Homebrew Cat Species Details

The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family. A cat can either be a house cat, a farm cat or a feral cat; the latter ranges freely and avoids human contact. Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt pests such as rodents. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.

The cat is similar in anatomy to the other felid species: it has a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp teeth and retractable claws adapted to killing small prey. Its night vision and sense of smell are well developed. Cat communication includes vocalizations like meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting as well as cat-specific body language. It is a solitary hunter but a social species. It can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small mammals. It is a predator that is most active at dawn and dusk.

Cat Traits

Cats are awesome which is reflected in their racial traits. The traits are mechanically based on the half-elf.

Catastrophic strength

Cat's are small and not very strong. Your strength is 3.

Nine lives

Cars are hard to kill. When you have 0 hit point, suffering a critical hit or rolling 1 on a death save will cause 1 death save fail.

Land on your paws

Cats can survive falling from great heights and are known to land on their paws. Roll a dexterity check to avoid falling damage. Difficulty is 1 for every 5 ft. travelled.

Smells good

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

Catfight

Unarmed strike deals 1 piercing damage.

Categorised Ability Scores

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Catabolic Aging

The average lifespan of cats is about seven years for feral cats and between 10  and 15 years for civilised cats.

Alignment

The social behavior of the domestic cat ranges from widely dispersed individuals to feral cat colonies that gather around a food source, based on groups of co-operating females. Within such groups, one cat is usually dominant over the others. However, some pet cats are poorly socialized. In particular, older cats show aggressiveness towards newly arrived kittens, which include biting and scratching; this type of behavior is known as feline asocial aggression.

Size

Cats are tiny creatures.

Cat burglar

Your base walking speed is 40 feet and you have a climbing speed of 30.

Catoptric vision

You can see in darkness (shades of gray) up to 60 ft.

Catalogue of skills

You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.

Cat got your tongue

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