Homebrew Gabaxi Species Details
Gabaxi are not unlike Tabaxi in appearance and demeanor, though they may not necessarily be related.
Native to the Celestial plane known as The Beast Lands, Gabaxi focus more on graceful movement and maintaining their sense of place and boundary than their skinnier, speedier "cousins." They go where they like and do not allow others to remove them unless they permit it. More tigers than housecats, they have also long enjoyed bathing in the cool shimmering pools of their native plane, and have developed an ability to swim and an enjoyment of water beyond the stereotypical feline distaste for being wet.
In Exandria, it is said that Gabaxi once served The Observer as her angels, as Kenku once served The Raven Queen.
Gabaxi Traits
Your gabaxi character has the following racial traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
Gabaxi have lifespans equivalent to humans.
Size
Gabaxi are taller on average than humans and relatively slender. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
You have a climbing speed and a swimming speed of 20 feet.
Darkvision
You have a cat’s keen senses, especially in the dark. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Feline Mass Shift
Gabaxi have the ability to shift their mass back and forth between The Beast Lands and themselves. You can use your reaction to briefly increase your mass to automatically succeed against attacks or effects that can knock you prone or force involuntary movement.
Additionally, you can use your reaction while falling in order to ignore 50 feet of falling damage.
Foot Fangs
Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
You have advantage on opportunity attacks using these natural weapons. Additionally, other creatures provoke an opportunity attack from you when they enter the reach you have with these natural weapons.
Unimpressed
You have proficiency in the Perception and Intimidation skills.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Celestial.
Tressym's Grace
While Gabaxi cannot fly, their mass-shifting and their close relationship with angels and other flying Celestials makes them very nimble.
Your long jump is up to 25 feet and your high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
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