Homebrew Cat Person Species Details

Tabaxi are a unique and enigmatic race in the world of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), known for their feline-like characteristics and a deep connection to their feral instincts. Here's a detailed description of Tabaxi:

Physical Features:

• Catlike Appearance: Tabaxi resemble humanoid felines, with slender and graceful bodies. They have fur-covered skin that ranges in color from traditional cat patterns like calico, tabby, or siamese, to more exotic hues like blue or green. Their fur is soft and often marked with stripes, spots, or mottling, mimicking the appearance of various real-world feline species.

• Eyes: Tabaxi have cat-like eyes, which can be a wide array of colors, including bright greens, blues, or golds. Their eyes are often striking and reflective, just like a cat's, adding to their mysterious and alluring appearance.

• Facial Features: Their facial features are feline in nature, with pointed ears, a nose that's more like a cat's snout, and sharp retractable claws on their fingers and toes.

Lifestyle and Culture:

• Wanderers: Tabaxi are known for their wanderlust and curiosity. They are nomadic by nature, with a penchant for exploration and adventure. This insatiable curiosity often leads them to become adventurers, seeking knowledge, treasure, or thrilling experiences.

• Quick Reflexes: Their catlike reflexes and agility make them adept at tasks that require finesse, such as acrobatics and thievery. This, along with their natural climbing abilities, makes them skilled rogues and agile fighters.

• Connection to Nature: While they are curious and love the thrill of adventure, Tabaxi also maintain a deep connection with the natural world. They often have reverence for the moon and stars and are known to revere deities associated with feline attributes.

Personality:

• Impulsive and Playful: Tabaxi have a tendency to act on impulse and are often driven by their emotions, much like actual cats. They can be playful and inquisitive one moment, and aloof and distant the next.

• Free Spirits: They value their personal freedom and independence, and they are unlikely to conform to societal norms or traditions.

• Adaptive: Tabaxi are highly adaptable, which allows them to excel in various environments and situations. Their versatility can be an asset when dealing with unexpected challenges.

Cat Person Traits

Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and Charisma by 1.

Age

Tabaxi have lifespans equivalent to humans.

Cat's Talent

You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Size

 Tabaxi are taller on average than humans and relatively slender. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, 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.

Feline Agility

Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Cat's Claws

Because of your claws, you have a climbing speed of 20 feet. In addition, 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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.