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| − | + | The '''nurse''', {{monsym|nurse}}, is a [[human]] [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are always hostile and cannot be used as a [[polymorph]] form. | |
| − | + | Nurses have a single relatively weak attack, but are unique in that they can actively heal the player under certain circumstances: if a nurse attacks you while you are unarmored and empty-handed (as in not [[wield]]ing anything), the attack will instead heal them for that same amount. [[Chat]]ting to a nurse will tell you what needs to be removed before they can heal you.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1466|version=NetHack 3.6.6|comment=Nurse healing attack code|name=case_ad_heal}} | |
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| − | + | Eating a nurse's corpse or tinned meat has a {{frac|11|15}} or ~73% chance of conveying [[poison resistance]], and will always restore you to full [[HP]] while curing [[blindness]]. | |
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{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Nurses can now heal you even when you are wielding something, as long as it is not a weapon or [[weapon-tool]].}} | {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Nurses can now heal you even when you are wielding something, as long as it is not a weapon or [[weapon-tool]].}} | ||
| − | + | ==Strategy== | |
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| − | == Strategy == | ||
{{main|Nurse dancing}} | {{main|Nurse dancing}} | ||
| − | If you encounter a nurse, and there are no other dangerous monsters nearby, the easiest way to strip yourself is to press {{kbd|shift|A}} and select all of your armor, plus your wielded weapon, for removal. Then you can let the nurse start healing. | + | If you encounter a nurse, and there are no other dangerous monsters nearby, the easiest way to strip yourself is to press {{kbd|shift|A}} and select all of your armor, plus your wielded weapon, for removal. Then you can let the nurse start healing. Letting many nurses heal you at once this way is known as [[nurse dancing]], most often done by [[genocide|reverse-genociding]] nurses on a [[non-teleport level]] - see that article for more details. |
| − | + | ===Healing attack=== | |
| + | When you are unarmored and not wielding anything, the nurse's attack will restore 2d6 HP per hit and cure [[food poisoning]] and [[illness]]. A [[cancelled]] nurse will attack and damage you as normal. After healing you, a nurse has a {{frac|33}} chance of [[teleport]]ing away - if you are on a [[non-teleport level]], the nurse will flee for a while instead, and if your maximum HP was raised the nurse also has a {{frac|13}} chance of vanishing entirely.<ref name=case_ad_heal/> If you are a [[Healer]], a non-cancelled nurse will not hurt you even if you are wearing armor or wielding a weapon, and you may occasionally receive a special message. | ||
| − | + | The chance of a nurse raising your max HP is {{frac|7}} for each hit, provided that your maximum is less than 5 × ''xlvl'' + [2 × ''xlvl''][[d notation|d10]] - nurses are thus most effective when you have fewer than 7 HP/level, and become completely ineffective at 25 HP/level.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1492|version=NetHack 3.6.6|comment=Nurse HP-raising formula}} No such restrictions apply to [[polyself]], but any max HP increases acquired while polymorphed will only last until you revert to your original form. | |
| − | + | ===Tinning nurses=== | |
| + | Characters with a [[tinning kit]] should ideally tin nurse corpses when possible; the tin and/or the kit itself should be blessed, as it will take two turns at most to open and eat. Tins of nurse meat are often carried alongside blessed potions of {{! of|full healing}} during the late game and the eventual [[ascension run]], as they are comparable major sources of healing. | ||
| − | + | Nurse meat will always restore you to full HP, while potions of full healing are limited to restoring 400 HP at most (which is still sufficient for a majority of cases) but can increase your maximum HP otherwise. While tins of nurse meat cannot be destroyed by cold or fire, opening and eating a blessed tin may take two turns, while a potion can be downed in one go - do not wait until you are one turn from death to consume tinned nurse. | |
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| − | + | Eating nurse meat is also [[cannibalism]] for humans, with the exception of human [[Caveman|Cave(wo)men]] - those playing humans in other roles may still want to keep a few tins on hand for dire emergencies, as they may consider it better to live as a cannibal and eventually restore lost Luck than die of hit point loss. | |
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| − | + | ==History== | |
| + | The blindness-curing property of nurse meat was introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.1]]. | ||
| − | + | Prior to [[NetHack 3.6.2]], a bug prevented nurse meat from conferring poison resistance.<ref>[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/issues/159 Issue #159: Nurse meat has the flag for conferring poison resistance, but doesn't.]</ref> | |
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| − | == Encyclopedia entry == | + | ==Messages== |
| + | {{message|"Put that weapon away before you hurt somebody!"|You are wielding a weapon or other item.}} | ||
| + | {{message|"Please undress so I can examine you."|You are wearing armor, possibly hiding a shirt.}} | ||
| + | {{message|"Take off your shirt, please."|You are only wearing a shirt.}} | ||
| + | {{message|"Relax, this won't hurt a bit."|You are fully disrobed and wielding no weapon, and the nurse's attacks will heal you.}} | ||
| + | {{message|"I hate this job!"|The nurse is cancelled and won't heal you.}} | ||
| + | {{message|The nurse hits! (I hope you don't mind.)|You were hit by a nurse and were healed instead of damaged.}} | ||
| + | {{message|"Doc, I can't help you unless you cooperate."|You are a Healer and wearing armor or wielding something in the presence of a nurse.}} | ||
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| + | ==Encyclopedia entry== | ||
:''See [[Human (monster)#Encyclopedia entry|Human (monster) § Encyclopedia entry]].'' | :''See [[Human (monster)#Encyclopedia entry|Human (monster) § Encyclopedia entry]].'' | ||
| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
| + | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:Monsters]] | [[Category:Monsters]] | ||
{{nethack-366}} | {{nethack-366}} | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 2 August 2021
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| Difficulty | 13 |
| Attacks |
Claw 2d6 heal |
| Base level | 11 |
| Base experience | 245 |
| Speed | 6 |
| Base AC | 0 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 3 (Rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | Poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
Poison (73%) |
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A nurse:
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| Reference | monst.c#line2245 |
The nurse, @, is a human monster that appears in NetHack. They are always hostile and cannot be used as a polymorph form.
Nurses have a single relatively weak attack, but are unique in that they can actively heal the player under certain circumstances: if a nurse attacks you while you are unarmored and empty-handed (as in not wielding anything), the attack will instead heal them for that same amount. Chatting to a nurse will tell you what needs to be removed before they can heal you.[1]
Eating a nurse's corpse or tinned meat has a 11⁄15 or ~73% chance of conveying poison resistance, and will always restore you to full HP while curing blindness.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
Nurses can now heal you even when you are wielding something, as long as it is not a weapon or weapon-tool.Contents
Strategy
If you encounter a nurse, and there are no other dangerous monsters nearby, the easiest way to strip yourself is to press shift + A and select all of your armor, plus your wielded weapon, for removal. Then you can let the nurse start healing. Letting many nurses heal you at once this way is known as nurse dancing, most often done by reverse-genociding nurses on a non-teleport level - see that article for more details.
Healing attack
When you are unarmored and not wielding anything, the nurse's attack will restore 2d6 HP per hit and cure food poisoning and illness. A cancelled nurse will attack and damage you as normal. After healing you, a nurse has a 1⁄33 chance of teleporting away - if you are on a non-teleport level, the nurse will flee for a while instead, and if your maximum HP was raised the nurse also has a 1⁄13 chance of vanishing entirely.[1] If you are a Healer, a non-cancelled nurse will not hurt you even if you are wearing armor or wielding a weapon, and you may occasionally receive a special message.
The chance of a nurse raising your max HP is 1⁄7 for each hit, provided that your maximum is less than 5 × xlvl + [2 × xlvl]d10 - nurses are thus most effective when you have fewer than 7 HP/level, and become completely ineffective at 25 HP/level.[2] No such restrictions apply to polyself, but any max HP increases acquired while polymorphed will only last until you revert to your original form.
Tinning nurses
Characters with a tinning kit should ideally tin nurse corpses when possible; the tin and/or the kit itself should be blessed, as it will take two turns at most to open and eat. Tins of nurse meat are often carried alongside blessed potions of full healing during the late game and the eventual ascension run, as they are comparable major sources of healing.
Nurse meat will always restore you to full HP, while potions of full healing are limited to restoring 400 HP at most (which is still sufficient for a majority of cases) but can increase your maximum HP otherwise. While tins of nurse meat cannot be destroyed by cold or fire, opening and eating a blessed tin may take two turns, while a potion can be downed in one go - do not wait until you are one turn from death to consume tinned nurse.
Eating nurse meat is also cannibalism for humans, with the exception of human Cave(wo)men - those playing humans in other roles may still want to keep a few tins on hand for dire emergencies, as they may consider it better to live as a cannibal and eventually restore lost Luck than die of hit point loss.
History
The blindness-curing property of nurse meat was introduced in NetHack 3.6.1.
Prior to NetHack 3.6.2, a bug prevented nurse meat from conferring poison resistance.[3]
Messages
- "Put that weapon away before you hurt somebody!"
- You are wielding a weapon or other item.
- "Please undress so I can examine you."
- You are wearing armor, possibly hiding a shirt.
- "Take off your shirt, please."
- You are only wearing a shirt.
- "Relax, this won't hurt a bit."
- You are fully disrobed and wielding no weapon, and the nurse's attacks will heal you.
- "I hate this job!"
- The nurse is cancelled and won't heal you.
- The nurse hits! (I hope you don't mind.)
- You were hit by a nurse and were healed instead of damaged.
- "Doc, I can't help you unless you cooperate."
- You are a Healer and wearing armor or wielding something in the presence of a nurse.
Encyclopedia entry
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 src/mhitu.c in NetHack 3.6.6, line 1466: Nurse healing attack code
- ↑ src/mhitu.c in NetHack 3.6.6, line 1492: Nurse HP-raising formula
- ↑ Issue #159: Nurse meat has the flag for conferring poison resistance, but doesn't.
