Bestiary/Giant Rat
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | Animal (rodent) |
| Category | Animals |
| Alignment | Evil |
| Karma | −300 |
| Fame | 300 |
| Behavior | Attacks on sight |
| Speed | Medium |
| Stats | |
| Strength | 32–74 |
| Dexterity | 46–65 |
| Intelligence | 16–30 |
| Hit points | 26–39 |
| Stamina | 46–65 |
| Mana | 0 |
| Damage | 4–8 |
| Armor | 18 |
| Taming | |
| Tameable | Yes |
| Min. skill | 29.1 |
| Control slots | 1 |
| Bondable | Yes |
| Rideable | No |
| Favorite food | Fish, meat, fruits and vegetables or eggs |
| Resources | |
| Carving | 1 raw ribs, 6 hides (12 in Felucca) |
The Giant Rat is a large rat that attacks on sight. Its taming requirement is 29.1, so it always obeys its owner.
Overview
- In-game name: a giant rat
- Corpse: a giant rat corpse
- Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights in melee.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Strength | 32–74 |
| Dexterity | 46–65 |
| Intelligence | 16–30 |
| Hit points | 26–39 |
| Stamina | 46–65 (same as its Dexterity) |
| Mana | 0 |
| Melee damage | 4–8 |
| Armor rating | 18 |
| Fame / Karma | 300 / −300 |
Skills
| Skill | Range |
|---|---|
| Tactics | 29.3–44.0 |
| Wrestling | 29.3–44.0 |
| Magic Resistance | 25.1–30.0 |
| Resistances and damage types (not used on New Bradford) | |
|---|---|
| The script also lists Age of Shadows resistances and damage types. New Bradford runs on Lord Blackthorn's Revenge combat rules, so these values have no effect in fights. They're shown here only for completeness. | |
| Damage types | 100% physical |
| Resistances | Physical 15–20, Fire 5–10, Poison 25–35 |
Taming
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum Animal Taming | 29.1 (below this you have no chance) |
| Control slots | 1 |
| Maximum owners | 5 (each previous owner makes it harder to tame) |
| Bonding | Yes |
| Rideable | No |
| Favorite food | Fish, meat, fruits and vegetables or eggs |
- Success chance. For a first-time tame, your chance of success at the end of an attempt rises by about 2% per skill point and reaches 100% at 79.0 skill. Every previous owner adds 6 points to the difficulty.
- Don't hurt it. If it takes any damage during your attempt, taming fails with "The animal is too angry to continue taming."
- Stay close. You must stay within 6 tiles of it and keep a clear path to it.
- Obedience. Once tamed, its taming requirement is 29.1 or lower, so it always obeys its owner.
- Re-taming. If you've owned this one before, taming it again always succeeds ("That wasn't even challenging.").
- After its first tame, its skills drop to 90% of their wild values, or 86% if it was paralyzed while you tamed it. Its stats don't drop.
Bonding
Only the owner can bond with a giant rat. Its taming requirement is 29.1 or lower, so there's no Animal Taming requirement to bond. Feed it to start bonding, then feed it again after 7 days to finish. When you see "Your pet has bonded with you!", it's done.
Loot
Every giant rat carries:
- Gold: about 1–25 in total (from its "Poor" loot)
It may also carry:
- A musical instrument (well under 1%: about 0.02%)
Carving
Use a blade on the corpse to get:
- 1 raw ribs
- 6 hides, doubled to 12 in Felucca
Location
- The Deceit brazier (a scripted item named for the dungeon Deceit): double-clicking it from within 2 tiles summons one creature picked at random from a list of about 90, and this is one of them. The brazier warns players who step next to it ("Heed this warning well, and use this brazier at your own peril"). It works once every 15 minutes and places the creature within 5 tiles. The summoned creature is set to attack the closest target, even if it would normally leave you alone, and it stays within 5 tiles of the brazier.
Tips
- It attacks on sight.
- Taming starts at 29.1 and always succeeds from 79.0.
- It always obeys its owner.
- Carve the corpse for 1 raw ribs and 6 hides (12 in Felucca).