For those thinking Tabaxi are Khajiit, remember: The Khajiit hail from Elsweyr whereas the Tabaxi hail from elsewhere.

We let a Tabaxi into our party once... Then he just turned around and wanted to go out again..!

Fun idea for a tabaxi specific substance: Tabaxo. Basically smokeable catnip that makes tabaxi euphoric. Acts as a mild stimulent for other races...

I like the Idea of being a Tabaxi (insert class here) that was bought by a Noble women from a slaver, not knowing of what she purchased and then subsequently raising him or her as their adopted child (thinking of a Noble aristocat "pun" swashbuckler type guy) later I realized that I had just made a PussNboots/Baron Humbert Von Gikkingen character...

"Meow meow bad men meow meow" And that is how the Tabaxi rogue shut down a game of D&D for an hour.

Khajiit has wares if you have the coin

I am running a Tabaxi Warlock. I think the endless search for knowledge goes well with Warlocks. the Cha and Dex bonus for the race works well with Warlock.

AJ:Tabaxi are like strays Me:WE HAVE 2 TABAXI IN OUR PARTY

Made a lion Tabaxi for kicks and giggles, its literally a creature from a card game called chaotic. I was actually really surprised how well I was able to make the mini on heroforge.

Thundercats , basically.

In my current campaign, my players met a Tabaxi village on the road north to the main city the were traveling to. They were victim to the plot of an evil preist, who was trying to get them to kill the small Lupin settelment north of them(staging fake Lycanthropy attacks) There was also a small human village south, which had already fallen prey to the demonic priests plans, he got all the adults to suicide themselves and orphan all their children. My players foiled the priests plans and now there is an alliance between the 2 villages. They also took in the orphaned human children from the village to the south, who knows.......maybe in a future campaign, after a couple decades or so, there will be a new city with the primary inhabitants Tabaxi and Lupin, with a small samttering of humans. I love DnD 😅

Perhaps the human Tabaxi are the ones that pronounce it “Tabashee”. This could be used by a DM to distinguish between the two cultures in games where both come into play.

So basically what you're saying is they have a lot of curiosity

Now I don't feel so special about adapting these creatures as a playable race in my "7 Cities of Gold" campaign in the 90s.

You had me at Electric PowWow Drum. Great damned song. Much love to Halluci Nation.

just how many furry art sites are your exploring to get images for these animal folk races?

Imagine a tabaxi with tiger lycanthropy. Cat squared lol, but how would others perceive it

Dude keep up the good work. Been watching your videos to give me some of the more esoteric/older lore that I haven't looked at in over 20 years lol.

If they are inspired by south american cultures I'd imagine the "x" in "Tabaxi" is pronounced like "ch".

Toblin stonehill is a human, he owns the one tavern in Phandalin from The Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure module.

Thanks AJ, you just gave me some fun new ideas to play with in my campaign.

I remember the old 1st and 2nd edition monster manuals and there wasn't a lot of depth to their entry but never read those other books that expand upon them. I just remember how much more versatile The Rakasta were made (from Mystara) in an issue of Dragon Magazine #247 and all new tables for making sub-races with unique abilities apart from the standard.

Another great vid. I started playing back in the AD&D 1e days but we never played in the Maztica setting when 2e came around, and I only really became aware of the race from VGTM. I feel much more informed now Thanks. :)

Bruh, I'm so glad I've subscribed to this channel. I wouldn't have found good music for this race otherwise

idk if anyone has noticed how good of a mood AJ was in, and how much energy he had but I love the idea of it.

yeah still great storytelling a.j.! thanks again man!

I know I am late to this one but your music is on point with the last few videos. Please make that a regular thing for the videos, it makes me feel what the creatures are and what it would be like to be around them. Hobgoblin is still the best but this one good since i play a Tabaxi.

Nice work on the video!

Unexpected surprise to hear A Tribe Called Red in a D&D video; cool

Admits he's not all knowing about the D&d automatic like

I'm considering getting back into DnD with my PC's race being Tabaxi. And I was thinking for class a duel Rouge and Fighter mostly so I can if I'm lucky do a Scout/Gunslinger build. Basically use the fact Rouge's expertise gives off two free skills and I was thinking about going for skill choices Crossbow Expert, and History then get at least level 3 in Rouge to get the Scout archetype and then focus on the Fighter class to get the Gunslinger archetype and the abilities that come with it. And the reason why History would be the 2nd choice with Expertise cause I was thinking my character was blessed with curiosity about history, legends, and lore.

Subbed. Thanks for this video.

I would give them a special ability to find magic, traps or secret doors. Curiosity.... Good video.

I love how he uses the music from "A tribe called red"

Nice powwow music at the beginning.

I'm very late, but at my school, there is a geek club, with D&D as the main big deal. I'm making a character that is a Tabaxi, it's nice to know more of the race!

Literally a couple of hours ago I was searching your channel for Tabaxi >.>

((I'm only like 2 minutes in and I'm sure this video will be great but first things first, thank you so much for introducing me to to Electric Pow Wow Drum I'm obsessed))

Khajiit is very pleased with this video. Khajiit hopes to see more of them. May you walk on warm sands

How does a creature that cannot see color get obsessed over blue gems? Love your videos BTW.

Fucking love a tribe called red, my native friends from the res introduced them to me and can’t stop listening

Thank you making this, its very helpful! About to play my first ever Tabaxi character in a new campaign.

Meerclar, of the Melnibonėan mythos, would work well as the 'cat lord', as she is the mistress of cats.

a tribe called red?? awesome!

Tribe Called Red!!!

Oh Boy! Love that intro song!

Dude that music was sick.

Currently playing as a tabaxi way of the open hand monk with mobile and slasher feat. Having a ball. Tabaxi plus any monk can be super fun in general.

Love your Deckard Cain impersonation. Hahaha.

No matter what they are purrfect for any class or Ideas of players!

The whole beginning section was me going like "that's really similar to- no that's exactly like- Nope that's literally south america at the time of the Spanish and other Europeans arriving"

If I were to play one of these, I’d go with a hairless Tabaxi. Maybe, on the rare case, wherein Tabaxi are born hairless, they are left out in the jungle, to die?

FYI, Toblen Stonehill is the innkeeper of the 'Stonehill Inn' in Phandalin (5e starter set)

It was nice to hear some tribe called red with a dnd video

Back in 2nd Edition, I loved the concept of Maztica, but I was disappointed that they did so little with it. The novels and the box set basically adapted the Spanish invasion of Central America in a simplified form. It was very incomplete. I wish they would have combined it together with the Savage Coast/Red Steel setting. There were so many concepts from both settings that could each expand on the other.

I've met a few dms over the years who seem to have a weirdly fervent hatred for tabaxi, which is really frustrating because I'm quite fond of them myself

I also like the idea of having a bit of variance in Tabaxi appearance. In my games I usually just allow Tabaxi to look like any of the large cats from our own world, Cheetahs, Leopards, Tigers, Lions, Panthers etc. One of my favorite characters when I'm not DMing is a Tabaxi who resembles a lioness and she is a totem Barbarian.

I have created a caracal based tabaxi thinking that they were more cheetah based and not leopard or jaguar. I'm still sticking with the caracal...

Words cannot express the funny I got seeing Palicos in Tabaxi art

thank you

I am using one as a Ranger who uses catnip to deal with humans. Whom goes by Snowflake on a mountain or just goes by Snowflake

Ahhh the card art for Kukulkan in Smite 4:16 (:

The most powerful class/race combo is Tabaxi Bard. A race obsessed with stories, with a class empowered by stories.

Razum-dar from eso could make a great tabaxi npc, damn that cat could talk anybody into anything

This second commenter is laughing - your intro music sounds like home, here in Saskatchewan, Canada.

The virgin tabaxi vs the chad leonin

A.J. ive been in touch with the nerdarchists. Im a low level patreon with them. You guys should team up! They are great at ecology and different ways to bring in monsters to a campaign like yourself.

That song in the intro is the hardest shit ive ever heard

so, Tabaxi monk with way of the long death. You could actually have something akin to nine lives?

Did you just reference Fraggle Rock? You’re awesome

Watching this to learn as much as I can for my Tabaxi Grave Cleric. Anyone experience with Tabaxi as Cleric? Feedback and input welcome

Random question: Australian?

I'm planning to play a Tabaxi Oath of Vengeance Paladin who envies the sun, wants to give joy like the sun, but are driven by an oath to the ancient who saved their life from an abyssal cult. Sooo young All Might with a slight edge.

I built a Tabaxi Rogue/WM Sorcerer that I'm hoping to play when my brother's campaign resumes/restarts. That speed burst looks amazing.

Making Puss in Boots for a Pirate campaign me and my friends are running hahaha Glad I found this video

Great work. You should do something about yout audio quallity!! Its really hurting my ears when using headphones!

There's a Land of Flying Monkeys in southwestern Faerun?! My day off will now consist of sifting through AJ's videos/google for more information on this amazing place...

Gonna be playing my first ever tabaxi 👍

so the difference between the Tabaxi and Catfolk? most of my knowledge is from 3.0 and 3.5

Still kinda want to play a half-Rakshasa Tiefling that's pretending to be a Tabaxi - has little idea of Tabaxi history, but passes off errors as a result of his back story (constantly changing in small ways)... but sounds like I'll also have to figure out how to hide a love of riches, if Tabaxi only want what's useful in the immediate future...

A tribe called red nice !

Would make a great monk!

I would play a charisma caster tabaxi cuz they do get a +1 to charisma which is overlooked by the +2 dexterity. Also: doggo girls > cat girls

0:37 you're not fooling me, Bane from Batman!

what is your suggestion for transferring over your character from 4th edition to 5th edition?

What the heck did you pronounce that country's name as pissilac if i was from a country that sounded like piss in lake id claim to be from somewhere else

Hey how about a Loxodon. I would like to hear your ideas.

Where did you get the image at 21 minutes? It would fit a character concept I have perfectly

Thank you very much for the video. I personally am a fan of the Tabaxi due to the different culture and how their physiology can affect their mind set. Do they use knives or just their claws as a for instance. Do they see tail-less and "earless" creatures as having a speech impediment as the body language os vastly different?

AJ, Awesome video! And inspiring, In my current campaign(PF) I've got a couple of different "Catfolk" races. The idea of the Creator races and Tabaxi Lords has got my mind turning. Perhaps these races arn't as disconnected as one might think. Thanks.

2:23 don't try to deceive us AS we all know u know everything about all races... the legends says xanathar guide to everything it's actually AJ Pickett guide to everything

I am gonna make a Tabaxi paladin/Sorc, with the noble knight alternate background. That way i can have special attendents, one who's job is to brush me and one who's entire job is to tell me what a good kitty i am and just constantly re affirm my worth to me.

reminds me of Atzlan and Atztech from shadowrun^^

DDO is introducing tabaxi as a playable race with the isle of dread expansion. Excite.

21:49 Ajani Mentor of Heroes is a Tabaxi? or are MagicTCG and D&D not allowed to touch?

What is the jaguar spirit mentioned at 6:18?

It's a kitty!

Here are some questions about the Tabaxi. 1. Do they have a sort of language or naming system for their people, like how other races can give each other names? 2. Are Tabaxi species just limited to house cat-like versions or can ANY feline species be a Tabaxi (ex. lion/lioness, panther, tiger/tigress, lynx, cheetah etc.) 3. What sort of civilizations/leadership do they have? Do they live in cities ruled by royalty or are they more of a tribal race ruled by clan chieftains?

No one expected it

Here is a fun Tabaxi story. In my "7 Cities of Gold" campaign, one of my players lost his character, a bard. That character died (decapitation). No chance to have someone end their round treating him to let him hover at death's door. The only return-from-dead magic the party had was the Reincarnation spell. He had a ring, a homebrew magic item, called Ring of Reincarnation. It was originally meant to be sold (got it in a level 1 mission), but he kept it because his custom priesthood class would get access to Reincarnation later. When you put that ring on and cast Reincarnation on a corpse, it reincarnates instantly at full health and at the original class with all memories of the dead character... in the new reincarnated race... at his current relative age level. The Half-Elf Bard became a Tabaxi Bard. He was annoyed returning to life that way but at least he stayed in the game. By the end of that very mission, he loved having his new body being Tabaxi and even wrote songs about it. Yes, that player wrote song lyrics for major events for that character. Thief. He was the DM to games I did that with my bard, well... one bard. But I was better at it... nevermind. As a Tabaxi Bard, he was able to do lots of amazing things. His charismatic abilities even killed hostilities against the "weretiger kin" (Tabaxi) form he had once they got back to the mainland. He even charmed his human girlfriend into accepting his Tabaxi form (I applied a large penalty). He charmed The Patriarch (Blackthorne) into making him the liaison between "the savages" (many tribes and 3 empires in "The New World") and The Patriarchy (a religious organization based upon not a god but a good-aligned philosophy that is twisted into political intrigue and evil). In "The New World", the Tabaxi Bard is a welcome and friendly face. In The Patriarchy, he is a tolerated and useful asset... rumored to be evil by ley people. So many missions were spawned into creation from that Tabaxi. I had to create content every week (we met once a week) based upon that player. I also had to fully flesh-out every aspect of "The New World" in every detail because of him. That was decades before I read the Maztica books. I created the campaign based upon the "7 Cities of Gold" C64 computer game in the 80s. So... when you added your little gaming thing with a little liberated guy from a clockwork outer plane and also ask your players if they are done with a certain boss, I smiled and nodded that I now know a DM similar to me. You are excellent at improv and you are proud of the stories your group had fun creating.