Homebrew Awakened Cat Species Details

Awakened Cats are normal cats that have been granted human-like sentience by magic. Capable of using an innate mage hand like effect, they can interact with the world much like humans can, and despite their small stature can be fearsome warriors.

Awakened Cat Names

Awakened Cats use naming traditions similar to Tabaxi.

Awakened Cat Names: Cloud on the Mountaintop (Cloud), Five Timber (Timber), Jade Shoe (Jade), Left-Handed Hummingbird (Bird), Seven Thundercloud (Thunder), Skirt of Snakes (Snake), Smoking Mirror (Smoke)

Awakened Cat Traits

Your Awakened Cat character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score increases by 1.

Age

Awakened cats live much longer than their normal kin, as the magic used to create them sustains them. they mature as fast as normal cats, but can live to nearly 100 years of age.

Alignment

Tabaxi tend toward chaotic alignments, as they let impulse and fancy guide their decisions. They are rarely evil, with most of them driven by curiosity rather than greed or other dark impulses.

Size

Awakened cats are, well, cats. Your size is Tiny. This means that medium and larger creatures can move through your space and vice versa. however, you must end your movement outside of another creature's space, and so must other creatures with respect to yours.

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. The magic that awakened you also removes the color blindness that cats normally have.

Creature of Magic

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 wield 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.

Cat’s Claws

Because of your claws, you have a climbing speed of 30 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.

Cat’s Talent

You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Languages

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

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