Homebrew Awakened Cat Species Details
We had a Awakened cat come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was lazy, but when Fruddom came around looking for a missing broach, she was out the door before I could blink an eye.
Gifted (though others would claim cursed) with consciousness via magic in the form of an intelligence equal to that of an average human, the awakened cat walks a narrow path between two worlds. They are forever removed from their animalistic life but are still driven by many of their old instincts and experiences. They have little need or want for most possessions, though all tend to have a few special items they guard fiercely. They have a tendency toward solitude but will happily join in with a party for warmth, shelter, and easy meals. The promise of a warm lap and generous scratching behind the ears is good incentive as well.
Awaken cat Names
The names of Awaken cats varies just as greatly as the many breeds they can be. Many Awaken cats choose to take the name of a former owner, others appaled by their former status as a pet choose their own name. Awaken cats names can apply to both males and females, and most use nicknames derived from or inspired by their full names.
The following list of sample Awaken cat names includes nicknames in parenthesis.
Awaken cat Names: Peter, Firepaw, Sapphire, Cloe, Clover, Snape, Ash
Awaken cat Personality
An Awaken cat will 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.
Awaken cat 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 |
Awaken cat Quirks
| d10 | Quirk |
|---|---|
| 1 | You miss your tropical home and complain endlessly about the freezing weather, even in summer. |
| 2 | You never sleep in the same place 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 can't help but knock off objects close to an edge. |
Awakened Cat Traits
Your awaken cat character has the following racial traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1. Your Strength score is lowered by 10.
Alignment
Awaken 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.
Size
Awaken Cats vary greatly just like house cats across the planes. Your size is Tiny.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 40 feet. Because of your claws you have a natural climbing speed of 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.
Cat’s Claws
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 Dexterity modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Cat’s Talent
You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.
Languages
You can read and understand Common and one other language of your choice. You can speak telepathically to any creature you can see within 60 feet of you. Your telepathic utterances are in a language you know, and the creature understands you only if it knows that language. Your communication doesn’t give the creature the ability to respond to you telepathically.