Homebrew Nekomata Species Details

Nekomata Appearance

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The Nekomata typically are slendered and muscled tightly, with the movements of the ligaments and muscles visible under the skin of a stretching Nekomata. Their eyes are large and round, and are often green or gold, but there are even other colors like red and blue. The hair on their heads is usually light and thick. Most of them wear it short, and lesser cats wear their hair in rounded knots just behind their ears. A Nekomata’s ears are higher on its head than most humanoids and are situated on a variety of muscles that cause them to constantly twitch or bob about. They have quite large round eyes, some would say disturbingly so.

Typical Nekomata clothing consists of a simple silk jacket and breeches with wooden sandals. On special occasions, they may dress in a kimono.

Nekomata Personality

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Though they vary widely, Nekomata have a few predictable behavioral aspects. They like jewelry, fancy clothes, and just about anything with an artistic. Most Nekomata are usually quiet, unless around other Feline creatures, saying only what is necessary. A group of them, however, will talk for great length about any number of subjects, trading information and ideas or knowledge uncovered. All Nekomata have an intense affinity for the arts of necromancy, and can even sense the pale aura of death to a degree, and enjoy learning new ways to combat or control the undead.

Nekomata Traits

While creating a Nekomata, you can choose one of the two subraces:

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Nekomata reach maturity at the same time as the humans, but their life span is about 180 years.

Alignement

Nekomata usually are chaotic, as most of the time they don't follow laws.

Size

Your Size, in your humanoid form, cannot be lower than 4 feet and 5 inches, or higher than 6 feet and 1 inches. Your size is medium.

Darkvision

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.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You have a climbing speed of 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.

Cat’s Talent

You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Claws

You have claws that you can extend and retract easily, you are proficent in using it and they deal 1d4+[dex mod] slashing damage.

Change Form

You can transform between your true cat form and human form at will as an bonus action. This ability functions as Wild Shape with the following exceptions:

You may speak as normal.

When you transform, you retain your existing hit points and damage instead of assuming the beast’s hit points. You gain the Physcial stats of the cat (Str and Dex), however you retain your mental stats (Wis, Int and Cha) as well as your con, you also retain your profiency bonus.

If you are reduced to 0 hitpoints while in your cat form you remain in that form.