Homebrew Awakened Cat Species Details
Awakened Cat Race Details
Awakened cats are a strange phenomenon among the races within the forgotten realms. Physically, they appear like normal cats, because in a way, they are. The truth behind them is buried deep within the mind.
Arcane Origins:
Awakened cats are products of magic, some are products of a misfired Find Familiar spell or are spirits possessing a cat's body. For the origin of your awakening, you may choose an origin from the options below or make your own.
- A spellcaster cast the Find Familiar spell and something went awry, and you were altered by the magical surge.
- You are a spirit or a god trapped in the body of a cat, allowing you to use certain magical abilities.
- You were once an Archmage, now reincarnated in this form, granting you magical power.
- You were a normal cat until a powerful Fey enchanted you, causing your awakening.
- You are the result of illegal magical experimentation with lesser beasts.
- You are a normal person who was transformed into the form of a cat by a curse or some other magic beyond your own doing.
Awakened Cat Traits
Your Awakened Cat gained the following traits:Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity is increased by 2 and your Charisma is increased by 1.
Age
Awakened Cats reach maturity at age 1 but can live up to 20 years but rarely do so.
Size
Awakened cats are the same size as normal cats, being 9 to 10 inches tall and 1 foot to 18 inches long and can weigh between 7 and 12 pounds. Your size is Tiny.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 40 and you have a climbing speed of 30.
Darkvision
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.
Telekinetic
The magic within you manifests in the ability to use objects where other cats cannot.
You learn the Mage Hand cantrip. You can cast it without verbal or somatic components, and you can make the spectral hand invisible. If you already know this spell, its range increases by 30 feet when you cast it. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence. If you are a spellcasting class, you may use your class's spellcasting ability instead. Additionally, you can use this mage hand to use objects as if you were using it, such as a magic item that the spell would not be able to use under normal rules.
Telepathic
Cat's cannot speak common. However, the magic within you has given you the ability to communicate in another way. You can telepathically speak to any creature within 60 feet of you. Your telepathic utterances are in a language you know, and the creature understands you only if it knows that language. Your communication doesn't give the creature the ability to respond to you telepathically.
Keen Smell
You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Feline proficiencies
As a cat, you gain Proficiency in Perception and Stealth.
Fur and claws
All Awakened Cats have claws that are natural weapons, which they can use to make unarmed strikes. This type of unarmed strike uses your dexterity modifier, and deals 1d4+dex mod in Slashing damage.
Languages
You understand Common and one other language but can only speak them with your Telepathic Trait.
Awakened cats gain a unique language known as Feline Common. Feline common is a variant of Primordial, spoken by members of the feline family. All members of the cat family speak this, however, any player race that is feline(Tabaxi, Lionin) must make a DC 15 Intelligence(History) check in order to understand the language when they hear it. Awakened Cats are able to understand and speak Feline Common.
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