====== Giant Rat Skull Item ======

{{ rpd:images:ratskull_sprite.png|Giant Rat Skull }}

==== Description ====
It could be a nice hunting trophy, but it smells too bad to place it on a wall. On the other hand, it demonstrates that owner is capable of killing rats, even big and smelly ones. This skull has special properties related to rat control.

==== Stats ====
  * **Type:** Quest Item / Artifact
  * **Rarity:** Quest Item
  * **Price:** 100 gold
  * **Identified:** Always

==== Special Properties ====
  * **Rat Intimidation:** When equipped, the acrid stench terrifies all other rodents around, making them flee from the skull bearer
  * **Quest Item:** Originally part of the [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]] quest in the sewers
  * **Alternative Quest Reward:** Used as the alternative reward for the Ghost quest (instead of [[rpd:dried_rose_item|Dried Rose]])

==== Acquisition ====
  * Dropped by [[rpd:fetidrat|Fetid Rat]] (a special rat variant)
  * Alternative reward from the [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]] quest in the sewers
  * Part of the sewers questline for players who chose the rat skull quest path

==== Buff Effect ====
When equipped, provides the "Ratter" buff which:
  * Causes all rodent-type enemies to flee in fear
  * Applies to all [[rpd:rat_mob|Rat]]-type creatures in the dungeon
  * Has the description: "The acrid stench terrifies all other rodents around, making them flee from the skull bearer."
  * When a rat-type enemy detects the player with this item equipped, it enters a [[rpd:fleeing|Fleeing]] AI state and is affected by [[rpd:terror_buff|Terror]] debuff

==== Notes ====
The Giant Rat Skull is a quest item that's part of the [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]]'s questline. It represents an alternative path in the sewers quest where the player hunts a special [[rpd:fetid_rat_mob|Fetid Rat]] instead of collecting 8 regular rat corpses. When equipped, it provides a useful effect against rat-type enemies.

==== Related Pages ====
  * [[rpd:ghost_mob|Ghost]] - NPC that starts the quest
  * [[rpd:fetid_rat_mob|Fetid Rat]] - Special rat variant that drops the skull
  * [[rpd:rat_mob|Rat]] - Basic mob affected by the skull
  * [[rpd:fleeing|Fleeing]] - AI state that affected mobs enter
  * [[rpd:terror_buff|Terror]] - Debuff applied to affected mobs

==== Source Code References ====
  * Java: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/items/quest/RatSkull.java|RatSkull.java]]
  * String resources: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/res/values/strings_all.xml#L537|String definitions]]
  * Buff implementation: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/nyrds/pixeldungeon/mechanics/buffs/BuffFactory.java#L104|BuffFactory.java]]
  * Rat interaction: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Rat.java#L33|Rat.java]]

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