L'Errants

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(This species is a lore-appropriate transcription of the Tortle race from Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. The stats listed here are for ease of access, but aren't heavily modified from the original material.)  

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.  

Age

Young l'errants crawl for a few weeks after birth before learning to walk on two legs. They reach adulthood by the age of 15 and live an average of 150 years.  

Size

Tortle adults stand 5 to 6 feet tall and average 450 pounds. Their shells account for roughly one-third of their weight. Your size is Medium.  

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.  

Claws

Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.  

Water Breathing

You can hold your breath underwater indefinitely and have swimming speed equal to your walking speed.  

Natural Armor

Due to your shell and the shape of your body, you are ill-suited to wearing armour. Your shell provides ample protection, however; it gives you a base AC of 17 (your Dexterity modifier doesn’t affect this number). You gain no benefit from wearing armour, but if you are using a shield, you can apply the shield’s bonus as normal.  

Shell Defense

You can withdraw into your shell as an action. Until you emerge, you gain a +4 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in your shell, you are prone, your speed is 0 and can’t increase, you have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, you can’t take reactions, and the only action you can take is a bonus action to emerge from your shell.  

Survival Instinct

You gain proficiency in the Survival skill. L'Errants have finely honed survival instincts.

Languages. Common