Giant Rat Found in the Solomon Islands

[ichabod]

Link to Forbes article. Found eating coconuts on the island of Vangunu, the secret of the giant rats was known only by the villagers. It reads like an adventure for 1st level characters.

 

[aco175]

It sounds more like a tree-possum-beaver thing, although the ROUS reference gets kudos.

Looking for giant(ish) rats, look at the Gambian rats in the Florida Keys. They have been trying to eradicate them before they reach the mainland Florida.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Isn't this how Dead Alive/Braindead began?

 

[M.L. Martin]

Have they found them in Sumatra yet, or is the world still not prepared for that story?

 

[Tonguez]

Isn't this how Dead Alive/Braindead began?

it was a rat-monkey with a contagious bite, what cr would that be?

 

[Kobold Stew]

 

[beta-ray]

Sounds like a dire situation

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

it was a rat-monkey with a contagious bite, what cr would that be?

Not that high if an old lady can kill it.

 

[Fifinjir]

But does he make all of the rules?