Tabaxi, Variant (3.5e Creature)

Tabaxi

Tabaxi

CR 2

	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

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.

Typical Treasure

Standard (usually weapons)

Advanced Creatures

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