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 are live throughout.

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 (highest depth gold multiplier and a rare-drop bonus on a kill).

The Rat King

A plague-hued giant rat that starts 3× normal size and swells toward 8× as the fight runs — the bigger he gets, the harder he bites. The fight is a tank-and-coordinate check:

• A telegraphed GNAW lands on the tank for a slice of their max health that grows with the King's size; once he is swollen it is lethal, and if it kills it keeps coming until someone survives — pop Last Stand for the big bites.
• Drop cheese on the floor and he will sprint over, eat it, and shrink back to 3×.
• During the Feast, everyone gets a private seat and must feed in order before the timer — 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.