Healer/dNetHack - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: ent, inc, eth

2026-04-13T20:44:16Z

ent, inc, eth

Umbire the Phantom: /* Skills */ typo

2025-07-14T02:35:52Z

‎Skills: typo

Umbire the Phantom: /* Attributes */ note

2025-07-14T02:31:09Z

‎Attributes: note

Umbire the Phantom: /* Attributes */ actually the means are commented because of changes to healer, so...

2025-07-14T01:39:11Z

‎Attributes: actually the means are commented because of changes to healer, so...

Umbire the Phantom: atts, stats, all that stuff

2025-07-14T01:37:43Z

atts, stats, all that stuff

Umbire the Phantom: skill correction (*dnh merged javelin into spear)

2025-05-17T11:49:59Z

skill correction (*dnh merged javelin into spear)

Umbire the Phantom: lede, again

2025-03-16T08:31:59Z

lede, again

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2025-03-16T08:31:44Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: /* Quest */ potholes

2024-11-28T07:56:14Z

‎Quest: potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* Skills */ copyedit

2024-11-09T11:57:40Z

‎Skills: copyedit

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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Healer''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
-Healers can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], or [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]], and always start as [[neutral]].
+Healers can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]], or [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]], and always start as [[neutral]]. In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, they can also be [[Ent (starting race)|ents]] and [[Etherealoid (starting race)|etherealoid]]s in addition to the listed races.
 [[Drow Healer]]s and hedrow Healers are treated as radically different from their counterparts, with their own articles available in the provided link.

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-Healers start with ''Basic'' skill in knives, quarterstavess and healing spells. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|full healing}}.
+Healers start with ''Basic'' skill in knives, quarterstaves and healing spells. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|full healing}}.
 ==Special rules==

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 Healers have 75 points to distribute among their starting attributes like most other roles. Elven Healers have +5 points for a total of 80 to distribute, and [[descendant]] Healers have -10 points for a total of 65 to distribute&mdash;heroes who are both have -5 points for a total of 70 to distribute.
-The Healer's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:
+The Healer's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed differently from ''NetHack'', as shown in the following table:
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 | Mean w/ standard deviation || 18/01.61±2.48 || 13.19±2.16 || 16.43±1.76 || 8.90±1.40 || 9.21±1.49 || 7.90±1.40 -->
 |}
 ==Skills==

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 | Mean w/ standard deviation || 18/01.61±2.48 || 13.19±2.16 || 16.43±1.76 || 8.90±1.40 || 9.21±1.49 || 7.90±1.40 -->
 |}
 ==Skills==

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 {{tocright}}
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Healer''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
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 * 1001-2000 [[gold piece]]s
-* a blessed +0 [[scalpel]] <!--([[wielded]])-->
+* a blessed +0 [[scalpel]] ([[wielded]])
 * a blessed +0 [[quarterstaff]]
 * an uncursed +1 pair of [[leather gloves|gloves]]
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 ==Attributes==
 The Healer's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:
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 | Mean w/ standard deviation || 18/01.61±2.48 || 13.19±2.16 || 16.43±1.76 || 8.90±1.40 || 9.21±1.49 || 7.90±1.40 -->
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 ==Skills==
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-Healers start with ''Basic'' skill in knives, quarterstaffs and healing spells. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|full healing}}.
+Healers start with ''Basic'' skill in knives, quarterstavess and healing spells. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|full healing}}.
 ==Special rules==
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 A Healer can apply a stethoscope to a [[statue]] to determine whether it contains items or is on a [[statue trap]]; they can also more reliably apply a stethoscope to themselves while [[engulfed]] by a [[whirly]] monster.
-Healers gain a +10 bonus to their natural [[HP]] regeneration rate and a +6 bonus to their natural [[power]] regeneration rate.<!--in dNetHack both are calculated in terms of value-per-90-turns-->
+Healers gain a +10 bonus to their natural [[HP]] [[regeneration]] rate and a +6 bonus to their natural [[energy regeneration]] rate.<!--in dNetHack both are calculated in terms of value-per-90-turns-->
 Healers have an increased chance of obtaining a tame [[minion]] from an [[altar]] as a [[sacrifice]] boon.
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 A Healer can gain access to their quest if the average of their experience level and the [[monster level]] of their pet with the highest level is 14 or higher.
-The Staff of Aesculapius 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]], [[blindness]] not caused by gunk (e.g. from a [[cream pie]]) and [[sliming]]. [[Reading]] The Staff of Aesculapius teaches the {{+ of|mass healing}} spell. [[Apply]]ing the non-cursed Staff can cure status ailments for the wielder or other allied monsters similar to a [[unicorn horn]], and inflicts status ailments on opposing monsters while completely ignoring [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] - this is reversed if the Staff is cursed, and in all cases skips over ailments that do not apply (for curing) or else cannot be applied (for inflicting). The status ailments cured or applied in order of priority are: blindness, [[deafness]], [[stunning]] and [[confusion]], [[sleep]], [[paralysis]], [[cancellation]], and plague.
+The Staff of Aesculapius grants hungerless [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]] and [[drain resistance]] while [[wield]]ed, and deals [[double damage]] to all monsters without drain resistance while draining levels from them on each hit&mdash;this life-draining applies further damage to the target's current and maximum HP each (with the standard HP per level being +1d8), 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]], [[blindness]] not caused by gunk (e.g. from a [[cream pie]]) and [[sliming]]. [[Reading]] The Staff of Aesculapius teaches the {{+ of|mass healing}} spell. [[Apply]]ing the non-cursed Staff can cure status ailments for the wielder or other allied monsters similar to a [[unicorn horn]], and inflicts status ailments on opposing monsters while completely ignoring [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]]&mdash;this is reversed if the Staff is cursed, and in all cases skips over ailments that do not apply (for curing) or else cannot be applied (for inflicting). The status ailments cured or applied in order of priority are: blindness, [[deafness]], [[stunning]] and [[confusion]], [[sleep]], [[paralysis]], [[cancellation]], and plague.
 ==Strategy==

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 | Basic
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-* ''Weapons:'' [[scimitar]], [[saber]], [[mace]], [[polearms]], [[spear]], [[javelin]], [[trident]]
+* ''Weapons:'' [[scimitar]], [[saber]], [[mace]], [[polearms]], [[spear]], [[trident]]
 * ''Combat:'' [[bare hands]]
 * ''Spells:'' [[Wands Balance Patch|wand damage]]

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 ==Quest==
 {{main|Healer quest/dNetHack}}
-As in [[Healer quest|the standard quest]] for ''[[NetHack]]'', the Healer's [[quest]] sees them fighting the [[Cyclops]] for [[The Staff of Aesculapius]], an artifact [[silver]]-shod [[serpent-entwined staff]]. Additionally, the Healer will encounter many monsters that have fallen victim to a plague inflicted upon them by the Cyclops and his machinations.
+As in [[Healer quest|the standard quest]] for ''[[NetHack]]'', the Healer's [[quest]] sees them fighting the [[Cyclops]] for [[The Staff of Aesculapius]], an artifact [[silver]]-shod [[serpent-entwined staff]]. Additionally, the Healer will encounter many monsters that have [[Plague victim|fallen victim to a plague]] of [[life drain]]ing inflicted upon them by the Cyclops and his machinations.
 A Healer can gain access to their quest if the average of their experience level and the [[monster level]] of their pet with the highest level is 14 or higher.