The Rat King (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: ...SLASH'EM doesn't have an entry. That says SpliceHack.

2024-02-10T02:30:49Z

...SLASH'EM doesn't have an entry. That says SpliceHack.

Ion frigate: i am more skeptical than wikipedia on this one, tending to view it as an (old) urban legend: the only sources they cite for it being real are in estonian, and i have no idea if en.wiki actually has someone capable of interpreting them accurately

2024-02-10T02:28:17Z

i am more skeptical than wikipedia on this one, tending to view it as an (old) urban legend: the only sources they cite for it being real are in estonian, and i have no idea if en.wiki actually has someone capable of interpreting them accurately

Umbire the Phantom: external pothole

2024-02-09T13:39:32Z

external pothole

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2024-02-09T13:12:17Z

formatting + copyedit pass

Umbire the Phantom: sym

2024-01-20T22:07:19Z

sym

Umbire the Phantom: this should patch it

2024-01-20T21:46:01Z

this should patch it

Umbire the Phantom: monsym

2024-01-20T21:41:53Z

monsym

Umbire the Phantom: Umbire the Phantom moved page The Rat King to The Rat King (SLASH'EM) without leaving a redirect: specify variant

2024-01-20T21:41:36Z

Umbire the Phantom moved page The Rat King to The Rat King (SLASH'EM) without leaving a redirect: specify variant

ScienceBall: Punctuation

2024-01-16T02:41:59Z

Punctuation

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass - the long sword is never in his inventory, just placed nearby and he's usually the only one who'll seek to pick it up

2024-01-15T18:44:28Z

formatting + copyedit pass - the long sword is never in his inventory, just placed nearby and he's usually the only one who'll seek to pick it up

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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.
-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, based on the Mouse King from the 1892 two-act classical ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (who is sometimes called the Rat King in adaptations).  Based on its tile and encyclopedia entry referring to [[wikipedia:Redwall|Redwall]] - a series of books about anthropomorphic animals - SLASH'EM's Rat King appears to be such a character.
+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==

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 {{wikipedia|Rat king}}
 {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}
-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 joined rats have fractures in their tails that healed, implying the rats were alive in that state for a prolonged time.
+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 a "Rat King" character: the most common style of portrayal is a large humanoid rat depicted with a crown, based on the Mouse King from the 1892 two-act classical ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (who is sometimes called the Rat King in adaptations).
+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, based on the Mouse King from the 1892 two-act classical ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (who is sometimes called the Rat King in adaptations).  Based on its tile and encyclopedia entry referring to [[wikipedia:Redwall|Redwall]] - a series of books about anthropomorphic animals - SLASH'EM's Rat King appears to be such a character.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Origin==
-{{wikipedia|Rat king (folklore)}}
+{{wikipedia|Rat king}}
 {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}
 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 joined rats have fractures in their tails that healed, implying the rats were alive in that state for a prolonged time.

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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. 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''', {{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'''.
 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 is always generated hostile, and is not a valid form for normal [[polymorph]].
-The Rat King only appears on the [[rat level]], though he lacks the G_NOGEN flag standard to other unique monsters. 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.
+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==
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 {{wikipedia|Rat king (folklore)}}
 {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}
-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.
+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 joined rats have fractures in their tails that healed, implying the rats were alive in that state for a prolonged time.
-Various forms of media feature a "Rat King" character,  often as a large humanoid rat depicted with a crown - the portrayal is based on the Mouse King from the 1892 two-act classical ballet ''The Nutcracker'', who is sometimes called the Rat King in adaptations.
+Various forms of media feature a "Rat King" character: the most common style of portrayal is a large humanoid rat depicted with a crown, based on the Mouse King from the 1892 two-act classical ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (who is sometimes called the Rat King in adaptations).
 {{variant-343}}<!--{{variant-37X}}-->
 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]
 [[Category:SpliceHack monsters]]

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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. 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''', {{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. 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 [[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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 {{monster
   |name=The Rat King
   |difficulty=16
   |level=12

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-'''The Rat King''', {{monsym|The Rat King}}, 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". 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''', {{monsym|The Rat King}}, 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. 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 [[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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 {{monster
-|name = The Rat King
+ |name=The Rat King
-|difficulty=16
+ |difficulty=16
-|level = 12
+ |level=12
-|speed = 15
+ |speed=15
-|AC = 7
+ |AC=7
-|MR = 0
+ |MR=0
-|align = 0
+ |align=0
-|frequency = Unique
+ |frequency=Unique
-|experience = 359
+ |experience=359
-|size = Medium
+ |size=Medium
-|weight = 200
+ |weight=200
-|nutr = 120
+ |nutr=120
-|genocidable = No
+ |genocidable=No
-|resistances = [[stoning]]
+ |resistances=[[stoning]]
-|resistances conveyed = None
+ |resistances conveyed=None
-|attacks = [[Weapon]] 2d4, Bite 2d3
+ |attacks=[[Weapon]] 2d4, Bite 2d3
-|attributes = {{attributes|The Rat King|=
+ |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}}
-|animal = 1
+ |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1476]]
 }}
-'''The Rat King''' is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]].
+'''The Rat King''', {{monsym|The Rat King}}, 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". In SpliceHack, there is instead an identical '''rat ruler''' monster that can be a male '''rat king''' or a female '''rat queen'''.
 ==Generation==
-The Rat King only appears on [[Special level (SLASH'EM)#Rat level|the rat level]], and [[Monster starting inventory|is always generated with a]] [[long sword]]. Oddly enough, despite being a [[unique monster]] with his own level, he does not have the G_NOGEN flag.
+The Rat King is always generated hostile, and is not a valid form for normal [[polymorph]].
-Curiously, he is explicitly "the Rat King" in the source code, with the [[M2_PNAME]] flag marking his name as a "personal" name.  Similarly named uniques (e.g. the [[Chromatic Dragon]]) lack both "the" and the M2_PNAME flag in the source code.
+The Rat King only appears on the [[rat level]], though he lacks the G_NOGEN flag standard to other unique monsters. 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==
-Although all other {{white|r}} are tiny animals, the Rat King is medium-sized and able to use weapons, wands and scrolls. He can be quite dangerous to the unwary adventurer due to this, combined with his speed, HP and fairly hard-hitting weapon attacks.
+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|Rat king (folklore)}}
 {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}
-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.
+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.
 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]