Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27907368-20160528162922/@comment-27620479-20160622045833

All right, I may have figured out, why monsters don't heal themselves, or other monsters for that matter. They seem unable to heal physical effects.

Given that their bodies are mostly magic, it isn't surprising. Even their food is supposedly magical, and while it seems capable of sustaining a human, the whole underground's healing powers couldn't keep Chara alive. So, they don't seem to heal physical poisoning, and possibly other physical effects.

So, monsters may be able to heal magical effects, and what seems to be damage to the soul, but the protagonist, as it is made clear in the Mad Dummy fight, inflicts physical damage. Better think about it, before you try to tenderize them, they may not heal for days or weeks (probably even months).

Also, if:

"Lesser Dog is whining because it can't see you" and "Lesser Dog is unpettable but appreciates the attempt" because its head is behind the narration box on your HUD...

Then why can't you use the narration box to hide from monsters? Also, if they know you are human, and can easily mow them down even if you don't really feel like hurting anybody, why don't they try to hide behind it? Also, does this mean your HUD is physical? Someone built, like, a wall that is always with you?