So, I captured the big rat and removed his mask, but I’m at a genuine loss for what to do. I don’t feel like turning the thing in to the authorities, and it seems that killing him and keeping him alive give you the same reward, but releasing him will take away all of you "concerned about ratly matters" quality.
If I keep him alive, is there anything that will involve him in the future? Or will this be the end of his mentions?
You get this permanent storylet in your lodging if you let him go but I don’t think there is anything else that changes
http://fallenlondon.wikia.com/wiki/Alliance_with_the_Big_Rat
He can be useful for grinding Casing and Running Battle, if the need arises.
I have a similar question, but what about the Albino rat which requires to kill him or hand him to the constables? From what I see on the wiki, it offers some help in the Iron Republic.
As it’s more relevant here, can someone PM with the Fate-locked options regarding the Albino rat? Any extra piece of information would be appreciated!
Cheers!
EDIT: Regarding the Fate options I am not talking about the one that resets your Big rat battle nor the one that, most certain, gets your disgraced rat back. I’m interesting in Stealth Watch Repair card and any other options that may use the white rat. :D
edited by Skinnyman on 6/13/2016
He is also pretty much the only reliable source for Dark Dewed Cherries.
Capering Relicker -> ‘A droll pastime’ is a recurring way to obtain it. 60% chance, and the opportunity card shows up often enough over time that you probably won’t feel a need to go out of your way to farm cherries.
Or, at least, the 101 cherries that I currently have aren’t going to vanish anytime soon. :-)
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Late to the party, but I am now at the point where the Big Rat is captured, I’m thinking of allying with it but yet still getting a lil’ bit of the ‘Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns’ vanity quality.
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When ambushing the Big Rat, capture it instead of killing it.
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Wait until ‘The Departed’ card appears in your deck. It’s a rare card, might take a while.
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Have the Ratskin Suit and the Working Rat (not sure if you need to equip them, but I did). The Sartorial Squeamishness card will appear soon.
Once the above three conditions are met, first head over to the Flit and choose the last option ‘What good would extermination do?’ to ally with the Big Rat. This reduces your ‘Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns’ to zero, but it’s okay because you didn’t have any to begin with. (That’s why the ‘Sartorial squeamishness’ card appeared).
Next, ‘Sartorial squeamishness’. Assure the rat. Raises ‘Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns’ to 1.
‘The Departed’ is probably optional, but I like the idea of doing it at the same time with the previous Rat stories and also bumping ‘Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns’ a bit more.
I am still undecided about Albino Rat vs Big Rat. My lab has already been fully staffed without the Albino Rat, and the Albino Rat provides an opportunity to buy the Disgraced Rattus Faber Chief with Fate. Having the Big Rat thing at my Lodgings makes me feel… dirty. 