Sewer rat
r sewer rat 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 1 |
| Attacks |
Bite 1d3 |
| Base level | 0 |
| Base experience | 1 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 7 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 20 |
| Nutritional value | 12 |
| Size | Tiny |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A sewer rat:
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| Reference | monst.c#line734 |
A sewer rat, r, is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. It is a tiny carnivorous animal that can be seen via infravision, and is the most basic form of rodent that a character will encounter.
A sewer rat has a single bite attack.
Generation
Randomly-generated sewer rats are always created hostile, and may appear in small groups.
Strategy
Sewer rats are very simple enemies that appear more rarely than jackals and newts, but do slightly more damage. All but the weakest and/or unluckiest of starting characters should be able to deal with sewer rats, even in groups.
History
The sewer rat first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
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."
