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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8244234" data-attributes="member: 6915329">So, nobody seemed too interested in starting, so I'll go. This is a catfolk, adapted from the tabaxi, leonin, and Pathfinder catfolk. Any feedback is appreciated, as are ideas for origins.Catfolk TraitsAge. Catfolk have slightly shorter lives than humans do: they typically reach maturity in their middle teens and can live to be about sixty or seventy.Size. Catfolk range in size from a short four feet to a tall seven-foot-six. Your size is Medium.Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a climb speed equal to your walking speed.Cat’s Claws. As a catfolk, you have retractable claws. Extending or retracting the claws requires no action. The claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed attacks. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + either your Strength or Dexterity, instead of the normal bludgeoning damage for an unarmed strike.Curious Cat: You’re good at finding out things by sniffing around, even if their curiosity sometimes leads them into trouble. Choose one of Insight or Investigation; you gain an expertise die in that skill.If I Fits. You are proficient in the Acrobatics skill, and you can move through an area large enough for a Small creature without squeezing.Ambush Predators. Felines are some of the fiercest hunters, and they nearly always hunt by sneaking up on their prey before they strike. Catfolk are no exception. You are proficient in the Stealth skill.Feline Senses. You have very keen senses, and gain an expertise die on Perception checks that rely on smell and hearing.Catfolk GiftsLittle Cat FeetYou have the following features:Always Lands On Your Feet. As long as you’re not incapacitated, you can use your reaction to reduce the amount of damage you take from a fall by an amount equal to twice your proficiency bonus.Feline Agility. Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst your speed. When you move on your turn, 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.Soft Steps. You have an expertise die when you make Stealth checks to move silently.The Magic and Music of CatsCats are musical creatures; unlike them, though, catfolk can actually hold a tune. You have the following features.Magic Adept. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Bard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this trait is Charisma.Tool Proficiency. You are proficient in one musical instrument of your choice.Supreme PredatorYou have the following features:Natural Hunter. You gain an expertise die on any check made to locate or catch game animals.Powerful Leaps. You gain an expertise die on any Athletics or Acrobatics check made to jump, and if you take the Dash action, your jump distance is doubled for the turn.Terrifying Roar. As a bonus action, you can roar. Creautres of your choice within 10 feet that can hear you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you until the end of your next turn. The DC of the save equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.Tooth and Claw. If you are a member of a class that can take maneuvers, you may always take maneuvers from the Tooth and Claw tradition.Catfolk ParagonWhen you reach 10th level, you gain one of the following gifts:CatportingFelines are good at getting into places they shouldn’t be able to get to. You can cast dimension door. Once you have done this a number of times equal to half your profiency modifier, rounded down, you must complete a long rest before you can do so again.Feline MajestyAll who look upon you see your perfection shining out. Whenever you make a Charisma check, you may roll an additional 1d6 and add it to the roll. This effect is not an expertise die.Murder MittensWhen you attack with your claws, you gain an expertise die on your attack roll and deal additional damage equal to your proficiency bonus. In addition, your claws are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistance.</blockquote>

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