Homebrew Half-Miau Species Details

 

Walking in two worlds but not belonging to either, Half-Miau are a combination of the feline Miau race and one other race, typically human. They often have the curious yet elusive personality of their Miau parents, but have a more human look to them, save for the Miau ears, tail, and claws. They have a love of nature, and artistic tastes of the Miau. Some half-miau live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others live with the miau, growing old while their peers continue to live as teens. Many half-miau, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.

 

Half-Miau Personality

A half-miau 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 Half-Miau Obsession 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.

Half-Miau Obsessions

d8	My curiosity is currently fixed on …
1	A god or planar entity
2	A monster
3	A lost civilization
4	A wizard’s secrets
5	A mundane item
6	A magic item
7	A location
8	A legend or tale

 Half-Miau Quirks

d10	Quirk
1	You occasionally trail off when talking about things you find uninteresting
2	You never wear the same outfit twice, unless you absolutely must.
3	You have a minor phobia of water and hate getting wet.
4	Your tail always betrays your inner thoughts.
5	You purr loudly when you are happy.
6	You keep a small ball of yarn in your hand, which you constantly fidget with.
7	You are always in debt, since you spend your gold on lavish parties and gifts for friends.
8	When talking about something you’re obsessed with, you speak quickly and never pause and others can’t understand you.
9	You are a font of random trivia from the lore and stories you have discovered.
10	You can’t help but pocket interesting objects you come across.

Half-Miau Traits

Your half-miau character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Charisma scores increases by 1, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Age

Half-miau mature slower than humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 30. They stop visibly aging after the age of 20 and can live for up to 200 years.

Alignment

Half-miau 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

Half-miau stand at around around 4 and a half feet tall and average about 115 pounds. 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.

Nine Lives

You have advantage on death saving throws.

Cat’s Claws

Because of your claws, you have a climbing speed of 20 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.

Charming

You have proficiency with the Persuasion skill.

Languages

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