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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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|pname = 1
 
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|prince = 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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{{wikipedia|Rat king (folklore)}}
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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|The Nutcracker}}
 
  
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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. Oddly enough, despite being a unique monster with his own level, he does not have the G_NOGEN flag.
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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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== Strategy ==
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The Rat King has a weapon attack and a bite attack, and possesses [[stoning resistance]].
  
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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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==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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More rarely, he can even wield the [[Vorpal blade]]. Note that in [[slash'em]] the Vorpal blade has 10% probability of [[instadeath]] by decapitation instead of 5%!!! In that case, you should not engage in [[melee]], and take him out with ranged weapons. Don't forget to pick it up and stash it before some other monster picks it up.
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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.
  
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== Origin ==
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==Strategy==
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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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In biology, a rat king refers to a group of rats, that are accidentally knotted and sticked together at their tails and sometimes legs. It shares some similarities with siamese siblings, but as opposed to actual siamese twins the rats are joined postnataly. Radiographical images show, that the tails of the joined rats had fractures in their tails which healed, implying the rats were alive in that state for a prolonged time.
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==Origin==
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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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The more literal Rat King as a large humanoid rat with a crown appears in various works of fiction. The most famous interpretation, is in the ballet ''The Nutcracker''.
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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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==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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