Where are the rats? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Where are the rats? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Evil-Lincoln
02-24-08, 02:05 AM I just need a quick answer to a quick question.

I know there is a humanoid rat race in DnD, I believe listed in one of the MM's. Am I right, or thinking of something else? If someone could point me in the correct direction, I'd be thankful!
Fireclave
02-24-08, 02:35 AM There is such a race, but I don't remember which MM it's in.
Evil-Lincoln
02-24-08, 02:42 AM You perhaps remember what they are called?
CryoSilver
02-24-08, 02:44 AM The nezumi, from Oriental Adventures are rat people.
ciaran
02-24-08, 03:18 AM Aah! Were Rats! Much more interesting...
Naderion
02-24-08, 08:19 AM Where rats? :D
Phelot_Plaguecrafter
02-24-08, 01:36 PM Wererats and Nezumi are the only rat-like races in DnD.
Wererats in MMI
Nezumi in OA.
Neutronium_Dragon
02-24-08, 06:42 PM There's also the anthropomorphic rat in Savage Species. It's LA +0 and the hit die can be swapped out so it's effectively ECL 0. While it might be somewhat questionable as a druid, other divine caster types are likely to be bitten by some of the negatives as much as they benefit from the wisdom bonus, so it's probably reasonable for those and it's okay for anything else (though Cha-based or speed-dependent classes would be lousy choices).
Soltares
02-24-08, 06:55 PM Creature Collection has a few races of ratmen called Slitheren. Some are plague rats, others are berserkers, etc. (IIRC, that same year, some Brit wrote some book about a wizard-kid who had adversaries named 'Slytherin,' but they aren't related.)
darksamuari
02-24-08, 07:10 PM There are Moonrats found in either Monster Manual 2 or 3.
Phelot_Plaguecrafter
02-24-08, 07:41 PM Okay, I take it back. Nezumi and Wererats aren't the only rat-like races in DnD.

They're just the only...legitimate ones.
Salla
02-24-08, 09:06 PM MM3's Armands, perhaps?
SirGeshko
02-24-08, 10:16 PM You may be thinking of 2nd Ed... Kobolds were little rat-men then, before they were upgraded to little lizardmen.
ciaran
02-24-08, 11:23 PM Kobolds make decent kabobs. If you don't mind your meat a little stringy.
CryoSilver
02-25-08, 01:17 AM Just stew the meat before skewering it.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Evil-Lincoln 02-24-08, 02:05 AM	I just need a quick answer to a quick question. I know there is a humanoid rat race in DnD, I believe listed in one of the MM's. Am I right, or thinking of something else? If someone could point me in the correct direction, I'd be thankful!
Fireclave 02-24-08, 02:35 AM	There is such a race, but I don't remember which MM it's in.
Evil-Lincoln 02-24-08, 02:42 AM	You perhaps remember what they are called?
CryoSilver 02-24-08, 02:44 AM	The nezumi, from Oriental Adventures are rat people.
ciaran 02-24-08, 03:18 AM	Aah! Were Rats! Much more interesting...
Naderion 02-24-08, 08:19 AM	Where rats? :D
Phelot_Plaguecrafter 02-24-08, 01:36 PM	Wererats and Nezumi are the only rat-like races in DnD. Wererats in MMI Nezumi in OA.
Neutronium_Dragon 02-24-08, 06:42 PM	There's also the anthropomorphic rat in Savage Species. It's LA +0 and the hit die can be swapped out so it's effectively ECL 0. While it might be somewhat questionable as a druid, other divine caster types are likely to be bitten by some of the negatives as much as they benefit from the wisdom bonus, so it's probably reasonable for those and it's okay for anything else (though Cha-based or speed-dependent classes would be lousy choices).
Soltares 02-24-08, 06:55 PM	Creature Collection has a few races of ratmen called Slitheren. Some are plague rats, others are berserkers, etc. (IIRC, that same year, some Brit wrote some book about a wizard-kid who had adversaries named 'Slytherin,' but they aren't related.)
darksamuari 02-24-08, 07:10 PM	There are Moonrats found in either Monster Manual 2 or 3.
Phelot_Plaguecrafter 02-24-08, 07:41 PM	Okay, I take it back. Nezumi and Wererats aren't the only rat-like races in DnD. They're just the only...legitimate ones.
Salla 02-24-08, 09:06 PM	MM3's Armands, perhaps?
SirGeshko 02-24-08, 10:16 PM	You may be thinking of 2nd Ed... Kobolds were little rat-men then, before they were upgraded to little lizardmen.
ciaran 02-24-08, 11:23 PM	Kobolds make decent kabobs. If you don't mind your meat a little stringy.
CryoSilver 02-25-08, 01:17 AM	Just stew the meat before skewering it.