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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wippit Guud" data-source="post: 586075" data-attributes="member: 720">How DARE YOU!PCs are in an inn, overhear the cook arguing with the 8 year old stableboy. He's claiming he won't go back into the barn because of the 'giant rats' in there. She starts cuffing him on the head, typical punish-the-kid-for-stories thing.PC, the good-hearted souls that they are, offer to help out the cook, who says they should pay no heed, they have a couple of rats in the barn, but everything id a giant to an 8 year old. The kid starts to cry, and the party takes pity, and will help the kid defeat the treacherous rats! He hops up and down and claps his hands.Go out into the barn, and as the daylight pours in, 3 rats scurry for cover. PCs walk in with the kid and begin searching for the rats. (pray they fail their spot checks). As the investigate a pile of barrels at the back, they're suddenly attacked from above (jumping down from the hayloft) by the rat's parents, a pair ofdire rats.  Kid suddenly screams and takes off, and a fight ensues.Afterwards, PCs come back, and with combat and interaction, earn about 300xp. Paranoid DMs might drop a hint of lycanthropy (especially for newbies who don't know better), especially good if one got infected by that disease dire rats carry.No challenge... bah! You should see my 4 dire rats and a wererat take out a level 4 party...</blockquote>