I have a lot of ideas about this monster or vermin that will need to be viewed a bit longer, but I know some basics that should be featured.
Rats (larger)or Mice (smaller), whichever you'd prefer, will be a type of monster that requires planning to catch and smite...or exterminate.
Their abilities will be something like this: 1. Ability to burrow through walls and flee Beethro (maybe through regular/non-hard walls only) By burrowing they'll create small holes that they can pass through. 2. Ability to detect mimics also, and flee at that time (unless there's only one rat and the mimic's sword is set to kill it immediately) They'll be smart enough to flee to an area where Beethro will get stuck, such as a set of force arrows that allow no escape.
Now, all of this still needs planning, but the basic idea is clear, I think...Rats will be able to flee and hide to protect themselves. However, I have a plan for luring the rats back out of places where Beethro shouldn't step into. There could either be food to lure it out (I know, it puts an odd twist to everything DROD) OR it could chase after Beethro when his back is turned, where Beethro could then run to a place that he'll be able to trap and kill the rat in (Maybe a corner).
Once the rat is trapped, it'll take time to burrow through a wall and escape, they can't burrow through hard walls, and Beethro will be able to go after it in a place that he won't get trapped himself.
Well, maybe this would work, maybe not, but its a developing idea of mine.
Anyway, feel free to contribute suggestions or ideas of your own.
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