This is entirely flavor text and, as such, up to the player. Your call.
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Is this a question along the lines of, "What does the Kitsune say?"
I am not sure there is one. If they have the physiological features that allow cats to pur, they probably can. I think they are a bit too humanoid for that, but as they said, your call.
I have been having great fun with my catfolk paladin sailor. He purrs, lies on chairs instead of sitting in them (or else lies on the floor), will go out of his way to avoid even a few inches of water, hisses at anybody suggesting he's afraid of it, growls when his friends order warm milk for him at the pub (but drinks it anyway), and all sorts of catty behaviours. It's probably all over the top, but I find him fun and amusing.
If the other characters mind his antics, oh well, they're just "staff".
People purr, why not catfolk?
Well, if we're going off of cats for an example, I'd imagine it would be something that happens when the catfolk is relaxing or receiving a positive stimulus; massages, back/foot rubs (pawrubs?), that sort of thing. A primal instinct that the catfolk has trouble suppressing when their guard is down, perhaps.
But as others have said, its really your choice as the PC. How over the top do you want to go? It really depends what you're comfortable with.
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Well, if we're going off of cats for an example, I'd imagine it would be something that happens when the catfolk is relaxing or receiving a positive stimulus; massages, back/foot rubs (pawrubs?), that sort of thing. A primal instinct that the catfolk has trouble suppressing when their guard is down, perhaps.
But as others have said, its really your choice as the PC. How over the top do you want to go? It really depends what you're comfortable with.
Actually it wouldn't just be from positive stimuli. When a cat is hurt or injured they have a tendency to purr as well, many tests have shown that a cats purr stimulates cells causing them to heal faster, this effect has even been proven to increase cell growth in other animals and even humans near the cat while it purrs.
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Actually it wouldn't just be from positive stimuli. When a cat is hurt or injured they have a tendency to purr as well, many tests have shown that a cats purr stimulates cells causing them to heal faster, this effect has even been proven to increase cell growth in other animals and even humans near the cat while it purrs.Well, if we're going off of cats for an example, I'd imagine it would be something that happens when the catfolk is relaxing or receiving a positive stimulus; massages, back/foot rubs (pawrubs?), that sort of thing. A primal instinct that the catfolk has trouble suppressing when their guard is down, perhaps.
But as others have said, its really your choice as the PC. How over the top do you want to go? It really depends what you're comfortable with.
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Well the increased cell growth isn't gonna make you wolverine or anything, if anything it'll increase healing by a couple days at best.
It also helps relieve stress.
Actually it wouldn't just be from positive stimuli. When a cat is hurt or injured they have a tendency to purr as well, many tests have shown that a cats purr stimulates cells causing them to heal faster, this effect has even been proven to increase cell growth in other animals and even humans near the cat while it purrs.Well, if we're going off of cats for an example, I'd imagine it would be something that happens when the catfolk is relaxing or receiving a positive stimulus; massages, back/foot rubs (pawrubs?), that sort of thing. A primal instinct that the catfolk has trouble suppressing when their guard is down, perhaps.
But as others have said, its really your choice as the PC. How over the top do you want to go? It really depends what you're comfortable with.
Huh. Interesting. I didn't know that!
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Well the increased cell growth isn't gonna make you wolverine or anything, if anything it'll increase healing by a couple days at best.
It also helps relieve stress.
Yeah, but why worry about physics now? Catfolk cleric uses Channel Energy to heal ... PUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. :D
Yeah, but why worry about physics now? Catfolk cleric uses Channel Energy to heal ... PUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. :DWell the increased cell growth isn't gonna make you wolverine or anything, if anything it'll increase healing by a couple days at best.
It also helps relieve stress.
LOL
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An interesting coincidence. Some time ago I made up a very catfolk-like race for a totally different game (didn't even know of pathfinder back then) and their spellcasting actually took the form of whole songs intoned with modulated purring.
Merely a day ago I was considering that a catfolk casting cure spells should purr and pawrub (knead i believe is the word actually).
..now I know why
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When I was the GM for a home-brew campaign, one player had a catfolk bard. The bard bought birds and small fish at every opportunity (snacks, not pets). The character would also break off combat to chase a ball of yarn. Fortunately, the campaign petered out before most enemies became wise to that particular weakness.
Do catfolk purr? If you want them to purr, they purr.
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My dog tries to purr, so why not?
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Actually it wouldn't just be from positive stimuli. When a cat is hurt or injured they have a tendency to purr as well, many tests have shown that a cats purr stimulates cells causing them to heal faster, this effect has even been proven to increase cell growth in other animals and even humans near the cat while it purrs.Well, if we're going off of cats for an example, I'd imagine it would be something that happens when the catfolk is relaxing or receiving a positive stimulus; massages, back/foot rubs (pawrubs?), that sort of thing. A primal instinct that the catfolk has trouble suppressing when their guard is down, perhaps.
But as others have said, its really your choice as the PC. How over the top do you want to go? It really depends what you're comfortable with.
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Cleric.
EVAR.
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With curse of laziness!
My dog tries to purr, so why not?
Linguistically talented dog or just one that was raised together with cats?
The movie "Red Sonja" teaches us that Giant Spiders can purr, so why not?