Noman's Friend/Template:NomansFriendLoss
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If your next Time the Healer with a Noman falls on January 5, to survive until at least February 14 it will have 6 Melts costing between 201 - 406 total
Once you have your Noman, you'll need an additional total of 34 - 103 x Taste of Lacre to increase its Noman's Friend, which could be achieved with 12 - 35 x .
If you'd prefer to minimize Pails, you can instead use 4 - 11 x and 4 - 12 x , or 36 x Tears if the bottle breaks every time.
Before December (or as soon as possible) you may want to have the following: