PRM Faction: Wildlife

PRM Faction: Wildlife

Wildlife in the game is not any one unified faction, but rather the collection of unaligned creatures that comprise the natural life on the planet. While it may be extended to include other non or semi-sentient creatures, it is uses here to refer to creatures of terrestrial origin.

Wildlife in the core game is a source of food and early game conflict. Though gone are the days when moose and bears ran around cities killing hordes of zombies and the player, a special spot still exists for these creatures. Most wildlife is unarmored and have a relatively low attack compared to invaders and (n)pcs, and when coupled with their skittish nature makes them weak combatants. Many eventually go extinct if the game is splayed long enough, and several have zombie versions in the core game.

In the PRM mod, wildlife also have fungal analogues. Their base attacks have been improved with either effects, special attacks, or damage buffs. Some wildlife have the distinction of having rare stabbing damage. Wildlife in PRM don't quite have the umpf to pose a threat to endgame characters (though some may 'mutate' into something much more dangerous), but they do pack more of a wallop to challenge players.

Wildlife in the game serves as a food source and as a way to train skills. Wildlife provides hope for a state of normalcy one day, and provide raw materials to a society that suddenly finds itself lacking any real industry.

PRM Faction: Mutants

Mutants, or terrestrial creatures with a gross change in physiology, are hybrids between natural and unnatural life. Some changes are entirely aesthetic, such as cat ears on a person, while others are eldritch in nature, such as twitching bodies or slug men or jabberwocks. Mutants are technically wildlife for the most part; and most mutants have terrestrial antecessors. The line between wildlife and mutant is drawn at how plausible its presence in the real world would be. Mutants are a faction separate from wildlife, and may be hunted down while their more natural cousins are not.

Most mutants are adapted to living in especially toxic or harsh environments, and as such are at the least resistant to chemicals or better armored or possessing new attacks. They range from the small, extra limbed scythed coyote to the abhorrent sludge crawler; from almost possible in the real world to grossly alien.

Rooster

Being unaligned, mostly nonsentient monsters, mutants and wildlife share the least amount of similarity of all the groupings of the game. most exist to provide a minor threat, ambiance, meat, or simply to die at the hands of other creatures; thus showcasing their own prowess.

Some are wholly hostile to the player, several are hostile to all life, and some are completely passive in nature, even under direct attack. These creatures add flavor to the game, and serve to make the world outside the cities and reach of the fungus and triffids come alive.

 Perhaps the largest untapped potential in current CDDA is the variety of creatures in the game.

Evolution

Most creatures that fall under the category of do not evlove in the sense conventional to the game; instead, under the mod, they evolve into a fan of creatures to simulate the furthering corruption of the world.

 -"Coyote" -->  "Dwarf Coyote"

 -"Brown Coyote" -->  "Scythed Coyote"

 -"Jabberwock" -->  "Jabberwock" [Upgraded]

Monster Summary

Hallucinations

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Mannequin	100		80	Poor	Moderate	Average	Low	High acid	Grab

The mannequin is a hallucination. It exists in your dreams and nightmares, clinging to the irrationality of the human soul.

Rats

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Black Rat	100	2d2 bash, 1 cut	8	Competent	Low	Abysmal	Low cut		Bite	Target Hurt, Hurt, Faction Attacked, Faction Died	Target Close
Sewer Rat	100	1d2 bash, 2 cut	8	Poor	Low	Suspect			Unhealth	Target Hurt, Faction Attacked, Faction Died
Rat King	40	9d2 bash, 5 cut	220	Zero	None	Average	Low bash		Unhealth, Ratkeeng, Spawn Rat	Hurt, Faction Attacked, Faction Died, Stalk	Target Close

Rats are rodents in the post-apocalypse. Rats typically falls into a few broad categories; the clean and the unclean. Clean black rats wander the surface of the world and, while still of dubious cleanliness, do not wallow in filth and will hunt as any surface scavenger will. Sewer rats, or those that hide in the dark places of the world, are unclean monsters that will swarm over a target, causing disease-ridden wounds and lowering health.

Rat King is a minor boss monster, a clump of rodents that represent a hive-mind mutation in progress. Capable of cursing its target, rat king is a threat to unprepared early game survivors.

Large Mammals

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Horse	210	2d8 bash, 8 stab	110	Poor	Passive	Suspect	Low	Low acid		Faction Died, Faction Attacked	Sound, Target Hurt (placate)
Bear	170	2d8 +8 bash, 8 cut	160	Competent	Passive	Below Average	Low		Bite	Hurt, Target Close	Sound, Meat (placate)
Bear 2	160	2d16 bash, 8 cut	165	Competent	Passive	Below Average	Low		Bite	Hurt, Target Close	Sound, Meat (placate)
Bear 3	140	2d6 bash, 4 cut	120	Competent	Passive	Abysmal	Low		Bite	Target Close, Stalk, Faction Attacked	Sound, Meat (placate)
Cougar	190	2d6 bash, 8 cut	80	Skilled	Passive	Suspect	Low		Leap 5tiles, Lunge	Hurt, Stalk, Target Weak, Close, Faction Attacked	Sound, Meat (placate)
Cougar 2	205	2d8 bash, 8 cut	125	Skilled	None	Below Average	Low		Leap 5tiles, Lunge	Hurt, Stalk, Target Weak, Close, Faction Attacked	Sound, Meat (placate)
Cougar 3	180	2d4 bash, 6 cut	60	Astounding	None	Suspect	Low bash		Leap 5tiles, Lunge	Hurt, Stalk, Target Weak, Close, Faction Attacked	Sound, Sound (placate), Meat (placate)
Moose	200	3d6 bash, 3 cut	170	Poor	Passive	Below Average	Low	Low acid	Smash	Hurt, Close, Fire, Faction Attacked	Target Hurt
Moose 2	200	3d9 bash, 3 cut	190	Poor	Passive	Below Average	Low	Low acid	Smash	Hurt, Close, Fire	Sound, Target Hurt (placate)
Moose 3	170	3d6 bash, 2 cut	140	Poor	Passive	Below Average	Low	Low acid	Smash	Close	Hurt, Target Hurt (placate)
Goat	105	2d5 bash, 3 cut	65	Poor	None	Abysmal	Low bash		Leap 2 Tiles	Hurt, Stalk, Faction Attacked	Sound, Faction Attacked, Target Hurt (placate)

Large mammals, those considered to be about as mass of a human or larger by the game are the various surviving wildlife of the world. Most are primary prey for the invaders in some fashion. The player hunts them for their meat, the fungus seeks to infect them, the triffids invade their habitat and the blob relentlessly seeks to convert them in death.

Most are capable of killing an unskilled or underarmed survivor, but by midgame they are relatively easy to handle. Some, such as the horse, are known for their ability to cause grievous amounts of pain and damage before fleeing. Cougars are known for their ability in previous games to dodge around players and harry them to death.

 Most wildlife will go extinct in PRM, should the world become old enough, replaced by zombified versions or mutations.  Or not at all.

Canines

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Dog	170	2d3 bash, 3 cut	35	Competent	Low	Abysmal				Hurt, Faction Attacked, Faction Died, Target Weak	Sound (placate), Meat (placate)
Large Dog	140	2d4 bash, 4 cut	60	Competent	None	Abysmal			Bite	Stalk, Hurt, Faction Attacked, Target Hurt	Faction Died, Sound (placate), Meat (placate)
Wolf	165	2d2 bash, 5 cut, 3 stab	55	Competent	Passive	Suspect	Low bash		Bite	Hurt, Target Close, Faction Died, Target Hurt, Fire	Faction Attacked (placate), Meat (placate)
Coyote	155	2d3 bash, 2 cut	28	Skilled	None	Abysmal	Low bash			Hurt, Close, Target Hurt, Faction Attacked, Stalk	Meat (placate)
Brown Coyote	155	2d3 bash, 2cut	25	Competent	None	Abysmal	Low bash			Faction Attacked, target Weak, Close	Meat (placate)
Dwarf Coyote	150	1d3 bash, 4 cut, 3 stab	22	Skilled	None	Suspect	Low bash		Grab, Bite	Faction Attacked, Target Hurt, Meat, Fire	Hurt, Close, Faction Died
Scythed Coyote	145	2d4 bash, 12 cut	45	Skilled	None	Abysmal	Low		Longswipe, Impale, Leap 3tile	Faction Attacked, Target Hurt, Close	Hurt, Faction Died

Canines are coyotes and wolves and feral dogs who survived the fall of man. Most have had to adapt quickly to the new world, and many are on their way to the extinction list as the game progresses in very late game.

 The dwarf and scythed coyote are mutations of the original coyotes, and are not a real challenge for a survivor by the time they are encountered.

Reptiles

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Sewer Gator	90	1d10 bash, 12 cut	90	Poor	Moderate	Suspect	Moderate		Grab, Drag, Intense Bite	Target Weak, Close	Fire, Hurt, Meat (placate)

The sewer gator is an reptile that has found shelter in the sewers. Whether actually an alligator or a mutant lizard matters not; its sharp senses and good night vision will ensure it will find prey.

Sewer gators have low aggression and morale, which means that even if they sense you they may not attack you right away, or at all. Should you trigger their predatory senses though, they may move in for a quick kill.

 The bite of a sewer gator is an example of one of the strongest disparities between normal attack and special attack.  Despite doing over 20 melee damage, a bite from a gator will do 36 damage, and negate half a target's armor.  And, unlike most bites, is actually more accurate than their normal attack.  Very deadly.

Megabears

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Elephant Bear	140	2d10 +16 bash, 6 cut	320	Skilled	Passive	Below Average	Insane bash, Moderate cut		Bite, Claw/Roar	Close, Target Weak, Faction Attacked	Hurt, Faction Died, Meat (placate)
Elephant Bear' (Mating)	135	2d18 +8 bash, 4 cut	320	Competent	Passive	Above Average	Insane bash, Moderate cut		Bite, Claw/Roar, Smash	Close, Target Weak, Faction Attacked, Fire, Stalk, Sound	Hurt, Fire, Meat (placate)
Juvenile Elephant Bear	120	2d8 +12 bash, 6 cut	240	Competent	Passive	Suspect	High bash, Moderate cut		Bite	Close, Target Weak, Faction Attacked, Fire	Hurt, Faction Died, Fire, Meat (placate)
Elephant Bear Cub	110	1d6 +6 bash, 4 cut	180	Poor	Passive	Suspect	High bash, Moderate cut		Bite	Target Weak, Faction Attacked, Fire	Hurt, Fire, Close, Faction Attacked (placate), Meat (placate)

Elephant bears, the replacement for standard bears, are giant, tree-sized omnivores that have mutated to cope with the pressure placed on the bear population. Opportunistic and of grumpy demeanor, megabears do not shy from meals and will flee from combat it is losing. In the summer they enter a highly aggressive mating season, sparring with one another and trying to kill the offspring from competitors.

 A Skull helm may be made from the skull of a juvenile megabear, should one be dropped.  It may also be consumed...

Megabears will begin to spawn in the late game.

Bats

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Vampire Bat	170	1d2 bash, 4 cut, 1 bio	25	Competent	Passive	Abysmal	Moderate bash		Shriek, Shriek Stun, Bite	Target Weak, Faction Attacked, Sound, Fire	Close, Sound, Faction Died

Vampire bats, mid to endgame monsters, are weak attackers that swarm in groups to overwhelm weaker prey. With wingspan enough to envelope a medium dog, the vampire bats first locate prey, then stun them with piercing sound, pierce a wound into their flesh, and then lap up the resultant flow, dodging the incoming attacks.

Vampire bats are dangerous should they find a chink in the armor of a player.

Small Wildlife

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Skunk	85	1d2 bash, 2 cut, 1 stab	12	Poor	Passive	Abysmal			Skunk Spray	Faction Died, Hurt	Close, Faction Attacked

Smaller wildlife in the context of the mod implies small, passive wildlife that serves to flavor the game and provide meat and a non-aggressive spawn. While its certainly possible to die or be harangued by these monsters, they are there to make the game more appreciable.

The skunk unfortunately cannot spray its skunk juice at you directly, but upon a successful hit it will inflict the distracting debuff for 5 minutes. It can stack, so multiple hits will extend this time period.

Mutants

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Human Snail	60	1d4 bash, 2 acid	80	Zero	None	Suspect	Moderate bash, High cut	Immune acid	Slime trail, Acid Blood, Acid Spit, Impale	Faction Attacked, Hurt, Faction Died
Twisted Body	110	2d5 bash, 3 cut	60	Skilled	None	Average	Low		Regeneration	Close, Target Hurt, Faction Attacked

Mutants, those once-human-now-eldritch, are actually upgraded versions of their base-game counterparts.

The human snail and the twisted body share an eternal battleground in the core game, locked away in the depths of the Earth fighting one another. Though isolated, their combat is noticeable whenever the player delves into or close to their homes.

The PRM versions still share their enmity and original habitat, however they also spawn in other select locations, allowing them to use their abilities to fight wildlife and NPCs.

The human snail is very dangerous in the tight winding tunnels of their homelands, due to their acidic nature. they can quickly saturate whole areas of defensible land, dealing large amounts of damage to attackers. They are not aggressive naturally, but once hurt or riled up they will attack all potential threats nearby. They will however calm down after a time.

The twisted body is a weak attacker by PRM standards, but with a strong speed and the ability to regenerate lost health they are quite durable. By swarming together, they can overwhelm prepared defenses, and unlike most underground dwellers they have excellent dayvision, relying upon their excellent hearing to guide them in the dark.

Jabberwocks

Variant	Speed	Damage	Health	Dodge	Aggression	Morale	Physical Armor	Special Armor	Special Attacks	Angered By	Fear Of
Jabberwock (upgraded)	140	5d9 bash, 10 cut	600	Skilled	Total	Average	Insane bash, High cut		Claw/Roar, Smash, Fear3, revive

The jabberwock is a fearsome beast loosed upon the world by unknown means. Found roaming the world as early as day 1, jabberwocks are fused amalgamations of flesh, moaning, screaming, and biting at prey which they then consume. The fearsome reputation of the jabberwock often leads players to overestimate its ability, and underestimate the player's chances of survival if faced with one.

The upgraded version of the jabberwock gains the ability to paralyze low intelligence players with fear, as well as the ability to smash foes away from it. While a very strong creature, it is not the strongest in the game in terms of raw power, despite its impressive statline.

 The jabberwock can revive itself if the corpse is not properly disposed of.

PRM Wiki Page Table

Type	---	---	---	---	---	---
Factions	Ants	Doom	Fungus	Insects	Triffids	Wildlife and Mutants	Zombies
Statdump	PRM Radiation	PRM the Conglomerate	Spawn Lists	Evolution/Upgrade Trees	Faction Balance
Locations	Trapdoor Pits	Bumblebee Hives	Doom Structures
Items	PRM Marine Armor	Medicine	PRM: Miscellaneous Items	Recipes