Monster Parts
All monsters can have specifically assigned body parts that affect some skills, familiars, one combat item, and the hit messages of one weapon.
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Skills & Items Affecting Body Parts
- Hogtie is available from the Cow Puncher skill list in Avatar of West of Loathing, and only works against creatures with legs.
- El Vibrato restraints only work against creatures with arms.
All three of the skills below are only available with the Mutant Couture.
- Strangle can be used against creatures with heads.
- Disarm can be used against creatures with arms.
- Entangle can be used against creatures with legs.
Reanimated Reanimator
The Reanimated Reanimator can collect the following body parts:
In addition, the Reanimator can collect weird body parts by default, which can occur even if the monster has no body parts defined.
Parts in Game Messages
Monster parts are also used in combat messages generated by several different sources.
Adorable Seal Larva
The Adorable Seal Larva's primary combat message uses Monster Part.
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Adventurous Spelunker
One of the Adventurous Spelunker's combat messages uses Monster Part.
Drills
Drill-type weapons, including the battery-powered drill and high-temperature mining drill, have a regular hit message that identifies a random monster part:
Electronics kit
The use message of the electronics kit use a Monster Part.
Extract
Messages generated by Extract use a Monster Part.
Hammer Smash
Using the Path of the Plumber combat skill Hammer Smash identifies a random monster part:
Left-Hand Man
One of the Left-Hand Man's combat messages uses a Monster Part.
Little Mouse Skull Buddy
The Little Mouse Skull Buddy has a combat message that identifies a random monster part:
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The cute little floating mouse skull nibbles at your opponent's <monster part>, dealing X damage. |
Rabid Dogwood
The outdoor Rabid Dogwood from The Florist Friar's Cottage has a message that identifies a random monster part:
Shoot
Using the Avatar of West of Loathing combat skill Shoot identifies a random monster part:
Stream of Sauce
One of the messages generated by Stream of Sauce uses Monster Part.
Small Golem
The small golem in its combat message can identify any body part possessed by the creature.
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Your little golem punches your foe in the <monster part> for X damage. Adorable! |
Ultrasonic Ululations
The message generated by Ultrasonic Ululations identifies a random monster part:
Unleash Terra Cotta Army
Some of the Unleash Terra Cotta Army soldiers identify a random monster part:



Utensil Twist
One of the normal messages generated by Utensil Twist identifies a random monster part: