Mouse

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Small mice scurry anywhere that food scraps may be found. To the novice, their movement may seem chaotic and random. The skilled mouser learns to anticipate their every move.

As a Hero on a Great Quest, you surely don't care about becoming a better mouser.

Core Details

Physical	1 HP, 1 Hit Dice
Mental	0 MP, 0 Magic Dice
Base Slots	2 Skills, 1 Spell
Base AC	5
Experience Level	1
Spells	None
Natural Intrinsics	None
Granted When Eaten	None
Corpse:	50%
Creature Size	Tiny
Movement Type	Walking
Noise Level	0
Intelligence	Animal
Strength	Weak
Monster Type	Rat
AI Type	Special
Slot Set	Animal
Inventory	None
Evolution Path	Rat, at level 2

Attack Information

Nibbles for 1 damage.

Additional Information

• Mice are normally non-hostile.
• Mice have their own unique movement and attack pattern:
  • A mouse will always follow a wall in whatever direction it is going, attempting to keep a wall (or other obstacle, such as water or a monster) on their right.
  • If stranded without anything to follow, they will move straight ahead until they find something.
  • Even when angered, a mouse will only attack if it cannot move into any open squares.
  • Even pet mice are subject to these rules, and can't usually obey commands.

Tips and Strategies

• Mice may be the weakest creatures in the game, but they are worth a fair amount of experience points in the early game and present little danger. The best way to hunt them down is follow them into a room and seal the exits, swinging whenever they go by. In addition, early spells such as Flash and Chilling Touch always hit, and will always kill a mouse in one hit.
• Mice do sometimes spawn with treasure.
• The occasional unique (named) mouse is a lot tougher, but may well carry an artifact.
• Their rapid and consistent motion can tell a bit about what's ahead -- for example, if a mouse heads down a corridor, but comes back within a few turns, it may have been turned back by a monster down the corridor!