Homebrew Catboy Species Details

I saw a catboy once, at a cafe in the city. He was one of the waitstaff. Though he poured tea and served drinks, he was dressed in a short black and white maid's dress, with a ruffled satin bonnet on his head. Were it not for the ears and tail, I might have mistaken him for a human.

— Ladrel Calligan, city clerk

Perhaps descended offspring of human and tabaxi, or created in the image of the divine, catboys are mostly human-looking, aside from their noticeably feline whiskers, cat ears and tail. They may only partially or entirely be covered in fur. They can often be found simping for some e-girl or perhaps being cute uwu smol beans. They are sociable and kind, generally looking for friendship and guidance or to lend a helping paw. Despite being called cat "boys," they can be of any age and gender.

Sociable Explorers

Catboys can be found anywhere in the world, though occasionally a few will gather in small groups, they often spread far and wide across the realms. While most are human, there have been legends of catboys emerging within any number of other races.

Some individuals go through rites to achieve catboy status, though the details of such practices are lost to all except those who have successfully attained the transformation. These are secrets catboys do not divulge to outsiders, for fear of incels devaluing the integrity of their creed. Catboys are generally nice, though are known to be adorably mischievous at times. The goal of the catboy is to provide fanservice to those around who have shown their hearts to be true.

Curious Wanderers

As their feline nature would suggest, catboys are generally cunning and clever. While many use their skills and charm to excel in service positions, some apply their cat-like reflexes to more hands-on pursuits, working as spies and bodyguards.

Others turn to less scrupulous means, becoming cat burglars and stealing whatever strikes the moment's fancy while doing that puss-in-boots charm thing to avoid any repercussions for their actions. Often focused on the short term, catboys are generally looking to have a good time for them and their friends.

Catboys generally turn their attention toward fun and flirty means of living, and while not all are concerned with accruing large sums of wealth, many pursue a life of leisure and comfort. 

Devoted Allies

Curiosity sends many catboys wandering far and wide, though many do not turn toward adventuring. Catboys who seek a safer path to satisfy their curiosity often settle into a genteel life alongside some aristocrat or catering to the whims of the members of high society.

Settling in cafes or sprawling across a chaise lounge in an upscale keep, catboys make themselves comfortable in the finest fashion. They often exchange stories and tales with those around them and make whatever home in which they are currently taking up residence a hospitable one.

Though respectable beings, they will not tolerate kindly those who seek ill will on them or their friends and will respond severely to protect their loved ones. Many organize with friends, catboy and otherwise, through the use of discord servers.

That Paw Thing

 They do that paw thing where they make a cute face and put their hand up, you know, like "nyah :3c"

Catboy Names

Catboys generally take up the names of whatever culture they are born into, though they may have an additional username/gamertag in addition to their display name. 

The following list of sample catboy names includes possible usernames/gamertags in parenthesis.

Catboy Names: Matt (420xx69), Chris (CHR1S), Jayden (Jdn133), Aaron (RedGenie), Jordan (ThunderStryke), Drew (DrewOnArrival), Tyler (8Hexate)

Catboy Personality

A catboy might have motivations and quirks much different from a dwarf or an elf with a similar background. You can use the following tables to customize your character in addition to the trait, ideal, bond, and flaw from your background.

The Catboy Quirk table can help hone your character’s goals. For extra fun, roll a new result every few days that pass in the campaign to reflect your ever-changing curiosity.

Catboy Quirk

d8	Quirk
1	You drink exclusively milk from a bowl
2	You respond to all yes or no questions with either "meow" or "nyah"
3	You actively say "OwO what's this?" as often as possible
4	You insist on only eating wet food, and screaming loudly if offered anything else
5	You lick the backs of my paws often
6	You slowly push items off one by one from any nearby table or shelf while holding eye contact with the owner
7	You climb higher into a tree or other tall surface than you feel you can safely dismount
8	You play with any loose string, rope, or similar object when given the slightest opportunity

 

Catboy Traits

Your catboy character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Catboys have lifespans equivalent to humans.

Alignment

Catboys tend toward chaotic alignments, as they can be fickle and fleeting, though their cuteness comes from their paw-pensity for good. They are rarely evil and generally only do so to appeal to a um, specific demographic...

Size

Catboys are roughly the same size as humans. 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 Loyalty

Your feline agility allows you to jump into action to save your friends. When an ally of yours is the target of an attack, you may spend your reaction to move up to twice your speed towards them. If you end this movement within 5 feet of the target, the attack targets you instead of your ally, and the attack roll is made with disadvantage. Once you use this ability, you may not use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Retractable Claws

Because of your retractable claws, you have a climbing speed of 20 feet. In addition, your retractable 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.

Boyish Charm

You have proficiency in the Persuasion and Performance skills.

Languages

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