Tortle

Alignment

Lawful Good

Lifespan

50 years

Mature At

15 years

Height

5' to 6'

Weight

Around 450 lbs.

Tortle Traits

• Ability Score Increase: Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
• Age: Young tortles 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 50 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.
• 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.