Pathfinder 1E [3.P] Need help with some crossbreeds

[ImperatorK]

For the purpose of my games I tied together some races. Catfolk (PF version) isn't a separate race, but a crossbreed of a human and an anthropomorphic cat or a tabaxi (a slightly stronger version of catfolk). Tabaxi is a crossbreed of a human and an anthro big cat (like lion, tiger, cheetah, leopard, etc., they all use the same tabaxi stats for simplicity).
Now I'm looking for races that could be refluffed as crossbreeds of humans and the other anthro animals. For example anthro lizards could produce lizardfolk (what race or template is good for a human/lizardfolk crossbreed?). Any ideas for the rest?

 

[Kinak]

Personally, I'd split off the reptilian races into their own family tree or include some in-world reason that humans can breed with absolutely everything, but if it doesn't bother you, run with it.

The only reptilian races statted up for Pathfinder that I'm familiar with are kobolds and nagaji (both in the Advanced Race Guide). Neither's a perfect fit, really.

The serpentfolk are probably a good race for a weird reptilian progenitor, though. Nagas are already potentially related to the nagaji and dragons to kobolds, so that family tree could be constructed pretty easily.

Cheers!
Kinak

 

[Celebrim]

Yuan Ti are the definitive reptile progenitors of human halfbreeds, though they are 'snake folk' rather than lizard folk. But perhaps snake + humanoid = 'Lizard'. Sahuagin are the usual progenitors of human fish hybrids.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Blame it all on some shape changing race.

 

[ImperatorK]

Blame it all on some shape changing race.

I'm not sure I understand. Blame what?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Any animal-like quasi-human "race" could be the true-breeding result of mixing an animal with a particular polymorphic species*, with any variances between the various types of...say...cat people down to their particular shapeshifting ancestor. This would make them much more closely related than they might first appear, but would eliminate the need for multiple stages of interbreeding between species that still somehow are- against all odds- not sterile.





* and by that, I mean make it one single species.

 

[ImperatorK]

The thing is, I want there to be multiple stages of interbreeding. And I don't have any problems with explaining why such different races can breed. I mean, it's a magical, fantasy world. Anything can breed with anything because Magic.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

It can still happen.

Think of the polymorphic species as somewhat analogous to the vampire Clans of V:tM: all Brujah have certain similar characteristics; ditto all Malkavians, Toreadors, etc.

So...all of the "tauriic" species would have the same polymorphic ancestor, regardless of other animal type. All of the animal-headed species would likewise share a common polymorphic antecedent. And so on with the ones who are more like Awakened critters, etc...even the ones retaining the shape-shifter ability.

And since they would all have shared ancestry with the polymorphic species, they'd be as closely related as half-orcs and half-elves in standard D&D...

 

[ImperatorK]

That's nice and all, but not what I'm asking for. I already said that explaining the crossbreedings isn't an issue. I'm only looking for suggestions on what creatures or templates to use as those crossbreeds.