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{{underconstruction|comment=Needs combat messages}}
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{{combatencounter
 
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{{fight
 
|pronoun=a
 
 
|name=sewer rat of unusual size
 
|name=sewer rat of unusual size
 
|desc=This is a rat that's grown so large it's almost inconceivable. As it climbs from its inconceivably large nest, there is a hungry gleam in its eyes that is almost inconceivable. Its claws are inconceivably sharp, and its teeth appear inconceivably wicked. You know, maybe I don't have such a good feel for what that word means.
 
|desc=This is a rat that's grown so large it's almost inconceivable. As it climbs from its inconceivably large nest, there is a hungry gleam in its eyes that is almost inconceivable. Its claws are inconceivably sharp, and its teeth appear inconceivably wicked. You know, maybe I don't have such a good feel for what that word means.
 
|image=Rat.jpg
 
|image=Rat.jpg
|hit=unknown
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|pronoun=He
|critical=unknown
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|hit1=A flea from the rat bites you and gives you the plague. You get over it, but not without a lot of pain.
|miss=unknown
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|hit2=You try to disbelieve that the rat exists, but frankly, it bites you anyway.
|fumble=unknown
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|hit3=The rat squeaks out a poignant rodent version of, "You killed my father, prepare to die!" before it bites you. At least you assume that's what it said; you don't really speak any rodent.
|chip range=0
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|miss1=It leaps at you, but a jet of exploding sewer gas causes it to miss.
|item1=Cryptonase
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|miss2=Using your powers of logic and reason, you prove that no rat could ever grow to this size, and thus it must not exist. The rat has a moment of existential confusion, allowing you to back off.
|image1=Cryptonase.gif
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|miss3=The rat swings a claw at you and scratches you so lightly it doesn't even count as a wound. You'd worry about infection, but thankfully rat scratch fever doesn't exist.
|xp=22}}
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|chips=0
 
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|item1=Cryptonase|image1=Cryptonase.gif|drop1={{statrate|790|152|+}}
== Location(s) ==
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|xp=22
[[the neighborhood sewers]]
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|loc1=the neighborhood sewers
 
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|newres={{res|ice|100|+}}}}{{Animal}}
 
==References==
 
==References==
The description refers to the book (and later, movie) [[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride|The Princess Bride]], and more specifically the ROUS (rodent of unusual size) and the overuse of the word "inconceivable" by one of the characters.
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* Refers to the movie [[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]].
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:* The foe's name is similar to ROUS (rodent of unusual size).
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:* In the second hit message you "try to disbelieve they exist" which is an almost direct quote "ROUS’s? I don’t believe they exist."
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:* The third hit message quotes Inigo Montoya.
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:* The description references the overuse of the word "inconceivable" by Vizzini.
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:* The first miss message is similar to the fire spurts from the fire swamp.
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:* The second miss message is typical of Vizzini's logic.

Latest revision as of 06:00, 10 January 2014

Rat.jpg
sewer rat of unusual size

You are fighting a sewer rat of unusual size.

This is a rat that's grown so large it's almost inconceivable. As it climbs from its inconceivably large nest, there is a hungry gleam in its eyes that is almost inconceivable. Its claws are inconceivably sharp, and its teeth appear inconceivably wicked. You know, maybe I don't have such a good feel for what that word means.
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

  • A flea from the rat bites you and gives you the plague. You get over it, but not without a lot of pain.
  • You try to disbelieve that the rat exists, but frankly, it bites you anyway.
  • The rat squeaks out a poignant rodent version of, "You killed my father, prepare to die!" before it bites you. At least you assume that's what it said; you don't really speak any rodent.



He hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

Your opponent has a critical hit! He hits you for X damage.



Miss messages:

  • It leaps at you, but a jet of exploding sewer gas causes it to miss.
  • Using your powers of logic and reason, you prove that no rat could ever grow to this size, and thus it must not exist. The rat has a moment of existential confusion, allowing you to back off.
  • The rat swings a claw at you and scratches you so lightly it doesn't even count as a wound. You'd worry about infection, but thankfully rat scratch fever doesn't exist.



Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! He takes X damage.


Victory! You beat up your foe and win the combat!


You gain 22 experience.

You got an item: Cryptonase Cryptonase.gif (19.2 ± 2.8%)







Known resistances/weaknesses

100% weak to ice damage.


Locations

Animal.png This enemy is an animal.

References

  • The foe's name is similar to ROUS (rodent of unusual size).
  • In the second hit message you "try to disbelieve they exist" which is an almost direct quote "ROUS’s? I don’t believe they exist."
  • The third hit message quotes Inigo Montoya.
  • The description references the overuse of the word "inconceivable" by Vizzini.
  • The first miss message is similar to the fire spurts from the fire swamp.
  • The second miss message is typical of Vizzini's logic.