Homebrew Awakened Cat Species Details

Awakened Cats are forever removed from their animalistic life but are still driven by many of their old instincts and experiences. An Awakened Cat would think nothing of consuming the meat of a fallen foe. They have little need or want for most possessions, though all tend to have a few special items they guard fiercely. They have a tendency toward solitude but will happily join in with a party for warmth, shelter, and easy meals. The promise of a warm lap and generous scratching behind the ears is good incentive as well. Plus, they tend to enjoy surprising people (especially children) by speaking when their counterparts assume they can't.

Awakened Cat Traits

Awakened Cat Traits

Magic of the Feline

Awakened cats all look like normal house cats. However, each Awakened Cat has a gem hidden somewhere on their furry bodies that holds their life force and keeps them from becoming a regular cat. If this gem is destroyed, they become a normal cat and loose any and all abilities they may have had when they were sentinent. If this gem is reconstructed in any way, such as by the mending cantrip, the cat will regain all of the abilities it lost.

Fur And Claw

Awakened Cats deal slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage when they score a hit using an unarmed strike.

Quadreped Frame

While not wearing armor, your Armor Class is equal to 11 + your character's Dexterity modifier. Additionally, armor costs double to be made for you, due to your unusual body shape.

Creatures of Magic

An Awakened cat is a being created and sustained in part by a magic gem called a soulstone. Any effect that suppresses magic returns an Awakened cat to her former state and temporarily strips away their conscious thought. This can be averted with a successful Charisma saving throw of DC 10 + the spell slot's level used to remove the Awakened Cat's intellect. Should they leave the area of effect or its duration expire, they awaken with no memory of the time while under the antimagic’s infuence. Additionally, due to the magic of the soulstone, an Awakened Cat can use Mage Hand as per the spell, with the following effects:

  • You may use this spell to perform finer functions that normally require hands, such as lifting a mug and taking a drink and writing a letter.
  • You also may use Mage Hand to weild a one-handed weapon. However, you cannot use this ability to extend the range of your weapon attack beyond five feet of your person. Additionally, two-handed and heavy weapons are too bulky and fail to be lifted if an Awakened Cat attempts to manipulate them with this spell, as well as any item weighing heavier than ten pounds.

Darkvision

An Awakened cat has darkvision out to a range of 60'.

Feline Grace

Awakened cats have proficiency in the acrobatics skill.

Nine lives

As a reaction, an awakened cat can negate all damage from a fall. This ability can only be used once before requiring a long rest.

Languages

An Awakened Cat can speak, read, and write Common. Additionally, Awakened Cats can communicate with other felines in their own language, as if under a continous speak with animals spell.

Abilitiy Score Increase:

Awakened cats increase their Dexterity scores by 2 and their Wisdom scores by 1.

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