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The Nurse

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The Nurse (Sally Smithson)
Lore Overview

Sally Smithson once dreamed of a quiet, happy life in the small town where she and her husband built their home. But fate dealt her cruelty instead of kindness. When Andrew, her husband, was killed in a logging accident, Sally was left alone, with no money and no future.

Desperation drove her to the Crotus Prenn Asylum, a place few would willingly go. Without education or experience, she took the grueling night shifts, surrounded by the suffering and madness of its patients. For years she endured verbal and physical abuse, her mind breaking under the weight of two decades inside those walls.

Eventually, Sally snapped. One fateful night, when dawn came, staff discovered over fifty patients and several workers dead. Only Sally remained, rocking back and forth, her mind shattered beyond repair. She was taken into an ambulance for treatment, but it never arrived at its destination. Found crashed in the woods, the staff were all dead—Sally was gone.

Now, she drifts through the Fog as The Nurse, her breath ragged, her movement twisted by rage and torment. She flickers unnaturally across the battlefield, drawn by the gasps of the living, forever chasing a release that will never come.

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Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability.

  • The Auras of Survivors who are healing or being healed are revealed to you within 20/24/28 metres.

 

“Still attached to the fragments of her past life, she is drawn to those in need of help.”

A Nurse's Calling

Stridor

You are acutely sensitive to the breathing of your prey.

Increases the volume of Grunts of Pain of injured Survivors by 30/40/50 %.
Increases the volume of regular breathing of Survivors by 15/20/25 %.

 

“If you do not stop and catch your breath… she will.”

Their courage fades in the face of their undeniable mortality.

  • Each injured, dying, or hooked Survivor afflicts Survivors with a stack-able 1/1.5/2 % Action Speed penalty to Repairing, Sabotaging, and Cleansing, up to a maximum of 4/6/8 %.
  • Increases the Action Speed penalty by a further 12 %, if there are 4 Survivors, who are either injured, dying, or hooked at the same time.

“She plays with us and revels in our pain.”

Thanatophobia

Nurse Builds

High-Pressure Regression Build
“Blink & Bleed”

Plague Perk

“The cries of the unfaithful make your heart leap.”

Whenever a Survivor is put into the Dying State by any means, all other Survivors within your Terror Radius will scream and reveal their current location to you for 4/5/6 seconds.

“Horror overcomes the heart of infidels who cry at the feet of the fallen.” — (Hymn of Praise, 11.4)

Artist Perk

(Strong early pressure and slowdown when used right with your birds.)

Overwhelming pain reverberates outwards.

At the start of the Trial, 4 random Hooks are changed into Scourge Hooks:

  • The Auras of Scourge Hooks are revealed to you in white.

You start the Trial with 4 Tokens on Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance.

Each time a Survivor is hooked on a Scourge Hook for the first time, 1 Token is consumed and the following effects apply:

  • The Generator with the most Progression explodes and instantly regresses by 10/15/20 % of its total Progression.
  • Normal Generator Regression applies afterwards.
  • All Survivors repairing that Generator will scream, but not reveal their location.

 

Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance is disabled for the remainder of the Trial once all Tokens are consumed.

“The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon.” — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora

Nurse Perk

Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

  • The Auras of injured Survivors being healed or healing themselves are revealed to you within 28/30/32 metres.

“Still attached to the fragments of her past life, she is drawn to those in need of help.”

Nurse Perk

“Their courage fades in the face of their undeniable mortality.”

Whenever at least one Survivor is either injured, dying, or hooked, Thanatophobia activates.
While active, all Survivors suffer from the following primary effect:

  • Incurs a stack-able 1/1.5/2 % Action-Speed penalty per injured, dying, or hooked Survivor for Cleansing, Repairing, and Sabotaging, up to a maximum of 4/6/8 %.
If all four Survivors are either injured, dying, or hooked, they suffer from the following secondary effect:
  • Increases the penalty by an additional +12 % to a total of 16/18/20 %.
“She plays with us and revels in our pain.”

Add-ons

The irregular and deteriorating breath collected from the asylum patient known as the “Catatonic Boy”.
Normally stable and calm, it becomes incredibly agitated at The Nurse’s touch.

  • Reduces the duration of Fatigue by -7 %.

A rotten molar ripped from the “Cataontic Boy’s” cold dead hand.
Normally stable and calm, it becomes incredibly agitated at The Nurse’s touch.

  • Survivors hit with a Special Attack have their Auras revealed to you, if they are healing or being healed within 28 metres of your location for 60 seconds.

Aura-Reading Specialist
“Spectral Surveillance”

Nemesis Perk

You have been designed to track down and eliminate targets.

At the start of the Trial, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds.

  • Extends the duration of all instances of a Survivor Aura being revealed to you by +2 seconds.

Lethal Pursuer benefits from its own effect.

“…it knows what it wants and won’t stop till it gets it.” — Carlos Oliveira

Cannibal Perk

A deep bond with The Entity unlocks potential in one’s Aura-reading ability.

  • After hooking a Survivor, all Survivors who are at least 60/50/40 metres away from that Hook have their Aura revealed to you for 5 seconds.

 

“I just can’t take no pleasure in killing. There’s just some things you gotta do. Don’t mean you have to like it.” — Drayton Sawyer

Legion Perk

Any Generator within a range of 64/96/128 metres that is being repaired by 2 or more Survivors is marked by a yellow Aura.

  • When the Generator is first highlighted, Discordance triggers a Loud Noise Notification on the Generator.
  • After the Generator is no longer within range or is being repaired by just 1 Survivor, the highlighted Aura will linger for another 4 seconds.

“Smartasses get killed. We always see to that.” — The Legion

General Perk

“You have a rudimentary understanding of The Entity’s voice.”

Whenever any Survivor is within 48/40/32 metres of your location, Whispers triggers its effect:

  • Causes you to hear the sporadic whispers of The Entity, indicating a Survivor’s presence.
 
“It is unclear as to the motivations of The Fog, but it is undeniable that it often takes the beast’s side.” — Unknown, Notebook

Add-ons

A powerful last breath snatched from the asylum patient known as the “Bad Man”.
In the hands of The Nurse, it jolts with intensity.

  • Hitting Survivors with a Special Attack grants the Undetectable Status Effect for 25 seconds.

“Bad Man’s” Last Breath” has a cool-down of 45 seconds.

A black rope used as a belt in times of mourning.
Taken from Father Campbell’s body.

  • Increases your Movement speed during the Chain Blink Window by +30 %.

Stealth and Deception
“Blink and You’ll Miss It”

Cenobite (General) Perk

You are not going to let just anyone into the VIP room.

For each Survivor you hook for the first time, No Way Out gains 1 Token.

Once the Exit Gates have been powered, No Way Out activates:

  • When a Survivor interacts with an Exit Gate Switch, you receive a Loud Noise Notification and The Entity blocks both Exit Gate Switches for 12 seconds and an additional 6/9/12 seconds per Token in your possession, up to a combined maximum of 36/48/60 seconds.

 

“That sound when you bleed… let me hear it again.” — Ji-Woon Hak

Nurse Perk

You are acutely sensitive to the breathing of your prey.

  • Increases the volume of Grunts of Pain of injured Survivors by 30/40/50 %.
  • Increases the volume of regular breathing of Survivors by 15/20/25 %.

 

“If you do not stop and catch your breath… she will.”

Wraith Perk

“You have a keen vision in the darkness of the night.”

Whenever you are blinded by any means, Shadowborn triggers its effect:

  • Grants a 6/8/10 % Haste Status Effect for 10 seconds.
“Shining in the darkest dark, his eyes pierce the night and sting your soul.”

Knight Perk

The machinations of the weak and craven draw your ire.

Your anger forces Survivors to reveal themselves.

Performing the Damage Generator action on a Generator triggers Nowhere to Hide:

  • The Auras of all Survivors within 24 metres of your location are revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.

 

“Out with you, cowards! Show yourselves!” — Tarhos Kovács

Add-ons

A powerful last breath snatched from the asylum orderly Harvey Kavanagh, also known as the “Fat Orderly”.
In the hands of The Nurse, it wobbles with intensity.

  • When succumbing to Fatigue, all Survivors within 8 metres of your location suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds.

A torn piece of red and black plaid flannel.
The scrap of fabric imbues The Nurse with devastating focus.

  • Unlocks the ability to see the Landing zone of the Blink.

High-Risk, High-Reward
"Experimental Overdrive"

Nemesis Perk

The NE-α parasite provides you with the intelligence and awareness needed to set a trap.

Performing the Damage Generator action on a Generator applies Eruption:

  • All affected Generators are highlighted to you in yellow.
  • The next time any Survivor enters the Dying State by any means, all affected Generators explode and immediately start regressing, which removes the highlighted Aura.
  • Instantly regresses the Generator by -10 % of its maximum possible Progression.
  • Causes all Survivors repairing the afflicted Generators to scream and reveal their Aura to you for 8/10/12 seconds.

Eruption has a cool-down of 30 seconds.

“It can use weapons?” — Jill Valentine

Demogorgon Perk

Your eerie presence charges the air and interferes with technology.

Whenever you put a Survivor into the Dying State with a Basic Attack, all Generators within 32 metres of your location instantly explode and start regressing.

  • Instantly regresses affected Generators by 6/7/8 %.

“The creature appears to have some unknown influence over electricity and nearby electronics.” — Hawkins National Laboratory

Pig Perk

Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

The Auras of damaged Generators are highlighted based on their current state:

  • White Aura: The Generator is currently regressing.
  • Yellow Aura: The Generator stopped regressing due to Survivor-intervention.
    • This effect lasts for 8/12/16 seconds, after which the Generator Aura returns to its default colour.

While Survivors are repairing Generators, they suffer from the following effect:

  • Increases the audible range of all noises related to the Repair interaction by +8 metres.

“Are you gonna behave?” — Amanda Young

Cenobite (General) Perk

You have been designed to track down and eliminate targets.

At the start of the Trial, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds.

  • Extends the duration of all instances of a Survivor Aura being revealed to you by +2 seconds.

Lethal Pursuer benefits from its own effect.

“…it knows what it wants and won’t stop till it gets it.” — Carlos Oliveira

Add-ons

A white and pristine piece of ribbon once attached to a sacred book.
Serves as the symbol of a dispute.

  • Increases the number of available Power Tokens by +1.
  • Increases the Power Recharge time to 130 %.

The whistling and rattling breath stolen from Father Campbell.
Silently curves and bends at The Nurse’s touch.

  • Survivors hit with a Special Attack suffer from the Mangled Status Effect for 70 seconds.

Anti-Loop Specialist
“Loop Lockdown”

Spirit Perk

A Hex that ensures those lesser than you are properly herded.

Whenever any Survivor performs a Rushed Action to vault a Window, Hex: Crowd Control triggers its effect:

  • Permanently blocks the last 3/4/5 Windows to all Survivors.

Any successive trigger unblocks the oldest Blocked Window.

All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.

“You have no control. People like you never did.” — Ji-Woon Hak

Hillbilly Perk

“You are resilient to pain.”

You benefit from the following effect:

  • Reduces the duration of Pallet Stuns by 40/45/50 %.
    • This effect does not apply when stunned while carrying a Survivor.
“He stops at nothing.”

Trickster Perk

A Hex that ensures those lesser than you are properly herded.

Whenever any Survivor performs a Rushed action to vault a Window, Hex: Crowd Control triggers its effect:

  • Permanently blocks the last 3/4/5 Windows to all Survivors.

Any successive trigger unblocks the oldest Blocked Window.

All Hex Effects persist until their associated Hex Totem is either cleansed or blessed.

 

“You have no control. People like you never did.” — Ji-Woon Hak

Knight Perk

The machinations of the weak and craven draw your ire.
Your anger forces Survivors to reveal themselves.

Performing the Damage Generator action on a Generator triggers Nowhere to Hide:

  • The Auras of all Survivors within 24 metres of your location are revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.

“Out with you, cowards! Show yourselves!” — Tarhos Kovács

Add-ons

The irregular and deteriorating breath collected from the asylum patient known as the “Catatonic Boy”.
Normally stable and calm, it becomes incredibly agitated at The Nurse’s touch.

  • Reduces the duration of Fatigue by -7 %.

A powerful last breath snatched from the asylum orderly Harvey Kavanagh, also known as the “Fat Orderly”.
In the hands of The Nurse, it wobbles with intensity.

  • When succumbing to Fatigue, all Survivors within 8 metres of your location suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds.

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