Homebrew Half-Tabaxi Species Details

When I first noticed one, I thought she was simply wearing a bow.  Then I saw her tail followed by her ear twitching as she browsed the wares of a nearby stall.  I know humans will breed with anything, but I had never imagined such a creature before.  She was cute, though.  The stall owner must have thought so as well, based on the discount he gave her.

— Brynn Staldish, Waterdeep shopkeeper.

 

Humans, in their versatility, are known to adapt to all kinds of circumstances. This is even more apparent with the rise of new human-hybrid offspring. Half-tabaxis inherit traits from both parents, but usually one side is more predominant than the other.  Tabaxi dominant offspring may look more like tabaxi but could have human eyes or lack a tail; Human dominant offspring will look human but may have cat ears or a tail.  The combinations are nearly endless. A half-tabaxi seems to retain some of the physical abilities from their catlike parent as well as the flexibility of a human.

Sudden Sightings

It is unknown how long half-tabaxi have existed. Some speculate that this hybrid race has existed for decades and simply decided to live far away from most societies, hidden away from the world's sight. But in recent years more and more were seen walking the streets of larger cities and villages.

Others theorize that people may have encountered one without even noticing, as it is easy for some of them to disguise as humans if they hide their ears under a hood and their tail in their pants.

Part of Two Worlds

While some half-humans feel torn between their heritages, Tabaxis' whimsical nature seems to blend well with Human diversity.  Though physically, half-tabaxi tend to favor one side over the other, most feel comfortable blending into either society.  Tabaxi tend to notice human features of half-tabaxi while humans tend to see the tabaxi features, unless the half-tabaxi takes steps to conceal themselves using various pieces of clothing and disguises.

Half-Tabaxi Names

Half-tabaxi may use either human or tabaxi naming conventions depending largely on the society they grow up in. If a half-tabaxi has a name that is not typically associated with their dominant half, however, it is not uncommon for them to adopt another name that would allow them to more easily blend it with their dominant race.

Half-Tabaxi Traits

Your half-tabaxi character has some qualities in common with tabaxi and some that are unique to half-tabaxi.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Charisma scores increase by 1, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Age

Half-Tabaxi have lifespans equivalent to humans.

Alignment

Half-tabaxis' alignments are more dependent on where they are raised.  Half-tabaxi raised in amongst Tabaxi tend toward chaotic alignments, as Tabaxi are typically impulsive and let fancy guide their decisions, and are rarely evil. Half-tabaxi raised among humans, however, depends largely on their social environment and can be good, evil, or anything inbetween.

Size

Depending on the more dominant side of their heritage, they're either a similar size to most humans or slightly taller and leaner. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 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 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 Talent

Due to your tabaxi heritage, you gain proficiency in either Perception or Stealth.

Skill Versatility

Due to your human heritage, you gain proficiency in  two skills of your choice.

Languages

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