Rabid rat - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit

2024-08-29T22:20:18Z

some copyedit

Ion frigate: rearrange a bit, a couple rewordings

2024-08-26T23:12:58Z

rearrange a bit, a couple rewordings

Umbire the Phantom: quick pass

2024-08-26T07:12:28Z

quick pass

Ion frigate: mention that vaccination after exposure is effective (i know we're not a medical guide, but this is one of the more distinctive traits of the disease)

2024-08-26T01:57:02Z

mention that vaccination after exposure is effective (i know we're not a medical guide, but this is one of the more distinctive traits of the disease)

Umbire the Phantom: chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

2024-02-19T13:27:08Z

chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ correction

2024-01-30T12:30:40Z

‎Generation: correction

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ rabies

2024-01-30T09:59:22Z

‎Hack'EM: rabies

Umbire the Phantom: var

2024-01-30T09:57:57Z

var

Umbire the Phantom: origin + var

2024-01-30T05:07:57Z

origin + var

Umbire the Phantom: split off rats [3/3]

2024-01-30T04:42:59Z

split off rats [3/3]

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 }}
-A '''rabid rat''', {{monsym|rabid rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is more dangerous than other early [[rodent]]s, and can be seen via [[infravision]].
+A '''rabid rat''', {{monsym|rabid rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] and one of the more dangerous [[rodent]]s, and can be seen via [[infravision]].
 A rabid rat has a single bite attack that is [[poisonous]] and drains [[constitution]], unlike most other poisonous attacks. Rabid rats possess [[poison resistance]].
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 Randomly-generated rabid rats are always created hostile.
-[[Wererat]]s can summon hostile rabid rats by calling for help, with a {{frac|9}} chance of generating a hostile rabid rat on each adjacent square, and a character that gets [[lycanthropy]] from a wererat can similarly summon tame rabid rats using the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] with at least 10 [[power]].{{refsrc|src/were.c|144|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Wererat]]s can summon hostile rabid rats by calling for help, with a {{frac|9}} chance of generating a hostile rabid rat on each adjacent square, and a [[hero]] that gets [[lycanthropy]] from a wererat can similarly summon tame rabid rats by using the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] for the cost of 10 [[power]].{{refsrc|src/were.c|144|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Rabid rats appear among the random {{white|r}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Healer]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Healer quest]]. Several rabid rats are also generated on each level of the quest branch at level creation: ten are generated on the home level, one is generated on the upper filler level, eight are generated on the locate level, two each are generated on the lower filler levels, and three are generated on the goal level.
 ==Strategy==
-Rabid rats have a much stronger bite than other rats, and are among the earliest poisonous monsters that a character can encounter: even if their bite does not manage to cause an outright [[instadeath]], non-resistant characters will not want to deal with constitution damage well before they are able to obtain a [[unicorn horn]] or other means of easily restoring lost attributes. Outside of this, rabid rats are just as frail as other rats and can be killed fairly quickly, but they are worth using [[ranged attack]]s on to prevent any from getting close enough.
+Rabid rats have a stronger bite than other rats, and are among the earliest poisonous monsters that a hero can encounter: even if their bite does not manage to cause an outright [[instadeath]], non-resistant heroes will not want to deal with constitution damage well before they are able to obtain a [[unicorn horn]] or other means of easily restoring lost attributes. Outside of this, rabid rats are just as frail as other rats and can be killed fairly quickly, but they are worth using [[ranged attack]]s on to prevent any from getting close enough.
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Poison no longer causes instadeath, but still results in significant damage to HP and attributes. Unicorn horns no longer restore lost attributes.}}
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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Rabies}}
-Rabies is a lethal disease caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after exposure, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system.  A rabies vaccine administered during this incubation period will almost always prevent the disease; once symptoms appear, however, the result is virtually always death due to encephalitis (swelling of the brain), regardless of treatment.
+Rabies is a lethal disease caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after exposure, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system. A rabies vaccine administered during this incubation period will almost always prevent the disease; once symptoms appear, however, the result is virtually always death due to encephalitis (swelling of the brain), regardless of treatment.
 While rodents such as rats can be infected with rabies, such occurrences are very rare: [[Rabid dog|infected dogs]] are the most common source of rabies cases globally, with the Americas being a relative exception where bat bites are the most common source.
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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], rabid rats can [[hide]] under objects, making them nasty surprises for early characters.
+In [[xNetHack]], rabid rats can [[hide]] under objects, making them nasty surprises for early heroes despite the fact that poison can no longer cause instadeaths.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Rabies}}
-Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and other mammals, and was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after contracting the disease, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system. A rabies vaccine administered during this incubation period will almost always prevent the disease; once symptoms appear, however, the result is virtually always death, regardless of treatment.
+Rabies is a lethal disease caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after exposure, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system.  A rabies vaccine administered during this incubation period will almost always prevent the disease; once symptoms appear, however, the result is virtually always death due to encephalitis (swelling of the brain), regardless of treatment.
-Rabies is caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose. While rodents such as rats can be infected with rabies, such occurrences are very rare: [[Rabid dog|infected dogs]] are the most common source of rabies cases globally, with the Americas being a relative exception where bat bites are the most common source.
+While rodents such as rats can be infected with rabies, such occurrences are very rare: [[Rabid dog|infected dogs]] are the most common source of rabies cases globally, with the Americas being a relative exception where bat bites are the most common source.
 ==Variants==

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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Rabies}}
-Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and other mammals, and was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after contracting the disease, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system.  A rabies vaccine administered during this incubation period will almost always prevent the disease; once symptoms appear, however, the result is virtually always death, regardless of treatment.
+Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and other mammals, and was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after contracting the disease, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system. A rabies vaccine administered during this incubation period will almost always prevent the disease; once symptoms appear, however, the result is virtually always death, regardless of treatment.
-Rabies is caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose.  While rodents such as rats can be infected with rabies, such occurrences are very rare: [[Rabid dog|infected dogs]] are the most common source of rabies cases globally, with the Americas being a relative exception where bat bites are the most common source.
+Rabies is caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose. While rodents such as rats can be infected with rabies, such occurrences are very rare: [[Rabid dog|infected dogs]] are the most common source of rabies cases globally, with the Americas being a relative exception where bat bites are the most common source.
 ==Variants==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], rabid rats are [[omnivore]]s rather than carnivores and lack poison resistance.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], rabid rats are [[omnivore]]s rather than carnivores and lack poison resistance.
 ===xNetHack===
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], an alternate "sewer" map is used for the rat level, with one rabid rat placed on a particular square in the Rat King's dwelling at level creation. All other SLASH'EM details apply.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], an alternate "sewer" map is used for the rat level, with one rabid rat placed on a particular square in the Rat King's dwelling at level creation - all other SLASH'EM details apply.
 ===Hack'EM===

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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Rabies}}
-Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and other mammals, and was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Once symptoms appear, the result is virtually always death, regardless of treatment.
+Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and other mammals, and was historically referred to as hydrophobia or "fear of water", due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Other symptoms include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure early on; these are followed by nausea, vomiting, violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after contracting the disease, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system.  A rabies vaccine administered during this incubation period will almost always prevent the disease; once symptoms appear, however, the result is virtually always death, regardless of treatment.
-Symptoms usually appear 1-3 months after contracting the disease, with variance from less than one week to more than one year depending on the distance the virus must travel to reach the central nervous system. Rabies is caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose.
+Rabies is caused by [[Wikipedia:lyssavirus|lyssaviruses]], including the rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus, and is spread by infected animals to other animals or humans via bite, scratch, or saliva that comes into contact with the eyes, mouth, or nose.  While rodents such as rats can be infected with rabies, such occurrences are very rare: [[Rabid dog|infected dogs]] are the most common source of rabies cases globally, with the Americas being a relative exception where bat bites are the most common source.
 ==Variants==

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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], rabid rats cannot be tamed and have a chance to go [[Berserk (EvilHack)|berserk]] like other 'rabid' animals.
+In [[Hack'EM]], rabid rats cannot be tamed and have a chance of going [[Berserk (EvilHack)|berserk]] like other 'rabid' animals.
 The rat level has an equal chance of using either the SLASH'EM room-and-corridors map or the SlashTHEM sewer map, with rabid rats generated accordingly - Hack'EM also has the Yeoman role and quest, with SLASH'EM generation details applying.

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 ==Variants==
 In variants that incorporate the [[Convict]] patch, Convicts can pacify or tame rabid rats by [[chatting]] to them.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==History==
 The rabid rat first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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−	#~~REDIRECT~~ [[rat#Rabid rat]]	+	{{monster
		+	\|name=rabid rat
		+	\|difficulty=4
		+	\|level=2
		+	\|experience=17
		+	\|speed=12
		+	\|AC=6
		+	\|MR=0
		+	\|align=0
		+	\|frequency=1
		+	\|genocidable=Yes
		+	\|attacks=Bite 2d4 [[poisonous]] ([[constitution]])
		+	\|resistances conveyed=None
		+	\|resistances=poison
		+	\|attributes={{attributes\|A rabid rat\|animal=1\|nohands=1\|pois=1\|carnivore=1\|hostile=1\|infravisible=1}}
		+	\|size=Tiny
		+	\|nutr=5
		+	\|weight=30
		+	\|reference=[[monst.c#line742]]
		+	}}
		+
		+	A '''rabid rat''', {{monsym\|rabid rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is more dangerous than other early [[rodent]]s, and can be seen via [[infravision]].
		+
		+	A rabid rat has a single bite attack that is [[poisonous]] and drains [[constitution]], unlike most other poisonous attacks. Rabid rats possess [[poison resistance]].
		+
		+	A rabid rat [[corpse]] is poisonous to eat.
		+
		+	==Generation==
		+	Randomly-generated rabid rats are always created hostile.
		+
		+	[[Wererat]]s can summon hostile rabid rats by calling for help, with a {{frac\|21}} chance of generating a hostile rabid rat on each adjacent square, and a character that gets [[lycanthropy]] from a wererat can similarly summon tame rabid rats using the [[Monster (command)\|#monster]] [[extended command]] with at least 10 [[power]].{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|144\|nethack=3.6.7}}
		+
		+	Rabid rats appear among the random {{white\|r}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Healer]]s and make up {{frac\|24\|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Healer quest]]. Several rabid rats are also generated on each level of the quest branch at level creation: ten are generated on the home level, one is generated on the upper filler level, eight are generated on the locate level, two each are generated on the lower filler levels, and three are generated on the goal level.
		+
		+	==Strategy==
		+	Rabid rats have a much stronger bite than other rats, and are among the earliest poisonous monsters that a character can encounter: even if their bite does not manage to cause an outright [[instadeath]], non-resistant characters will not want to deal with constitution damage well before they are able to obtain a [[unicorn horn]] or other means of easily restoring lost attributes. Outside of this, rabid rats are just as frail as other rats and can be killed fairly quickly, but they are worth using [[ranged attack]]s on to prevent any from getting close enough.
		+
		+	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|Poison no longer causes instadeath, but still results in significant damage to HP and attributes. Unicorn horns no longer restore lost attributes.}}
		+
		+	==History==
		+	The rabid rat first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
		+
		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	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."
		+	\|[ 1984, by George Orwell ]
		+	}}
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+	{{nethack-367}}
	[[Category:Monsters]]		[[Category:Monsters]]