Tabaxi
| Tabaxi
| Tabaxi Lord
|
Climate/Terrain:
| Tropical or subtropical jungle
|
Frequency:
| Rare
| Very rare
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Organization:
| Clan
| Clan or solitary
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Activity Cycle:
| Any
| Nocturnal
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Diet:
| Carnivore
| Carnivore
|
Intelligence:
| Average to High (8-14)
| High to genius (13-18)
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Treasure:
| U
| U
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Alignment:
| Chaotic neutral
| Chaotic evil
|
No. Appearing:
| 2-8
| 1
|
Armor Class:
| 6
| 3
|
Movement:
| 15
| 15
|
Hit Dice:
| 2
| 8
|
THAC0:
| 19
| 13
|
No. of Attacks:
| 3
| 3
|
Damage/Attack:
| 1-3/1-3/1-3 or by weapon
| 1-4/1-4/1-10
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Special Attacks:
| Rear claw rake for
| Magic use, rear claw rake for
|
| 1d4+1/1d4+1
| 1d6+1/1d6+1
|
Special Defenses:
| Surprise, surprised only on a 1
|
Magic Resistance:
| Nil
| Nil
|
Size:
| M (6'-7' tall)
| L (10'-12')
|
Morale:
| Steady (11-12)
| Average (8-10)
|
XP Value:
| 420
| 5,000
|
| Clan leader: 975
|
|
| Shaman, 3rd: 975
|
|
| Shaman, 5th: 3,000
|
|
Tabaxi have spotted coats ranging in color from light yellow to brownish red.
These graceful feline humanoids are tall and slender, with retractable claws,
and eyes of green or yellow.
Some tabaxi have solid spots and are also called leopard men; they pronounce
their name ta-BAX-ee. Tabaxi in other regions have roseate spots, are called
jaguar men, and pronounce their race's name tah-BAHSH-ee.
Combat: Tabaxi are great hunters, combining quick, stealthy movements with natural
camouflage to surprise prey. Enemies suffer a -2 penalty to surprise rolls. Tabaxi
are clever and organized, often driving prey into an ambush (though some play
with prey before killing it). Tabaxi climb and swim, and can use those
abilities in combat. Because of their cleverness and acute sense of smell, tabaxis are
almost impossible to trap.
Tabaxi often use weapons of wood, bone, and stone, including bolas, slings,
obsidian studded clubs (treat as battle axes), and javelins with atlatl. They are
as likely to use claws and teeth as any other weapon. If both forepaws hit, a
tabaxi rakes with its rear claws. A group encountered in the wild will include
a Hunt Leader with maximum hit points, and may (50% chance) include a 3rd-level
priest with appropriate Hit Dice and spells.
Habitat/Society: Tabaxi clans contain equal numbers of males and females, and a full clan has
1d6+1 Hunts of 2d4 tabaxi. The Hunts work the area around the clan lair. Some
lairs are temporary, but most are small villages of ramadas (huts with grass
roofs supported by tall poles, and no walls). In a lair, 3d4 young with 1 HD each
will be found. An elder with 4 HD leads the clan, and 50% of the leaders are
aided by a 5th-level shaman. A clan has a 10% chance of owing allegiance to a
tabaxi lord; these clans tend toward evil, warlike ways, and their shamans worship
evil powers. Shamans of other clans worship powers related to sunlight, rain,
or animals.
Tabaxi are reclusive and avoid other intelligent beings, even other tabaxi
clans. They do not engage in trade, which they consider demeaning, but some few
have agents who trade for them. Tabaxi speak their own ancient language. Legends
tell of a great tabaxi civilization that was supplanted by other races.
Ecology: Tabaxi have few natural enemies. For food, they prefer the boar-like peccaries
and huge rodents called capybaras; only a very degenerate clan attacks members
of another intelligent species for food. Tabaxi are sometimes hunted for their
pelts, worth up to 250 gp each. Their skins and claws are also useful in some
types of natural magic.
Tabaxi Lord
A tabaxi lord appears as a huge jaguar or leopard, depending on where it is
found. They are intelligent, malicious, and cunning. They speak tabaxi and
languages commonly used by nearby societies. The antithesis of couatls, tabaxi lords
hate them (the feeling is mutual) and attack couatl on sight.
Tabaxi lords use trickery, ambush, allies, and spells to weaken foes before
closing for combat. Some 55% are 7th-level wizards, while 40% are 7th-level
priests of a dark power known as Zaltec. Five percent are both wizard and priest.
Wizard spells are chosen from the schools of illusion, enchantment/charm, or
necromancy; spells from the schools of alteration and invocation/evocation are
never used. In addition to spells that require only verbal components, they can use
the following powers at will:
detect good/evil, detect invisibility, bind, and
hypnotism. The bravest and cruelest tabaxi lords can use
dimension door three times per day.
Tabaxi lords are closely related to tabaxi, perhaps a cursed version. All
tabaxi lords are male and must take a tabaxi mate to produce offspring (always a
male tabaxi lord). Although usually solitary, a tabaxi lord sometimes takes
leadership of a tabaxi clan for the purpose of mating and insuring offspring. Some
choose to stay with the clan even after the offspring is born and sent off to
make its way in the jungle.
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