The Pit

A deep, multi-level dungeon. The further down you push, the richer the kills: the lower levels carry a depth gold multiplier (gold dropped scales up the deeper the zone), and the dungeon's talents stay live all the way down.

Layout

• Level 1 & Level 2 - the descending warren of The Pit.
• The Boss Room (north of Level 2) - home of The Rat King. The deepest, richest zone in The Pit, with the highest depth gold multiplier and a rare-drop bonus when he dies.

The Rat King

A plague-hued giant rat that opens at 3× normal size and swells toward 8× as the fight drags on. The bigger he gets, the harder he bites - this is a tank-and-coordinate check, not a tank-and-spank.

His telegraphed GNAW lands on the tank for a slice of their max health, and that slice grows with the King's size. Once he's swollen it turns lethal, and a killing GNAW keeps coming until someone survives - pop Last Stand for the big bites.

You break the swell by feeding him. Drop cheese on the floor and he'll sprint over, eat it, and shrink back to 3×. During the Feast, everyone gets a private seat and has to feed in order before the timer runs out. Miss it and a giant-rat swarm floods the room.

Full mechanics: see the Boss Bestiary.

Playtest

The Rat King is in active playtest tuning - exact numbers (HP, bite size, timers) may change.