Feline Shifter (3.5e Race)

Personality

Feline shifters are essentially half human, half feline, so they are unique to themselves, with a side of selfish, cunning, crafty curiosity.

Physical Description

Some Feline Shifters like to display different traits. Men usually show off their tail, and women their ears, sometimes both. Small Feline Shifters shift into small felines, such as domestic cats etc. Medium Feline Shifters shift into medium cats such as lynx, bobcats, etc. Large Feline Shifters shift into Large cats such as lions, tigers, etc. The longer their human hair is the longer their fur coat is.

Relations

Depending on the type of Feline Shifter, where their home land is, and how much their Feline influences them. Small Feline Shifters are friendly with most everyone, Medium usually friendly with most, but more so with races around their home land, large feline shifts aren't very social, so they're only civil with races in their home land.

Alignment

Feline shifters can be any alignment, but are usually chaotic due to their crafty and selfish nature.

Lands

Feline Shifters home lands are where their wild counterparts are naturally found.

Religion

Feline Shifters worship the Goddess Bastet.

Language

Common, animal speak.

Names

Feline Shifters are named the same way human are, unless their parents gave the pet's names.

Racial Traits

• +2 Dexterity, -2 Intelligence, +2 Charisma
• Weakness to Water: Small and medium feline shifters lose their charisma bonus when near water, in rain or near storms, or in wet terrains.
• Humanoid Shapechanger
• Medium : No size related bonuses
• Feline Shifter base land speed is 30 feet: Small cat form: 15 ft, Medium cat form: 25 ft, Large cat form: 35 ft
• Claw/Swipe : Small: 1d4+1 melee damage dc 19-20 x2 crit, Medium: 1d6 mele damage dc 18-20 x2 crit, Large: 1d8 melee damage 19-20 x3 crit
• Bite : Small: 1d4 melee damage 19-20 x2 crit, Medium: 1d6 melee damage 18-20 x2 crit, Large: 1d8 melee damage 19-20 x3 crit
• Shift : Transforms from one form to the other, in battle it costs one round.
• Dark vision : In either form Feline Shifters can see twice as far as humans in a dark environments, but only in black and white.
• Racial Bonuses : +2 balance, jump, and move silently, +1 hide, bluff, and escape artist, +2 to armor class when in feline form, -1 initiative rolls
• Scent : In either form Feline shifters can scent something upwind 60 ft, downwind 15 ft. If it is a strong scent they can smell it from twice the normal distance; over powering scents they can smell from three times the normal distance.
• Automatic Languages: Common and Animal Speak Bonus Languages: Any language that is not secret. Bonus language is gained per 2 intelligence modifier.
• Favored Class: Fighter, Rogue .
• Level Adjustment: +0

Vital Statistics

Table: Feline Shifter Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
17 years	+ 1d4	+ 1d6	+ 1d8

Table: Feline Shifter Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
30 years	50 years	70 years	+70+3d12 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Feline Shifter Random Height and Weight

Size	Average Height Male	Average Weight Male	Average Height Female	Average Weight Female
Large	6' 4"	250 lb.	5' 10"	190 lb.
Medium	5' 10"	175 lb.	5' 5"	140 lb.
Small	5' 5"	120 lb.	5' 1"	100 lb. Back to Main Page → 3.5e Homebrew → Races