Hippocrates - Revision history

Ray Chason: Update infobox

2026-05-15T23:22:01Z

Update infobox

Umbire the Phantom: /* SporkHack */ diff

2024-02-22T00:30:03Z

‎SporkHack: diff

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ flight

2024-02-21T23:38:43Z

‎Variants: flight

Umbire the Phantom: evil

2024-02-21T18:31:28Z

evil

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit + update pass

2024-02-21T18:18:39Z

formatting + copyedit + update pass

Umbire the Phantom: No one tell him about the Samurai quest nemesis

2024-01-05T20:43:11Z

No one tell him about the Samurai quest nemesis

Loggers: move that to an origin section

2024-01-05T19:00:14Z

move that to an origin section

MrSurvivor1997: Unlike most characters in this game, Hippocrates is based on the real physician.

2024-01-05T18:50:47Z

Unlike most characters in this game, Hippocrates is based on the real physician.

Loggers: add info about 3.7 buffs to hippo

2023-06-08T08:20:43Z

add info about 3.7 buffs to hippo

Umbire the Phantom at 15:57, 27 March 2022

2022-03-27T15:57:38Z

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 {{monster
   |name=Hippocrates
-  |difficulty=22
+  |difficulty=26
   |level=20
   |experience=583
-  |speed=12
+  |speed=15
   |AC=0
-  |MR=40
+  |MR=90
   |align=0
   |frequency=Unique
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d6
+  |attacks=Weapon 1d6, [[Monster spell|spellcasting]] 3d8 clerical, [[Monster spell|spellcasting]] 3d8 clerical
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400

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 ===SporkHack===
-In [[SporkHack]], Hippocrates has his difficulty increased to 24. Hippocrates's [[speed]] is increased to 15, his [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] becomes 90, and he has a 4d10 weapon attack and will attempt to cast a 2d8 clerical [[monster spell]] during each of his turns. He also gains [[flight]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
+In [[SporkHack]], Hippocrates has his [[monster difficulty|difficulty]] increased to 24. Hippocrates's [[speed]] is increased to 15, his [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] becomes 90, and he has a 4d10 weapon attack and will attempt to cast a 2d8 clerical [[monster spell]] during each of his turns. He also gains [[flight]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
 ===dNetHack===

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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], Hippocrates's stats are improved as in xNetHack minus the difficulty increase.
+In [[SpliceHack]], Hippocrates's stats are improved as in xNetHack minus the difficulty increase, flight and resistances.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Hippocrates's stats and resistances are improved as in SporkHack minus the difficulty increase.
+In [[EvilHack]], Hippocrates's stats and resistances are improved as in SporkHack minus the difficulty increase and flight.
 Hippocrates [[Monster starting inventory|always generates with]] a +5 [[dagger]]. If [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Healer, there is a {{frac|x|x+1}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of a hostile Hippocrates generating adjacent to the character with the artifact in his possession.

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 In [[EvilHack]], Hippocrates's stats and resistances are improved as in SporkHack minus the difficulty increase.
-If [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Healer, there is a {{frac|x|x+1}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of a hostile Hippocrates generating adjacent to the character with the artifact in his possession.
+Hippocrates [[Monster starting inventory|always generates with]] a +5 [[dagger]]. If [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Healer, there is a {{frac|x|x+1}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of a hostile Hippocrates generating adjacent to the character with the artifact in his possession.
 All of the above information also applies to [[Hack'EM]].

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-{{questmon|Hippocrates|Healer|leader}} Like his [[attendant]]s, the player and [[healer (player monster)|player monster]] Healers, he has intrinsic [[poison resistance]].
+{{questmon|Hippocrates|Healer|leader}} He is a [[strong]], [[omnivorous]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that can be seen via [[infravision]].
-==Strategy==
+Hippocrates has a single weapon attack. Like his [[attendant]]s and other Healers, he possesses [[poison resistance]].
-The changed stats are as follows:
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|20cbadcf85544cf9d0c3f4e4200b2800bab49c8e}}, killing quest leaders no longer makes the game [[unwinnable]], and Hippocrates and other quest leaders are given stat buffs and additional equipment to compensate. Hippocrates's [[speed]] is increased to 15, his [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] becomes 90, and he gains the ability to attempt two 3d8 clerical [[monster spell]]s during each of his turns.}}
-Hippocrates also starts with a +5 [[silver dagger]].
+==Generation==
-}}
+Hippocrates resides in the center of the Temple of Epidarus, the [[Healer quest]]'s home level, and occupies the [[throne]] within the temple itself.
 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Hippocrates}}
-Hippocrates is based on the Greek physician commonly recognized as the father of Western medicine.
+Hippocrates of Kos (Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, translit. Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field: the use of prognosis and clinical observation, the systematic categorization of diseases, and the formulation of humoral theory. The Hippocratic school of medicine revolutionized ancient Greek medicine, and established medicine as a profession and a discipline distinct from the other fields it had traditionally been associated with (theurgy and philosophy).
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 Greek physician, recognized as the father of medicine. He is believed to have been born on the island of Cos, to have studied under his father, a physician, to have traveled for some time, perhaps studying in Athens, and to have then returned to practice, teach, and write at Cos.  The Hippocratic or Coan school that formed around him was of enormous importance in separating medicine from superstition and philosophic speculation, placing it on a strictly scientific plane based on objective observation and critical deductive reasoning.
 |[ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ]
 }}
+{{nethack-367}}

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	{{questmon\|Hippocrates\|Healer\|leader}} Like his [[attendant]]s, the player and [[healer (player monster)\|player monster]] Healers, he has intrinsic [[poison resistance]].		{{questmon\|Hippocrates\|Healer\|leader}} Like his [[attendant]]s, the player and [[healer (player monster)\|player monster]] Healers, he has intrinsic [[poison resistance]].
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		+	Unlike most characters in NetHack, Hippocrates is based on a real person: the father of ancient medicine as shown by the Wikipedia link on the right.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:57, 27 March 2022
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	{{questmon\|Hippocrates\|Healer\|leader}} Like his [[attendant]]s, the player and [[healer (player monster)\|player monster]] Healers, he has intrinsic [[poison resistance]].		{{questmon\|Hippocrates\|Healer\|leader}} Like his [[attendant]]s, the player and [[healer (player monster)\|player monster]] Healers, he has intrinsic [[poison resistance]].
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		+	{{todo\|Update stats, possibly strategy for 3.7.0 - quest leaders have been toughened since killing them no longer makes the game (completely) [[unwinnable]].}}

	==Encyclopedia entry==		==Encyclopedia entry==