diff --git a/src/game/boe.main.cpp b/src/game/boe.main.cpp
index 6b700253..9111ed8d 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.main.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.main.cpp
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ void init_boe(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		plop_fancy_startup(fps_limiter);
 	
 	cUniverse::print_result = iLiving::print_result = add_string_to_buf;
-	cPlayer::give_help = give_help;
+	cPlayer::give_help_enabled = true;
 	init_fileio();
 	init_debug_actions();
 	init_spell_menus();
diff --git a/src/universe/pc.cpp b/src/universe/pc.cpp
index 044b5ebd..c1dbbce8 100644
--- a/src/universe/pc.cpp
+++ b/src/universe/pc.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
 #include "fileio/fileio.hpp"
 #include "fileio/tagfile.hpp"
 #include "sounds.hpp"
+#include "dialogxml/dialogs/strdlog.hpp"
 
 extern short skill_bonus[21];
 // A nice convenient bitset with just the low 30 bits set, for initializing spells
 const uint32_t cPlayer::basic_spells = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() >> 2;
 
+bool cPlayer::give_help_enabled = false;
+
 void cPlayer::import_legacy(legacy::pc_record_type old){
 	main_status = (eMainStatus) old.main_status;
 	name = old.name;
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ void cPlayer::curse(int how_much) {
 		else if(how_much > 0)
 			print_result("  " + name + " cursed.");
 	}
-	if(give_help) {
+	if(give_help_enabled) {
 		if(how_much > 0)
 			give_help(59,0);
 		else if(how_much > 0)
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ void cPlayer::dumbfound(int how_much) {
 	if(print_result)
 		print_result("  " + name + " dumbfounded.");
 	one_sound(67);
-	if(give_help)
+	if(give_help_enabled)
 		give_help(28,0);
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ void cPlayer::disease(int how_much) {
 	if(print_result)
 		print_result("  " + name + " diseased.");
 	one_sound(66);
-	if(give_help)
+	if(give_help_enabled)
 		give_help(29,0);
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ void cPlayer::sleep(eStatus what_type,int how_much,int adjust) {
 	else play_sound(90);
 	if(what_type != eStatus::FORCECAGE)
 		ap = 0;
-	if(give_help) {
+	if(give_help_enabled) {
 		if(what_type == eStatus::ASLEEP)
 			give_help(30,0);
 		else if(what_type == eStatus::PARALYZED)
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ void cPlayer::slow(int how_much) {
 		else if(how_much > 0)
 			print_result("  " + name + " slowed.");
 	}
-	if(give_help)
+	if(give_help_enabled)
 		give_help(35,0);
 }
 
@@ -1345,6 +1348,4 @@ void cPlayer::readFrom(const cTagFile& file) {
 			items[i].readFrom(page);
 		}
 	}
-}
-
-void(* cPlayer::give_help)(short,short) = nullptr;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/universe/pc.hpp b/src/universe/pc.hpp
index 0235fba7..8a73edf5 100644
--- a/src/universe/pc.hpp
+++ b/src/universe/pc.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ class cPlayer : public iLiving {
 public:
 	// A nice convenient bitset with just the low 30 bits set, for initializing spells
 	static const uint32_t basic_spells;
-	static void(* give_help)(short,short);
+	// This class is shared between the game and the editors, but it should only show help dialogs
+	// when being used in the game, which sets this flag to true on startup.
+	static bool give_help_enabled;
 	eMainStatus main_status;
 	std::string name;
 	// HACK: This is only really marked mutable so that I can use operator[] from const methods