Homestead Rat
Level 1 Wildlife · Abandoned Ranch
Homestead Rat is a level 1 wildlife found in the Sangre Territory of Desperados Destiny.
Field notes
A colony of rats that has colonised the root cellar. They have been here longer than the last family, and they intend to stay.
What you are walking into
Homestead Rat is level 1, carries 9 health, and is classed Vulture. That makes it an early-game threat, reachable in your first sessions. It fights straightforwardly, which makes it a clean read on whether your current build actually works. Every exchange resolves through the Destiny Deck: you draw five cards, choose what to hold, and the resulting poker hand decides how the action lands. Suit matches amplify the result, so the same fight against Homestead Rat plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find Homestead Rat
Homestead Rat is encountered at Abandoned Ranch. You will need to have discovered and travelled to that location before it can appear as a target, and travel between regions carries its own risks — routes are rolled for interception, and a bad roll puts an encounter between you and your destination. The full entry for Abandoned Ranch covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 12 experience and between $1 and $1. Its loot table can yield Animal Bones. Drops are rolled per kill, so a full set takes repeat hunting. The first time you kill any species it is also recorded in your Field Guide, which pays a large one-off experience bonus and counts toward the Guide's completion milestones.
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