Tortle
Basic Information
Anatomy
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
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.
Hold Breath
You can hold your breath for up to 1 hour at a time. Tortles aren’t natural swimmers, but they can remain underwater for some time before needing to come up for air.
Natural Armor
Due to your shell and the shape of your body, you are ill-suited to wearing armor. 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 armor, 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. Tortles have finely honed survival instincts.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Aquan and Common.
Growth Rate & Stages
Tortles are considered young children from the age of 3.
They are considered young adults from the age of 15.
They are considered mature adults from the age of 25.
They usually retire at the age of 40.
Most Tortles die of natural causes by the age of 50.
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