A D&D Party of 33 Pawladins, Clawrics, and Meowgicians Rolling for Initiative to Level Up Your Day

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

Nov 4, 2026 2:15 PM EST

If you're a D&D player who also raises a cat child, you know you can never exclude your feline friend from the game table.

I'm going to start a new D&D group with my friends very soon. They have four characters: an elemental sorcerer elf with a dark secret, a ranger dwarf who escapes the law, a barbarian orc lady who has no idea what's going on, and a human cleric healer who's got to be the group's mom. And I am the DM, master of the story and worldbuilding, and the host for our bi-weekly meetings. Oh, and I almost forgot… my cat, Cassie, is going to take care of the entertainment. No D&D session is boring when she's around - especially because she refuses to leave the game table once we play.

If you're like me, a D&D player or DM who also hosts their party in their cat's kingdom - I mean, your house - you already know how every game night goes. Your players arrive, and it doesn't matter if they have cats themselves, they have to act like cat people once they're through the door. They each greet your cat with pets and baby talk. When you order food, everyone has to pay the cat tax and give your cat a little snacky. And when you play - your cat must dominate the table, roll the dice even when it's not their turn, and move the miniatures around the map regardless of their place in the story. This is just cat law. What, you haven't read the Cat's Handbook?

Regardless of how much you try to de-cat-ify your D&D table, your cat will always be there. And believe me, we're not alone in this. I found the most adorable examples of fellow D&D players who share their cats' most audacious moments during game night. Miniatures, dice, maps, character sheets, DM screens - nothing is safe for the precious paws of your feline overlord.

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She's the dice

via AllyWhitlock
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Rolling for attack!

via AnpanV
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When the kitten points out your min-maxing mistakes on your character sheet

via Anxiousepticeye
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Natural 1 on the staying awake check

via BCMyer
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D&D books are pretty, but cats are prettier

via BCMyer
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The one way to off an enemy...

via BCMyer
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The tiniest DM

via BeardedJustice32
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The cat judges your character choices

via broken_lazarus
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"Can I reroll that?"

via broken_lazarus
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Strategic position

via DungeoneeringDad
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All the things that matter in the world in one picture

via essential-NPC
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When the DM gives you that look beyond the screen

via FaithfulArgos
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She's the tabaxi player

via HermitsAndWitches
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What a meowgical picture

via ilikekittensandstuff
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"Come on, roll 20 already"

via Jdrkangl
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When the nap attackes in higher initiative

via KingFroggie2004
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A sentinel miniature

via Lady-of-Letters
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"I didn't ask how big the room is, I said I CAST FIREBALL"

via LegsIRL
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The chonker dice goblin

via madwench
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The DM chair is occupied

via maricoelhonogueira
21
The princess or the dragon in the castle?

via MiniSkullPoleTroll
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Now that's a dice she can play with

via Own-Reflection-5603
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He's a natural 20

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He has his own miniature!

via Puzzleheaded-Pea9818
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They see him rollin', they lovin'

via Puzzleheaded-Pea9818
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"Meow for initiative"

via QuaccDaddy
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The keeper of the dice

via Realistic_Piano_8559
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They're part of the playing table

via Red_Gevhere
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A feywild creature, for sure

via SharknadoRemaster
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The BBEG on the screen map

via talkback1589
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The adventure is now meow

via TinaLouise1313
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The campaign villain's cat

via Toxic-Sky
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Longing to be part of that fantasy world

via Traditional_Minimum1