[mace]], [[polearms]], [[spear]], [[trident]] (non-tortle)
* ''Combat:'' [[riding]], [[bare hands]]
|-
| Skilled
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[short sword]], [[club]], [[sling]], [[shuriken]]
* ''Spells:'' [[Clerical spells|clerical]]
|-
| Expert
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[quarterstaff]], [[trident]] (tortle only), [[unicorn horn]]
* ''Spells:'' [[Healing spells|healing]]
|}

Healers start with ''Basic'' skill in daggers and healing spells. They use the wisdom stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|cure sickness}}.

==Special rules==
Healers get a +1 [[alignment record]] bonus for casting the {{+ of|healing|extra healing|or=1|critical healing}} spells [[pet]]s and peaceful monsters, and will also gain the same bonus if they use the cure sickness spell to cure the illness of a pet or peaceful monster. They can identify the [[wand of undead turning]] by zapping a [[corpse]] with it, even if they cannot see the corpse currently.

Healers do not gain a [[multishot]] bonus for reaching Skilled in a weapon skill, though they still get the normal multishot bonus for Expert skill with any weapon. This means that gnomish Healers do not get a multishot bonus with [[crossbow]]s.

As primary casters, Healers wearing any form of [[body armor]] are only penalized when casting spells of level 4 or higher. They may also receive [[spellbook]]s as [[sacrifice]] gifts from their deity.

Healers only take {{frac|2}} damage from [[breaking wands]] by [[applying]] them.

Healers have a +3 bonus to casting [[emergency spell]]s.

Healers do not suffer damage or [[attribute]] loss from quaffing a [[potion of sickness]] and are immune to their [[vapor]]s, though quaffing the potion will still cure [[hallucination]].

[[Nurse]]s will not damage Healers with their attacks.

Healers can gauge the health of pets and other monsters that they can see.

A Healer is given bonuses and unique outputs when applying a stethoscope in certain situations:

* A Healer applying a stethoscope to a [[statue]] can determine whether it contains items or is on a [[statue trap]].
* A Healer applying a stethoscope to a [[corpse]] can determine whether it will [[revive]].
* A Healer can more reliably apply a stethoscope to themself while [[engulfed]] by a [[whirly]] monster.

==Rank titles==
The [[status line]] displays one of the following ranks for the corresponding experience levels:

*XL 1-2: Rhizotomist
*XL 3-5: Empiric
*XL 6-9: Embalmer
*XL 10-13: Dresser
*XL 14-17: Medicus ossium/Medica ossium
*XL 18-21: Herbalist
*XL 22-25: Magister/Magistra
*XL 26-29: Physician
*XL 30: Chirurgeon

==Gods==
{{main|Religion}}
The Healer pantheon is based on [[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|the mythology of ancient Greece]].

* Lawful: [[Athena]]
* Neutral: [[Hermes]]
* Chaotic: [[Poseidon]]

==Quest==
{{main|Healer quest}}
The Healer's [[quest]] sees them fighting the [[Cyclops]] for [[The Staff of Aesculapius]], an artifact [[quarterstaff]]. It grants hungerless [[regeneration]] and [[drain resistance]] while [[wield]]ed, and deals [[double damage]] to all monsters without [[drain resistance]] and drains levels from them on each hit - this life-draining applies a further +1d8 damage to the target's current and maximum HP, and restores half of that damage to the wielder's current HP. [[Invoking]] The Staff of Aesculapius heals the user by half of the HP needed to return to full health, and cures [[sickness]], [[withering]], [[blindness]] not caused by gunk (e.g. from a [[cream pie]]), and [[sliming]].

==Strategy==
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 ==Special rules==
-Healers get a +1 [[alignment record]] bonus for casting the {{+ of|healing|extra healing|or=1|critical healing}} spells [[pet]]s and peaceful monsters, and will also gain the same bonus if they use the cure sickness spell to cure the illness of a pet or peaceful monster. They can identify the [[wand of undead turning]] by zapping a [[corpse]] with it, even if they cannot see the corpse currently.
+Healers get a +1 [[alignment record]] bonus for casting the {{+ of|healing|extra healing|or=1|critical healing}} spells or [[pet]]s and peaceful monsters, and will also gain the same bonus if they use the cure sickness spell to cure the illness of a pet or peaceful monster. They can identify the [[wand of undead turning]] by zapping a [[corpse]] with it, even if they cannot see the corpse currently.
 Healers do not gain a [[multishot]] bonus for reaching Skilled in any weapon skill, though they still get the normal multishot bonus for Expert skill with any weapon. This means that gnomish Healers do not get a multishot bonus with [[crossbow]]s.

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 As primary casters, Healers wearing any form of [[body armor]] are only penalized when casting spells of level 4 or higher. They may also receive [[spellbook]]s as [[sacrifice]] gifts from their deity.
-Healers only take {{frac|2}} damage from [[breaking wands]] by [[applying]] them.
+Healers only take {{frac|2}} damage from [[explosion]]s caused by destroyed wands.
 Healers have a +3 bonus to casting [[emergency spell]]s.

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 In [[EvilHack]], the '''Healer''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
-Healers can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Hobbit (starting race)#EvilHack|hobbits]], [[Giant (starting race)|giants]], [[Tortle (starting race)|tortles]], and always start as [[neutral]].
+Healers can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Hobbit (starting race)#EvilHack|hobbits]], [[Giant (starting race)|giants]], or [[Tortle (starting race)|tortles]], and always start as [[neutral]].
 ==Starting equipment==