Neutral (Evil) Small Monster
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
SURPRISE: 33% — Others +17%
SENSES: infravision
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 3"
HIT DICE: 2 (hp 9)
% IN LAIR: 35%
TREASURE TYPE: see desc
THAC0: 16
MELEE: 2 appendages (1 point each) and 2 appendages (iterative; 1 point each) and 2 appendages (iterative; 1 point each)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: multi-attack/2 - Hits As: normal
SPECIAL DEFENSES: none
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Low
MORALE: +10%
SAVES: Poison 14, Petrify 15, Wand 16, Breath 17, Spell 17
LEVEL: II (XP 36 + 2 per hp)
Also known as the sinewy mugger, the kampfult originally inhabited thick woodlands where it disguised its rope-like body among vines and creepers. Unsuspecting prey would then be entrapped as the kampfult looped its coils of vine-like appendages around the victim, crushing and strangling it to death.
Actively hunted down by humans, the few remaining monsters of this kind are now typically found in ruins or dungeons. There, appearing to be ropes or a net, the monster surprises the unwary. The monster will hold or pull in its appendages in order to disguise itself.
Several creatures can be attacked at the same time.
Once hit by an appendage, the victim cannot escape until the kampfult is slain.
A kampfult has 6 attack appendages of about 6 feet in length and 6 movement appendages of 1 foot in length. These are spaced along its slightly thicker body segment, which is a trunk of about 4 feet in length.
Only the central section of the creature can be harmed.