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|name = Rat King
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|name=The Rat King
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|difficulty=16
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|symbol={{magenta|r}}
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|level = 12
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|difficulty=16
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|speed = 15
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|level=12
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|AC = 7
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|speed=15
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|MR = 0
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|AC=7
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|align = 0
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|MR=0
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|frequency = Unique
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|align=0
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|experience = 359
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|frequency=Unique
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|size = Medium
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|experience=359
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|weight = 200
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|size=Medium
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|nutr = 120
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|weight=200
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|genocidable = No
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|nutr=120
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|resistances = [[stoning]]
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|genocidable=No
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|resistances conveyed = None
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|resistances=[[stoning]]
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|attacks = [[Weapon]] 2d4, Bite 2d3
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|resistances conveyed=None
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|attributes = {{attributes|The Rat King|=
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|attacks=[[Weapon]] 2d4, Bite 2d3
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|animal = 1
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|attributes={{attributes|The Rat King|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|strong=1|pname=1|prince=1|male=1|greedy=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|nasty=1|nopoly=1|jewels=1|collect=1|magic=1|notame=1|infravisible=1}}
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|nohands = 1
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|reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1476]]
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|carnivore = 1
 
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|strong = 1
 
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|male = 1
 
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|greedy = 1
 
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|stalk = 1
 
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|hostile = 1
 
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|nasty = 1
 
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|nopoly = 1
 
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|jewels = 1
 
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|collect = 1
 
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|magic = 1
 
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|notame = 1
 
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|infravisible = 1
 
 
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|reference = [[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1476]]
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'''The Rat King''', {{monsym|the rat king (slash'em)}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SpliceHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, The Rat King is curiously the only monster with the [[M2_PNAME]] flag to already have "the" in his name, and lacks the <tt>G_NOGEN</tt> flag standard to other unique monsters. In SpliceHack, there is instead an identical '''rat ruler''' monster that can be a male '''rat king''' or a female '''rat queen'''.
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{{wikipedia|Rat king (folklore)}}
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{{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}
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The Rat King is a [[strong]], [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] and will pick up items, and is an [[overlord]] to his kind. Unlike most other [[rodent]]s, he is medium-sized and can use weapons, wands and scrolls (though he is designated as lacking [[hand]]s).
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The Rat King appears only on [[Special level (SLASH'EM)#Rat level|his level]] in SLASH'EM. Although all other {{white|r}} are tiny animals, he is in fact medium sized and able to use weapons, wands and scrolls.
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The Rat King has a weapon attack and a bite attack, and possesses [[stoning resistance]].
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==Generation==
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The Rat King is always generated hostile, and is not a valid form for normal [[polymorph]].
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The Rat King only appears on the [[rat level]]. A [[long sword]] and a set of [[elven boots]] are placed near his position - in SlashTHEM, the alternate rat level map places them on his square.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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He can be quite dangerous to the unwary adventurer, owing mainly to the fact that he is reasonably fast, has a lot of hit points, and is always armed with a [[long sword]], meaning his weapon attacks hit relatively hard.  He can also use any wands or other magic items that are found in his room, making him potentially all the more dangerous.
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The Rat King's 15 [[speed]], decent weapon attack and ability to use items can make him quite dangerous to an unwary character.
  
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== Origin ==
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==Origin==
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In biology, a rat king refers to a group of rats, that are knoted and sticking together at their tails and sometimes legs. It shares some similarity with siamese siblings, but as opposed to actual siamese twins (like a cat king) the rats are joined postnataly. Radiographical images show, that the tails of the joined rats have had fractures in their tails which healed, implying the rats were alive in that state for a prolonged time. This is possible, because the species ''Rattus rattus'' (Germany) or ''Rattus argentiventer'' (Java) are very social, and rats who aren't stuck in rat king feed the members of the rat king. If you have pet rats (real life), don't worry, about them sticking together, pet rats are of the species ''Rattus norvegicus'' who wouldn't feed each other and tend to "euthanize" injured rats.
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{{wikipedia|Rat king}}
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{{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}
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A "rat king" refers to a group of rats that are knotted and stuck together at their tails and sometimes legs, often bound together with a sticky substrate such sap or gum. It shares some similarities with "conjoined siblings", but as opposed to 'actual' conjoined twins, the rats are joined postnatally. While written descriptions are found as far back as 1564, and a few purported dead specimens exist, it is not clear if the phenomenon occurs naturally, or if so, how frequently.
  
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Initially, rat kings there believed to be hoaxes, by pranksters, who knotted a bunch of dead rats together, but given the X-ray confirmation, what it was alife, and the fact, that it was found in Germany and Java, two rather distant cultures, it is know sure, that rat kings do exist. It is still not known what makes the rats stick together.
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Various forms of media feature an anthropomorphic "Rat King" character: the most common style of portrayal is a large humanoid rat depicted with a crown similar to the one depicted in the default tileset for SLASH'EM, based on the Mouse King from the 1892 two-act classical ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (who is sometimes called the Rat King in adaptations).
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The more literally Rat King as a large humanoid rat with a crown is based on the ballet ''The Nutcracker'' by the Russian composer ''Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky'', where the Rat King is the villain. This ballet is based on the novel ''The Nutcracker'' by the German writer ''E. T. A. Hoffmann'', where the Rat King is discriped closer to the biological Rat King. As the purpose of ballet is to see beautiful women dancing, the disturbing image of a real life rat king would be rather inappropriate there.
 
  
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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===SpliceHack===
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{{encyclopedia|
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A rat armorer set the war helmet upon Cluny's head. He snapped
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the visor down and kicked aside the rat who had fixed the poison
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barb on his tail.
  
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Striding out into the churchyard, Cluny climbed on the wrecked
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gatepost. His fierce eye gazed out across the mighty army: black
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rats, brown rats, grey rats, piebald rats, skulking weasels,
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furtive stoats and sinuous ferrets, all gathered round, their
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weapons glistening and dripping with the rain. As Cluny exhorted
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them, they roared back with their frenzied replies.
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[ Redwall, by Brian Jacques ]
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}}
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{{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}
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[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
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[[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]
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[[Category:SpliceHack monsters]]

Latest revision as of 02:30, 10 February 2024

r The Rat King The Rat King.png
Difficulty 16
Attacks

Weapon 2d4, Bite 2d3

Base level 12
Base experience 359
Speed 15
Base AC 7
Base MR 0
Alignment 0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means) Unique
Genocidable No
Weight 200
Nutritional value 120
Size Medium
Resistances stoning
Resistances conveyed

None

The Rat King:

Reference SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1476

The Rat King, r, is a unique monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SpliceHack and SlashTHEM. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, The Rat King is curiously the only monster with the M2_PNAME flag to already have "the" in his name, and lacks the G_NOGEN flag standard to other unique monsters. In SpliceHack, there is instead an identical rat ruler monster that can be a male rat king or a female rat queen.

The Rat King is a strong, carnivorous animal that can be seen via infravision and will pick up items, and is an overlord to his kind. Unlike most other rodents, he is medium-sized and can use weapons, wands and scrolls (though he is designated as lacking hands).

The Rat King has a weapon attack and a bite attack, and possesses stoning resistance.

Generation

The Rat King is always generated hostile, and is not a valid form for normal polymorph.

The Rat King only appears on the rat level. A long sword and a set of elven boots are placed near his position - in SlashTHEM, the alternate rat level map places them on his square.

Strategy

The Rat King's 15 speed, decent weapon attack and ability to use items can make him quite dangerous to an unwary character.

Origin

Wikipedia
Wikipedia has an article about:
Wikipedia
Wikipedia has an article about:

A "rat king" refers to a group of rats that are knotted and stuck together at their tails and sometimes legs, often bound together with a sticky substrate such sap or gum. It shares some similarities with "conjoined siblings", but as opposed to 'actual' conjoined twins, the rats are joined postnatally. While written descriptions are found as far back as 1564, and a few purported dead specimens exist, it is not clear if the phenomenon occurs naturally, or if so, how frequently.

Various forms of media feature an anthropomorphic "Rat King" character: the most common style of portrayal is a large humanoid rat depicted with a crown similar to the one depicted in the default tileset for SLASH'EM, based on the Mouse King from the 1892 two-act classical ballet The Nutcracker (who is sometimes called the Rat King in adaptations).

Encyclopedia entry

SpliceHack

A rat armorer set the war helmet upon Cluny's head. He snapped
the visor down and kicked aside the rat who had fixed the poison
barb on his tail.

Striding out into the churchyard, Cluny climbed on the wrecked
gatepost. His fierce eye gazed out across the mighty army: black
rats, brown rats, grey rats, piebald rats, skulking weasels,
furtive stoats and sinuous ferrets, all gathered round, their
weapons glistening and dripping with the rain. As Cluny exhorted
them, they roared back with their frenzied replies.
[ Redwall, by Brian Jacques ]

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