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Furey: /* Effects */ update link for directional spell

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‎Effects: update link for directional spell

Umbire the Phantom at 00:34, 21 January 2021

2021-01-21T00:34:35Z

Actual-nh: /* Strategy */ Grammar/style

2021-01-20T14:11:31Z

‎Strategy: Grammar/style

Luxidream at 10:32, 20 January 2021

2021-01-20T10:32:34Z

Luxidream: It's not always better to wait around and heal. Probably more accurate to describe when the spell should be used.

2021-01-20T10:31:38Z

It's not always better to wait around and heal. Probably more accurate to describe when the spell should be used.

Umbire the Phantom at 02:15, 14 January 2020

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Umbire the Phantom at 01:42, 12 January 2020

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Aximili at 01:35, 12 January 2020

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	{{spellbook\|name=healing\|level=1\|type=healing\|turns=2\|direction=beam\|equiv=[[potion of healing]]\|abundance=4.07%}}		{{spellbook\|name=healing\|level=1\|type=healing\|turns=2\|direction=beam\|equiv=[[potion of healing]]\|abundance=4.07%}}

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 ==Effects==
-Healing is a [[spellbook#Spell direction and range|directional spell]] that heals its target(s) for 6d4 HP and, at Skilled or higher, cures [[blindness]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2471|nethack=3.6.2}} This will awaken a sleeping monster without angering it. The effect is similar to an uncursed [[potion of healing]], except that the spell cannot increase maximum HP.
+Healing is a [[directional spell]] that heals its target(s) for 6d4 HP and, at Skilled or higher, cures [[blindness]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2471|nethack=3.6.2}} This will awaken a sleeping monster without angering it. The effect is similar to an uncursed [[potion of healing]], except that the spell cannot increase maximum HP.
 Casting this spell at a [[tame]] or [[peaceful]] monster will yield an [[alignment record|alignment]] bonus for each monster affected, even if it was already at maximum HP; [[Lawful]]s and [[Healer]]s gain one alignment point, while [[chaotic]]s besides Healers lose one point.

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 ==Effects==
-Healing is a [[directional spell]] that heals its target(s) for 6d4 HP and, at Skilled or higher, cures [[blindness]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2471|nethack=3.6.2}} This will awaken a sleeping monster without angering it. The effect is similar to an uncursed [[potion of healing]], except that the spell cannot increase maximum HP.
+Healing is a [[spellbook#Spell direction and range|directional spell]] that heals its target(s) for 6d4 HP and, at Skilled or higher, cures [[blindness]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2471|nethack=3.6.2}} This will awaken a sleeping monster without angering it. The effect is similar to an uncursed [[potion of healing]], except that the spell cannot increase maximum HP.
 Casting this spell at a [[tame]] or [[peaceful]] monster will yield an [[alignment record|alignment]] bonus for each monster affected, even if it was already at maximum HP; [[Lawful]]s and [[Healer]]s gain one alignment point, while [[chaotic]]s besides Healers lose one point.

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 Healing is a [[directional spell]] that heals its target(s) for 6d4 HP and, at Skilled or higher, cures [[blindness]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2471|nethack=3.6.2}} This will awaken a sleeping monster without angering it. The effect is similar to an uncursed [[potion of healing]], except that the spell cannot increase maximum HP.
-Casting this spell at a [[tame]] or [[peaceful]] monster will yield an [[alignment record|alignment]] bonus for each monster affected, even if it was already at maximum HP. [[Lawful]]s and [[Healer]]s gain one alignment point, while [[chaotic]]s besides Healers lose one point.
+Casting this spell at a [[tame]] or [[peaceful]] monster will yield an [[alignment record|alignment]] bonus for each monster affected, even if it was already at maximum HP; [[Lawful]]s and [[Healer]]s gain one alignment point, while [[chaotic]]s besides Healers lose one point.
 [[Pestilence]] will actually take 3d4 damage from the spell of healing, with the damage halved due to his guaranteed [[monster magic resistance]].
 ==Strategy==
-Healing is the easiest spell in the [[healing spell]] school, and is thus a good spell to use to train that skill. It is also a useful utility spell in general, especially for non-spellcaster classes; being level 1, it is easy to cast, non-spellcasters will probably not be using their power pool for anything else, and being able to heal oneself is universally beneficial. Once you learn {{spell of|extra healing}}, however, this spell is useful only when conserving power, as it is otherwise inferior to the higher-level version.
+Healing is the easiest spell in the [[healing spell]] school, and is thus a good spell to train that skill with. It is also a useful utility spell in general, especially for non-spellcaster classes who will probably not be using their power pool for anything else - being able to heal oneself is universally beneficial. Once you learn {{spell of|extra healing}}, however, this spell is useful only when aiming to conserving power.
-Although casting this spell at yourself is the most common use, remember that it is directional; aiming it at a pet can be a viable strategy, especially in the early-game or for [[pacifist]] players.
+Although casting this spell at yourself is the most common use, remember that it is directional; using it to heal a pet(s) is a viable strategy, especially in the early-game or for [[pacifist]] players.
-This spell is useful for healing yourself when it would be impractical or dangerous to wait for long periods of time for HP to recover, such as at a deep enough [[dungeon level]] for powerful monsters could spawn or [[self polymorph|polymorphed]] into a monster, which significantly reduces your natural regeneration.
+This spell is most useful when it would be impractical or dangerous to wait for HP to recover, such as on deeper [[dungeon level]]s, or when [[self polymorph|polymorphed]] into a monster (which significantly reduces your natural regeneration).
 ==Messages==
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 ==History==
+Before [[3.6.2]], this spell only cured blindness when cast at a monster at any skill level. 3.6.2 fixes this and also fixes a bug that prevented both this spell and the spell of extra healing from correctly healing untimed monster blindness.
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
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+<references/>
 [[Category:Spellbooks|Healing]]
-{{nethack-364}}
+{{nethack-366}}

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 Although casting this spell at yourself is the most common use, remember that it is directional; aiming it at a pet can be a viable strategy, especially in the early-game or for [[pacifist]] players.
-This spell is useful for healing yourself when it would be impractical or dangerous to wait for long periods of time for HP to recover, such as at a deep [[dungeon level]] where powerful monsters could spawn or [[self polymorph|polymorphed]] into a monster, which significantly reduces your natural regeneration.
+This spell is useful for healing yourself when it would be impractical or dangerous to wait for long periods of time for HP to recover, such as at a deep enough [[dungeon level]] for powerful monsters could spawn or [[self polymorph|polymorphed]] into a monster, which significantly reduces your natural regeneration.
 ==Messages==
 {{message|<Monster> looks better.}}

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 {{spellbook|name=healing|level=1|type=healing|turns=2|direction=beam|equiv=[[potion of healing]]|abundance=4.07%}}
-In ''[[NetHack]]'', reading a '''spellbook of healing''' allows you to learn the '''healing''' spell. This is an [[emergency spell]].
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', reading a '''spellbook of healing''' allows you to learn the '''spell of healing'''. This is an [[emergency spell]].
 ==Generation==
 Healers start with a [[blessed]] spellbook of healing. [[Monk]]s have a 1 in 3 chance of starting with this spellbook as well.
 ==Effects==
 Healing is a [[directional spell]] that heals 6d4 HP and, at Skilled or higher, cures [[blindness]]{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2471|nethack=3.6.2}}. This will awaken a sleeping monster without angering it. The effect is similar to an uncursed [[potion of healing]], except that the spell cannot increase maximum HP.
 Casting this spell at a [[tame]] or [[peaceful]] monster will yield an [[alignment record|alignment]] bonus for each monster affected, even if it was already at maximum HP. [[Lawful]]s and [[healer]]s gain one alignment point, while [[chaotic]]s besides healers lose one point.
-[[Pestilence]] will actually receive damage of 3d4 from the spell, halved by resisting.
+[[Pestilence]] will actually take 3d4 damage from the spell, halved by resisting.
 ==Strategy==
-Healing is the easiest spell in the [[healing spells|healing]] spell branch, and is thus a good spell to use to train that skill. It is also a useful utility spell in general, especially for non-spellcaster classes; being level 1, it is easy to cast, non-spellcasters will probably not be using their power pool for anything else, and being able to heal oneself is universally beneficial. Once you learn {{spell of|extra healing}}, however, this spell is useful only when very short on Pw, as it is otherwise inferior to the higher-level version.
+Healing is the easiest spell in the [[healing spell]] school, and is thus a good spell to use to train that skill. It is also a useful utility spell in general, especially for non-spellcaster classes; being level 1, it is easy to cast, non-spellcasters will probably not be using their power pool for anything else, and being able to heal oneself is universally beneficial. Once you learn {{spell of|extra healing}}, however, this spell is useful only when conserving power, as it is otherwise inferior to the higher-level version.
 Although casting this spell at yourself is the most common use, remember that it is directional; aiming it at a pet can be a viable strategy, especially in the early-game or for [[pacifist]] players.
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 [[Category:Spellbooks|Healing]]
-{{nethack-362}}
+{{nethack-364}}