Homebrew Pure Tabaxi Species Details

Wherever your adventure takes place, the tabaxi always comes from somewhere far away. They’re meant to be wanderers, visiting the here and now out of curiosity and wanderlust. Tabaxi life in their distant homeland is tribalistic and simple, where they are content with their patron deity, _____. However, their god blesses them within innate curious nature that compels them to explore. Tabaxi you meet along your adventures are all essentially on a walkabout, following their curiosity to wherever it takes them.

Tabaxi put a lot of emphasis on stories. They appreciate gold and trinkets as much as the next race, but what they’re really after is the stories. The story of the daring dungeon delving is far more important than the actual treasure at the dungeon’s end. This is where a lot of their chaotic nature comes in, as they’ll likely be up for anything if they think it’ll make for an exciting adventure. 

Tabaxi curiosity can come in a lot of forms, and that gives you a plethora of character options and easy introductions into campaign settings. Tabaxi has strong but fleeting obsessions that can easily line up with the next leg of the adventure. Is the adventure about fighting a demon lord? Boom, your new tabaxi character has become obsessed with fiends. Is the adventure about recovering a long-lost relic? Guess what’s your tabaxi’s greatest fixation.   

Pure Tabaxi Traits

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Strength score increases by 2.

Ability Score Increase

Dexterity +2 & Strength +2 & Climbing Speed (30ft)

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 Agility

Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Proficiency Stealth

Proficiency Stealth

Cat Claws

For every unarmed strike, the Tabaxi deals an extra D6 of Slashing damage.