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Actual-nh: /* Strategy */ 3.7.0 re scare monster

2021-05-28T23:58:28Z

‎Strategy: 3.7.0 re scare monster

Aximili: Versions refsrc

2021-05-22T21:59:33Z

Versions refsrc

Umbire the Phantom at 14:44, 19 March 2019

2019-03-19T14:44:06Z

Tomsod: /* Strategy */ wand of speed monster

2018-11-30T19:55:03Z

‎Strategy: wand of speed monster

Tomsod: /* Details of a nurse's attack */ actual maximum is lower

2018-07-10T17:45:14Z

‎Details of a nurse's attack: actual maximum is lower

Netzhack: /* Details of a nurse's attack */

2016-12-18T21:59:57Z

‎Details of a nurse's attack

Phol ende wodan: Elbereth in front of the door no longer works in 3.6

2016-10-23T19:02:30Z

Elbereth in front of the door no longer works in 3.6

Raindog308: /* Strategy */

2015-03-24T03:16:31Z

‎Strategy

Bcode: /* References */ terrible typo

2013-08-08T20:53:56Z

‎References: terrible typo

Bcode: Some fixes and improvements; add references

2013-08-08T20:52:38Z

Some fixes and improvements; add references

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	The best place to nurse dance is in a no-teleport level where dangerous monsters are rarely generated. [[Sokoban]] is usually used for this purpose. Both variants of level 3 have an upstairs room which is relatively small and has one door that can be closed and locked, with a [[scroll of scare monster]] in front. Note that monsters can be generated in the locked room as well, so also engrave Elbereth on the up stairs. Nurses ignore Elbereth, and most monsters generated in Sokoban respect it, but be wary of the various types of elves. Placing a scare monster scroll on the upstairs will not work because the nurses will flee from it.		The best place to nurse dance is in a no-teleport level where dangerous monsters are rarely generated. [[Sokoban]] is usually used for this purpose. Both variants of level 3 have an upstairs room which is relatively small and has one door that can be closed and locked, with a [[scroll of scare monster]] in front. Note that monsters can be generated in the locked room as well, so also engrave Elbereth on the up stairs. Nurses ignore Elbereth, and most monsters generated in Sokoban respect it, but be wary of the various types of elves. Placing a scare monster scroll on the upstairs will not work because the nurses will flee from it.
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|The scroll on the ground no longer scares any @ monster or any [[unique]] monster. The strategy advice should be updated as appropriate.}}

	[[File:Nurse_dancing_in_soko.png\|left\|frame\|Ready to go nurse dancing. Both the door and staircase are protected with burned Elbereth and some dropped rocks to keep E active. Character is naked and has just read a cursed scroll of genocide. Because this is Sokoban, the nurses can't teleport away and are trapped in the room, where they will repeatedly hit the character until they vanish.]]		[[File:Nurse_dancing_in_soko.png\|left\|frame\|Ready to go nurse dancing. Both the door and staircase are protected with burned Elbereth and some dropped rocks to keep E active. Character is naked and has just read a cursed scroll of genocide. Because this is Sokoban, the nurses can't teleport away and are trapped in the room, where they will repeatedly hit the character until they vanish.]]

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 ==Details of a nurse's attack==
-If you are wielding an item (weapon or not) or wearing any armor, the nurse will hit you for damage. [[Healer]]s will not take damage; instead, the nurse will simply ask for your cooperation.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1419}}
+If you are wielding an item (weapon or not) or wearing any armor, the nurse will hit you for damage. [[Healer]]s will not take damage; instead, the nurse will simply ask for your cooperation.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1419|version=NetHack 3.4.3}}
-If you are unarmed and unarmored{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1380}} (quivered weapons, and worn rings, amulets, and eyewear are okay), a nurse's attack will heal d7 HP,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1388}} [[exercise]] [[strength]] with 1-in-3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1405}} exercise [[constitution]] with separate 1-in-3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1406}} and cure [[sickness]] of any type.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1407}} There is also a chance that the nurse will raise your max HP by one.
+If you are unarmed and unarmored{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1380|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} (quivered weapons, and worn rings, amulets, and eyewear are okay), a nurse's attack will heal d7 HP,{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1396|version=NetHack 3.4.3}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1388|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} [[exercise]] [[strength]] with 1-in-3 probability,{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1405|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} exercise [[constitution]] with separate 1-in-3 probability,{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1406|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} and cure [[sickness]] of any type.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1407|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} There is also a chance that the nurse will raise your max HP by one.
-On a given heal, there is only a 1-in-7 chance that the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1389}} In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if [[D notation|(2*XL)d10]] + 5*XL (XL being your [[experience level]]) is greater than your current max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1399}} This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases. The theoretical maximum is 25 times your experience level; however, at higher experience levels the chance of success starts to drop sharply past the 16*XL point. At XL 30, with 500 HP you will pass the check 1/6th of the time; with 550 HP (the maximum HP cap is 750) the chance is 1-in-1400, making nurses unusable at or near this point. If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1390}} these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
+On a given heal, there is only a 1-in-7 chance that the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1396|version=NetHack 3.4.3}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1389|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if [[D notation|(2*XL)d10]] + 5*XL (XL being your [[experience level]]) is greater than your current max HP.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1399|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases. The theoretical maximum is 25 times your experience level; however, at higher experience levels the chance of success starts to drop sharply past the 16*XL point. At XL 30, with 500 HP you will pass the check 1/6th of the time; with 550 HP (the maximum HP cap is 750) the chance is 1-in-1400, making nurses unusable at or near this point. If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one;{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1390|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
-After each heal, there is a chance of something happening to the nurse. With 1-in-33 probability, the nurse will attempt to teleport away;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1412}} she will also flee for 3d6 turns. Furthermore, if she tried to raise your max HP (successfully or not), there is a 1-in-13 chance that that nurse will vanish from the game world permanently.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1401}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1392}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1410}}
+After each heal, there is a chance of something happening to the nurse. With 1-in-33 probability, the nurse will attempt to teleport away;{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1412|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} she will also flee for 3d6 turns. Furthermore, if she tried to raise your max HP (successfully or not), there is a 1-in-13 chance that that nurse will vanish from the game world permanently.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1401|version=NetHack 3.4.3}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1392|version=NetHack 3.4.3}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1410|version=NetHack 3.4.3}}
 ==Strategy==

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 '''Nurse dancing''' is a minor tactic in NetHack. If you are naked and wielding nothing, a [[nurse]] will heal you instead of hurting you. Your max hit points may also increase. This is faster on a no-teleport level such as the [[Castle]] or [[Sokoban]] as the nurse is prevented from teleporting away.
-The usual method of nurse dancing is to use a cursed [[scroll of genocide]] to create multiple nurses around you on a no-teleport level, especially [[Sokoban]].
+The usual method of nurse dancing is to use a cursed [[scroll of genocide]] to create multiple nurses around you in one of the aforementioned non-teleport levels.
 ==Details of a nurse's attack==
-If you are wielding an item (weapon or not) or wearing any armor, the nurse will hit you for damage.  [[Healer]]s will not take damage; instead, the nurse will simply ask for your cooperation.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1419}}
+If you are wielding an item (weapon or not) or wearing any armor, the nurse will hit you for damage. [[Healer]]s will not take damage; instead, the nurse will simply ask for your cooperation.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1419}}
-If you are unarmed and unarmored{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1380}} (quivered weapons, and worn rings, amulets, and eyewear are okay), a nurse's attack will heal d7 HP,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1388}} [[exercise]] [[strength]] with 1 in 3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1405}} exercise [[constitution]] with separate 1 in 3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1406}} and cure [[sickness]] of any type.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1407}} There is also a chance that the nurse will raise your max HP by one.
+If you are unarmed and unarmored{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1380}} (quivered weapons, and worn rings, amulets, and eyewear are okay), a nurse's attack will heal d7 HP,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1388}} [[exercise]] [[strength]] with 1-in-3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1405}} exercise [[constitution]] with separate 1-in-3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1406}} and cure [[sickness]] of any type.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1407}} There is also a chance that the nurse will raise your max HP by one.
-On a given heal, there is only a one in seven chance that the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1389}} In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if [[D notation|(2*XL)d10]] + 5*XL (XL being your [[experience level]]) is greater than your current max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1399}} This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases.  The theoretical maximum is 25 times your experience level; however, at higher experience levels the chance of success starts to drop sharply past the 16*XL point.  At XL 30, with 500 HP you will pass the check 1/6th of the time; with 550 HP the chance is 1 in 1400, making nurses unusable at or near this point, which is still well below the nominal maximum of 750 HP!  If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1390}} these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
+On a given heal, there is only a 1-in-7 chance that the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1389}} In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if [[D notation|(2*XL)d10]] + 5*XL (XL being your [[experience level]]) is greater than your current max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1399}} This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases. The theoretical maximum is 25 times your experience level; however, at higher experience levels the chance of success starts to drop sharply past the 16*XL point. At XL 30, with 500 HP you will pass the check 1/6th of the time; with 550 HP (the maximum HP cap is 750) the chance is 1-in-1400, making nurses unusable at or near this point. If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1390}} these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
-After each heal, there is a chance of something happening to the nurse. With one in 33 probability, the nurse will attempt to teleport away;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1412}} she will also flee for 3d6 turns. Furthermore, if she tried to raise your max HP (successfully or not), there is a 1 in 13 chance that that nurse will vanish from the game world permanently.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1401}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1392}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1410}}
+After each heal, there is a chance of something happening to the nurse. With 1-in-33 probability, the nurse will attempt to teleport away;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1412}} she will also flee for 3d6 turns. Furthermore, if she tried to raise your max HP (successfully or not), there is a 1-in-13 chance that that nurse will vanish from the game world permanently.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1401}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1392}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1410}}
 ==Strategy==
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 The best place to nurse dance is in a no-teleport level where dangerous monsters are rarely generated. [[Sokoban]] is usually used for this purpose. Both variants of level 3 have an upstairs room which is relatively small and has one door that can be closed and locked, with a [[scroll of scare monster]] in front. Note that monsters can be generated in the locked room as well, so also engrave Elbereth on the up stairs. Nurses ignore Elbereth, and most monsters generated in Sokoban respect it, but be wary of the various types of elves. Placing a scare monster scroll on the upstairs will not work because the nurses will flee from it.
-[[File:Nurse_dancing_in_soko.png|left|frame|Ready to go nurse dancing.  Both the door and staircase are protected with burned Elbereth and some dropped rocks to keep E active.  Character is naked and has just read a cursed scroll of genocide.  Because this is Sokoban, the nurses can't teleport away and are trapped in the room, where they will repeatedly hit the character until they vanish.]]
+[[File:Nurse_dancing_in_soko.png|left|frame|Ready to go nurse dancing. Both the door and staircase are protected with burned Elbereth and some dropped rocks to keep E active. Character is naked and has just read a cursed scroll of genocide. Because this is Sokoban, the nurses can't teleport away and are trapped in the room, where they will repeatedly hit the character until they vanish.]]
 Monsters with wands can zap them at you from outside the viewing range of Elbereth. If you have an [[amulet of reflection]], consider wearing it instead of an [[amulet of life saving]]. Failing that, if your [[quest artifact]] provides [[magic resistance]], acquire it before nurse dancing to protect yourself from [[wand of death|wands of death]]. Elemental wands could still ruin your day, though.

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	If you can manage to avoid becoming permanently [[invisible]], nurses will have an easier time finding you again after they stop fleeing. Unless you find an extrinsic source of invisibility early on, this is probably not worth forgoing the considerable advantages of being invisible. A [[mummy wrapping]] is useless for this purpose as nurses will not heal you while you are wearing one.		If you can manage to avoid becoming permanently [[invisible]], nurses will have an easier time finding you again after they stop fleeing. Unless you find an extrinsic source of invisibility early on, this is probably not worth forgoing the considerable advantages of being invisible. A [[mummy wrapping]] is useless for this purpose as nurses will not heal you while you are wearing one.
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		+	If you have a spare [[wand of speed monster]], consider zapping the nurses with it: this will make them hit you more often, expediting the process.

	Once you are satisfied with your max HP, if you are non-human, or a [[Caveman]], and have a [[tinning kit]], consider killing the remaining nurses yourself instead of letting them poof. A blessed [[tin]] of nurse meat will restore you to full HP and takes two [[speed\|actions]] to eat. Finally, don't forget to re-equip yourself after everything is done!		Once you are satisfied with your max HP, if you are non-human, or a [[Caveman]], and have a [[tinning kit]], consider killing the remaining nurses yourself instead of letting them poof. A blessed [[tin]] of nurse meat will restore you to full HP and takes two [[speed\|actions]] to eat. Finally, don't forget to re-equip yourself after everything is done!

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 If you are unarmed and unarmored{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1380}} (quivered weapons, and worn rings, amulets, and eyewear are okay), a nurse's attack will heal d7 HP,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1388}} [[exercise]] [[strength]] with 1 in 3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1405}} exercise [[constitution]] with separate 1 in 3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1406}} and cure [[sickness]] of any type.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1407}} There is also a chance that the nurse will raise your max HP by one.
-On a given heal, there is only a one in seven chance that the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1389}} In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if ([[D notation|2d10]] + 5) * (your experience level) is greater than your current max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1399}} This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases until your max HP is 25 times your experience level, at which point no more max HP can be gained from nurses. If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1390}} these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
+On a given heal, there is only a one in seven chance that the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1389}} In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if [[D notation|(2*XL)d10]] + 5*XL (XL being your [[experience level]]) is greater than your current max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1399}} This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases.  The theoretical maximum is 25 times your experience level; however, at higher experience levels the chance of success starts to drop sharply past the 16*XL point.  At XL 30, with 500 HP you will pass the check 1/6th of the time; with 550 HP the chance is 1 in 1400, making nurses unusable at or near this point, which is still well below the nominal maximum of 750 HP!  If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1390}} these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
 After each heal, there is a chance of something happening to the nurse. With one in 33 probability, the nurse will attempt to teleport away;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1412}} she will also flee for 3d6 turns. Furthermore, if she tried to raise your max HP (successfully or not), there is a 1 in 13 chance that that nurse will vanish from the game world permanently.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1401}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1392}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1410}}

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	The best place to nurse dance is in a no-teleport level where dangerous monsters are rarely generated. [[Sokoban]] is usually used for this purpose. Both variants of level 3 have an upstairs room which is relatively small and has one door that can be closed and locked, with [[Elbereth]] and a junk object in front. Note that monsters can be generated in the locked room as well, so also engrave Elbereth on the up stairs. Nurses ignore Elbereth, and most monsters generated in Sokoban respect it, but be wary of the various types of elves.		The best place to nurse dance is in a no-teleport level where dangerous monsters are rarely generated. [[Sokoban]] is usually used for this purpose. Both variants of level 3 have an upstairs room which is relatively small and has one door that can be closed and locked, with [[Elbereth]] and a junk object in front. Note that monsters can be generated in the locked room as well, so also engrave Elbereth on the up stairs. Nurses ignore Elbereth, and most monsters generated in Sokoban respect it, but be wary of the various types of elves.
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		+	[[File:Nurse_dancing_in_soko.png\|left\|frame\|Ready to go nurse dancing. Both the door and staircase are protected with burned Elbereth and some dropped rocks to keep E active. Character is naked and has just read a cursed scroll of genocide. Because this is Sokoban, the nurses can't teleport away and are trapped in the room, where they will repeatedly hit the character until they vanish.]]

	Monsters with wands can zap them at you from outside viewing range of Elbereth. If you have an [[amulet of reflection]], consider wearing it instead of an [[amulet of life saving]]. Failing that, if your [[quest artifact]] provides [[magic resistance]], acquire it before nurse dancing to protect yourself from [[wand of death\|wands of death]]. Elemental wands could still ruin your day, though.		Monsters with wands can zap them at you from outside viewing range of Elbereth. If you have an [[amulet of reflection]], consider wearing it instead of an [[amulet of life saving]]. Failing that, if your [[quest artifact]] provides [[magic resistance]], acquire it before nurse dancing to protect yourself from [[wand of death\|wands of death]]. Elemental wands could still ruin your day, though.

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 ==References==
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-'''Nurse dancing''' is a minor tactic in NetHack. If you are naked and wielding nothing, a [[nurse]] will heal you instead of hurting you. If the healing attacks would heal you past your normal max [[hit points]], your max hit points will increase. This is faster on a no-teleport level such as the [[Castle]] or [[Sokoban]] as the nurse is prevented from teleporting away.
+'''Nurse dancing''' is a minor tactic in NetHack. If you are naked and wielding nothing, a [[nurse]] will heal you instead of hurting you. Your max hit points may also increase. This is faster on a no-teleport level such as the [[Castle]] or [[Sokoban]] as the nurse is prevented from teleporting away.
-The [http://www.nethack.de/spoiler/yanfaq.txt Yet Another NetHack Frequently Answered Questions (YANFAQ)] mentions that the ultimate nurse dance is to use a cursed [[scroll of genocide]] to create multiple nurses around you on a no-teleport level.
+The usual method of nurse dancing is to use a cursed [[scroll of genocide]] to create multiple nurses around you on a no-teleport level, especially [[Sokoban]].
 ==Details of a nurse's attack==
-The implementation of the nurse's attack is in [[mhitu.c#line1374|line #1374 of mhitu.c]].
+If you are wielding an item (weapon or not) or wearing any armor, the nurse will hit you for damage.  [[Healer]]s will not take damage; instead, the nurse will simply ask for your cooperation.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1419}}
-If you are wielding a item (weapon or not) or wearing any armor, the nurse will hit you for damage.  [[Healer]]s will not take damage; instead, the nurse will simply ask for your cooperation.
+If you are unarmed and unarmored{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1380}} (quivered weapons, and worn rings, amulets, and eyewear are okay), a nurse's attack will heal d7 HP,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1388}} [[exercise]] [[strength]] with 1 in 3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1405}} exercise [[constitution]] with separate 1 in 3 probability,{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1406}} and cure [[sickness]] of any type.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1407}} There is also a chance that the nurse will raise your max HP by one.
-If you are unarmed and unarmored (quivered weapons, and worn rings, amulets, and eyewear are okay), a nurse's attack will heal d7 HP, [[exercise]] [[strength]] with 1 in 3 probability, exercise [[constitution]] with separate 1 in 3 probability, and cure [[sickness]] of any type.  There is also a chance that the nurse will raise your max HP by one.
+There is only a one in seven chance for a given heal the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1396}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1389}} In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if ([[D notation|2d10]] + 5) * (your experience level) is greater than your current max HP.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1399}} This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases until your max HP is 25 times your experience level, at which point no more max HP can be gained from nurses. If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1390}} these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
-There is only a one in seven chance for a given heal the nurse will even try to raise your max HP.  In that case, you will get an increase of 1 to max HP if ([[D notation|2d10]] + 5) * (your experience level) is greater than your current max HP.  This means you'll always get a max HP raise when your max HP is less than 7 times your experience level; above that, the chance of success gradually decreases until your max HP is 25 times your experience level, at which point no more max HP can be gained from nurses.  If you are polymorphed, you will always gain a point of max HP to your polyself when the nurse tries to give you one, these bonus HP will be lost if/when you polymorph again or return to your base form.
+After each heal, there is a chance of something happening to the nurse. With one in 33 probability, the nurse will attempt to teleport away;{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1412}} she will also flee for 3d6 turns. Furthermore, if she tried to raise your max HP (successfully or not), there is a 1 in 13 chance that that nurse will vanish from the game world permanently.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1401}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1392}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1410}}
 ==Strategy==
-The best place to nurse dance is in a no-teleport level where dangerous monsters are rarely generated.  [[Sokoban]] is usually the choice.  Both variants of level 3 have an upstairs room which is relatively small and has one door that can be closed and locked, with [[Elbereth]] and a junk object in front.  Note that monsters can be generated in the locked room as well, so also engrave Elbereth on the up stairs.  Nurses ignore Elbereth, and most monsters generated in Sokoban respect it, but be wary of the various types of elves.
+The best place to nurse dance is in a no-teleport level where dangerous monsters are rarely generated. [[Sokoban]] is usually used for this purpose. Both variants of level 3 have an upstairs room which is relatively small and has one door that can be closed and locked, with [[Elbereth]] and a junk object in front. Note that monsters can be generated in the locked room as well, so also engrave Elbereth on the up stairs. Nurses ignore Elbereth, and most monsters generated in Sokoban respect it, but be wary of the various types of elves.
-Note that monsters with wands can zap them at you from outside viewing range of Elbereth.  If you have an [[amulet of reflection]], consider wearing it instead of an [[amulet of life saving]].  Failing that, if your [[quest artifact]] provides [[magic resistance]], acquire it before nurse dancing to protect yourself from [[wand of death|wands of death]].  Elemental wands could still ruin your day, though.
+Monsters with wands can zap them at you from outside viewing range of Elbereth. If you have an [[amulet of reflection]], consider wearing it instead of an [[amulet of life saving]]. Failing that, if your [[quest artifact]] provides [[magic resistance]], acquire it before nurse dancing to protect yourself from [[wand of death|wands of death]]. Elemental wands could still ruin your day, though.
 If you have a pet that is high enough leveled to attack a nurse, lock it outside of the room or leave it on level 4 and visit it every 74 turns to prevent it from going feral.
-The best (really, the only) way to generate nurses to dance with is by reading a cursed [[scroll of genocide]].  This will send in 4 to 6, giving an average of 65 maximum hit points per scroll.  Nurses are only randomly generated one at a time, and usually in areas fraught with danger.  Atheists, be absolutely certain that the scroll is cursed, as a [[genocide]] cannot be undone.  Reverse genocide does not violate the genocideless [[conduct]].
+The best way to generate nurses to dance with is by reading a cursed [[scroll of genocide]]. This will send in 4 to 6, giving an average of 65 maximum hit points per scroll. Nurses are only randomly generated one at a time, and usually in areas fraught with danger. Be absolutely certain that the scroll is cursed, as a [[genocide]] cannot be undone. Reverse genocide does not violate the genocideless [[conduct]].
-If you can manage to avoid becoming permanently [[invisible]], nurses will have an easier time finding you again after they stop fleeing.  Unless you find an extrinsic source of invisibility early on, this is probably not worth forgoing the considerable advantages of being invisible.  A [[mummy wrapping]] is useless for this purpose as nurses will not heal you while you are wearing one.
+If you can manage to avoid becoming permanently [[invisible]], nurses will have an easier time finding you again after they stop fleeing. Unless you find an extrinsic source of invisibility early on, this is probably not worth forgoing the considerable advantages of being invisible. A [[mummy wrapping]] is useless for this purpose as nurses will not heal you while you are wearing one.
-Once you are satisfied with your max HP, if you are non-human, or a [[Caveman]], and have a [[tinning kit]], consider killing the remaining nurses yourself instead of letting them poof.  A blessed [[tin]] of nurse meat will restore you to full HP and takes two [[speed|actions]] to eat. Finally, don't forget to re-equip yourself after everything is done!
+Once you are satisfied with your max HP, if you are non-human, or a [[Caveman]], and have a [[tinning kit]], consider killing the remaining nurses yourself instead of letting them poof. A blessed [[tin]] of nurse meat will restore you to full HP and takes two [[speed|actions]] to eat. Finally, don't forget to re-equip yourself after everything is done!
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