====== Black Cat ======

{{ rpd:images:blackcat_sprite.png|Black Cat }}

==== Description ====
The Black Cat is a neutral [[en:rpd:npc|NPC]] found in the [[en:rpd:fortuneteller_npc|Fortune Teller]]'s house in [[en:rpd:town_level|Town]]. It behaves like a regular cat, wandering around and occasionally making cat-like sounds. The cat is friendly and can be interacted with by petting it.

==== Stats ====
  * **HP**: 10
  * **Defense Skill**: 3
  * **Attack Skill**: 8
  * **Damage**: 1-4
  * **Damage Reduction (DR)**: 1
  * **Experience for Kill**: 2
  * **Maximum Level**: 4
  * **Attack Delay**: 1.0
  * **Base Speed**: 1.0
  * **Fraction**: NEUTRAL
  * **Friendly**: true
  * **Immortal**: true (cannot be killed normally, but death curse triggers on scripted death)

==== Behavior ====
  * **AI Actions**: Seeks out edible food items to eat (Fried Fish, Chargrilled Meat)
  * **Raw Food Conversion**: Will cook raw food items (Mystery Meat, Raw Fish) using Wand of Firebolt when adjacent
  * **Disgusting Food**: When finding rotten food (Rotten Ration, Rotten Pasty, Rotten Pumpkin Pie, Rotten Fish), may summon a Rat to deal with it
  * **Movement**: Wanders around looking for food items; can blink to reach food
  * **AI Status**: "This cat is doing ordinary cat things"

==== Interaction ====
  * Players can interact with the Black Cat by petting it (action: "pet")
  * When pet, the cat will make a random sound: "Prrrrrrr", "Meow...", or "Meow!"
  * When approached by the player, the cat will sleep and make a sound

==== Special Properties ====
  * **Death Curse**: When the Black Cat dies, it reduces the player's Strength by 1 (minimum of 1)
  * **Curse Visual**: Reduces strength with a shadow particle effect and shows red "Strength -1" status
  * **Sound Effect**: Plays a "cursed" sound when dying

==== Location ====
  * Found in the Fortune Teller's house in town (Fortune level)
  * May wander within the house but generally stays in the room with the Fortune Teller

==== Notes ====
  * Despite being called "Black" Cat, its actual color may vary based on sprite
  * The cat represents a common Pixel Dungeon reference - black cats were traditionally thought to bring bad luck
  * The cat has a gender of feminine in most localizations

==== Content Verification ====
  * Information source: Lua Script (scripts/npc/BlackCat.lua and scripts/ai/BlackCat.lua)
  * Behavior and mechanics: Extracted directly from Lua code
  * Mob configuration: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/mobsDesc/BlackCat.json|BlackCat.json]]
  * String resources: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/res/values/strings_all.xml#L252-L259|BlackCat strings]]
  * Entity kind: blackcat (via getEntityKind() returning simple class name)
  * Machine-readable data: [[mr:blackcat_npc|mr:blackcat_npc]]
  * Last updated: Based on Remixed Dungeon source code analysis

==== Code References ====
  * NPC interaction and death effects: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/scripts/npc/BlackCat.lua|BlackCat.lua NPC]]
  * AI behavior patterns and food seeking: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/scripts/ai/BlackCat.lua|BlackCat AI]]
  * Mob configuration: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/mobsDesc/BlackCat.json|BlackCat.json]]
  * String resources: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/res/values/strings_all.xml#L252-L259|BlackCat strings]]

==== See Also ====
  * [[en:rpd:fortuneteller_npc|Fortune Teller]]
  * [[en:rpd:town_level|Town Level]]

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