It would snap the suspension of disbelief that a giant cat kept assaulting the characters during each combat. And how much damage does a cat paw do, anyway?
Heh, now that I think of it- there is a 2nd edition adventure with the party in some maze with a giant cat randomly pawing at them.
From my experience, when a cat attacks a player's mini, it's always a knockdown attack.
*conjures up images of her sweet, green-eyed tabby cat trying to find a place on the board between chip bowls, water-based markers and miniatures, eyeing the dwarf mini, and then knocking him over with a paw swipe*
Tho' honestly, my cat likes to curl up behind the GM screen, occasionally peeking over it. I think I'll take the camera down with me next time ... it's just too cute (and frightening) not to share!
I can't get the link to work - does someone want to explain all the shadowy shapes I see in each cubicle. And is the inside of the table hollow? It kinda looks like it? If so, why?