Black rat - Revision history

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2024-02-03T00:18:55Z

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2024-02-01T06:50:09Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ hackem

2024-01-30T17:20:00Z

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2024-01-30T17:14:25Z

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Ion frigate: Added info on rattus rattus

2022-10-08T09:17:43Z

Added info on rattus rattus

Erica: fix frequency, add infravisible

2011-12-14T05:42:12Z

fix frequency, add infravisible

Ion frigate at 15:06, 28 December 2009

2009-12-28T15:06:14Z

Ion frigate: Created page with '{{monster |name = black rat |level = 0 |difficulty = 1 |experience = 1 |speed = 12 |AC = 7 |MR = 0 |align = 0 |attacks = Bite 1d3 |resistances = None |resistances conveyed = None…'

2009-12-28T15:03:29Z

Created page with '{{monster |name = black rat |level = 0 |difficulty = 1 |experience = 1 |speed = 12 |AC = 7 |MR = 0 |align = 0 |attacks = Bite 1d3 |resistances = None |resistances conveyed = None…'

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{{monster
|name = black rat
|level = 0
|difficulty = 1
|experience = 1
|speed = 12
|AC = 7
|MR = 0
|align = 0
|attacks = Bite 1d3
|resistances = None
|resistances conveyed = None
|frequency = Not randomly generated
|genocidable = Yes
|size = Tiny
|weight = 20
|nutr = 12
|attributes = {{attributes|A black rat|=
|animal = 1
|nohands = 1
|carnivore = 1
|hostile = 1
|carnivore = 1
}}
|reference = [[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1412]]
}}
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]].

[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]

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 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.{{refsrc|rats.des|28|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Eight black rats are generated on the [[rat level]] at level creation.
-In Hack'EM, black rats are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
+In SpliceHack Hack'EM, black rats are not a valid genocide target.
 ==Strategy==
-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.
+Black rats are as easy to deal with as their sewer-dwelling counterparts, but in variants other than SpliceHack they share a glyph with the [[Pack rat (SLASH'EM)|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.
 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Black rat}}
-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]].
+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'')&mdash;the brown rat may be represented in ''[[Nethack]]'' and its variants by the sewer rat and/or the [[giant rat]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Black rat}}
-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''), likely represented in ''[[Nethack]]'' and its variants by the sewer rat and/or the [[giant rat]].
+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==

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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 its fellow [[rodent]].
+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.
 A black rat has a single bite attack.

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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}}		Eight black rats are generated on the [[rat level]] at level creation.{{refsrc\|rats.des\|28\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
		+
		+	In Hack'EM, black rats are not a valid target for [[genocide]].

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 {{monster
-|name = black rat
+ |name=black rat
-|level = 0
+ |level=0
-|difficulty = 1
+ |difficulty=1
-|experience = 1
+ |experience=1
-|speed = 12
+ |speed=12
-|AC = 7
+ |AC=7
-|MR = 0
+ |MR=0
-|align = 0
+ |align=0
-|attacks = Bite 1d3
+ |attacks=Bite 1d3
-|resistances = None
+ |resistances=None
-|resistances conveyed = None
+ |resistances conveyed=None
-|frequency = 0
+ |frequency=0
-|genocidable = Yes
+ |genocidable=Yes
-|size = Tiny
+ |size=Tiny
-|weight = 20
+ |weight=20
-|nutr = 12
+ |nutr=12
-|attributes = {{attributes|A black rat|=
+ |attributes={{attributes|A black rat|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1}}
-|animal = 1
+ |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1412]]
 }}
-{{wikipedia|Black rat}}
+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 its fellow [[rodent]].
-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}}.
+==Strategy==
 ==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''), likely represented in Nethack by the sewer rat and/or the [[giant rat]].
+==References==
 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]

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 |resistances = None
 |resistances conveyed = None
-|frequency = Not randomly generated
+|frequency = 0
 |genocidable = Yes
 |size = Tiny
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 |carnivore = 1
 |hostile = 1
-|carnivore = 1
+|infravisible = 1
 }}
 |reference = [[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1412]]