diff --git a/game/chase.go b/game/chase.go
index 5e6f5cf..0ab92bb 100644
--- a/game/chase.go
+++ b/game/chase.go
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ func (g *RogueGame) runners(int) {
 			origPos := tp.Pos
 
 			wastarget := tp.On(Targeted)
-			if g.moveMonster(tp) == -1 {
+			if removed := g.moveMonster(tp); removed {
 				continue
 			}
 
 			if tp.On(Flying) && distCp(g.Player.Pos, tp.Pos) >= 3 {
-				if g.moveMonster(tp) == -1 {
+				if removed := g.moveMonster(tp); removed {
 					continue
 				}
 			}
@@ -38,23 +38,24 @@ func (g *RogueGame) runners(int) {
 }
 
 // moveMonster executes a single turn of running for a monster (chase.c
-// move_monst). Returns -1 if the monster died or left the level.
-func (g *RogueGame) moveMonster(tp *Monster) int {
+// move_monst). removed reports that the monster died or left the level
+// (the C -1 return).
+func (g *RogueGame) moveMonster(tp *Monster) (removed bool) {
 	if !tp.On(Slowed) || tp.Turn {
-		if g.chaseStep(tp) == -1 {
-			return -1
+		if g.chaseStep(tp) {
+			return true
 		}
 	}
 
 	if tp.On(Hasted) {
-		if g.chaseStep(tp) == -1 {
-			return -1
+		if g.chaseStep(tp) {
+			return true
 		}
 	}
 
 	tp.Turn = !tp.Turn
 
-	return 0
+	return false
 }
 
 // relocate makes the monster's new location be the specified one, updating
@@ -86,9 +87,10 @@ func (g *RogueGame) relocate(th *Monster, newLoc Coord) {
 	}
 }
 
-// chaseStep makes one thing chase another (chase.c do_chase). Returns -1
-// if the chaser died in the attempt.
-func (g *RogueGame) chaseStep(th *Monster) int {
+// chaseStep makes one thing chase another (chase.c do_chase). removed
+// reports that the chaser died or left the level in the attempt (the C
+// -1 return).
+func (g *RogueGame) chaseStep(th *Monster) (removed bool) {
 	p := &g.Player
 	stoprun := false // true means we are there
 	mindist := 32767
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ func (g *RogueGame) chaseStep(th *Monster) int {
 					g.Kamikaze = false
 				}
 
-				return 0
+				return false
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ func (g *RogueGame) chaseStep(th *Monster) int {
 		}
 	} else {
 		if th.Type == 'F' {
-			return 0
+			return false
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ func (g *RogueGame) chaseStep(th *Monster) int {
 		th.Flags.Clear(Awake)
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return false
 }
 
 // chase finds the spot for the chaser to move closer to the chasee
diff --git a/game/fight.go b/game/fight.go
index 6c0514c..c491e54 100644
--- a/game/fight.go
+++ b/game/fight.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (g *RogueGame) fight(mp Coord, weap *Object, thrown bool) bool {
 	didHit := false
 
 	g.HasHit = g.Options.Terse && !g.ToDeath
-	if g.rollEm(&p.Creature, &tp.Creature, weap, thrown) {
+	if g.rollAttacks(&p.Creature, &tp.Creature, weap, thrown) {
 		didHit = false
 
 		if thrown {
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ func (g *RogueGame) fight(mp Coord, weap *Object, thrown bool) bool {
 	return didHit
 }
 
-// attack has the monster attack the player (fight.c attack). Returns -1 if
-// the monster removed itself from the level during its own attack.
-func (g *RogueGame) attack(mp *Monster) int {
+// attack has the monster attack the player (fight.c attack). removed
+// reports that the monster took itself off the level during its own
+// attack (the C -1 return).
+func (g *RogueGame) attack(mp *Monster) (removed bool) {
 	p := &g.Player
 	// Since this is an attack, stop running and any healing that was
 	// going on at the time.
@@ -128,9 +129,8 @@ func (g *RogueGame) attack(mp *Monster) int {
 
 	mname := g.setMname(mp)
 	oldhp := p.Stats.HP
-	removed := false
 
-	if g.rollEm(&mp.Creature, &p.Creature, nil, false) {
+	if g.rollAttacks(&mp.Creature, &p.Creature, nil, false) {
 		if mp.Type != 'I' {
 			if g.HasHit {
 				g.addmsgf(".  ")
@@ -317,11 +317,7 @@ func (g *RogueGame) attack(mp *Monster) int {
 	g.Count = 0
 	g.status()
 
-	if removed {
-		return -1
-	}
-
-	return 0
+	return removed
 }
 
 // swing returns true if the swing hits (fight.c swing).
@@ -332,8 +328,8 @@ func (g *RogueGame) swing(atLvl, opArm, wplus int) bool {
 	return res+wplus >= need
 }
 
-// rollEm rolls several attacks (fight.c roll_em).
-func (g *RogueGame) rollEm(thatt, thdef *Creature, weap *Object, hurl bool) bool {
+// rollAttacks rolls several attacks (fight.c roll_em).
+func (g *RogueGame) rollAttacks(thatt, thdef *Creature, weap *Object, hurl bool) bool {
 	p := &g.Player
 	att := &thatt.Stats
 	def := &thdef.Stats
diff --git a/game/fight_test.go b/game/fight_test.go
index bd72056..6157bf1 100644
--- a/game/fight_test.go
+++ b/game/fight_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestRollEmParsesMultiAttackDice(t *testing.T) {
 	// With attacker level 20 vs armor 10, swing always hits
 	// (rnd(20)+wplus >= (20-20)-10 is always true), so three attacks of
 	// 1x4 + str bonus 1 each must deal between 6 and 15 damage.
-	if !g.rollEm(att, def, nil, false) {
+	if !g.rollAttacks(att, def, nil, false) {
 		t.Fatal("attack with guaranteed swing missed")
 	}