Traits

A cat’s Traits represent his physical and magical prowess.  Each Trait is important to a cat in specific ways. Your cat has a total of six Traits. Let’s take a look at them and see how they help your cat.

• Claws are important for fighting and climbing.
• A cat’s Coat shows off his colors and protects him from claws and teeth and helps him persuade others.
• A cat's Face is his sensory center. It contains his eyes, nose, ears, tongue and whiskers, all of which help him sense the world.
• Fangs are important for fighting and carrying things around.
• Legs are used for jumping, balance and other quick movements.
• A cat’s Tail is important for using Magic.

Picking Traits

• Pick your cat's Best Trait.  This gives a Bonus of 5 when used.
• Pick three other Traits that are Strong, which provides a Bonus of 4.
• The remaining Traits are merely Good, and give a Bonus of 3.

Names

Your cat has three names.  His first name, or given name, is the name men know him by.  His second name, or cat name, is the name other cats, mostly trusted friends, know him by.  Finally, a cat has a secret name, one that no one knows, not even trusted friends.  To know a cat’s full name is a powerful secret, one that opens up many forbidden magics.  If a Boggin ever discovered a cat’s secret name — well, let’s not think about that.

Reputation

A Reputation is something a cat is known for, a particular skill, knack, or quirk.  If you’re good at catching rats, you might have the Reputation “Rat-catcher.”  If you’re good at hiding, you may have the Reputation “the Unseen.”

Like Traits, a cat’s Reputations give Bonuses.

Beginning cats (like yours) start with 7 points of Reputations (and no beginning Reputation should be higher than 3).

Lives

Because the King of the Cats won The Contest a long time ago, every cat is blessed with nine Lives.  A cat’s Lives are usually very valuable to him, something to be cherished and preserved.  Some cats are reckless with their Lives, but most protect them.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:44, Wed 09 Sept 2020.