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{{monster
|name = black rat
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|name=black rat
|level = 0
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|level=0
|difficulty = 1
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|difficulty=1
|experience = 1
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|experience=1
|speed = 12
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|speed=12
|AC = 7
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|AC=7
|MR = 0
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|MR=0
|align = 0
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|align=0
|attacks = Bite 1d3
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|attacks=Bite 1d3
|resistances = None
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|resistances=None
|resistances conveyed = None
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|resistances conveyed=None
|frequency = 0
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|frequency=0
|genocidable = Yes
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|genocidable=Yes
|size = Tiny
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|size=Tiny
|weight = 20
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|weight=20
|nutr = 12
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|nutr=12
|attributes = {{attributes|A black rat|=
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|attributes={{attributes|A black rat|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1}}
|animal = 1
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|reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1412]]
|nohands = 1
 
|carnivore = 1
 
|hostile = 1
 
|infravisible = 1
 
 
}}
 
}}
|reference = [[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1412]]
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A '''black rat''', {{monsym|black rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]], [[SpliceHack]], and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is almost identical to the [[sewer rat]], with the exception of being much less common than the sewer rat and its fellow [[rodent]]s.
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A black rat has a single bite attack.
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==Generation==
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Black rats are not randomly generated, and normally-created ones are always hostile.
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Eight black rats are generated on the [[rat level]] at level creation.{{refsrc|rats.des|28|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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In Hack'EM, black rats are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
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==Strategy==
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Black rats are as easy to deal with as their sewer-dwelling counterparts, but share a glyph with the [[pack rat]], {{monsym|pack rat}}, making it prudent to remain attentive while on the rat level - use [[far look]] to keep track of which specific glyphs represent which monsters so that pack rats do not steal valuable items.
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==Origin==
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{{wikipedia|Black rat}}
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Black rats, or ''rattus rattus'', were once the most common rats in Europe. While still common in warmer areas, in most of their previous habitats they have been displaced by the brown rat (''rattus norvegicus'') - the brown rat may be represented in ''[[Nethack]]'' and its variants by the sewer rat and/or the [[giant rat]].
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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{{encyclopedia|
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Rats are long-tailed rodents.  They are aggressive,
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omnivorous, and adaptable, often carrying diseases.
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"The rat," said O'Brien, still addressing his invisible
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audience, "although a rodent, is carnivorous.  You are aware
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of that.  You will have heard of the things that happen in
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the poor quarters of this town.  In some streets a woman dare
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not leave her baby alone in the house, even for five minutes.
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The rats are certain to attack it.  Within quite a small time
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they will strip it to the bones.  They also attack sick or
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dying people.  They show astonishing intelligence in knowing
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when a human being is helpless."
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|[ 1984, by George Orwell ]
 
}}
 
}}
A black rat is a rat that appears only in the [[Special level (SLASH'EM)#Rat level|Rat King's level]].  Other than that it cannot be randomly generated, it is identical to the [[sewer rat]].  Possibly it exists so that it will be harder to pick out the [[pack rat|pack rats]] which can steal items on that level, as they are also represented by {{monsym|pack rat}}.
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==References==
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[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
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[[Category:SpliceHack monsters]]
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[[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]
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[[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

Latest revision as of 00:18, 3 February 2024

A black rat, r, is a type of monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM, SpliceHack, and Hack'EM. It is a tiny carnivorous animal that is almost identical to the sewer rat, with the exception of being much less common than the sewer rat and its fellow rodents.

A black rat has a single bite attack.

Generation

Black rats are not randomly generated, and normally-created ones are always hostile.

Eight black rats are generated on the rat level at level creation.[1]

In Hack'EM, black rats are not a valid target for genocide.

Strategy

Black rats are as easy to deal with as their sewer-dwelling counterparts, but share a glyph with the pack rat, r, making it prudent to remain attentive while on the rat level - use far look to keep track of which specific glyphs represent which monsters so that pack rats do not steal valuable items.

Origin

Black rats, or rattus rattus, were once the most common rats in Europe. While still common in warmer areas, in most of their previous habitats they have been displaced by the brown rat (rattus norvegicus) - the brown rat may be represented in Nethack and its variants by the sewer rat and/or the giant rat.

Encyclopedia entry

Rats are long-tailed rodents. They are aggressive,
omnivorous, and adaptable, often carrying diseases.
 
"The rat," said O'Brien, still addressing his invisible
audience, "although a rodent, is carnivorous. You are aware
of that. You will have heard of the things that happen in
the poor quarters of this town. In some streets a woman dare
not leave her baby alone in the house, even for five minutes.
The rats are certain to attack it. Within quite a small time
they will strip it to the bones. They also attack sick or
dying people. They show astonishing intelligence in knowing
when a human being is helpless."

[ 1984, by George Orwell ]

References