Kamadan (Hack'EM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: similar info, paragraphing

2026-01-01T21:14:14Z

similar info, paragraphing

Umbire the Phantom: poly + move catnip note

2026-01-01T20:43:39Z

poly + move catnip note

Umbire the Phantom: nohell

2026-01-01T20:20:38Z

nohell

Umbire the Phantom: create - the only real differences are the difficulty change and the sleep resistance gain which is owed more to mechanics, but that's enough to change its role as a threat

2026-01-01T20:20:09Z

create - the only real differences are the difficulty change and the sleep resistance gain which is owed more to mechanics, but that's enough to change its role as a threat

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{{ monster
|name=kamadan
|difficulty=13
|level=4
|experience=>
|speed=12
|AC=4
|MR=0
|align=-3
|frequency=1
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=[[Breath]] 1d6 [[sleep]], [[Bite attack|bite]] 1d3 [[Physical damage|physical]], bite 1d3 physical, bite 1d3 physical
|resistances conveyed=[[sleep resistance]] (+8%)
|resistances=[[sleep resistance]]
|attributes={{attributes|A kamadan|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1|nohell=1}}
|size=Large
|nutr=400
|weight=750
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/HackEM/blob/48a6f7e97cf81d81127739847df7366fb12e76e8/src/monst.c#L978 Hack'EM 1.3.2 - src/monst.c, line 978]
}}
{{for|the monster in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|kamadan (SLASH'EM)}}
{{for|the monster in Hack'EM|kamadan (Hack'EM)}}
A '''kamadan''', {{monsym|kamadan}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The kamadan is a large and [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] and is near-identical to [[Kamadan (SLASH'EM)|its appearance]] in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, though its [[monster difficulty]] is much higher at 13 (compared to 7). A [[pinch of catnip]] [[thrown]] at a kamadan will render them [[tame]] and [[confuse]] them—a [[hero]] eating catnip while in the form of a kamadan will be [[confused]] for 2d8 (more) turns.

A kamadan has a [[sleep]]-inducing [[breath]] weapon and three [[bite attack]]s, and possesses [[sleep resistance]].

[[Eating]] a kamadan [[corpse]] or [[tin]] grants +8% [[Partial intrinsic|additional sleep resistance]].

==Generation==
Randomly-generated kamadans are always created hostile.

==Strategy==
Unlike in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, kamadans are not as likely to make early appearances and [[YASD|end promising runs]] due to their higher difficulty rating—this gives a hero time to raise their intrinsic sleep resistance before potentially encountering one. Their base level is also the same as in those variants, though their HP may not be as low.

Kamadans can be easily handled by [[Monk/Hack'EM|Monks]], as well as heroes that are [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Vampire (starting race in Hack'EM)|vampires]] or [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]]—other heroes that can spot a kamadan ahead of time will want to lure it close or try to enter melee-range while avoiding its sleeping gas, then defeat it using their best weapons.

==Origin==
The kamadan is a creature that originates from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where it makes its debut in the 1981 ''Fiend Folio'' for 1st Edition ''AD&D''. The kamadan is depicted as an animal that heavily resembles a leopard with multiple snakes sprouting from its shoulders: the number of snakes varies from four to seven initially, with their bites not being poisonous; later editions solidify the number to six and give the snake heads venomous bites.

Kamadans dwell in the jungles of Chult and hunt either alone or in mated pairs, using their sleeping gas breath weapon to render prey unconscious before moving in for the kill. Though the kamadan is originally portrayed as a relative of the displacer beast in its initial description, they have since been depicted in later editions as having coincidental similarities at best, which is a change reflected within some forms of in-universe commentary—kamadans themselves are known to despise displacer beasts and attack them on sight.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
The kamadan is a greatly feared hunter that resembles a large leopard with six snakes sprouting from its shoulders. Sages believe it is a distant relative of the displacer beast, though how it came to be is still a matter for speculation.
|[ Creature Catalog by Scott Greene ]
}}
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 ==Strategy==
-Unlike in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, kamadans are not as likely to make early appearances and [[YASD|end promising runs]] due to their higher difficulty rating&mdash;this gives a hero time to raise their intrinsic sleep resistance before potentially encountering one. Their base level is also the same as in those variants, though their HP may not be as low.
+Unlike in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, kamadans are not as likely to make early appearances and [[YASD|end promising runs]] due to their higher difficulty rating&mdash;this gives a hero time to raise their intrinsic sleep resistance before potentially encountering one. Their base level is also the same as in those variants, though their HP may not be as low. Kamadans can be more easily handled by [[Monk/Hack'EM|Monks]], as well as heroes that are [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Vampire (starting race in Hack'EM)|vampires]] or [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]].
-Kamadans can be easily handled by [[Monk/Hack'EM|Monks]], as well as heroes that are [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Vampire (starting race in Hack'EM)|vampires]] or [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]]&mdash;other heroes that can spot a kamadan ahead of time will want to lure it close or try to enter melee-range while avoiding its sleeping gas, then defeat it using their best weapons.
+Similar to SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]] heroes can also deal with kamadans by polymorphing into elven monsters such as [[Grey-elves]], and can also take the form of a kamadan to gain a major advantage against other nasty early-game monsters using their sleep gas and multiple attacks (though they cannot wear any armor in this form). Likewise, other heroes that lack sufficient resistance or [[reflection]] and can spot a kamadan ahead of time will want to lure it close or try to enter melee-range while avoiding its sleeping gas before using their best weapons.
 ==Origin==

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 {{for|the monster in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|kamadan (SLASH'EM)}}
-{{for|the monster in Hack'EM|kamadan (Hack'EM)}}
+A '''kamadan''', {{monsym|kamadan}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The kamadan is a large and [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] and is near-identical to [[Kamadan (SLASH'EM)|its appearance]] in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, though its [[monster difficulty]] is much higher at 13 (compared to 7 in those variants). A [[pinch of catnip]] [[thrown]] at a kamadan will render them [[tame]] and [[confuse]] them.
 A kamadan has a [[sleep]]-inducing [[breath]] weapon and three [[bite attack]]s, and possesses [[sleep resistance]].
 [[Eating]] a kamadan [[corpse]] or [[tin]] grants +8% [[Partial intrinsic|additional sleep resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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   |difficulty=13
   |level=4
-  |experience=><!--48 in SLASH'EM-->
+  |experience=?<!--48 in SLASH'EM-->
   |speed=12
   |AC=4
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 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated kamadans are always created hostile.
+Randomly-generated kamadans are always created hostile, and will not normally appear in [[Gehennom (Hack'EM)|Gehennom]].
 ==Strategy==