Cat People! Tabaxi in 5e Dungeons & Dragons

Cat Folk! Tabaxi! Kitties! Whatever you call them, they're one of the most beloved and playable races in Dungeons and Dragons. If you're making a new Dungeons and Dragons character and need some inspiration, watch this one!
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[@Sk33l]

Adventure Idea; a village of tabaxi is haunted by red glowing will-o-wisp. Everynight they go mad and chase it, destroying everthing in their way, but never catching it.

[@alexanderchippel]

I'm using this.

[@KickyFut]

😂😂😂 Genius!

[@XperimentorEES]

Meanwhile there's an extraplanar war over some god's laser pointer XD

[@NARISHMA42]

Glowing ball of yarn

[@mirandabee2323]

Aaaaaaaaa

[@samsonfgc3472]

You shouldn't forget that tabaxi are really good for your murder hobo assassins that were abandoned in the streets as children concept.

[@Vespuchian]

I can't think of a better example of a Tabaxi in existing fiction than Nyanta from Log Horizon. Dude oozes style and flare while stabbing you a bunch of times with his absurd swashbuckling skills (and he's a master in the kitchen, too!). I totally agree we need Good Boys in the game too.

[@foghammer9767]

I loved this show when it was new, and I thought the dub was horrible EXCEPT Nyanta. That shit was solid gold. Love it. Thanks for reminding me of it.

[@mandisaw]

Nobody else watched Samurai Jack vs the Imakandi?? Noble hunters, traveling the stars, hiring themselves out to anyone who can promise the thrill of a good hunt.

[@AmigoRoberto]

Legit forgot about them and am sincerely thrilled you reminded me

[@trentwolfgram9571]

Between The Sword shirts and this blue new one, Pruitt's t shirt game is on point 🤘

[@TheCarlosLuna]

And here I just made a Thundercats race... with each subrace modeled after each thundercat, Lion, Tiger, Cheetah, Panther and Lynx.

[@davidotoole2853]

Adventure idea- there has been an uptake in “feline ferocity” (tabaxi/weretigers/displacer beasts etc.) on the roads recently. The party’s been tasked with taking care of it. They find an attack is going on now. The party engages and the attackers flee. They follow the group until they disappear into a worn down house on a cliff. There’s some movement inside the house. So they knock on the door. When an old woman with a cane opens the door 2 things are immediately evident 1) there’s enough cats inside to make the beastmaster ranger want to change their favored enemy to cats for no other reason than number of xp he’d get from slaying all these cats 2) it smells like the house is on a mountain of cat poop When they go inside the door slams shut and several tabaxi and 2 Rakshashas come out of the shadows. Mother blackcat dispels her mass polymorph. And you have yourself a purrfect encounter with a murderous psychotic cat lady.

[@deaconnukem]

I loved my Yabaxi hawk totem barbarian gladiator named Ogres Loincloth. I hammed up the wrestler deal ala King from Tekken. Totally Ric Flaired it up. He was a "Worg riding, wyvern flying, wheeling dealing, kobold baby stealing, fledgling of a fletcher. Woo!" Also tabaxi tend to have names that are also objects or things. So having the DM say "Ogres Loincloth" every intiative was worth a laugh or snicker from the table.

[@TheBlackAshTree]

The King of Iron Fist Tournament!... King! ... Am I... Am I reading this right? The next King, is named King?.. That's right?... Ok. KING! ENTER, THE TEKKEN!

[@insomnifaxxwmaxx7244]

I literally built an entire campaign based on the work of a Tabaxi wizard who established a city, found a xorn, and used it to find 3 platinum mines, and subsequently started a high-magic city, set up teleportation circles across the land, and his wife is a freakishly tall barbarian, both of which are level 20, and they since there was no population of tabaxi on the continent, to avoid inbreeding, they trade magic education, resources, safety, etc. to get the youth from other tabaxi communities, and they have a complex bureaucracy for this, though no government, as feral kitty just has dozens of simulacrums as sentries, and all the warding spells are cast on his home, since he is like 300, because of the clone spell, as is his wife, who he makes clones for also. I did this in part because my previous DM hated cats, and though he liked my character, he disliked cats such that I never once ran into another tabaxi in my game, so I made my campaign in the same world, but with my character having made a truly massive population of tabaxi on the continent. Though, when I originally played, he was a ranger, and it was amazingly fun, and the few times I used that feline agility it was hugely useful, kept my archer safe, I continually kicked buttocks. I've since made dozens of tabaxi characters, because they are so darn versatile.

[@peterv367]

"Omg, tabixi monk is so OP cuz you move so fast." I mean, you could close the gap pretty easy, but that's not OP. "B-but, the can't be caught cuz they're moving like 300 feet" Yeah, but if your MONK, THE MELEE FOCUSED CLASS, is 300 feet away, there's not much he can do either. Even if it's not a monk (or of it's a multiclass), the only attacks you can make at that distance are maybe a handful of spells, or a bow with disadvantage. This is assuming you even have that much space, which you won't if you're in a more confined area like most dungeons.

[@pstone01741]

Party opens up loot chest. Tabaxi party member jumps into chest. Swipes at anyone who tries to reach in.

[@nivolord]

Omg, a Warlock Tabaxi based on Piano Cat. Some deity is just controlling him as a puppet, hitting them notes.

[@heavyburnman47]

7:00 Pruitt: "What are cats? Cats are noble, they're majestic- at least that's how they see themselves." Me: "My cat is a whinny, needy b*tch that will endlessly scream at me 2 hours before I normally feed her EVERY DAY."

[@BenHighley]

I know Jim has mentioned the OSR a couple of times, any plans for an episode covering how to bring some OSR elements to 5e?

[@WebDM]

Eventually maybe!

[@MisterHPlays]

I'm now imagining Frank Lloyd Wright and L. Frank Baum co-creating the Frank Lloyd Bomb.

[@MynameisFICTION]

someday i'll run a long death monk Tabaxi. From the clan of ninelives, fallowing the fighter in the party just because he is so fit and want to see what kills him in the end for her research "feeling cute, might pull the heart out of some wizard later" :3

[@chandlerpearce6213]

The names are 10/10 the best part of tabaxi

[@ericsheogorath9978]

Tabaxi is the new Kender.

[@icosaheadroom3289]

If Wizards of the Coast makes another Magic: the Gathering related source book for D&D, I'm hoping they include Leonids. They're generally more lion-like feline humanoids. But in the mean time, I keep them as intended: obscure jungle hunters. I'm old school that way.

[@derrickhaggard]

We got a Lion-humanoid race with the sourcebook Mythical Odyssey of Theros.

[@TonyRobetson]

i love tabaxi! it's weird people think theyre overpowered. that's like saying half-orc barbarians or palidens are op or wood-elf rangers or dwarf clerics. anyway, tabaxi hexblades are fun even if mine died an early death :(

[@CrazyConnor2]

Let's see how long before the Premiere hate comes rolling in...

[@andrewknorpp9415]

I personally like em

[@WJWTAC]

Pruitt you and I both have a monogamous relationship with Skyrim.

[@zetsevs]

and a defensive boost! but yeah I wish the other thing gave more or dex gave mildly less cause yeah dex is the THE stat in these games in terms of best stat for you buck also albiet the defensive bit is non money dependant defense you can come in full plate shield and be harder to hit then even the most dexterous character

[@valasafantastic1055]

Cat people are my favourite! I have sub varieties and individual sub species names my overall name for cat people is: Felinis. Also house cat needs to have darkvison added, just saying. Also with all humanoids I start with "people" then think of the "other". Often my cat people are more humanish but have some cat elements. Some examples are: I have one culture of super truthful leopard people who insist on strict rules of honour and code of conduct (more are not travelers than are travelers!). Elsewhere I have a culture of very lawful noble Lionfolk who are not chaotic at all except for the outcasts, they build cities and stay more in one place with only a few being more the "travelling type" such as merchants or adventurers. And a race of fast athletic cheetah-folk who travel and are more nomadic with some permanent stone cities they go too yearly for a great athletics festival with many dex related events and foot races, they care about the honour and bragging rights of winning AS MUCH as the prizes (which are valuable), they tend to be prideful of their dexterity and speed and get embarrassed at any slip up. And a race of house cat people that functionally are basically just humans with better nightvison and slightly different diets. And endless more! Also cat people tend to be allergic to chocolate and not really like sweet foods or candies, thinking of cats diet biology: but I keep them a bit more omnivorous but prefer high meat in their diet (happiest if meat is 70%). I also make them ALWAYS tend to CARE about about money and have a bit of a struggle with greed (more like humans). The not liking money thing is utter nonsense and doesn't suit CATS AT ALL! I also tend to allow for at least a few stat variables bu type with a "house cat" having higher dex and charisma but a beefier wildcat has high str and dex, etc. Really THINK about it cats and humans are already more similar than different so my cat people are more human like. People know how to behave once adult and not steal randomly or knock things over so.... A cat person would to guys "people first" they have to get along with other people! Tabaxi are too specific to one long ago supplement, really we need three sub types at least: housecat, slender wildcat (speedy) , and muscular bulky wildcat (str).Of course I house rule a ton and use the official rules more as guidelines and suggestions correcting whatever i choose as I go! fun video thanks!

[@Rawilow]

Can we find their content as podcasts somewhere?

[@WebDM]

Yes! We do have a podcast as well as show audio available on Patreon.com/webdm

[@stevesmith417]

And whats a taboxee

[@vicnedel02]

What about Tabaxi Jaguar warriors? What about making them actually scary? Cats are natural born killers. Make it part of their culture. You can take inspiration from Aztecs and Native american jaguar warriors, except they are huge muscular cat people.

[@ericpeterson8732]

Tabaxi were based on South American jaguar people. But then anime came in and introduced housecat people based off the cat returns and other cat people anime.

[@Negeta]

The tabaxi bard at 3 am: “Allow me to sing the song of my people.” *Strums lute.* “MRrroooOOOOoooow!”

[@mikegould6590]

Vulnerable to thrown shoes...

[@robertquint6893]

I played a Tabaxi ranger in a one shot. We had to capture a large creature and my PC decided to sing it to sleep with a traditional tabaxi lullaby. "Muurrraaaaoowww."

[@scottmerric2180]

I lol’d out loud 👍🏽

[@novaiscool1]

I can only imagine a Tabaxi killing a kenku and bringing it to the party wizard as a present.

[@coleriedel751]

... ... ... YES!

[@fubartheguildmaster1573]

My Kenku Battlemaster welcomes this challenge. CAW!

[@wilbertfrancis6231]

I imagine the tabaxi just being tired of clisches and bringing dead cats to the kenku

[@kaiceecrane3884]

Cats do that because they pitty your lack of hunting skills and are trying to teach you how hunt, no joke

[@inkblotCrisis]

Cleric of Light Tabaxi, casts Daylight and just rolls on the ground. Might heal you, might not.

[@richieburkett9471]

12/10 goodest cat

[@charmandenator5686]

Reminds me of my game world, in which the royalty (rani) sit around sit around in the sun and the serfs work these brutal plantations basically as slaves.

[@charmandenator5686]

They worship Pelor, too, because they like the sun.

[@anthonynaimo9507]

One of my FAVORITE party members in CoS is an apathetic tabaxi monk. She went in Castle Ravenloft for the dinner scene and looked Strahd dead in the eyes as she knocked a goblet of blood onto his nice carpet.

[@sambro6657]

Ok that’s amazing

[@nextlevel8822]

My tabaxi swashbuckler rogue with a rapier and a poor Antonio Banderas accent approves of this.

[@fubartheguildmaster1573]

I love him already.

[@nolanstrife7350]

*cornered by a bunch of guards* *stuns everyone of them with kitty eyes* *takes out his rapier and growls* Grrrrr-En Garde!

[@MikeKilo1969]

“Fear me, if you dare!”

[@benjaminodonnell258]

"Pray for mercy from, Pussy! In boots!"

[@Licjr]

A Tabaxi conjurer that, instead of hacking up hairballs, hacks up random useful items?

[@davyrando1203]

That is the hardest I have laughed at a KZbin comment in my whole life.

[@WebDM]

Gross lol

[@steveme6664]

That is a truly inspired concept!

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

AWESOME!!!!

[@coleriedel751]

Like the Russian cat in Cats Vs Dogs

[@kyleward3914]

Tabaxi zealot barbarian for the nine lives. Or as many as you need, but, for flavor purposes, you should retire the character after nine.

[@Straven93]

that's really clever

[@kyleward3914]

@@Straven93 Thank you. I'd be tempted to try it if I'm ever in a 5e game as a player.

[@fubartheguildmaster1573]

@@kyleward3914 I almost want to set up a skype to run it...

[@asdasd-ty9se]

Do it for the memes

[@jakepinkphloid]

Today on WebDM we're PUTTING OUT FIRE WITH GASOLINE!

[@blairbird8022]

That's what they mean by fighting fire with fire, right?

[@FluffeyPandasWorld]

lol no fighting fire with fire comes from setting a control fire that would use all the resources so the other fire can't spread and will die not from putting gas on a fire kinda the opposite xD

[@FluffeyPandasWorld]

@Luke Griffiths ah I don't get it, but it'll be alright.

[@NOlR_Deco]

RED LIKE JUNGLE BURNING BRIGHT

[@caiograciano7562]

Can you stare for a thousand years?

[@haydenpugh9166]

I hope this thumbnail doesn't awaken anything in me.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

I hope so too. For your own good.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

What about your persona?

[@alphastark8883]

When I hear Tabaxi I think of the Jaguar warriors from the old Aztec Empire. So if I ever play one it will be an honorable fighter or more likely a Barbarian.

[@Bluecho4]

Or, for that matter, a Cleric or Warlock devoted to Tezcatlipoca ("The Smoking Mirror"), Aztec god of the night sky, war, storms, sorcery, and (naturally) Jaguars.

[@matheusmterra]

This is one of the funniest episodes, because Jim is having so much fun theorizing about the cat memes taking shape as characters! hahahahaha!!

[@Bluecho4]

Ceiling Tabaxi watches you concoct evil plans.

[@canyonntt6969]

Khajit is offended you call him Tabaxi

[@Wildonion1]

Tabaxi rogue with the Guild Merchant background. Well, now I know my next character!

[@zpardus]

Khajiit should be honored, not offended. Tabaxi move like cats. Khajiit just plod along like humans... can't climb, can't pounce... So, a khajiit mistaken for a tabaxi must be a very skilled khajiit. It's a compliment.

[@fuzzydragon]

Yeah backstory is very different aside from that people treat them like animals.

[@kendo5862]

Maiq approves...

[@lokimacak6052]

@@zpardus that's not true,in elder scrolls there's a lot of different breeds of khajiit,some are more cet-like and some are more human/elf-like...

[@CitanulsPumpkin]

Honestly, I don't see the issues people have with Tabaxi. The skill proficiencies aren't any better than the two free picks Half Elves and Lizardfolk get. Most people will pick Stealth and Perception on those races anyway. They can climb a little bit, always have a weapon that deals the same damage as most improvised weapons, and they can run fast every other round. Seems fine, especially if half the party is variant human.

[@kid14346]

It's more if the movement abilities. A tabaxi multicass monk/rogue can move 300+ Feet in a round

[@theJollyroger00]

In my experience as a DM, it's not so much the race as the players that play one. I have had very bad experiences with Tabaxi in my campaigns. Most of them focus on the "Oh, I'm so chaotic, going to go off and do my own stuff, can't keep my attention on anything for longer than 5 seconds" aspect of the race. Eventually both myself and the other players are ready to frag the character. I pretty much banned them at my table without a very good backstory and discussion of how the character will be played. Discriminatory? Yup. I'm OK with it.

[@CitanulsPumpkin]

DJ, yeah that sucks, but it's a "chaotic stupid" player issue more than a mechanics issue. That's the kind of thing that should be addressed and ironed out in a session zero. Kid, Okay, but that only happens every other round and it requires a very specific multiclass or feat build. I don't know if you used the Monk movement bonus at levels 18-20 to come up with that number but assuming 18Monk/2Rogue moving 300ft. in round requires double dashing with Action & Bonus Action plus being level 20. I don't know about you but being able to move 300 feet and do nothing else at level 20 is not overpowered in my book. Especially when doing it again requires no movement the next round. At that point the player has sunk way too many resources into making it so their character can run from one patch of cover in a dragon's lair to another piece of cover 250-300 ft. away. 300 feet of movement is nothing at high levels. It should be expected. Hell, all the casters and one or two of the battlers who found a fancy magic item should be Misty Stepping all over the damn place from level 5 onward.

[@trulyAmatulHaqq]

original joke thought: I want to play an anime cat girl outcome: 11 pages of lore for my half tabaxi nature cleric who I take 100% seriously

[@dicorockhimself]

I applaud you

[@Dark_Jargon]

So, is the character still going strong?

[@Diditallforthexp]

Ah, the rare Jim Davis Garfield reference. Thank you Web DM, that look into the abyss was a long time coming.

[@bigfatopinions1338]

Sooooo. . . . . Is a show on lizard/reptile people coming next!?

[@chadrydjord829]

Yes we need this

[@adcon00]

Agreed

[@michaeljordan7108]

Just gonna say that I've heard more Lizardfolk OP complaints than Tabaxi...

[@adamwelch4336]

I hope so!

[@fubartheguildmaster1573]

In case you wanted a character idea... I had a Lizardfolk character named Blue that was a nature cleric of a savage, survival of the fittest type of god, and he liked to collect fingers from his kills, so he would have snacks for later on. He believed that the weak should be subjugated, farmed, and devoured. He learned however, that sometimes strength comes in small packages. He doesn't fuck with gnomes, specifically, because the gnome sorcerer in my party could (and did, twice) match and overcome him in spell-battle.

[@bansjoslave2]

"Too much magic can be dangerous. M'aiq once had two spells and burned his sweetroll."

[@Vegas242]

Man talking about back alley streetfighting tabaxi reminds me of my cat Smokey who went outdoors sometimes and came back covered in scratches and when he took him to the vet the vet basically told us that judging from the placement of the wounds Smokey didn't run away and probably won the fight.

[@RouxAroo666]

I wanted to make a Tabaxi based on my cat Sushi. Ranger class, only eats what they catch, loves affection but only on their terms, & loves sleeping on roof tops/high up.

[@chasebalcziunas4289]

Vegas242 I had a cat that would look both ways before crossing the street to go to our neighbors and eat out of their compost pile and waddle back engorged and go into a mini coma.

[@RouxAroo666]

@@chasebalcziunas4289 Lol love them already.

[@ettinakitten5047]

My childhood tortoiseshell often came home with fur of a color that didn't match her own stuck to her claws.

[@maxx8362]

I have been trying to play a tabaxi way of the long death monk named Nine who looks like an old rough alley cat that just will not die.

[@AnnanMoth]

Are there any plans to do a dive into the Genasi player race? Or playing as a Monstrous race? Because, let’s be honest...we wanna see the thumbnail for that conversation!

[@Axoltolion]

I just had a idea for a home brew action for tabxi called "Cat's Comfort" basically the Tabxi walks over to a target gets on all fours then purs and rubs itself over the target helping them calm down or using it as seduction it would be labeled under charisma

[@Xtra_Medium]

I'm glad someone else sees feline characteristics in the Bugbear. I always RP my Bugbears with very feline body language an mannerisms because when I read the race description I couldn't help but imagine large, surly house cats(it didn't help that official art suggests Bugbear have limited facial expressions).

[@thehulkster9434]

I really like the semi-nomadic approach to the Tabaxi, especially since unlike many of the other nomadic peoples in D&D 5e, they aren't overtly savage or even evil. It fits into a lot of historical niches that I think are really helpful for fleshing out a world, and there are so many historical examples to draw on for nomads, not to mention fantasy inspirations, and the ability to draw on the actual tendencies of large cats. You could add in the suspicion and racism that has often been directed towards such people, but you certainly don't need to if that's not the type of game you run.

[@Beard4Charity]

I never thought my brother would become a neko-neko

[@amianderson8866]

You knew. You all knew.

[@Niktorak_]

That thumbnail. 10/10

[@AgentGreen13]

Our Tabaxi had the Far Traveler background, the one where you're always drawing attention from others due to your exotic features. He was a hairless Sun Soul Monk.

[@GrassPokeKing]

Was his skin pink, like a real hairless, or was it bronzed, because Sun Soul Tan?

[@AgentGreen13]

@@GrassPokeKing Pink and wrinkly

[@GrassPokeKing]

AgentGreen13 Very nice

[@ChristnThms]

I can imagine a campaign where all PCs are "Tabaxi", but are challenged to use any race stats/features that make sense. You guys already mentioned bugbear, but orc would work well too. I can see halflings and elves being reskinned as Tabaxi as well.

[@coleriedel751]

Halfling would be house cats

[@shinywhimsicott3047]

Sorry for the necro but all I can picture is the old Top Cat cartoons

[@hanginwithdave1958]

I want to make a Lion tabaxi and play as the cowardly lion! My mission is to find Courage!

[@ShurikenSean]

would love to see an episode on the races of eberron while on the role of looking at the more unusual races especially changeling, would enjoy seeing Jim's take on them as their shapechange ability is often seen as OP similar to the aarakocra's flying and the tabaxi's abilities which have already been covered by Jim on how they aren't or how to deal with them

[@Afrancis1968]

I would love to make a subrace of tabaxi like a lion and just call it Pride Tabaxi. Plus 2 to strength and +1 Cha and have a race ability where they are proficient with intimidation and maybe have adv on intimidation checks. That would be awesome. I can think of a chultan paladin who wants to gather up a clergy to worship the lost god of chult to bring him back from absence.

[@HorrorMetalDnD]

Awesome! I love it!

[@HorrorMetalDnD]

Toll! Ich liebe es!

[@zoulsgaming9455]

For me the most fascinating part of tabaxi is the entire idea that they are "born" with a specific personality trait or way of behaving by the cat god, i think this is RP gold to try and explore what would that mean in a society where we believe in the freedom of good and evil, and how they act to punishing those who they believe are just "born evil"

[@lord6617]

Does this mean a Kobold People video is in the works?!

[@adamwelch4336]

No kolbiods are dragon folk

[@Ankudamurderer]

I believe it's pronounced TaBACKSI not TaBOXXY. Hello from Chicago

[@cmustard599]

I've heard its TUH-BOTCH-EE, as derived from Quecha and Spanish, so its pretty variable.

[@TheMrSarcastic]

Being an Aztec equivalent nation in the Forgotten realms the pronunciation would be based from that and what I recall from the GURPS Aztec supplement the x is pronounced as “sh” so I would go with Ta ba she.

[@Kinda_Venty]

OwO wat dis? UwU

[@thelasttrinityomega2024]

mood

[@lord6617]

14:00 maybe they are the only ones who dependably come out to these remote communities, and they depend on them and value them, because they can't get basics like salt and specific metal implements, etc. etc.

[@danlee4009]

Jim, where can someone find that t-shirt you are wearing in this episode?

[@WebDM]

Here! voidmerch.threadless.com/

[@TomasCyr]

Nothing is OP, any DM worth the title will create challenges regardless of character skills

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

And that's what you call metagaming

[@Mackinz92]

@@cdgonepotatoes4219 no, it's called being a dm. If you're throwing generic enemies at your players and not giving them a challenging, fun fight, you're doing a bad job.

[@knightghaleon]

Yup. When my players choose to be power gamers, I simply rev up the strength and challenge of enemies and puzzles. Suddenly grunts are highly coordinated military units that present a challenge to drain player resources. Now grunts are battle masters, or sorcerers, etc. Or heck I've thrown low level warlock enemies who drew their power from the big baddy. Now eldritch blasts are coming your way. Some of them can. shove you back some are adding charisma.

[@thomaswhite3059]

I'm inclined to agree, but Aaracokra are bullshit. Flight at level 1 is BS.

[@dragondonut58409]

Thomas White Why?

[@walkseva]

Stop this right meow.

[@tystill]

Anyone find Jim's shirt anywhere? I found the design on teepublic but only on stickers... EDIT: Nevermind I found it on voidmerch's store

[@FrumpybutSuperSmart]

I'm a cat and a dog person and I can definitively say that it hurts so much more to think of a dog getting hurt. Cats are known to take care of themselves, but good good doggos don't deserve any adversity.

[@Blandco]

An older cat of mine loved stealing D&D miniatures and Lego men and running into the cellar. I think it was just for the attention.

[@Bobcatwill]

I grew up watching these videos, and as I rewatch all the videos, in which I already watched in high school, I'm going to post this comment. I love you guys, and y'all have gotten me through some tough times. The second I get out of college and get a stable job, I will definitely become a web demon.

[@WebDM]

Thanks Bobcat! The kindness of this note definitely suppresses how much it's blowing our minds that someone can consider themselves to have grown up watching these vids already. Looking forward to seeing you on Patreon!

[@jordanmatos5772]

I kind of wish Wizards would put animal people under one race banner and then give you bonuses based off of the genus or family you’re in. Idk, maybe it’s just me or they tried that already. I’m newish to the hobby.

[@WickedNPC]

You know they can't do that. With that kind efficient solution there is no bottom of the barrel animal races to fill up space in Monster Manual 6 and 7.

[@ironreed2654]

Jims down another 10lbs, keep it up!

[@alexanderchippel]

I think that for every 10 lbs Jim loses, Pruitt should gain 10 lbs. Keep it balanced.

[@peterv367]

Can't wait for the "Lizard people" and "Elemental people" episodes!

[@patrickpedersen8000]

I like the idea of a Lore Bard inspired by Indiana Jones, basically a badass treasure hunter that retrieves historical artifacts to be studied and shared with the world.

[@Yaetora]

"It belongs in a museum!"

[@patrickpedersen8000]

So do you! Haha

[@derrickhaggard]

Basically the type of character I want to do. Although my character's personality is going to be somewhat more in line with Nathan Drake then Indiana Jones.

[@JKM395]

I love the thought of having a stray Tabaxi that wandered into the party a while ago and has been with them for a long time, and everyone just assumes someone else brought him.

[@WinterPains]

Plot twist: None of the people they're currently adventuring with were there when the tabaxi originally joined.

[@kid14346]

If you want dogs use Pugmire the races are applicable to dnd if you tweet them lightly.

[@Ars_Fabula_TTRPG]

Oh wow... this thumb is just gold.

[@notusingmyrealnamegoogle6232]

Is... is that Jim in Lasagne Cat?

[@broutefoin]

"pick your favorite meme and make a character out of that".... literally did a few campaigns ago... I present to you, MAGI-CAT i.imgur.com/2AXUkKR.jpg

[@kotahitt9563]

Pruett bout to get the spray bottle

[@ameliasarsfield-hart2926]

FINALLY AN EPISODE FOR MEEEE LMFAO! Always loved a tabaxi great old one tomelock

[@jonc.6046]

Am I the only one who thinks of the Cat from Red Dwarf?

[@WebDM]

Fantastic character!!

[@davyrando1203]

Tabaxi make for excellent monks. PUNCHCAT!

[@coleriedel751]

I allowed my Tabaxii Monk's attacks to be Slashing instead of Bludgeoning

[@1234kalmar]

As for people saying Tabaxi are OP... Yeah, as rogues Maaaaybe. Try playing a tabaxi wizard. I am :D

[@mattd5857]

J'zargo expected to be named Arch-Mage, but there is still time.

[@coleriedel751]

My Tiger-Barb is SO Much fun

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

Tabaxi monk with full speed build because fuck you I don't just wanna look like a cheetah.

[@danieldosso2455]

Tabaxi Monk?

[@zpardus]

Tabaxi wizard actually works. Climb and agility are both good for repositioning, which is important for a squishy wizard to not get squished, especially at low levels. At later levels you'll be casting fly and not benefiting from those things, but at least you'll probably SURVIVE to later levels, which is more than can be said for most wizards.

[@michaeljordan7108]

Heads up; novel comin' in hot. First time commenting on one of your vids, Web DM. I discovered you earlier this year and have since binge-watch all of your videos (don't judge me, everyone has a hobby) including the Coven Razel-Sin (good stuff, by the way). I was taught D&D around 8 years old by my parents, who were still using 1st Edition AD&D. I played that and only that for 20 years until last May when I got a group of Randos together to play 5E, thanks in part to the Angry GM and his ramblings about the system. I'd been DMing since my parents conned me into it at the age of 14 ("I get to be GOD? Of COURSE I'll do it!"); Needless to say, my 14-year-old brain was not the best at DMing, but I've gotten better. Since my discovery of Web DM I moved forward in leaps and bounds in my DMing for 5E, so thank you thank you for that! Absolutely love your content, and look forward to following you both (and the crew!) for a good while. Keep up the post show bloopers/tangent reel. I love the times you guys bring up something from a past game and Pruitt immediately sighs, hangs his head, rubs his temples, asks God for strength, and then gives Jim a good ol' "f*ck you, Jim". Some of the best moments. That, and hairball reading tabaxi diviners. Your shows are the perfect backdrop to listen to as I vomit out whatever "creative" stuff strikes my fancy on World Anvil; keep up the rambling spontaneous conceptual discussions. Keep up the quality content, and add another avid support to your ever-growing list!

[@WebDM]

Thank you so much for the kind words Michael!!

[@harjutapa]

Are y'all planning on doing any of the monstrous races? I'm especially interested in the hobgoblins, a race that doesn't get enough love.

[@WebDM]

More are planned yes!!

[@TheLordTyphoon]

Tabaxi are just awakened cats, change my mind.

[@gozmit97]

As someone currently palying a Tabaxi Battlemaster, it's really good and a lot of fun. Getting up in the face of your foe and then just making their day miserable is great.

[@zpardus]

Following canon tip for playing non-cartoonish "down-to-earth" tabaxi: Volo's says the hyper-curious, obsessive, silly tabaxi are the ones sent abroad to gather information. However, there's a whole continent of them that do not travel abroad... which indicates that this is not normal for the species. So... just play one of the regular ones, not one of the oddly hyper-curious ones, and find a different reason why they'd be out in the world.

[@scottmerric2180]

I feel compelled to make dark Jaguar in plate mail named armor king from Tekken. Or Hungatron from the Brian Jaques novels lol

[@mikegould6590]

Currently playing a Tabaxi Wild Sorcerer named Shroedinger. Will he Surge? Will he not? We don’t know until the dice are rolled, so we can accept that he has and hasn’t until it occurs.

[@tyrellhayward95]

Am I the only person who thought of making Cheshire Cat from Alice in wonderland

[@chrisbernaiche8788]

I am played a tabaxi Spore Druid named Six Stolen Silver .

[@unclejoshy7778]

2e Mystara setting had lupins(dogmen) and rakasta(catmen) as PC races. Both got big articles with lots of charts and flavor text in Dragon #237 & #247, respectively. Just in case anyone is interested in playing a little, yapping, halfling sized Chihuahua-man.

[@PeterFendrich]

It is funny that your first thought is trying to mitigate the house cat tropes, since personally maybe I grew up watching too much ThunderCats, but my first thought and tropes for a cat person always stems out of big cats... I'm much more likely to build a tabaxi barbarian or fighter than to initially think about a sneaking Rogue... actually, the first time I really incorporated tabaxi into a Homebrew world, I pretty much pulled the aesthetic straight out of the Gerudo in Legends of Zelda, particularly Ocarina of Time. Always thought the concept of the one male born every hundred years fit in with kind of a concept of a Lion's Pride. A society based around they're only really being one mail at a time who was the de-facto ruler of the group, and then adventurers could have seeds like being a male who was born too early in the previous males Lifetime and so had to flee The Pride before he was killed, or a female tabaxi who wanted to see what life outside of the rigid Pride tribe was like... I mean, obviously that's very specific example, but it's just one of the many ways in which my brain goes to how big cats act in nature more than domesticated house cats when I start trying to incorporate tabaxi into my worlds....

[@giausjulius4]

Currently running a Tabaxi Draco Sorcerer. High AC/HP, caster with stealth and a touch of rogue due to Urchin background. She is flavored to be mostly rogue like until she gets angry and the claws and fireballs come out.

[@talongodin2253]

Did you have to roll a sanity check for wearing those suits?

[@WebDM]

Photoshop is a wonderful thing!

[@coleriedel751]

Wisdom save for sure

[@flareinc7413]

We have a tabaxi Barbarian\Rogue Multiclass and by Odin's Beard is he an awesome DPS.

[@jennyrosebane8129]

I did that and slept in a ball, but i did it while my character was stuck in a room until they figured out the puzzle outside the room. I only did it once.

[@kirkiiking2759]

Shared this with my players immediately, with the subtext of "Please, please play something other than a khajit!" I love how Hexblade is so good it just replaces Warlock as the pronoun for the class. Sarcasm. But seriously it is too good.

[@chasebalcziunas4289]

Anyone else have a cat that walks into a room, assuming that it’s in a room by itself but when it sees it’s not alone, if freaks the eff out and runs off?