Healer/SLASH'EM - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: roles

2025-07-10T11:16:04Z

roles

Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting equipment */ tweak

2025-06-25T02:15:15Z

‎Starting equipment: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-06-25T02:14:54Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2025-05-09T23:09:39Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Mid-game */ clarify

2024-12-22T09:02:00Z

‎Mid-game: clarify

Umbire the Phantom: /* Mid-game */ word choice

2024-12-22T09:01:27Z

‎Mid-game: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: still more smithing

2024-11-01T09:06:11Z

still more smithing

Umbire the Phantom: /* Mid-game */ follow-up

2024-11-01T05:24:29Z

‎Mid-game: follow-up

Ion frigate: i forgot about crysknives until i found a worm tooth on D:20 with my latest medkit-burying healer

2024-11-01T04:30:51Z

i forgot about crysknives until i found a worm tooth on D:20 with my latest medkit-burying healer

Umbire the Phantom: /* Mid-game */ and here...

2024-10-29T19:45:20Z

‎Mid-game: and here...

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	In [[SLASH'EM]], the '''Healer''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].		In [[SLASH'EM]], the '''Healer''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].

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 * a [[wand of healing]]
 * an uncursed [[stethoscope]]
-* an uncursed [[medical kit]] with 1-60 items, each with an equal chance of being a [[pill]], [[bandage]], or [[phial]]
+* an uncursed [[medical kit]], with 1-60 items that each have an equal chance of being a [[pill]], [[bandage]], or [[phial]]
 * an uncursed [[oil lamp]] ({{frac|5}} chance or 20%){{refsrc|u_init.c|1081|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 * an uncursed [[magic marker]] ({{frac|5}} chance or 20%){{refsrc|u_init.c|1082|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 * an uncursed [[blindfold]] ({{frac|5}} chance or 20%){{refsrc|u_init.c|1083|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-Healers start with additional knowledge of the following items and their appearances:
+Healers start with knowledge of any applicable [[racial equipment]], as well as knowledge of the following items:
 * Several potions{{refsrc|u_init.c|1074|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 A Healer may opt to lean more on their healing spells and the starting wand of healing for dire situations in the early game, saving as many of their potions for [[alchemy]] as possible - the healing resources available that do not rely on their spellcasting mean that Healers can elect to wear a [[mithril-coat]] much sooner (e.g. around experience level 4) and improve their [[AC]] significantly, since all body armor incurs spellcasting penalties except for [[Robe (SLASH'EM)|robes]] of any type. The [[wand of sleep]] remains a powerful tool for difficult encounters, though Healers should be careful not to hit themselves with a reflected [[ray]]; non-elven Healers can obtain [[sleep resistance]] from the [[corpse]]s of [[larvae]], which can be safely eaten due to their starting [[poison resistance]].
-In terms of weapons, [[scimitar]]s from early [[Orc (monster)|orcs]] are somewhat viable, and [[unicorn horn]]s remain stellar long-term options: Healers can train them to Expert, and the horn's enchantment in SLASH'EM determines its ability to heal negative status properties reliably. For artifact weapons, while the neutral and unaligned selection of [[SLASH'EM artifacts]] are more than sufficient on paper, they run into the aforementioned issue of Mirrorbright lowering artifact odds - furthermore, many of the highest-damage artifact weapons in their skill set are cross-aligned, such as the [[club]]s [[Bat from Hell]] and [[Skullcrusher]]; using an artifact wish for one requires the Healer to have at least 41 HP, which is thankfully less difficult than it appears due to their HP growth. A Healer not concerned about prayer timeout or else struggling to find an artifact weapon can try [[crowning]] for [[Vorpal Blade]], which is a somewhat more effective weapon with its increased {{frac|10}} chance (10%) of [[beheading]]. Another wish candidate for players not concerned about artifacts is the [[crysknife]], which makes use of the Healer's ability to reach Expert in knives and has its base damage increased to 1d20/1d30, making it an even more stellar option compared to ''NetHack''.
+In terms of weapons, [[scimitar]]s from early [[Orc (monster)|orcs]] are somewhat viable, and [[unicorn horn]]s remain stellar long-term options: Healers can train them to Expert, and the horn's enchantment in SLASH'EM determines its ability to heal negative status properties reliably. For artifact weapons, while the neutral and unaligned selection of [[SLASH'EM artifacts]] are more than sufficient on paper, they run into the aforementioned issue of Mirrorbright lowering artifact odds&mdash;furthermore, many of the highest-damage artifact weapons in their skill set are cross-aligned, such as the [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]] and [[Skullcrusher]] (both of which ues the [[club]] skill); using an artifact wish for one requires the Healer to have at least 49 HP, which is thankfully less difficult than it appears due to their HP growth. A Healer not concerned about prayer timeout or else struggling to find an artifact weapon can try [[crowning]] for [[Vorpal Blade]], which is a somewhat more effective weapon with its increased {{frac|10}} chance (10%) of [[beheading]]. Another wish candidate for players not concerned about artifacts is the [[crysknife]], which makes use of the Healer's ability to reach Expert in knives and has its base damage increased to 1d20/1d30, making it an even more stellar option compared to ''NetHack''.
 Healers not averse to exploiting a [[bug]] can often get a wish by [[Medical kit#Burying|burying medical kits]], including their starting kit: this requires little more than a [[pick-axe]], a [[boulder]], and some time.

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 Many Healers will eventually commit to one of average fighter builds or average casting builds, with the choice largely depending on inventory and preferences as normal - though they lack the most valuable perks of each play style (i.e. [[two weapon combat]] and spell schools that can be trained to Skilled), they can still be more than capable enough with either to successfully ascend. A Healer's [[surgery]] [[technique]] is not especially useful beyond the early stages, with a well-enchanted unicorn horn covering most status ailments, and will be further superseded once they can reliably use alchemy to amass [[potions of full healing]]. The unicorn horn can also serve as a weapon for Healers that still lack any other good weapon by the mid-game; they can also enchant a [[worm tooth]] into a crysknife, which is particularly useful for players trying to keep [[wishless]] and/or [[atheist]] [[conduct]]s.
-The Healer's quest is overall more perilous than in ''NetHack''. [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] no longer grants [[drain resistance]] of its own, and this leaves the [[Cyclops]] somewhat more vulnerable&mdash;conversely, the [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|dragons]] that can generate at level creation are much more tanky and damaging threats, and the [[Snake (monster class)|snakes]] generated at the same time can include dangeorus [[asphynx]]es; furthermore, the Cyclops himself can still inflict major melee damage even without the ability to drain the hero. Fortunately, sources of drain resistance are more accessible due to the increased amount of [[level drain]]ing threats that SLASH'EM introduces, and a Healer that is able to successfully best a dragon even on the quest's home level can possibly obtain [[dragon scale mail]] and improve their survival odds drastically; though fewer types of body armor are spellcasting-friendly, the AC boost is well worth the tradeoff.
+The Healer's quest is overall more perilous than in ''NetHack''. [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] no longer grants [[drain resistance]] of its own, and this leaves the [[Cyclops]] somewhat more vulnerable&mdash;conversely, the [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|dragons]] that can generate at level creation are much more tanky and damaging threats, and the [[Snake (monster class)|snakes]] generated at the same time can include dangeorus [[asphynx]]es; furthermore, the Cyclops himself can still inflict major melee damage even without the ability to drain the hero. Fortunately, sources of drain resistance are more accessible due to the increased amount of [[level drain]]ing threats that SLASH'EM introduces, and a Healer that is able to successfully best a dragon even on the quest's home level can possibly obtain [[dragon scale mail]] and improve their survival odds drastically; though dragon scale mail and many other types of armor are not as spellcasting-friendly as in ''[[NetHack]]'', the AC boost is well worth the tradeoff.
 ===Late game===

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 ===Mid-game===
-Many Healers will eventually commit to one of average fighter builds or average casting builds, with the choice largely depending on inventory and preferences as normal - though they lack the most valuable perks of each play style (i.e. [[two weapon combat]] and lack of spell schools that can be trained to Skilled), they can still be more than capable enough with either to successfully ascend. A Healer's [[surgery]] [[technique]] is not especially useful beyond the early stages, with a well-enchanted unicorn horn covering most status ailments, and will be further superseded once they can reliably use alchemy to amass [[potions of full healing]]. The unicorn horn can also serve as a weapon for Healers that still lack any other good weapon by the mid-game; they can also enchant a [[worm tooth]] into a crysknife, which is particularly useful for players trying to keep [[wishless]] and/or [[atheist]] [[conduct]]s.
+Many Healers will eventually commit to one of average fighter builds or average casting builds, with the choice largely depending on inventory and preferences as normal - though they lack the most valuable perks of each play style (i.e. [[two weapon combat]] and spell schools that can be trained to Skilled), they can still be more than capable enough with either to successfully ascend. A Healer's [[surgery]] [[technique]] is not especially useful beyond the early stages, with a well-enchanted unicorn horn covering most status ailments, and will be further superseded once they can reliably use alchemy to amass [[potions of full healing]]. The unicorn horn can also serve as a weapon for Healers that still lack any other good weapon by the mid-game; they can also enchant a [[worm tooth]] into a crysknife, which is particularly useful for players trying to keep [[wishless]] and/or [[atheist]] [[conduct]]s.
-The Healer's quest is overall more perilous than in ''NetHack''. [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] no longer grants drain resistance of its own, and this leaves the [[Cyclops]] somewhat more vulnerable&mdash;conversely, the [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|dragons]] that can generate at level creation are much more tanky and damaging threats, and the [[Snake (monster class)|snakes]] generated at the same time can include dangeorus [[asphynx]]es; furthermore, the Cyclops himself can still inflict major melee damage even without the ability to drain the hero. Fortunately, sources of [[drain resistance]] are more accessible due to the increased amount of [[level drain]]ing threats that SLASH'EM introduces, and a Healer that is able to successfully best a dragon even on the quest's home level can obtain [[dragon scale mail]] and improve their survival odds drastically; though fewer types of body armor are spellcasting-friendly, the AC boost is well worth the tradeoff.
+The Healer's quest is overall more perilous than in ''NetHack''. [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] no longer grants [[drain resistance]] of its own, and this leaves the [[Cyclops]] somewhat more vulnerable&mdash;conversely, the [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|dragons]] that can generate at level creation are much more tanky and damaging threats, and the [[Snake (monster class)|snakes]] generated at the same time can include dangeorus [[asphynx]]es; furthermore, the Cyclops himself can still inflict major melee damage even without the ability to drain the hero. Fortunately, sources of drain resistance are more accessible due to the increased amount of [[level drain]]ing threats that SLASH'EM introduces, and a Healer that is able to successfully best a dragon even on the quest's home level can possibly obtain [[dragon scale mail]] and improve their survival odds drastically; though fewer types of body armor are spellcasting-friendly, the AC boost is well worth the tradeoff.
 ===Late game===