Homebrew Cat Species Details

Commonly kept as a house pet to hunt vermin, Cats are tiny and versatile creatures with pointy ears, fur, a snout, a tail, and claws

Cats are natural-born predators and have developed very good eyesight to hunt prey. Due to their small stature, they typically hunt at night to avoid being spotted and opt for sneak attacks. Cats typically live in the homes of other creatures or in forests where they live in the wild.

Your Cat character might be less intelligent than other creatures, but some have learned to be clever in their own ways.

Creating Your Character

If you create a Cat character, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Ability Score Increases

Your Dexterity score increases by 3, and your Charisma score increases by 2. Your Strength score decreases by 2, and your Constitution score decreases by 2.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character.

Creature Type

Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identify the type of creature they are. Unlike most player characters, cats are of the Beast type. Creature types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways.

Life Span

Cats typically live for about 7 years in the wild, and on average 14 years when being well kept. Cats reach maturity after 6 months and become elderly after 6 years.

Height and Weight

Player characters, including cats, typically fall into the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Cat Traits

You have the following racial traits.

Creature Type

You are a Beast.

Size

You are Tiny.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet, Your climbing speed is 10 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your hunting background, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Catnap

The time it takes for you to complete a short rest is halved. (Your short rest takes 30 minutes instead of 1 hour)

Cat-Like Reflexes

Due to your small stature and speed, you are very good at reacting to dangers. You gain Advantage on dexterity saving throws.

Keen Hearing

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.

Natural Claws

You have sharp claws you can use to draw blood and attack other creatures or objects. These claws are a Finesse weapon you have Proficiency with.  A creature attacked with the claws takes 1d4 slashing damage.