Rodent of unusual size (DynaHack)

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A rodent of unusual size, r, is a type of monster that appears as part of the Convict patch incorporated in DynaHack and older versions of UnNetHack. The rodent of unusual size, r, also appears in SpliceHack and SlashTHEM. A rodent of unusual size is a medium-sized carnivorous animal that is among the strongest non-unique rodents, and can be seen via infravision. Like other rats, Convicts can pacify or tame them by chatting to one.

A rodent of unusual size has a single bite attack.

Generation

Randomly generated rodents of unusual size are always created hostile. An enormous rat can grow up into a rodent of unusual size.

Rodents of unusual size appear among the random r that are part of the first quest monster class for Healers and make up 24175 of the monsters randomly generated on the Healer quest. They also appear among the random r that are part of the first quest monster class for Convicts and make up 24175 of the monsters randomly generated on the Convict quest. Rodents of unusual size additionally appear among the random r that are part of the first quest monster class for Pirates and make up 24175 of the monsters randomly generated on the Pirate quest.

In SlashTHEM, rodents of unusual size appear among the random r that are part of the first quest monster class for Yeomen and make up 24175 of the monsters randomly generated on the Yeoman quest.

Encyclopedia entry

DynaHack and SlashTHEM do not have encyclopedia entries.

SpliceHack

"Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."

[The Princess Bride, by William Goldman ]