Homebrew Cat Piloting a Mech Species Details

You're a normal house cat that has, for whatever reason, come in contact with a powerful magical force that has granted them intelligence comparable to the humanoid races. Maybe you're a powerful wizard's familiar that has has left or lost its master - The cat may have left due to a difference in alignment and morals, or because the wizard hasn't left his tower in years, or because the wizard has been lost in another plane or dimension or perhaps simply the wizard passed away after many years and the cat is now living out the lifespan it has left. As it no longer is in contact with the wizard it is no longer considered a magical beast and is aging at the typical rate of a house cat. Maybe you made contact with magical forces - An accident or encounter with the arcane has granted a cat consciousness that is equal to a human's. They are confronted with new comprehension of their surroundings and removed from their mundane feline brethren, yet they are still bound to the animal instincts that drive them. The need for warmth, shelter and a full belly are most important of all and although they are independent by nature, they will be happy to join a party to help provide for themselves and a few humans willing to give a scratch behind the ears is good motivation as well.

But, whether you built it yourself with your great intellect or maybe it was a gift, you have a personal humanoid mech that only a tiny creature like you can maneuver. The mechs design is of your choosing. Will it be big and broad? Slim and stealthy? Fat and funny? Feminine? Masculine? Etc.

Cat Piloting a Mech Traits

Awakened cats are no different from their mundane housecat counterparts, the only difference is their human-level intelligence. Therefore they have all the traits and reflexes of a normal cat along with there mech.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence increases by +2.

Size

The average cat is 9.1 – 9.8 in. long, when you're outside of your mech, your size is Tiny. The mech you pilot is in the same size range of a human. While in the mech, your size is Medium.

Age

Average housecats can live to be 16 years old.

Alignment

Cats 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.

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.

 

Cat's Claws

Because of your claws, your have natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Fullmetal

Your Mech has built-in defensive layers, which can be enhanced with armor:
- You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
- You can don only armor with which you have proficiency. To don armor, you must incorporate it into your mech over the course of 1 hour, during which you remain in contact with the armor. To doff armor, you must spend 1 hour removing it. You can rest while donning or doffing armor in this way.

Mendable

Any damage your mech receives can't be fixed by health potions or healing spells. You can fix any damage on the mech with Tinker's Tools or the Mending Spell with enough time (the DM can decide how long the process is depending on how serious the damages are). If you can't use magic, have someone in your party who can learn it instead so that you don't have to go to a shop after every battle.

Languages

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