Quote Originally Posted by ghost_warlock View Post
I grew up in the rural midwest U.S. I've been clearing rats that size out of the corn crib since I was 12 years old. Obviously, a giant rat is an appropriate encounter for an adolescent commoner, not a 1st-level adventurer.

Seriously, though, a 50lb. rat is a capybara. NOT SCARY.
This is also not a Dire Rat in any shape or form.

First, we have to determine what a medium sized quadroped is.
I would go for this.
Then, we need the rat. I would go for this.

Combine.

THATS a Dire Rat. Now tell me such a creature isn't worth the AC 13, 5 HP, attack +2 1d6+2 damage it gets in Next.
If anything, Dire Rats are underpowered in Next.