Tabaxi, Variant (3.5e Creature)
Tabaxi
| CN Medium humanoid (tabaxi) | |
| Init/Senses | +2/Listen darkvision 60 ft., Spot Perception +2 |
| Languages | Common, Tabaxi |
| AC | 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 natural) |
| hp | 11 (2d8+2 HD) |
| Fort/Ref/Will | +1/+5/+1 |
| Speed | 40 ft., climb 20 ft. |
| Melee | 2 claws +3 (1d4+1 plus grab) or short sword +3 (1d6+1); bite +3 (1d3+1) |
| Ranged | javelin +3 (1d6+1) |
| Base Atk/Grp | +1/+2 (+6 grappling) |
| Special Actions | pounce, rake (2 claws +3, 1d3+1) |
| Abilities | Str 13, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10 |
| SQ | weapon aptitude |
| Feats | Weapon Finesse |
| Skills | Acrobatics +3, Climb +13, Perception +2, Stealth +3 |
| Advancement | — |
| Weapon Aptitude (Ex) | Tabaxis have an instinctive love of weaponry of all kinds, and an innate knack for quickly learning to employ them skillfully. This grants them proficiency with all simple, martial, and exotic weapons. |
STATISTICS CMD 14 XP 600
This creature appears as a tall, thin feline-like humanoid with cinnamon fur striped black like that of a tiger. It wears no clothing or armor. Its eyes are a piercing yellow, and it has pointed ears and a long tail.
Strategies and Tactics
Tabaxis are skilled with using their claws and bite in combat, often striking from ambush or a height, pouncing upon their prey and attacking with all four claws at once. However, due to their love of weapons many will instead employ a hand-held weapon of some kind while in melee, foregoing their natural attacks. Tabaxis can still employ their bite as a secondary attack if using a weapon, as well as one claw as an offhand attack if the hand is free, but they cannot use their grab or rake abilities while doing so.
Sample Encounters
solitary or pride (2-8)
Ecology
Environment: Warm forests
Typical Physical Characteristics:
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Lore
Society
Tabaxis live in small groups called prides deep in jungles and warm forests. A typical pride consists of 1-3 each of males, females, and young. The females tend to be slightly larger than the males, and typically are the dominant members of a pride. They live a nomadic lifestyle, prowling through their chosen range and hunting in groups of three to five. They carry little in the way of possessions, although they often sport a miscellaneous array of weapons wrested from past prey. Unless hungry, most tabaxi prides leave other intelligent creatures alone, though they may attack if intruders in their range bear especially interesting-looking weaponry.
The tabaxi (called cat-people or tigerfolk by some) are a reclusive race of feline humanoids that dwell far from settled areas, making their home deep in the forests and jungles. They rarely engage in trade or dealings with other races, preferring to keep to themselves most of the time.
Sample Lair
Typical Treasure
Standard (usually weapons)
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